Jun

22

Discover External Beauty

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Internal beauty can be a really nice thing, sure, and its way more important that external beauty but a lot of time people use beauty as a method for approaching people or being approached. If you are not beautiful, you can still be interesting through fashion and how you present yourself. Don’t let an unfortunate nose or big ears hold you back, make those your stand out features and you’re sure to create an external beauty and confidence that people are always drawn to. Don’t hide tiny eyes behind big Prada sunglasses, rather buy tiny sunglasses too and keep your look alive and be proud of what you were given.

Always keep in mind that whatever image you project to the work is what people will think of you. So, take time when you put that image together and use high quality tools. Your personality may be fantastic, but unless people can see some hints about your personality through your look then they may never have the opportunity to find out how cool you are. Most people in life that you encounter you come across for only a brief moment. Did you make an impression that said “hello, I’m nice come and talk to me” or does your look scream loner? If you want to be alone, by all means put up that barrier, but if you want to be surrounded by fun people then you have to dress, act and look fun to be around too. Its all marketing, and you are selling a very important product—yourself.

Jun

15

Finding Colors for YOU!

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Summer brings out all kinds of new colors and shapes, and is truly the time to experiment with creative sunglasses. Here, Gwen Steffani looks like the picture of sunshine in Christian Dior Chicago 1 style in white. With her pale skin and pale hair, wearing white manages to make her look tan, healthy and all aglow. This is hard to achieve for someone who is likely anemic and probably goes tanning weekly without any real pay off.

So, if you are overly pale and in need of a quick tan, don’t slather on fake orange goop—you always come off looking like a low budget extra in a slasher film. Instead, just slip into something white and pair it up with more white until you start to look like the tan diva you’ve always daydreamed you are. Wearing white is the simplest way to look tan. It’s a shame more people don’t skip the cancer-causing fake sun booths in favor of lighter threads.

There are a few other great colors for summer, including all pastel colors (unless you are super dark skinned in which case stick to bolder colors and earth tones) and of course fun floral prints. At fashion week we saw a lot more daisy florals and pinks than in many past years, and were shocked that champagne was still a popular summer color. Green and blue, at least the bold varieties, need to be avoided in summer as they make skin look paler and bring out any baggy eyes (which you hopefully have from a summer spent partying).

Jun

8

Celebrity Sunnies

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Okay, so celebrities are now fashion icons as well. Lady Gaga isn’t famous just for her music, we can all agree on that, she’s famous for her look. And what a definitive and bold look that is. We all have an image to cultivate, and sunglasses are one way that celebrities use to cultivate their image of cool. Try to picture Bon Jovi without his Serengeti-like sunglasses, or John Lennon without Oliver Peoples shades, or Aerosmith without something extravagant strapped to his skull. Real rockers and real celebrities wear sunnies, its plain and simple. So, to get a defined and clear look you need to do likewise!

The Olsen twins have done something that no one thought possible. They have made fashion seem empty and plain. No matter what these girls wear they still look sickly and overly young. We adored them growing up and then they morphed into coquettish, bulimic girls who have to hide their hunger by wearing giant Jackie O sunglasses. This has made sunglasses seem less cool and is a feat that only someone from Full House could do.

Try to imagine the Terminator (pre baby-daddy scandal) without his Ray Ban sunglasses, or the Blues Brothers without shades. Its impossible. So much of what these characters are is wrapped up in their fashion and in their identity as a bad-ass sunglasses wearing maniac. And its ironic that sunglasses are a sign of being tough since really what they do is block dangerous UV rays and keep wrinkles from forming. Are tough guys really that scared of crow’s feet?

Jun

3

Melanoma and You

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Cases of fatal melanoma are actually decreasing around the globe thanks to protective measures taken by those most risk-prone, earlier detection and awareness of the disease. Wearing sunglasses with full coverage like sporty Nike sunnies, sunscreen, hats and better information have all attributed to the decrease in fatalities related to skin cancer. But, just because the numbers have decreased slightly in recent years doesn’t mean the battle is won. There is still no long-term cure for the disease, though scientists purport to be close to a solution that doesn’t involve the archaic concept of slicing off pieces of your body when they become infected.

When thinking about melanoma, there are a few steps you can take at any age and living in any range of sun exposure to ensure your health long-term. Wearing sunscreen daily is the most obvious and beneficial thing you can do. Many makeup brands have SPV 15 or higher in them, which means you’re slathering it on even if you didn’t know it. Make sure to cover your shoulders and neck and women, especially any skin exposed on the breasts as breast cancer remains a top killer in women globally.

Wearing a hat is another great idea. Many people don’t realize that the sun is effecting the sensitive skin on their scalp when they don’t have any protection, and since very few people put sun screen on their heads this is an area that is sorely ignored and yet exposed to the sun the most.