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I think the “tan” hairline going around Ciara’s entire face is self-explanatory!

Although she looks beautiful, it’s still and EPIC FAIL!

I’m going to start getting my nails painted in funky colors like I use to. Right now I have the color Snow White on my toes and fingers. It’s hot! Tune in next week for me and Confessions Of A Nail Color Diva’s visit to the nail spot!

What about those of us who follow all the rules. Don’t you want to shake it up a little bit?? Well this blog was created to shake it up with nail polish. Yeah…that’s right I said nail polish. You see colors affect our moods and they can also represent our moods, so for those who play it safe only wearing a select few neutral colors or … Read More

via Confessions Of A Nail Color Diva

Becoming the official spokesperson for Weight Watchers earlier this year, has truly paid off for Jennifer Hudson.  She has gone from a size 16 to 6 the good ole fashion way: working out and eating properly.  A lot of people thought she was just fine before, which she was, but there’s nothing wrong with shedding pounds and getting fit.  I’ll let the pictures speak for itself.

She looks FAB!

I guess if you make any of the “Forbes Highest” list, you’re doing pretty damn good…especially during a recession.  Money is tight and companies that typically use big name models to promote their items, have resorted to using some untested faces.  Although the industry is strapped for cash, these models are recession proof.  Here are the world’s highest paid models.  I guess Halle Berry was right, he is a loser for only making 700k. *shrugs*

Gisele – $25 million

Aside from starring in campaigns that included True Religion jeans and Dolce & Gabbana, she has her own sandals line–Ipanema by Gisele. In Vogue‘s April cover story, Bündchen touted environmental causes. She reportedly donated $1.5 million to the Red Cross for Haiti

Heidi Klum – $16 Million

Beyond the television fame, Klum remains a longstanding member of the Victoria’s Secret Angel entourage while also hosting Germany’s Next Top Model and endorsing a slew of products, including Diet Coke, Volkswagen, McDonald’s and LG.

Kate Moss – $9 million

One of the world’s most influential fashion icons; at 36, she’s built herself one of the most lucrative modeling careers in the world.  Moss remains the face of Versace, Longchamp and David Yurman, among others. In November she got flack from eating disorders’ support groups for telling Women’s Wear Daily, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

(uummm this is a sought out look for modeling? No comment)

Adriana Lima – $7.5 million

Yet another Victoria’s Secret angel atop the list, the Brazilian beauty got her start as the winner of the Ford model competition “Supermodel of the Year.”

Doutzen Kroes – $6 million

Seen recently on the catwalk during fashion week for Prada, this Dutch beauty retains a lucrative contract with coveted cosmetics brand L’Oreal. Former holder of lucrative Calvin Klein Eternity and Calvin Klein White Label.  She’s the last angel to sign with Victoria’s Secret 2 years ago.

Alessandra Ambrosia – $5.5 million

In the past year the Brazilian has scored gigs with high fashion labels including Louis Vuitton, Prada and Moschino. Victoria’s Secret contract plus Latin American deals keep the cash rolling in.

Natalia Vodianova – $5.5 million

Rags to riches Russian model continues to live the American dream. A contract with lingerie company Etam and lucrative fragrance campaigns with Guerlain and Calvin Klein helped the 28-year-old pull in $5.5 million over the last year.

Daria Werbowy – $4.5 million

Lancome and H&M contracts lead a string of lucrative endorsements.

Miranda Kerr – $4 million

The Australian model collects fat checks from Victoria’s Secret and David Jones Limited.

Carolyn Murphy – $3.5 million

Murphy is once again the only American model on our list. The blonde is still going strong at the ripe old age of 36. Aside from her contract with Estée Lauder, she’s been campaigned for Roberto Cavalli, Anne Klein.  It pays to be the face of Estée Lauder.

They’re kinda average looking when they’re not all dolled-up on the runway.  That check isn’t average at all, though.  Do your thing ladies.

I would like to see these endorsers have a more diverse “looking” group of models.  I don’t think people realize how powerful these images are to young girls around the world.  If every image of beauty is being sold as these 10 faces, then what are little Asian girls thinking?  Or little Latina girls? Or black girls?  These companies need to start giving more of an accurate image of what this planet looks like.  Ijs.

Rimah Fakih, a Lebanese-American citizen, is the new Miss America.  The enormity of this is naturally the fact that a Arab-American won this pageant.  We know the history of the women in most Arab countries are covered from head to toe, so this new image is bothersome to a few.  Then you have the pricks who have an issue with the fact she’s an Arab.  People do not think a Muslim girl should be representing America.  I can take the time and rip their ignorant ass apart and by Sunday of NEXT week as they sit in their trailer park home, their mansion or their penthouse overseeing the city, it dawns on their dumb ass that they were just ripped a new one, but since the Celtics are 2 games away from sending Orlando home, I’m in the spirit of forgiving and will spare them their pride.  Just then one time, though.  I’m not a killer but don’t push me *said like Pac*.

Anywho.

Congrats to my Arab sisters for winning the crown.   I’m not into pageants and don’t really understand the passion behind it, but its  not for me to understand because it’s not my passion.  If someone wants to be “Miss fill-in-the-country”, then go right ahead.  But why does it seem like the second the crown is placed on the winners head some “controversial” pictures of the newly crowned are suddenly released to the public?  It’s almost like some bitter ex-boyfriend or jealous ass girlfriend is sitting in their basement at their computer desk, index finger pointed and ready to hit the ‘send’ button right as they hear…….and….the….winner……….is……………………  They damn near broke their finger sending off those pictures.  Apparently Rimah’s set has suddenly appeared.  Donald Trump has stated that he doesn’t have a problem with the pictures.

“The Miss USA Pageant and the Miss Universe Pageant just got renewed for three years by NBC,the ratings have been terrific. We are in a different age. They are a little bit sexy but I’ll tell you what — everybody’s watching so I have no problems with it. If you look at Miss America, it’s now off network television and we’re doing better than ever so I really have no problem with it.”

Well he shouldn’t have a problem with them nor shall the rest of the no life having losers who have called and email the Pageant demanding her crown be relinquished because the so-called “controversial” pictures came from the PAGEANT itself.  Get a life everybody.

But pageant girls, I need you to step your nudie picture game up.  If you know your goal is Miss America then you should think twice about turning that camera phone on yourself and sending the picture to your jealous and obsessive boyfriend that you will break up with the minute you start winning some pageants.  Or how about a disclaimer?  When you get asked “how do you plan to save the world?”  You should start the answer with this:  “First, I’d like to say I made some mistakes when I was younger.  I may have taken some pictures and sent them to my boyfriend.  I thought I’d just put that out there.”  Then look into the camera and tell your boy “I beat you, now what?”

HA!  I crack myself up sometimes.  Even when you’re not laughing, I am and that is all that matters.

People are acting like this was a Carrie Prejean repeat.  You remember Miss California who said she disagrees with same-sex marriage and just like that she was de-crowned.  To this day she still claims it was because of that comment.  No bish, it’s because there’s a video and photo’s of you hoeing.

Tell me what you think of Rimah’s “racy” pictures.  I don’t see anything wrong with them.  ESPECIALLY since the Pageant took the pictures.  The girl is gorgeous, a little to thin, but she’s beautiful and the picture is tasteful and sexy.

These 2 below are considered the “controversial” ones and the ones they want her crown relinquished for.  Are you serious?  Go hang yourself.

Disclaimer:  First, I’d like to say I made some mistakes in my day.  I may have taken some pictures and sent them to my boyfriend (s).  I thought I’d just put that out there.   – Anjie3000

LMAO!  Now that was funny… true but funny.  lol.

News flash – making a dramatic difference in your appearance does not require a scalpel, 2 packs of weave or 12 weeks of intense cardio! There are actually a few quick and easy ways you can give your look an instant boost without spending absorbent amounts of money:

1)      Consider having your eyebrows professionally sculpted either by having them waxed or threaded. Your eyebrows frame your face and can add depth and intrigue to your eye area. Be sure to not have them arched too high or to get them too thin. You don’t want to look surprised all the time or to get them so thin that you almost appear to have none at all.

2)      Stepping out on the town? Got a hot date? Want to make an impression at a special event? Why not consider fake lashes? This is a quick and easy way to create the look of elegance. Fake lashes come in a variety of styles – some more natural looking and others more dramatic in length and fullness. A good rule of thumb is to consider that less is more. You want to have good-looking lashes – not fake looking lashes. Also, consider having them applied professionally for the first time. The application can be tricky and the last thing you want to happen is for your lash to detach in front of a perfect stranger!

3)      Have you ever wondered how the celebrities have faces that appear to be sculpted, vibrant and airbrushed? Maybe they’re born with it? Maybe they have a great make-up artist! Yes, it’s probably the latter of the two. Adding light and defining certain key places on the face can enhance and even create light and definition where otherwise there is none. There are many products on the market for highlighting the face ranging from crème highlighters to powdered products. Using a foundation or a concealer up to 2 shades lighter than your own works fabulously. If you don’t want to invest in highlighter, concealer or foundation, use one of your beige-colored eye shadows that you no doubt have within one of your shadow palettes. Add this color with a sponge applicator underneath your eyes, in the inner-corners of your eyes, underneath each cheekbone, down the length of your nose from between the eyes to the tip of the nose, in the center of your chin and across your forehead. Then use a large make-up brush and gently blend. Instantly, you appear rested and youthful! One of the finest in his craft, Sam Fine, makeup artist to the stars, published the book Fine Beauty full of techniques and full-color pictures of some of the most amazing work ever. Here, on the cover of his book, he displays among the many techniques, his highlighting trick:

4)      Try a pink lip gloss for a clean, natural and dewy look. Yes – pink, ladies. All of us have a pink that compliments our complexion. Some of us look better with rose-tinted pinks while others look better with more mauve-colored and brownish pinks. A great way to make pink your pink is to use a liner. First apply light brown or dark pink liner to the lip line. Gently blend your liner so that it doesn’t literally look like a line. Then apply your gloss (or glosses). Sometimes, achieving your best lip color requires a blend of more than one gloss. Also, a key to longevity in your lip product is lip conditioning. Washing your face alone does not adequately maintain the integrity of the skin on your lips. Consider using a lip masque product and a lip conditioning product to help remove dead skin and to smooth and heal the skin. This will improve the texture of the skin, preventing your lips from cracking and peeling.

5)      Do people of color blush? I can’t say that I ever have but I certainly do apply it and it truly enhances my entire face. Blush can bring out features you did not know you had and it can create ones you do not have. Please do not achieve the clown face when applying you blush! Red circles on your cheeks is not the proper application. Adding a touch of color to the apple of your cheek and then using a large, angled brush to sweep the color up and to the outer corner of your eye can do wonders to create the look of high cheekbones. Afraid of overdoing it? No problem – just sweep your face with loose powder. Traditionally, when we think of blush, we think of reds and rosie pinks but there are also the bronzes, raisins and mauvey pinks. Don’t worry about your blush matching your lipstick or your eye shadow. It’s meant to enhance not match!

6) And finally, last but not least, the infamous, never-failing, always sexy and alluring, captivating smokey eye! There are numerous versions of this technique and it’s not for the faint at heart! You have to be bold, courageous and enchanting to pull this one off - otherwise the look can come across as excessive and superficial. Don’t bother going to get a “smokey eye” makeup palette. Just find your black eye liner, some black, charcoal or dark brown shadow and some black mascara and a matte highlighting shadow to accent your brow bone and you’re off! There are numerous tutorials on the internet showing you different ways to achieve this look varying from a basic cocktail after work smokey eye to a more dramatic black tie affair smokey eye. As a rule, to avoid a busy face, the smokey eye should be paired with a pale or nude lip. You don’t want anything but the eyes to have the attention of your audience.

Still thinking about paying thousands for a nose job or lip injections? Take one or two of these tips out for a test drive and you’ll be amazed at the amazing transformation! Enjoy!

Have you ever noticed how your face may look when you wake up in the morning?  It may be puffy in certain areas, oily or wrinkled.   I know personally there are days I can see a change in how I look in the morning depending on what I did before I started counting sheeps.  For example, if I sleep on my side vs. on my back, in the morning the side of my face I slept on is very puffy.

Well the ladies of Cocoa Chicks CritiQues wants you to look fab first thing in the morning.  MSN Lifestyle found a few great things to do to “Get Gorgeous While You Sleep”.  There were a couple of suggestions we didn’t agree with, like taking rooster pills, so we replaced them with our own little secrets! 

Get an Early Start

Make a habit of washing your face a few hours before bed. If you wait until you’re tired, you’re more likely to blow it off—allowing “toxins and dirt to stay on there all night,” says dermatologist Laurie Polis of N.Y.C. Another consequence? You miss the best time to treat your skin. “At night there’s more blood flow to the skin’s surface, and there’s nothing else on your face to interfere with absorption,” Polis says.

Sleep On Your Back

Lying on your stomach is bad for “beauty sleep.” The average head weighs 7 to 8 pounds—a lot of pressure to be putting on your face every night. In fact, many dermatologists say they can tell what side of the face people sleep on by the number of wrinkles there.

Get a LiftSleep with your head elevated on two pillows, or put the headrest area of your bed on 2- to 4-inch pieces of wood. Gravity helps lymph and blood flow so fluid won’t accumulate, Polis says.

Save Money, Not Wrinkles

At night you don’t need to worry about eye treatments smearing your makeup, so slather on the richest formula you can. Polis swears by Aquaphor: “It conditions lashes and hydrates the delicate eye skin really well.”

Avoid Carb Face

To wake with defined cheekbones, eat a high-protein, low-sugar dinner (try salmon and asparagus, a natural diuretic). Skip the rice, pasta and potatoes. “When our diet’s high in glycemic carbohydrates, our features take on a soft, doughy appearance,” says Connecticut dermatologist Nicholas Perricone

Wrap It Up

To minimize A.M. frizz, sleep on a satin pillowcase or put your hair in a silk scarf. “Those fabrics are much softer than cotton, so there’s less friction,” says Harry Josh, a John Frieda stylist.

Slap On the Moisturizer or Night Cream

Using and applying a night cream should be an intergral part of your skin care routine…esepcially once you reach 30s.  It is proven that the skin’s ability to absorb active ingredients happens the most at night.  Also, skin loses the most essential moisture at night.  The results in the morning are wonderful!

Drink Up!

Can’t say enough about water.  Do you realize how much water our body uses throughout the day?  Most of us do not replenish what we’ve used up so of course our skin is dry!  Plus remember what we said above about what happens at night with our face?  Drink a big glass of water before bedtime ladies.