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This week's Summer Spotlight are some of my favorite ageless beauty tips. Let's look at how what you at affects your skin... Part One- The best-ever foods to prevent aging…. Nobody wants to age. Nobody wants wrinkles or a waddly neck. So, how do we battle the aging process? Well, the quickest answer is---the way your skin and body ages depends on how you treat your body, inside and out! Here’s what most people don’t get: your aesthetic beauty depends more on the strength of your digestion and metabolism, the quality of your sleep, how often you have a bowel movement, the foods you eat and the cleanliness of your liver than on scrubs, cleansers and anti-wrinkle creams that cost you your

Skincare can take a downturn during the lazy days of summer. This week's Summer Spotlight are some of my favorite ageless beauty tips. I've been getting a lot of comments about my skin lately. In a good way... Truth be told, I'm lucky in the genes department, and have been using some kind of anti-aging/moisturizer since about 16, and avoid sun bathing. But the compliments and quizzing have most definitely escalated this fall. Truth be told, I've been working crazy hours developing a new project (you'll find out soon!) and haven't had much time to even think about replenishing my face creams. So, I took to some review products that were sent over & have been using them without much

Dearest Readers: For this week's FocusOnStyle.com's 15 year online anniversary online post, I want to go even further back to when Focus on Style was my weekly newspaper column. This style motivation post from 1996 is still vital today. Either by a reader email or asked in one of my courses or one on one stylist sessions, so many of us question how to be beautiful in hopes of some secret elixir to instantly transform ourselves. But the truth is that beauty is how we see ourselves... that's the self-confidence that honestly makes us shine and what I try to convey with all my style advice. Enjoy this week's throwback post! - S.H Dear Sharon: I feel invisible, yet people tell me I am attractive. I just don't look the

Makeover Etiquette- What is expected at a cosmetic counter makeover

It's so easy to get intimidated into buying everything at a cosmetic counter makeover, but you don't want to me a mooch and leave empty-handed either. In this week's look at FocusOnStyle's 15 anniversary online, lets check out an oldie but goodie from 2002 about what is expected at a cosmetics counter makeover. -S.H. Buy, try, or just say good-bye... the graceful guide to getting gorgeous at the cosmetics counter Makeup Artist Tips What to Expect From Your Cosmetic Counter Makeover Dear Sharon: I am scheduled for a makeover at an Estee Lauder counter in a department store in a few days. The only other time I've had a "professional" makeover was in a Body Shop, when I was 16. I'm

I don't know about you, but I was a little scared to learn how to how to touch-up roots or fix my faded highlights at home. Not anymore! [Fade out to memory of high pigment, over saturated color and brittle ends] It's summer and for many of us it means travel and spending more time outside. We're not always as diligent as we should be in protecting our hair from the sun and highlights can take a beating. But, what to do when you can't get to your hair colorist to touch up your roots or refresh your color? I have a simple at home tip that works for me. You can touch up your roots or add a gloss to

It almost seems like an oxymoron to call French Chic Summer Beauty sensible. But it really is. There's a very logical, edited, and precise way that Parisians approach their beauty. It's all about the ease of effortlessly looking better than natural, with a few savvy secrets thrown in for good measure. I've pulled a few new and timeless French Chic beauté favorites for you to consider adding to your routine this summer. They are all available stateside (just click on their name) so no need to whisk to Paris, but wouldn't that be divine? L'Huile De Leonor Greyl - Soin Natural du Cheveu smells so delicious that you'll want to douse yourself in this lovely oil but it really is a waterproof serum-like

A friend of mine was asking about finding a classic color nail polish for a pedicure. She just decided to try a vibrant orange and although the color rocked, it just didn't work for her. I totally get it. As much as I like to experiment, and get excited about nail trends, personally, every time I change my polish color, I end up wishing for my next pedicure to go back to my tried and true OPI Classics Collection Kennebunk Port Nail Lacquer. It a rich burgundy that compliments both my skin tone and almost any color I wear. Best off, it's stocked in all my local man-pedi places so I don't have to remember to bring my polish with

If you're craving young & fresh romantic hair for a special event or even your wedding day, get some flowery hair inspiration from the Dolce & Gabbana runway. Redken Creative Consultant Guido delivered, as one might expect from Dolce & Gabbana, classically beautiful hair. The style was ultra-feminine, with a soft braided updo pinned with gold coins, flowers and other equally ornate hair accessories, specially selected by the designers. While the hair was not adorned uniformly, the overall Romanesque look was exquisite. >>RELATED: Bridal Makeup Tips to not look dated in your wedding photos "The girls always look ultra-beautiful for Dolce & Gabanna. Keeping with the brand's Italian heritage, I found myself drawing inspiration from classic Italian cinema. Fellini's work

Short hair is certainly becoming a "thing" lately with so many actresses deciding to make the crop from pixi cut to longer in the front. I know there are a jillion different ways to style short hair, because once upon a time, Gad Cohen cut my hair to the shortest its every been. And blonde too! Here's Gad's expert hair advice in case you're considering a short cut this summer.- S.H. THE SHAPE SHIFTERS... Stylist days: Yes, that’s me as a blonde on a photoshoot set for a Ladies Home Journal cover with Gad Cohen. I’m wearing my Hermes jophers with a role of double-stick tape around my neck! No, I’m not talking about a new Twilight movie here.

Kid in a candy story time! And a dirty little beauty fake it secret... If you love makeup and how it can change your looks from glum to glam, you're gonna like this one. Especially, some of the tricks of the beauty trade. First thing to consider is that all makeup is not created equal. There's consumer cosmetics that many times have more advertising puff than powder puff. And then there's the pro brands that must stand up to the close eye of a camera. Professional makeup usually has a bigger bang for the beauty buck and tends to go on more even and lighter to allow for retouching without buildup. From selfies to big time, we all deserve to

Red Carpet Beauty: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is definitely a name to watch. For the premiere of ‘Belle’ in New York the other night, Gugu's natural hair and makeup stunned on the red carpet and off. It's not the fussiness and doneness that we often associate with red carpet beauty, it's that grace and prettiness which can be worn any time of the day. Thrilled to have celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose who used Juara skincare products share his makeup tips with you. Nick created a makeup look based on fresh, spring, sun kissed skin with soft, plum smokey eyes and peach lips and cheeks to complment what she wore. “Gugu is wearing a green dress that has a gorgeous golden sheen to it. Her jewelry has

For this week's reprise in honor of the 15th anniversary year of FocusOnStyle.com online, let's take a look at some timeless hair makeover tips from 2003. And, a Polaroid of my hair during it's brief blonde and choppy phase. This time, my dramatic hair color change was a very conscious decision rather running to Gad Cohen for corrective color. I trusted him to let me see what it's like to be a blonde for a summer. I have to say it was fun & yes, we should all go blonde once, just because. Mull over some of Gad's beauty posts here. --S.H. Hair Makeover, Get the Body You Want... Hairstyle tips and tricks from top celebrity hairstylists Gad Cohen and Luke O'Connor [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ear

Red Carpet Beauty at the 2014 Oscars had us clamoring to cop the chic and simple hairstyle of it-girl of the moment Lupita Nyong'o... Beaming in a gorgeous shade of icey blue in a Grecian inspired pleated Prada number, Lupita Nyong'o served Oscar viewers a throwback to the carefree elegance of the inimitable Audrey Hepburn. >>CHECK OUT: Oscars 2014 Red Carpet Arrivals… as it happens By keeping it timeless, Nyong'o reminded us of the beauty of pure simplicity and the fact that instant glamour can at times be achieved by taking the easy route. Lucky you. >> Related: Our Top Oscar 2014 Choices... Go ahead try it for yourself come wedding season or your next night out with these expert tips

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