Oscar fashion: Better safe than sorry
The 85TH Academy Awards yielded a bumper crop of predictable styles: minimal makeup and jewelry, flattering black and white, red and a few cool pastels.
March 1, 2013
The 85TH Academy Awards yielded a bumper crop of predictable styles: minimal makeup and jewelry, flattering black and white, red and a few cool pastels.
A few months ago, I was thinking whether I should back out or go ahead and attend my school’s junior prom at Edsa Shangri-La, my first prom ever. A few months later, I was considering attending not only one prom, but two—to be held the Saturday after the first at La Salle Green Hills.
A gilded mesh minaudière with a raw jade clasp and a stroke of beginner’s luck got entrepreneur Ann Ong her first Katha Award for Best Product Design in Fashion, plus a host of opportunities.
When “it” girls need that fresh, flawless look, they get a hold of makeup artist Robbie Piñera. The gifted makeup pro is well-known for giving celebs an undeniable radiance that transforms daily drab into “Oh my God” in a few brushstrokes. We asked this BFF to A-listers to dish which beauty items he counts on for red-carpet looks.
In the Middle Ages, these rings were called “finger armor.” But photograph them on Hollywood’s most fashionable and you’ve got a hot new trend on your hands—or on your knuckles, to be more specific.
When you hit your mid-30s, great genes cease to matter as hormonal imbalance and stalled metabolism take their toll, so you gain weight at the slightest provocation. Getting pregnant at 40 is a recipe for disaster, but a back-to-back pregnancy is a guarantee for blimping out.
I’m a teenager, and though I’m glad I don’t get many breakouts, I’m really bothered with my huge pores, oily skin and dull complexion, which I notice after an especially long day.
The ’90s trend is something to look forward to; that’s why light-washed jeans would be hot in the coming months. With an array of washes to choose from, we can show you how to work the trend.
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