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JOAN RIVERS GETS A LIFT

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

She is not shy about speaking about her surgery and now Joan Rivers has shown fans what happens when she goes under the knife. In the first episode of the second series of her reality TV show Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best which aired in the US last, night the Fashion Police host underwent surgery to ‘tune-up’ on her neck.  Joan,78, underwent the surgery despite concerns raised by her daughter and her family. Read more.

 

VICTORIA BECKHAM’S BEAUTY TRICK

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Victoria Beckham recently shot a revealing photo spread in a Japanese magazine.  Her body looked great and her skin was glowing.  She credits her glowing skin to a $16 French beauty product called Caudalie Beauty Elixir ($16).  The 37-year-old graces the March edition of Numero magazine in Japan in white corset underwear by Rochas. Read more.

 

IS THIS CELEBRITY OVER OR UNDER 40?

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

It is the beautiful Courteney Cox who is 47!

TRICKS TO EATING LESS

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
A new study suggests that eating off of smaller plates and tableware that is a contrasting color from our food will help us eat less of our meal.  The research suggests that when participants chose smaller plates in contrasting colors, they reduced their portion size between 9 to 31 percent.

Published in the Journal of Consumer Research , the study points out that the average size of dinner plates has increased by almost 23 percent since 1900.  Another way to prevent overly generous portions sizes is to color-coordinate food and tableware.  That is, instead of using a plate that matches the food color, researchers suggest using a contrasting color to serve as a visual gauge of their meal.

For example, when participants ate their red, tomato-based pasta off a white plate or a white-sauce pasta on a red plate, they reduced the amount they served themselves by 21 percent.  Read more.

 

STREET STYLE: ORANGE ALERT!

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

This young woman was walking with her mother on the streets of San Francisco and we couldn’t help but notice her beautiful lipstick. It is a Mac lipstick called So Chuad at $14.50.  Would you be so brave as to wear this color during the day?

CAMERA READY?

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Can a camera company make creams to fight off wrinkles?  Japanese photography firm Fujifilm is moving into the beauty market by launching its own skincare line. The company is using its expertise with collagen and antioxidants -  used to fix emulsion to film and prevent the image fading – to produce a compound that protects the skin from harmful ultra-violet sun rays.  According to Fujifilm, its Astalift products help to boost skin tone and contains an antioxidant called astaxanthin – a pink pigment found in shellfish and salmon.

Scientists from research groups in Europe, America and Asia have recognised astaxanthin as more effective at reducing the damage caused by ultraviolet rays than CoQ10 – the antioxidant co-enzyme that is commonly used in anti-ageing treatments.  Read more.