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Khloe Kardashian ‘Brushes Off’ Weight Jibes
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Health & Beauty,
Khloe Kardashian has learned to "brush off" jibes about her weight.
The 27-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is often criticised for her curves, but insists the only person's opinion she cares about is her husband Lamar Odom's.
"People have called me 'fat' and 'different' my whole life. It is something that I have to brush off. Even though it stings, I can't think about what every person has to say and take it personally. Lamar makes me feel like I am the most beautiful woman in the world and that is all that matters to me," she said.
Her mother and manager Kris Jenner recently took aim at Khloe for her weight on an episode of Khloe & Lamar, although she believes her mom did it for the right reasons: "My mum has two roles in my life. She is my mum and my manager. So of course when I heard my mum say that, it stung, but from a manager's point of view, I needed to take what she said and look at it from that perspective."
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Jason Wu wanted his first scent reflect his "design aesthetic."
The designer launched his debut candle in March - which is a mix of rare orchids infused with a bit of Asian pear - and he says he was keen for the smell to represent his other creations.
"Florals play an important role in my designs. So for my first fragrance, I wanted to create a floral scent that would reflect my feminine design aesthetic," he said.
Jason shot to fame after designing the dress Michelle Obama wore for her husband's inaguration as president and recently said he has "a connection" with the people he is creating clothes for: "I think it's important to have a connection with the person you're dressing. Fashion is so personal and I put a lot of me into everything that I do."
Jason's strong work ethic hasn't changed despite his fame, and he still adds a personal touch to all the garments he produces: "I'm so hands on. I'm on my knees doing the fitting all the time, for every single fitting. I don't want to miss any part of it, because that's why I'm in this industry. I wanted to do that."
Carrie Underwood Does Her Own Make-Up
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Hairstyles, Health & Beauty,
Carrie Underwood does her own hair and make-up. The 29-year-old singer loves to "play" with her stage appearance because she can try more outrageous styles than she would in her everyday life and finds the preparation relaxing before she performs.
"[I do it all myself], that's two people I don't have on tour. When you're on stage, it's a little bit different than real life. You can kind of pile it on - and you need to for things to show up. It's kind of whatever, you can play. You can do things you wouldn't really do. You can put glitter on your eyes. Big hair. The bigger, the better. It's fun. It's a nice relaxing time, a calm before the storm, if you will."
Carrie also admitted she dreams of having darker hair, but people are reluctant to change her look, though she has vowed never to chop her locks short: "I'd love to switch things up a little bit, but think everyone [else] is scared to do it. I wanted to dye my hair darker. I'm like, 'Let's change my hair color.' We'll do something for like two hours, then I'll walk away, and I'm like, 'This looks the same as before.' Maybe someday I'll do something a little more drastic. I don't think I'm meant for short hair though. I don't feel as pretty when I chop it off, which I have done before."
Salma Hayek: Beauty Business Underestimates Me
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Salma Hayek believes people often "underestimate" her in the beauty business because of her acting background.
Despite having released her own line of skincare products called Nuance Salma Hayek, and having co-founded popular juice cleanse company Cooler Cleanse, the 45-year-old mother-of-one still feels that people don't always take her seriously.
"Because I have a background in a different field, it can be hard to negotiate and make a good deal for myself. People always underestimate me. But if you stick around long enough, act out of conviction, and try to be honorable in everything you do, good things will come to you. I have seen karma work in this business," she said.
Nuance features 100 different products from cleansers and spot treatments, through to anti-aging creams and cosmetics, and as the granddaughter of a Paris-trained cosmetologist, Salma worked on each item from start to finish: "I don't know that many people in my position who would actually put that much time into it. It's a lot easier to get a contract or say that you are doing the work when it's really someone else. I don't think my own agency - or even I - knew how stubborn I was going to be."
Ashley Greene: Make-Up Can be Dangerous
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Health & Beauty,
Ashley Greene believes wearing make-up constantly can be '"dangerous" for your self-esteem.
The 25-year-old Twilight actress often forces herself to go bare-faced, just to ensure she doesn't become too emotionally dependent on beauty products.
"I think it's dangerous to get too comfortable with needing makeup. You kind of lose yourself, and you don't think you're pretty without it. It creates this whole downward spiral," she explained.
Now considered something of a style icon, the natural brunette admits she has made many a style faux pas in the past, particularly with her hair: "My hair's been every color under the sun, and some are good and some are bad. I think the biggest mistake I ever made was when one of my friends was like, 'You should just iron your hair with an iron.' It was not good at all. It was just stick-straight. I was probably around 14 when I did that; I did a lot of dumb things at 14. That was bad. I used to also scrunch my hair. I used entirely too much hair gel. It was highly flammable, extremely crunchy. I feel you like you could break it. It was not a good look for me."
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Alexa Chung Attacked Online Over Weight
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Alexa Chung has made her Instagram account private after being subjected to a barrage of abuse about her slim frame.
The 28-year-old TV presenter posted a picture of herself on the photo-sharing site wearing a short denim dress with bare legs and ballet flats, stood next to her mother. But users quickly laid into her naturally slight figure, labeling her "too skinny" and accusing her of being anorexic.
"I'm going to be very honest. I look at this picture and think 'This is a woman not eating.' Thus, I worry for women everywhere," one wrote.
Another responded to some fans' compliments about her legs with, "THIS degree of skinny is frankly alarming, sadly. It is equally alarming that people ENVY this degree ... as it is NOT a healthy degree of underweight. Certainly, they shouldn't want to be like this."
At first Alexa just hit back with a restrained "Hi, I am here. I can read," but after another two hours of insults she announced, "OK everyone, thanks for the teen angst discussions. People are different sizes. I'm not actively trying to be a thinspo for anyone. I am now making this acct private. Byeeeeeeee."
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Nicki Minaj to Release Her Own Perfume
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Health & Beauty, News,
Nicki Minaj will release her debut fragrance later this year.
The "Turn Me On" singer has signed a fragrance licensing deal with Give Back Brands LLC to produce and launch her first scent, due in department stores this fall.
"I have always been a huge fan of great fragrances. This is yet another extension of my creative expression. I designed the scent and bottle with my Barnz in mind," she said in a statement.
Nicki has made no secret of her desire to have her own scent, saying recently, "Hopefully I'll do one this year. I like scents that feel summery, but have a va-va-voom. I want to smell like a sexy and confident woman, not like candy."
Nicki - who is famed for her eccentric dress sense - is following in the footsteps of lots of celebrities who have released their own perfumes, including Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham.
Selena Gomez’s Fragrance Inspired by Olsen Twins
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Health & Beauty,
Selena Gomez was inspired to create her own fragrance by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.The 19-year-old former Disney star had been yearning to come up with her own scent since falling in love with the Two of a Kind stars' body sprays as a child.
"I've always wanted to [create my own fragrance] since Mary-Kate and Ashley had their little body sprays - I loved those and was obsessed with them," she said.
And now her wish has come true with her perfume, named simply "Selena Gomez," hitting stores soon.
Explaining her decision to avoid the usual raft of whimsical names, the actress told US Weekly, "It's called my name, because I didn't want to get all philosophical with my first one. I wanted it to be representing me so it's really fun, very sophisticated and also fruity. The only way I can describe it is yummy!"
Selena tested the scent on her loyal fans, and even had them flown in from across the globe because their opinion is so valuable to her: "They're the ones wearing it, so I trust them - their opinions and everything that they've done for me."
Vera Wang Launching Make-Up Range
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Fashion Designers, Health & Beauty,
Vera Wang is launching her own make-up range.
The designer - famed for her stunning wedding dresses - has teamed up with Kohl's stores to release Simply Vera, a line of affordable and stylish cosmetics. The range includes primers, shadows, moisturizers and lip colors and are all less than $39.50 an item.
Vera says the line is about creating a perfect canvas and adding pops of color, adding, "Make-up should let the real you shine through. Skin is your best accessory."
Last year, Vera - who has designed wedding gowns for the likes of Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian and Mariah Carey - announced she would be expanding her line in 2012 with a range for Kohl's including make-up, skin care, bath and body products and beauty accessories: "As part of my incredible partnership with Kohl's, I will now be able to offer women all over America my own personal regimen for skin care and make-up. It is an easy, light, modern and effortless approach to beauty and creativity. Like fashion, make-up is also transformational. I love the artistry of make-up to accentuate, enhance or create a mood for any time of day or occasion."
Kelly Osbourne’s Gray Hair Inspired by ‘The Golden Girls’
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Kelly Osbourne dyed her hair gray in tribute to The Golden Girls.
The 27-year-old E! presenter was such a fan of the 80s sitcom - which followed the lives of four aging women - that she decided to recreate the style on her own hair. Denying her new look had anything to do with a Chanel campaign featuring a silver-haired model, she said, "I did it because of a magazine clipping I found when I was 13 - and because I'm obsessed with The Golden Girls. Maybe I'll do yellow next. Maybe I'll do green."
She insists that when it comes to her style, she likes to be a leader, not a follower, although she doesn't set out to please anyone but herself. "I'm the most uncool person on Earth, and I love myself. I don't want to be cool! I feel good in my own skin because I've accepted the fact that I'm me. That's what's so great about being alive and being on this planet: Everybody's different."
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