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Mr. Beauty Tips: Summer Makeup Tips to Beat the Heat

Help, I'm in a summer makeup meltdown… When it becomes summer in the city, or in the country for that matter, I know many women who decide to wear much less or no makeup at all. Besides the fact that it can feel like it's suffocating your pores when they want to breathe, makeup just tends to literally melt off the face when the temps go up. I'm here to tell you that just because the mercury is rising doesn't mean you need to go au natural if you don't want to… There are a few solutions to the summer heat foundation problem: Liquid Foundation- If you are using a liquid foundation definitely go with a water-based product.When it becomes

Sex and the City 2: Casting Call – Fashionistas wanted!

“Sex and the City 2” wants fashionistas and chic New Yorkers for the upcoming film… Yes, yes, you obsessed SATC fans, I found this casting call from Grant Wilfley Casting in my email today and want to pass it on. As they say, if you think you’ve got the look the casting hunt is on for SAG and non-SAG fashion models, celebrity types, upscale socialites, urban club goers, gays and lesbians, international types, and professional soccer players to play background performers in the upcoming Sex and the City 2 film. Good luck and look good! Tell them FocusOnStyle.com told you about it… Sex and the City 2 Open Call: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Metropolitan Pavillion 125 West 18th Street New

Weekly Web Roundup: 07.24.09

FocusOnStyle is starting Sharon Haver’s How-to Video Series at Barney’s NY with tips to How to Wear a Scarf 10 Ways Thanks to smashbox, girlawhirl finally finds a nude lippy that she can wear. SheFinds figures out all the best Spanx. Fab abs are always in fashion! SheZoom will help get your tummy flat in no time. Smarter Fashion shows us how to turn our summer scarves into stylish head wraps! designers at StyleBakery.com and you could win a Hayden-Harnett tote! http:/stylebakery.com/2009/07/5th-annual-on-the-rise-awards/l The Beauty Brains go nuts over coconut oil for nails.

How to Accessorize a Cocktail Little Black Dress with Sharon Haver from the About.com at Barney’s New York Style Video Series… This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Sharon Haver for About.com Video Series Everyone loves a great LBD but sometimes we get a bit stymied on how to best accessorize it. Please look at my latest style video for About.com and learn some great tips to accessorize a little black dress and put more mileage in your very fashionable wardrobe! How to Accessorize a Little Black Dress: Transcript: How to Accessorize a Little Black Dress with Sharon Haver Hello, I’m Sharon Haver. I’m the founder of focus on style.com. We’re here today at Barney’s New York for

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Rashida Jones and the strong red lip

Red lipstick at the ready… how to rock ruby lips for summer and all year round… In this economy, we’re big on finding something small that makes a major and lasting impact on your style. And a tube of ruby red lipstick may just do the glam trick! Case in point: The very glam and very understated chic of Rashida Jones pictured here. No frou-frou Hollywood fussiness for her. Just all the right things that make a simple look sizzle. Rashida’s strong ruby red lips are the focal point , not a distraction to her beauty. Simple, undone pulled back hair, a natural bronzey glow, black lashes, and that vibrant pow of a very strong red lip! That’s all she

Classic Style: The Stripe T-Shirt is always on trend

Nautical to a Tee Classic Style: The Nautical Stripe T-Shirt is always on trend While Nautical may be a hot fashion trend at the moment, we like to think of it more as Classic Stripes— less gimmicky, more chic. And, classic is what gives this fashion trend its legs to be a go-to piece for seasons to come. Turn to the timeless French stripe T-shirt that represents the essence Paris Chic. Or, cruise with the slightly more fitted Italian gondolier stripe T-shirt that I had to pick-up for myself in Venice. The Port of Call is yours to play, it's the stripes that are it now. Take a designer spin on an authentic Nautical stripe T-shirt, but never sacrifice the

Anti-Aging Beauty Tips: The Inside Scoop on Aging Backwards

How to stay fresh and vital when it's too hot to go outside… Summer can be a real scorcher in many parts of the country. No matter where you live, storms of some sort are also a reality. When you’re stuck inside, there are a number of ways to take advantage of the time and keep (or start) Aging Backwards. Here are some indoor tips for when Mother Nature keeps you cooped up inside. Aging Backwards Indoor Tips 1) Jump rope. I always keep a jump rope or two in the house. Jumping rope is one of the best exercises you can do for Aging Backwards. Experts say that “interval” exercise, or doing several sets of raising your heart rate

This entry is part 2 of 1 in the series Venice Window Shopping Or, how I spent my summer vacation, Part Due… Venice is quite the chic shopping mecca with Gucci, Fendi, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Zegna, Hermes, Chanel, and almost any luxury brand that you can think of in the vicinity of the ubiquitous Carnevale masks and Murano millifiore glass chotseka tourist shops. Yes, there are some rather major contemporary glass shops thrown in the mix, but it is heaven for the figurine junkie! We’ve looked at what’s in store for summer in the Venice shop windows, now for a peek at the fall clothes that are starting to trickle in. The humidity continued to soar thus making it rather

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Sharon Haver for About.com Video Series 10 Ways to Wear a Scarf from the Sharon Haver for About.com at Barney’s New York Style Video Series… The first of my Style Video Series for About.com is released and I’d love to share the video with you. Scarves are so on trend right now and please watch for some helpful how-to tips on how to make a scarf a fantastic accessory in your wardrobe! Watch: How to Tie a Scarf... >> Lot's more tips about how to wear a scarf from this link. Transcript: 10 Ways to Wear a Scarf with Sharon Haver Hello! I’m Sharon Haver, the founder of focusonstyle.com. And

Weekly Web Roundup: 07.17.09

Who said what online… FocusOnStyle helps you look like a Chic Parisianista with French Style Tip #1: Invest in a Pair of Ballet Flats Thanks to smashbox, girlawhirl finally finds a nude lippy that she can wear. SheFinds figures out all the best Spanx. Fab abs are always in fashion! SheZoom will help get your tummy flat in no time. Smarter Fashion shows us how to turn our summer scarves into stylish head wraps! Vote for your favorite emerging designers at StyleBakery.com and you could win a Hayden-Harnett tote! The Beauty Brains go nuts over coconut oil for nails.

Chic Parisianista Tip #1: Invest in a Pair of Ballet Flats…

This entry is part 1 in the series How To Be A Chic Parisianista | Paris Chic Tips The How To Be A Chic Parisianista Series | 7 Steps to French Chic French Style Tip #1:Invest in a Pair of Ballet Flats How to look french? Wear ballet flats. Any chic Parisienne has at least one, if not, three pairs of ballet flats. They are a staple in every Parisian woman's wardrobe because they go with everything - shorts, pants, capris, skinny jeans, skirts, dresses, bathing suits, or nothing at all (very Parisian!) And the great thing about flats is that you can find them in all sorts of colors, prints, and prices. So, would you like to look a

Here we have it, another example of what not to wear when traveling about a big city… The fugly fashion continues with these most likely lovely but inappropriately dressed tourists in Venice, Italy. If for some wild and crazy reason you simply just don’t get it, it’s a fashion no-no to wear gym shorts, fanny packs, and muscle tanks (on a guy?!) in a cosmopolitan city– please try to have some respect for your environment. In an effort to continue spreading the word of what you should and, more important, should not pack in your vacation luggage, we have some suggested reading: Tourist Chic, Vacation dress do’s and don’ts How NOT to look like a tourist while vacationing in Paris

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Mr. Beauty Tips: Summer Makeup Tips to Beat the Heat

Sex and the City 2: Casting Call – Fashionistas wanted!

Weekly Web Roundup: 07.24.09

How to Accessorize a Little Black Dress and Get More Mileage out of Your Cocktail LBD- Video Tips

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Rashida Jones and the strong red lip

Classic Style: The Stripe T-Shirt is always on trend

Anti-Aging Beauty Tips: The Inside Scoop on Aging Backwards

Retail Remedy: Venice Window Shopping, Italian Early Fall Preview

How to Wear a Scarf- Video Tips on How to Tie a Scarf

Weekly Web Roundup: 07.17.09

Chic Parisianista Tip #1: Invest in a Pair of Ballet Flats…

Tourist Don’ts: Gym Shorts and Fanny Packs Please Go Away

Can I Stop the Sound of Flip-Flops Before I Go Mad?!?

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