Top Summer Fashion and Beauty Deals

It's easy to have a fun and exciting summer on a budget. Just follow these money-saving tips. Get a Makeover The next time you're making your regular makeup purchase at MAC, stick around for a makeover. MAC provides make-up applications for customers by appointment, with a $50 purchase minimum. You can choose from a variety of looks in their makeup look book, or tell the makeup artist exactly what you want. Schedule your trip to MAC right before a night out on the town to get a flawless face for a flawless evening. Get a Free Alteration How many times have you gone into the fitting room with too many items to carry, yet come back out with nothing, because nothing seemed to fit correctly? If you shop at Nordstrom you never have to leave empty-handed again, because the department store offers free alterations on all Nordstrom items purchased at full-price. Get a Low-Priced, High-Quality Hair Style Beauty schools offer discounted hair cuts, color and styles, because the stylists are currently working towards receiving their cosmetology licenses. During non-school hours, take a trip to the Paul Mitchell School (a press and curl is only $20). Enjoy the trendy ambiance and the unique hairstyles of the student stylists. Go to the Alleys At the Alleys, located in downtown Los Angeles, near the fashion district, you'll find great deals on shoes, accessories and clothing, for men and women. In fact, many of the shop owners purchase items from the same wholesalers as stores such as Forever 21, Charolette Russe, etc. Get a Designer Discount You don't have to go to Rodeo Drive to get designer clothing. Jimmy Choo shoes, bags and accessories will be available at H&M starting November 14, and you can currently find Tracy Feith's Go International line at Target. Lauren Conrad is also taking a break from her higher-priced Lauren Conrad Collection, to present her discounted LC Lauren Conrad line, which will be available at Khol's this fall.

Fashionable and Beautiful: Trump Card or Wild Card?

The concept of beauty is introduced early in a woman's life by statements heard in childhood. If she has a good-looking mother, she will hear it exclaimed, "She is as beautiful as her mother!" or whispered with some head-shaking as if it were the end of the world, "Oh, she did not get her mother's looks." If she has at least one other sister, she will no doubt get remarks like "That's a future heartbreaker" or the kindly-intentioned comment "This is the smart one" which translates to not pretty like her sister. She hears such remarks often from family, neighbors, teachers and plain strangers, and she then begins to rank herself against this apparently desirable standard called beauty. This self-ranking constantly changes as she grows up and the most dramatic impact comes during the turbulent teenage years when her peer group's opinion is law and the tide-turning rating comes from that interesting and infuriating specie, boys. If she happens to have been well-endowed by the beauty gods, she would be popular but secretly or openly disliked by both genders and could experience the don't-hate-me-cause-I'm-beautiful syndrome. She could be top of the class or a winning athlete but still be invisible elsewhere in school. Life turns into a Ms. Universe competition where most people are either judge or contender, sometimes both; and the few who are neither, are aggressively pushing ideas on how to win the crown. Or she could join a growing minority of bold rebels who boycott the competition and go to great lengths to look defiantly un-beautiful. Things die down a bit at college and by the time she starts working, she more or less understands and recognizes her beauty assets and flaws... and then comes the explosive discovery of something that could actually create assets and cover flaws. Welcome the world of fashion! Suddenly, there's more "titles" to shoot for in the Ms. Universe-of-Life other than beautiful. Now there's chic, stylish, über cool, and the coveted fashionista. With the right mix of outfit, make-up, bags, shoes, and accessories, one can achieve and even outrank beauty. Hurray! With fashion, everyone is a beauty contest winner. End of competition and start of world peace, right? Not quite! Fashion has seemingly evened-out the playing field but in broadening the criteria for beauty, it caused a frantic dependence (addiction seems the better word) for more stuff to buy. Soon after she gets her hands on them, their lifespan expires as they move out of style and become soooo-last season. Beauty and fashion do have their rightful place as attributes to aspire for. I get as excited as the next female over shoes and bags and will openly do an appreciative double-take when a good-looking, well-dressed woman enters a restaurant especially when she is with the ultimate fashion accessory, a handsome man. What I do question is why we women have bought into the "Ms. Universe-of-Life-franchise" and why we have accepted everyone else as judge. I do understand the desire to look good but now I have learned to value much more, feeling good about how I look. That is a lesson on neither beauty nor fashion but on acceptance. That too can be learned early by our daughters and nieces. Hopefully they will skip the elimination rounds in any Ms.-Universe-of-Life contest and shoot straight through to the Hall of Fame where beauty and fashion is a relaxed, personal choice... or an un-choice.

Some Fashion and Beauty Tips for Women

Women are always sensitive about how others view them. If you are a woman, I am sure you are going to agree with me. That is why I have decided to write this article to help you out. I hope that you will learn some useful beauty and fashion tips from this article. Tip 1: Your Friends Know You Best Obviously, when it comes to fashion, you do not want to go to the wrong person for advice. If Peter is someone who dresses sloppily all the time, it is probably not a good idea to take his advice seriously. When it comes to fashion advice, you want to look for someone who practices what he or she preaches. So you want to look for friends who are dressing decently. Your friends have known you for a long time. They will be able to give you some really good advice. All you have to do is to ask and I am pretty sure they will be very keen to share their wisdom with you. Tip 2: Wear Mini Skirt If You Have Great Legs If you have the assets, don't be afraid to flaunt it. If you don't do it while you are still young, you will no longer have the chance when you grow old. For example, if you have a pair of long and smooth legs, don't be afraid to wear mini skirt. Some men love legs. If your boyfriend or husband happens to be a 'leg' person, why not wear mini skirt to seduce him. He will probably become very sweet to you. This may also be a great way to spice up your sex life. Tip 3: Health Is Important No matter how beautiful you want to look, health should never be compromised. For example, it is probably not a good idea to do a breast implant as you never know whether it will lead to any side effects in the future. It is probably better to wear a push up bra if you want to 'enhance' your assets when you are meeting a guy you like. Of course, the choice is yours. However, you should be aware of the fact that 'big' does not necessary means 'good'. You may be surprised that many men actually love small and natural. Tip 4: Simple Is Good Fashion is just fashion! Fashion is not your life. You don't have to follow fashion all the time and get yourself stressed up. Sometimes, simplicity is the best. For example, if you are cooking with your boyfriend, there is no point wearing the most expensive dress and putting on makeup. You will do better just by wearing a simple t-shirt and jeans. If your boyfriend truly loves you, he will find you beautiful no matter what you wear. I hope you have learned at least one thing from this article. Being beautiful and fashionable is not really that difficult as long as you are willing to put in a little bit of effort.

Fashion and Beautiful iPad Covers

If you have an iPad, how would you use it? Just imagine that you put your body in the sofa with your feet on the table and have a journey on the internet with the iPad in your hands. What a wonderful and fashion life! As a matter of fact, iPad is really an important part in the world of fashion. To have fun with iPad, you can just use your figures but not type on the keyboard. Therefore, it is fundamentally different from computer and notebook. Apart from the reading room, you can use it in the living room, bedroom and the bathroom. Thus, it needs more style and personality than computers. Now it comes to how to make your iPad fashionable. It's a good idea to buy some beautiful and fashion covers for it. There are numbers of iPad covers in the market made by many famous brands. To choose a suitable iPad cover, I like to consider from three aspects like buying a cell phone. They are the style, convenience, and function. The style is the most important part, and convenience is also necessary. As for function, I think the better one should have few functions. iPad covers can be divided into two categories. One is the envelop model. The other is book cover model. The envelop model iPad cover is so simple in function that you just take your iPad out from it and then use it while you can use the iPad with the book cover model on it. Both of them are wonderful, and you can choose according to your interest. Let's have a look at the envelop model iPad cover. What I like most ii this Alaia iPad cover, which is Delicate and beautiful and has the same effect as handbags when you holding it. Besides, luxury brand like Louis Vuitton also designed some simple covers that also seem good. Then, let's look the book cover model. Some of them are really like book cover that you can open it at any time. Some of them have zipper. From my point of view, I like the latter one, which brings more protection and a feeling of safety. However, the book cover model is less than the envelop model in the market. There are still some classical sets of book cover iPad cover like Tory Burch and Rebecca Minkoff, which shows the luxury and personality with leather.

The Latest Hairstyle Fashion and Beauty Trends of the Stars of the Red Carpet

As Jonathon of the hit new series Blowout says your hair will make you or break you. No where is this more true then on the red carpet. Sport a great dress or outfit and hair and you will be on the cover of nearly every magazine. Sport a bad hairstyle and be on People's magazine list of worst dressed and red carpet tragedies. This is why most celebrities have celebrity hairstylists and pay thousands for a cut and style. Some even fly their stylist with them everywhere they go as part of their entourage. A great hairstyle and beauty treatment has become as important, if not more so than the elegant and very expensive designer dresses and outfits. The question is what are the current hot hairstyle and beauty trends being sported on the red carpet? Some are old time favorites, and others are quite surprising. 1) The summer classic up-do is a hot item as it shows off sexy necks and jewelry (like necklaces and earrings) well. Demi Moore wore it well in the hit movie An officer and a Gentleman. Gweneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz are almost always seen with this hairstyle. It is classy and elegant when done right. It works best with normal, medium length hair and light makeup and jewelry. Heavy, big jewelry is out, sheek, pure elegance and beauty are in with this style. 2) The shaggy and layered hairstyle. According to Allure magazine, this is the one hairstyle and fashion trend that can make anyone look good and it will work on just about everyone, regardless of face shape. Basically this hairstyle will add volume to your hair and creates a frame for your face. Heidi Klum wore it well during an episode of her hit show Runway. Several stars like Drew Barrymore and Kate Winslet have been seen sporting this do. This is yet another low makeup and easy maintenance hairstyle. Simplicity is key here so light jewelry works best. A simple leather strap necklace and pendant will work wonders. This hairstyle has been also referred to as sexy bed head, or the after sex do. 3) Long, sexy waves. Perms are out, but the secret fashion trend in the hottest salons is salt spraying. Don't wash the hair everyday as dirty hair is easier to manage. Get the hair damp and use salt water in a spray to bring out the wavy curls. According to the salons, everyone's hair has some natural waves and patterns and this will bring this out and magnify it. Don't think its hot, just look at the sexiest vixens of the red carpet like Jessica Alba and Shakira. They wear this style very well. Again, simplicity is key, no heavy makeup and light jewelry work best. Again a simple black or brown leather strap necklace with a simple locket or amulet adds mystery and will make it that much hotter. So skip the perm and first try spritzing sea salt on damp hair, scrunching hair & letting air dry. Since most hair has some sort of natural wave, the sea salt will bring it out. 4) The bullet. This is the latest fashion trend transformed offspring of the 80's mullet and fullet with a dominant and forceful business touch. It's the short female business do and is popular with very dominant women. It's a short hairstyle that shows the world you are a female and are in control. You will find it on Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Ellen Degeneres, and Rosie O'Donnell. It is believed to have been first worn by Prince back in the early 80's on his Purple Rain tour. These hairstyles fashion trends are all easy do's and don't require heavy makeup or jewelry. Simplicity is key and heavy or big gaudy jewelry is out. A simple leather strap on a sexy, thin neck like Jessica Alba is all that is needed with these fashion trends. These hairstyles and fashion trends will remain big for the rest of 2006 and into 2007.

New Fashion and Beauty Trends For 2013

No matter how much the world changes, our need for beauty and great fashions will never change. Humans need beauty in every shape and form, which is what makes following the latest trends so much fun. What are the exciting new trends we should be watching for in 2013? Let's take a look. Dresses: The Boxy Dress Style One of the trends we're seeing this year is a change in the overall female silhouette, as expressed in dress styles. We're moving beyond the tight, figure-hugging cuts we've seen in recent years to choices in prêt a porter dresses that have a larger, looser feel. This look can be seen in designs coming from haute couture houses as well as in street style. This type of loose, easy to wear style is the kind of design innovation the fashion industry loves. The boxy, ready to wear look moves differently and works well with accessories, like sparkling, chunky jewelry and sleek leggings that show off every angle of her feminine curves. Wow! Look for this trend in the best fashion magazines and fashion photography. Dresses: The Cinched Look Another take on the female silhouette is the cinched waist dress style. This cut plays up the waist in a figure flattering way, so it's a great look on every kind of woman. Fashion designers are all over this cut, so it's a style that can be seen on the catwalk in New York and in Paris! Dresses: Dressed up in Velvet Another highly attractive trend in dresses is the velvet dress. Velvet is a woman's fabric; it's elegant, warm and can really be dazzling, especially when it's accessorized. A mid-calf length velvet dress with a plunging neckline is a can't miss look for evening, especially if the neckline reveals a hint of lacy lingerie. Velvet can also be a great vintage fashion, as a dress in this fabric blends beautifully with vintage touches like ankle strap shoes and vintage jewelry. Vintage watches look great with velvet as well. Dresses: Big Buttons and Plaids Clothing for women takes another fascinating turn in the trends we're seeing towards textures and patterns. The mode industry may take a measure of where fashion is headed by studying the way details like large buttons are showing up in sleek dresses. Plaids are showing up in interesting ways too, in professional looks and casual ensembles. Some shows have highlighted plaids in asymmetrical combinations, with layers of patterns creating an intriguing effect that's as attractive as it is impressive. Some plaids are even showing up in sports wear, in jackets that offer solids on one side and plaid trim around the neck and edges. No matter where it turns up, plaid remains a wow look for 2013. Teens Fashion New looks for teens are turning up for 2013, and the news is all great for the younger set. Today's fashion conscious girls are combining some of the best clothing choices, like military style jackets in organic materials, with more feminine pieces like ankle length dresses in bold black and white stripes. Pleated skirts and leggings are back, and they look great paired with tees and cotton tanks tops in wild patterns or even in leather. Jeans of course remain a fashion constant in active wear for teens, and these always-in pants blend beautifully with her favorite choices in tees or dressier tops. When that teen wants to dress up by modeling a look that has major impact, she may want to embrace the trend toward sweet dress up dresses in ultra hot pink, combined with shoes and clutches in bold black and white. These are can't miss choices for the teens of today! Spas & Salons As trends in clothing evolve, so do the trends we're seeing in the spa and salon industry. As always, salons serve the feminine instinct towards beauty, and women who want to experiment with some of the newer looks in cosmetics should head to their favorite salon for a makeover. A once a year makeover by a talented make-up artist is a great way to really play with the new beauty trends and see what works. This year's runway looks include more natural colors, with foundations in subtle earth or neutral tones, with very natural/neutral lip colors. Make-up in these natural looks, however, is going side by side with more flamboyant choices, like sequined, shiny eyelids and dark, earthy eye shadow. What's the right beauty choice? The right choice is what truly flatters the woman in question. A fun makeover session may be just the right way to find her perfect look for 2013. Trends in Hair Salons are also the place for discovering new trends in hair design, and this year we're seeing some real changes in styles. The pixie cut is back, and we're seeing this look worn beautifully by some of Hollywood's hottest stars. The pixie look is a great wash and wear, easy care style that works well with an oval, round or angular shaped face. Women who go with a pixie cut should experiment with bolder eye shadows and liners, to draw attention to this key beauty asset. The Evolution of the Spa Treatment Finally, trends in fashion and culture affect the way we relax and find relief from stress, and the spa industry has responded to these changes with new ways of serving clients. As our world has become more fast-paced, hectic and driven by electronics, spa treatments are gearing ever more towards healing massages, and even using more "earth" geared treatments, like mudpacks. These soothing, treatments bring stressed clients relief by getting them more in touch with the healing power of touch, and of nature. 2013 promises to be an exciting year in many ways, and the trends we're seeing are guaranteed to bring excitement and inspiration to the fashion we see on the street and on the runway!

Keeping Up With Latest Trends in Fashion and Beauty

Most people would always love to be ahead when it comes to fashion. Living in a society that generally appraises "this season" or "last season", it is not surprising that people everywhere are increasingly conscious of their appearance and public image. How one dresses may greatly increase or reduce their social standing. Taking into consideration how much of an effect fashion may have in someone's life; it becomes apparent why people may spend fortunes to stay ahead in fashion. The business of researching on the latest trends before actually purchasing the items is not easy at all and may even be very costly depending on where and how the research is carried out. There are various ways that you can actually rely on to keep you on toes without actually spending a lot. They include but not limited to the following: The most reliable way to keep a foot with the trends is by subscribing to fashion and beauty magazines. These monthly periodicals usually contain a whole lot of tips on anything and everything that pertains to what is and what is not new. Take your time to look through a couple of magazines and pick out a minimum of two and subscribe to them. It is important that after you subscribe to the magazines that you actually take the time to read them as soon as you get them. Another common way of keeping up with fashion trends is by looking through the internet occasionally. The internet is amassed with all kind of information pertaining to fashion, which can be very vital if you intend keeping up in the fashion circle. There are also fashion websites that offer free fashion tips on a regular basis. For someone intending to keep abreast in a cheap way, then this may be the best option for you. These websites may also provide free subscriptions to their daily articles on fashion trends. The most inexpensive way to keep in touch with the latest trends is probably sitting down and watching your TV. There are numerous shows on TV that educate the masses on the latest trends; what is in and what is out of the market place. This actually requires you to dedicate a few hours a week to get the all important fashion tips. Lastly, to keep up with the latest trends, you may decide to follow what a certain celebrity is currently wearing. I can assure you that the celebrities are actually the fashion makers and you can never go wrong by imitating them.