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Perfect grooming: bringing girly glamour back
Look at these pictures of Christina Aguilera. The picture on the left could be anyone, on her way to get the paper and interrupted by an annoying phone call. Now check out the one on the right. Wow!
For me, these pics drive home a major lesson: don't get lazy with your outfits! The magic is in the little things: that flash of colour; that unexpected touch; that little bit of perfection, like a gorgeously manicured hand. You might not notice it at all until you're about to part ways and someone offers you their hand to shake, complete with chic black nails. It's a footnote that says: 'you know I'm hot!'
Guess who made all the girls cry?
Which A-Lister hit the beach recently, showing off her hot body but also one of the oddest face covers known to man?
Top 5 fragrances to buy for a girl
If you’ve left your Christmas shopping til the last minute (and lets face it, who hasn’t), you may be left scrambling for ideas. Fragrances may seem a little cliche, but there’s not many a girl who doesn’t love to receive them. Which to choose? Here are 5 top picks and who best to buy them for.
- Tom Ford Black Orchid
Buy it if she’s: the sort of girl who likes to be unique; strong, sexy, a bit dark.
- Kate by Kate Moss. Buy it if she's: subtly sexy yet sweet. Or, if Kate is her style icon.
- Chanel Coco Mademoiselle.
Buy it if she's: classic, elegant and timeless.
- Dior Midnight Poison.
Buy it if she's: rock-chic, punky, individual.
- Estee Lauder Private Collection – Tuberose Gardenia. Buy it if she's: delicate, feminine, graceful.
Christmas Desires: Men's Grooming
Forget labels such metrosexual and menergy (or whatever the buzzword de jour happens to be), the modern male concentrates on his looks and appearance with a savoir-faire not seen since the English Regency era. But when it comes to Christmas, the grooming products on the markets for men pale in significance in comparison to those available to the fairer sex.
So what grooming products should you give the man in your life for Christmas?
Christmas Desires: Penhaligons fragrances
There's something so old-worldly about Penhaligons. Visit a Penhaligons store and you'll likely be met by perfect customer service and a hand-written receipt, not to mention the adorable packaging. For someone traditional who appreciates quality, a few shaving products or a bottle of cologne from Penhaligons will be well received. They also do some pretty fragrances for women.
Penhaligons shower gel, aftershave balm and cologne from the Endymion range
Available from Penhaligons.co.uk.
Paris Hilton gets lip augmentation?
Or was stung by a bee.
It wasn't that long ago that Lindsay Lohan got some apparent cosmetic surgery, now it seems another Hollywood diva has joined her.
Paris Hilton breaks the "don't go outside" rule, and is the latest person to wear the trout pout.
Christmas Desires: Paul Smith Rose perfume
My penchant for Paul Smith is hardly a secret, so when each Christmas comes around I get quite excited at the prospect of a new scent from the quintessentially British designers. Sadly Christmas 2007 doesn't herald a new men's fragrance. But for the fairer sex Sir Paul has released Paul Smith Rose.
Kate Moss parfums samples and prizes
If you didn't get our last newsletter (shame on you, you can sign up here!) you might not know about the chance to win stuff from the new Kate Moss parfums range.
To coincide with the fragrance's launch in Australia, they're giving away a prize pack which includes a $500 Myer voucher, as well as the full Kate by Kate Moss range (amoung other things).
You can also get a free sample of the Kate Moss fragrance at your nearest Myer counter - visit www.katemossparfums.com.au to find out how and enter the competition.
Good luck, and let us know what you think of the fragrance if you win it!
Lindsay Lohan gets some odd lip augmentation
I'm all for plastic surgery. Whether it's because Mother Nature has started to take her cruel toll, or because various parts of you might have needed the odd enhancement to begin with, as long as you're comfortable with it then go for it. Within reason.
You see, "within reason" really is the key. And Lindsay Lohan has completely overlooked it.
Menergy 1981 hit, now about Real Men
That time of year is around again, you know when they say that now finally Metrosexuals are out and real men are back in. This time real men have their own term, "Menergy". As far as I'm concerned being a real man never really went out but apparently, every man everwhere for the past few years has been running around looking androgynous and getting facials. I must have missed the memo and lived under a rock while this was happening. So what's this Menergy stuff all about? Well Daniel posted this article in the forum;
Move over, metrosexual. Make room for the manly man - and all that implies in terms of looks, attitude and behavior.The testosterone count is skyrocketing, everywhere from Madison Avenue and prime-time TV to the furry faces of Hollywood's biggest studs.
Last month, The New York Times' Horacio Silva used the term "menergy" to describe the "anti-metrosexual, hypermasculine vigor coursing through men's wear" during Milan Fashion Week. He went on to cheekily illustrate the point: "Seriously, the menergy at Dolce & Gabbana was palpable."
Same goes for George Clooney's face. Hirsuteness is, after all, a sign of masculinity - and not just on the sitcom "Cavemen," which debuts tonight. Oscar winner Clooney has traded his pretty-boy sleek cheeks for near-Neanderthal macho. Odds are his salt-and-pepper whiskers will spark more Hollywood hotties to retire the razor.
Benicio Del Toro has taken the hint, from the looks of Esquire's October issue. The babe-candy actor is fur-faced in a crisp white shirt, tie and a classic blue jacket.
"The pendulum is always swinging when it comes to masculinity," says style watcher Robert Verdi, who has observed menergy on the covers and pages of Men's Vogue and Details. "The visual language being communicated, whether it's clothes to poses, is a return to real men."
[snipped, there's more in the fashion forums]
Tom Ford the original Menergiser