maximize the maxi dress

do you know what these celebrities have in

common?

Yes. They’re all sporting long maxi dresses, but they are also on the more petite side of the vertical scale. You may have heard that you can’t wear a long dress if your under 5’4″. Not so. It’s all about proportion, scale of pattern and fit. Read more about maxi dresses on one of my favorite sites. WhoWhatWear.

Curves Ahead

Kim Kardashian knows how to work it

Events

Learn to Shoot Beautiful

Natural Light Head Shots

with Celebrity Photographer, Lesley Bohm

Saturday July 31st, 2010

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Spend the Day in the Studio!

• If you are a photographer, amateur or pro photographer or if you know someone that is…  If you want to start your own headshot photography business you will need this information to help you increase your knowledge and profits.
• This is a hands on workshop that teaches you how to light people with natural light and create the most beautiful headshots.
• You will join, Lesley Bohm, in her studio,  where you will learn how to  set up an actual head shot shoot.
• Bring your camera because you will be shooting you own head shots.
• A model and professional hair and makeup artist will be on set.
• You will spend the day in the studio, will learn  how to use natural light, the way Lesley Bohm, does with her Celebrities clients.
• You’ll walk away with photos you can use for your portfolio.

REGISTER NOW

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING THE BEST……OR THE WORST FROM LIFE

By Tamara Gold

There’s a great book that all pending moms read called, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” I read it cover to cover, over and over, during both of my pregnancies! The author gives you great tips, calms your nerves and offers up what’s going to happen during the next nine months.

If only we had a life manual that did this from ages five through 90. Then again, I guess it’s up to us to write that book on a daily basis. You’re the author and all you have is many, many blank pages. How will you fill them?

My point is what you anticipate or expect to happen usually does happen. If you expect that this will be your best week ever then it probably will be for you. You will live your rock star life. Clients will be attracted to you; the jobs pour in; your husband gives you that romantic look and backs it up with words and actions. Even your kids are letting you know in their own ways that you’re the best. It’s no wonder that everyone just wants to be around you.

And by the way, things seem to go so easily. Those skinny jeans even fit and you’re having three good hair days… in a row. Amazing!

What gives?

It’s simple. You’re expecting a great week and the universe is delivering your order. Since you’re expecting things to go well, your behavior has also changes. You feel really comfortable in your own skin and you’re not sweating the small stuff. Your ease is also making the good things roll in because you’re not busy just wading through your pools of self doubt and self criticisms.

The confidence from this kind of week can’t be packaged. You’re not arrogant about it, but you have a vibe of expecting the best to happen and attracting good things to you. Some might even say that there is a “change in vibration” about you that’s attracting all of this positivity and others naturally feel it.

The flipside is the woman who expects everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Call her Ms. Doom and Gloom or as my kids call her; Debbie Downer! Wah, wah, wah.

The universe responds with dark clouds including a bad work week, kids who trip and fall over everything,  that heel that breaks off in the morning and the coffee she spills on her new white pants. She picks a fight with her husband and he’s still sulking three days later. She’s unhappy, so she’s eating cookies in the afternoon and now nothing seems to fit. At her wit’s end, she doesn’t have the patience to stand there and do good hair and makeup. Now, she feels frumpy on top of the rest of it.

Meanwhile, Ms. Positivity isn’t even using bronzer to add that glow to her face! It’s just a perk of being in the sweet zone.

My point here is to choose what side of the line you want to live on.  I’ve been on both sides of this line, and let me tell you.. the landscape looks remarkable different  and brighter on one side than it does on the other!   I prefer to stay as positive and as realistic as possible. Which is not always easy to do, but why not try? What can it hurt? In fact, it helps in ways that most people don’t ever understand

Of course, unexpected things will come up on a daily basis, they usually do. And, you will deal with them on a “need to take care of it” basis. That’s just how it is.

But I try not to always “awful-ize” those either. I take a deep breath, and look at the big picture. “Is it worth it? Will it pass? Does it  really matter ?”  I just wiggle my way through them, put a smile on my face, slip on my big sun glasses and look toward the bright side. I expect the best and know in my heart that things will work out for the best, even if it doesn’t seem like it in the moment.

Wanna grab your movie star glasses and join me?

WANT TO USE THIS  INTERVIEW IN YOUR E-ZINE OR ON YOUR WEBSITE?
Please do and be sure to include the complete little bio below.

Hollywood Makeup Artist, Writer, and Style Consultant, Tamara Gold is the publisher and editor of the “Red Lipstick Report” e-zine. Beauty & Style. News & Reviews for Real Women. Information, Inspiration, How-To Videos and Spotlight Interviews with Industry Experts keep you feeling and looking your best…in all areas of your life and your business. If you want to create your own authentic personal style in your life, creative endeavor or business, you can sign up for a FRE*E subscription to The Red Lipstick Report at www.TheRedLipstickReport.com

How to Create Sexy Smokey Eyes

photo credit:fanpop.com

Celebrity Makeup Artist Robin Matthews gave great face to Kristen Stewart for the film “The Runaways” where she played ’70s rock icon Joan Jett. Now that the film is about to come out on DVD, we asked her for a few tips on creating a sexy smoked eye.

HOW TO FROM ROBIN ON HOW TO SMOKE IT UP:

*It’s all about eyeliner pencil. Apply generously and smudge away!

*I like to use a small brush to smudge, but you can also use a sponge tipped applicator or even a Q-tip if you’re in a pinch.

*The key to getting it so worn in is to apply, smudge, then repeat. Also, we think of a smokey eye like Joan Jett’s as black or brown, but it can be any color.

*Cherie Currie (played by Dakota Fanning) was one of the first to show us that. She did smokey eyes with all sorts of color combinations such as blue and copper. Both these ladies broke down barriers for a lot of the make-up styles we wear today. On the red carpet today, we see smokey eyes in violet, green, blue, gray…you name it.

*As for mascara and liner pencils, there are so many great ones out there. The two that I happened to use on The Runaways are Make-up For Ever Aqua Eyes and MAC Kohl pencil. My favorite mascaras at the moment are Chanticaille Faux Cils, Make-up For Ever Smokey Lash, and Dior Show.

*I prefer a natural lip with a smoked eye.

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