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Whoa! Looks like Katy Perry's trademark raven hair used to be blonde! She looks cute here, but her dark brown hair complements her skin more. Just goes to show, blondes don't always have more fun!

False lashes - for socialites or for Rock of Love girls?

Dang! It's been a while. Lately I've been wondering about false lashes. I've tried them and am completely in love, but it seems like they get a bad rep. (or is it rap? hmm...) I'm too scared to wear them to school for fear of one of them coming loose. Plus its a pretty dramatic change from what my normal stubby lashes look like, even if it is a positive one. What a pickle! I am a firm believer that, as shallow as it may sound, any woman/girl can look pretty with good skin and long lashes. Case in point: most mtv/vh1 reality tv shows. It's pretty obvious these ladies use quite a bit of makeup, false eyelashes included. I'm not judging, but I wouldn't say that they are very classy. It's not really the look I'm going for. On the other hand, celebs like Eva Longoria Parker flaunt their falsies on the red carpet, and it makes a huuuge difference. But what about us normal people? Well, I started researching a while ago, and these are the options out there for longer lashes (in order from least to most dramatic):
- Vaseline. Hey, I'm not kidding. This stuff works in a pinch for glossy lashes.
- Eyelash curling. Depends on how good your is.
- Mascara.
- Individual false lash clusters (prob not the technical term). This I might consider doing for school, it looks just a smidge better than mascara (and no clumps!)
- Lash tinting. I'm skeptical - if you tint your lashes, would it be like permanent mascara? What about when they fall out in 2 weeks?
- False eyelashes. These can vary from normal short ones to luxe feathery ones to those crazy purple ones.
- Professionally applied temporary lashes. Pretty cool for fancy events.
- Lash EXTENSIONS. That's right - like the ones for your hair, except they're above your eyes. Crazy? You decide.

Nail Trend Update

Ok, so when I saw that this girl sitting next to me in math was rocking a navy manicure I knew I had seen the latest trend. It starts on runways/beauty spreads, goes to celebs, then to normal people, then high schoolers. This was big last winter, and I like it because it's a lighter option to black. Check it out:

Great Lash? Yeah, not so much.

I noticed that lately Maybelline Great Lash has been advertising lately, which it pretty odd because it's been around a long time. I must say, I really REALLY don't understand why this stuff is so popular. It's supposed to be the #1 mascara in America, and it got rave reviews from Allure and Teen Vogue. But it's smeary and goopy and it doesn't really do much. By the end of the day I ended up with panda eyes. But if you love it, to each her own I suppose.

Cue the choir of angels.

Behold - the ultimate perfume.


I fell in love with the Eau de Toilette version at Sephora and got a little mini-sample vial. Sidenote - always ask for mini vials. Anyway, it smells like strawberries and magic or something. It's one of those perfumes that people will comment on how good it smells. It's not very unique, but it makes me happy. I'm no perfume expert but I know this stuff is pretty awesome. However, it had like NO lasting power. The parfum does though. So its basically the shizz.

Bum bum bee dum bum bum bee dum dum.....

For weeks, I have not been able to get Rihanna's new song Disturbia out of my mind grape (that's a 30 Rock reference) or her unbelievably trendy neon nail polish. I mean, she already has enough cool points for her crazy hair and tattoos. But I L-O-V-E the idea of going beyond basic red for nails. It's especially refreshing after having to endure months of black nails on the red carpet. Alas, this tends to look a little trashy if you don't have the right skin tone - one of the many gifts deep skinned ladies possess is the ability to pull off more dramatic colors. But it looks like this trend may be short lived - Chanel has already launched a limited edition gold polish for fall that I predict will be huuuge. MAC did it last winter too.

Adventures in Saks

Have you ever felt so intimidated by a store that you were a little nervous going in? Well, teenagers aren't very welcome in Saks Fifth Avenue and boy was I not feeling the love today. I dragged my friend in with me so I could scope out the high end beauty stuff. And then I saw it - the holy grail of all foundations. The SK-II AirTouch Foundation. It's from Japan, so it's extra fancy. I read about it a couple months ago in Allure (my beauty bible). They said something about bonding with the ions in your skin (http://sk-ii.com.sg/en_WW/products_details.php?productId=32 for more info) but I didn't believe it. Still, I had to try it out in the store. The foundation is supposed to come out in a fine mist when you press a button. At first I didn't see anything, but I slowly saw my skin evening out. The results were unbelievable. Redness - gone. Pimples - covered up flawlessly without any blending. However, my time with my little miracle was cut short when a saleslady walked over and asked, "do you know how to use that?" to which I replied, "uhh... yeah" and kept on spraying. But she didn't leave - she just kept standing there waiting for me to finish. It got so uncomfortable that I grabbed my friend and we left. I was so peeved off! I mean, she didn't know I couldn't afford it ($150?? Holy shittake mushrooms!) And the samples are there for people to use them. Well anyway, it took a couple minutes to dry but it left a perfect semi-matte finish and full coverage without looking heavy. If you've got the money, buy it.