Kim Kardashian Covers Harpers Bazaar Arabia

Kim Kardashian covers Harpers Bazaar Arabia

Shot last month in Malibu by John Russo, the available images look beautiful.
I love this type of makeup, and as usual she not only wears it well, but works it well too.

Kim also made some behind the scenes images available

 

Check out more images on her website Kim Kardashian.com

And by the way, a special hello and welcome to all my readers in the UAE, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey - I see you every day in my reader stats, and appreciate your friendship and your loyalty! If there's anyone else in the region that I've omitted, hello to you too!

~ marhaba, ahlan o sahalan, shokran ~

Best Makeup From Milan's Fashion Week via Vogue Paris

Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012

Faithful to their reputation the Milanese shows gave us the best in glamour, the best in makeup.
The looks ranged from intense to luminous to very dark. Whether juxtapositioning a heavy eye with a bared out brow, as at Gucci, or a maquillage like a second skin at Alberta Ferretti, an unhurried, essential beauty ruled the runway.
Here are some of my favorites via Vogue Paris:

At Gucci bare skin was paired with a graphically intense eye and a bleached out brow.

Gold brows at Fendi

Subtle winged eye and neutral visage at Dolce & Gabbana

At Emilio Pucci a neutral palette offset a charcoal eye, heavily lined and buffed out under the eye then faded out to the temples

 

Bohemian chic at Moschino. A heavily ringed eye paired with a contoured rosy cheek and a soft lip.

At Versace the look was all about the lashes. Long, defined and maximum volume.

Nails were the big accessory at Missoni. From bright blue to metallic, alluringly sophisticated.

 Blugirl was all about a simple clean skin, a hint of blush and a slightly rosy lip. Ethereal.

70's retro at Just Cavalli. Blue, grey and silver meticulous and magnetic, and explosion of color and accent on the eyes.

A goldmine at Cavalli. Golden eyes and cheeks paired with a glowing soft mouth. Beautiful.

Simple and luminous at Alberta Ferretti

For more Milan Spring Summer 2012 looks read the full article here: Vogue Paris

D&G Spring Summer 2012 - Final Show

Rumors have been buzzing for a while now that the D&G line was going out of business. I had hoped them wrong, but unfortunately they were right.
The D&G Spring/Summer 2012 show was in fact the line's final show.

The designers took to their own back catalog to pull scarf prints, polka dots, crests, flowers, medallions and butterflies for a collection entirely swathed in prints. Every piece of which is bound to become a collectors item...

LOVE the shoes!



... and a little close up look on some must have pieces...

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Ciao D&G....

Karlie Kloss For Allure Magazine October 2011

Beautiful Karlie Kloss bares it for Allure Magazine October 2011, Best of Beauty segment.

Shot by Mario Testino, the spread is a little controversial, as many seem to feel that the adorable Kloss is too young to be photographed in the near buff. Others complain that the shoot is too tame.
The way I see it, it could have been much worse - imagine if old uncle creepy himself, Terry Richardson had lensed it??
At least with Testino she was in good hands.

Anja Konstantinova for Tangent Magazine

At moments she almost looks too young for this.

Anja Konstantinova is spectacular in Tangent Magazine issue 8, Feed Your Addiction

The boots are killing me

Shot by Emmanuel Giraud
Styling Heather Cairns
Makeup Andrea Black
Hair Michelle McQuillan
Interior Design Debra Cronin


Checkout Tangent Magazine

source: Fashionising.com

Sasha Pivovarova Covers Vogue Paris October 2011

How fabulous is this??

Beautiful Sasha Pivovarova covers Vogue Paris October 2011. This is her first Vogue Paris cover. 
Shot by Mert & Marcus, dress by Atelier Versace (to die for)
Love it!

and there's more.....

7 Tricks To Make Your Lips Look Younger

Women invest so much time, effort and money into looking youthful, but then blow it with their choice of lip color or lipstick formulation.
As you age you lose some of that lovely fatty texture of the upper lip, and the lip line itself starts to disappear, so you need to have a few tricks up your sleeve to keep your kisser looking ripe and delicious.
I'm giving you 7 of them...

7 Tricks To Make Your Lips Look Younger

1. Lose any brown lipstick or lipgloss that is darker than a caffe latte. 
Actually, apply the same theory to plum tones.
Dark lipstick makes lips look smaller, pursed and angry. And who wants that?? A dark mouth will also emphasize and dark rings under your eyes, and any blue undertones that are showing up in your skin.
So now you look tired and angry, and your skintone looks flat.

 

2. When Choosing Pinks go a shade or two lighter than your natural lip color.
But don't go with a pink that is too white - go with a warmer tone. A pink that is a couple of shades lighter than your natural lip color is instantly flattering and instantly youthful.

3. Avoid Mattes.
Typically matte lips can be really aging. As in really, really aging.
Occasionally you come across a hydrating matte lip, but for argument's sake, avoid mattes.They will just drag the life out of your skin, and make your lip look flat and dull. And who needs that??

4. Go for creamy, hydrating lipsticks
Pretty self explanatory. You don't want your lips to look dry - you want them to look juicy. And inviting.

5. Wear a lipstick/gloss combo
A plain, colorless gloss is no longer an option. Instead use a colored gloss, or a lipstick with a soft sheen to it. You need the depth of color under the gloss to make the lip look riper.
And while we are on the subject of glosses, choose your gloss wisely. Avoid anything too "porno glossy" as it will just make you look foolish. Avoid formulations that are gooey, tacky, thick or sticky. We just want a nice shimmery mouth.

6. The no lipstick look.
You need something on there, but if you're not a lipstick gal, try filling the lip in with a nude or pink nude liner, then applying a soft pink gloss over top. But not a sparkly gloss, a simple shimmery sheen to the lip looks gorgeous.

7. When in doubt go for a soft coral base
The softer coral based shades are both skin brightening and youthful.

Make sure you whiten your teeth too. Clean, white teeth are so pretty, and will make you look younger.

And then my personal motto:

At all times, and in all places, always be the first to smile!