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BellaSugar's Insider Look Into Celebrity Makeup Bags: Veronica Webb

BellaSugar — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:04:48 PDT

We just found out the contents of Noemie Lenoir's and Selita Ebanks' makeup bags, and now I've got insight into what cosmetics supermodel Veronica Webb can't live without. On Tuesday evening, Veronica auctioned off pieces from her jewelry collection at an event (sponsored by Lancôme) to benefit her charity The Macedonia Fund. Veronica started the fund a year ago in memory of her mother; it helps disadvantaged children attend the Key West Montessori School for free. Not only am I pleased to see her using her celebrity for a good cause (now that's model behavior), but I also learned about her favorite beauty products.

My initial instinct is that she had some type of affiliation with Lancôme, but actually, she doesn't. A makeup artist simply turned her onto a few treats and now she's smitten. If you want to know what they are (and they're not all Lancôme, either),

"Lait-Crème Concentrè Face Cream by Embryolisse is super moisturizing and never sticky. I also love Kiehl's Rare-Earth Facial Cleansing Mask - I use it religiously once a week."
"I never leave the house without Lancôme Color Fever Gloss in Molten or Color Fever Shine Lipstick in Pixel Pink designed by Thakoon (which is unfortunately discontinued now). A blush of color on the lips wakes up and focuses your face instantly."
"MAC Pinch o' Peach blush is like a pot of sunshine."
"I blend Lancôme Maquicomplet all around my under-eyes, on my eyelids, on my brow bones, and across my temple to get rid of little red lines. It also brightens my eyes in a way that coffee can't since I usually get six hours of sleep."
"The wand on Lancôme L’Extrême Mascara is great for defining and elongating lashes - it's as if a makeup artist applied it for you."

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Take a Peek into Selita's and Noemie's Makeup Bags

BellaSugar — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:34 PDT

Models Selita Ebanks and Noemie Lenoir (left to right) both looked beautiful at the recent premiere of Hotel Gramercy Park. I've chatted with both models before - Selita loves sports and Noemie turns out to be a bit of a romantic. And now I've got the scoop on what they used to get these movie-premiere looks. For the details,

As a face of L'Oreal, Noemie uses plenty of products from this brand. She's a fan of L’Oreal Glam Shine Lipgloss in Princess & Prima Donna, and L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara. “Every morning and night I use the L’Oreal Normal Skincare Regimen," she says. "It includes Visibly Clean Foaming Creme Scrub Cleanser and Skin Renewing Toner, then I finish off with the Daily Moisture Lotion.”

Selita, a Victoria's Secret Angel, was minimal with her makeup for the premiere. She used Very Sexy Eyeliner in black velvet highlighted along her lids and the Very Sexy Mosaic eye shadow in Sultry for a naturally dark tint. Very Sexy lip gloss in Wet - her favorite shade - was slicked on her lips. She also used Very Sexy Mosaic Bronzer to even out the tones in her face and neck. To get her loose, tousled hairstyle, she curled it and then ran Victoria’s Secret So Sexy Shine Serum through to make it look shiny.

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BellaSugar's Insider Look Into Celebrity Makeup Bags: Rachel Bilson

BellaSugar — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:00:39 PDT

Welcome to the first post of our newest beauty feature, BellaSugar's Insider Look Into Celebrity Makeup Bags. We've got the scoop on what beauty products celebs really love! It's one thing to read about what colors a makeup artist donned on our favorite leading ladies for a magazine cover or awards show, but it's another to find out what they personally can't live without!

Here's a look at what some of the products the beautiful and bubbly Rachel Bilson adores:

Pout Lip Gloss in Pop My Bubble ($16).
Nars Glitter Pencil in Mudd Club ($24)
Stila Vintage Color-Push-Ups in Cream Flash ($20).
And she never flies without her Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream ($16).

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Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ellie Kemper With a Stripper

Katie Henry — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:30:53 PDT

Ellie Kemper gets a shocking surprise from Ellen - The Insider
Blossom's Jenna von Oy welcomes a daughter - People
Will Holy Motors win the Palme d'Or at Cannes? - Lainey Gossip
Jon Favreau will act in, but not direct, Iron Man 3 - HuffPost Entertainment
Kylie Minogue is showing lots of skin - D-Listed
Taylor Swift debuts a wild new look - JustJared
Is Bill Murray the coolest celebrity ever? - BuzzFeed
Kate Upton covers up in Cannes - Hollywood Tuna
Grant Bowler cast opposite Lindsay Lohan in Liz & Dick - Pink Is the New Blog
Kanye West is branching out into film - The Superficial
Are stars oversharing on Twitter? - The Daily Beast
TV marathons are taking over the holiday weekend - Zap2It
Katy Perry kisses a Marine during Fleet Week - TooFab
Check out the most stylish celebrity jet-setters - The Frisky
Is Mark Zuckerberg's new relationship status doomed? - Your Tango
Elton John's at home resting following health scare - ET Online

Robert Pattinson Talks Racy Cosmopolis Scenes

Lauren Turner — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:39:53 PDT

Robert Pattinson on refusing to do certain scenes in Cosmopolis - People
Bethenny Frankel responds to divorce rumors - Us Weekly
Listen to AI winner Phillip Phillips's first single - HuffPost Entertainment
So many reasons to love Tom Hardy - Lainey Gossip
Oops! There's a serious typo in the Great Gatsby trailer - Zap2It
See Kim Zolciak's topless wedding gift for her fiancé - TooFab
Michael Fassbender is "happy to fly the flag for gingers" - Celebitchy
MTV's The Real World celebrates 20th anniversary - The Daily Beast
See what critics think about Robert Pattinson's Cosmopolis - Hollywood Reporter
You won't believe what the Blink-182 girl looks like today - BuzzFeed
Why did Britney Spears leave X Factor auditions early? - The Insider
Are you excited for Katy Perry's new movie? - Rotten Tomatoes
Michelle Obama wants to trade places with Beyoncé - Wonderwall
Find out which pop stars will host the Miss USA pageant - Lifeline Live

Shawn Johnson Talks Weight Loss and Learning to Love Her Body

espnW — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:05:26 PDT

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar!

By Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson is blogging for espnW throughout her training for the Olympics in London this summer. Follow hers other Olympic hopefuls' journeys on espnW.com.

Four years ago, I was standing on an Olympic podium, wearing a gold medal, and still thinking to myself how I could have been better. It had nothing to do with my performance - it was all how I looked. Back then, I always felt like I could have been a few pounds lighter. But the irony is, when I look back at the pictures, I look unhealthy and too thin. It's easy to get into a trap as an elite athlete, because you're made to feel that you're never perfect, that you can always be better. That's how you improve in your sport, but it's also tough because you aren't satisfied with yourself ever - it's second nature not to be. I'd always think, "Just get a little stronger, a little lighter," until it was completely ingrained in my mind.

Shawn Johnson takes us inside training camp

It's easy for people to blame gymnastics for this mentality, but I feel like the sport has improved a lot. The horror stories we heard from generations ago (think Joan Ryan's infamous book Little Girls in Pretty Boxes), you don't hear at all anymore. But I do believe it can improve further and that good nutrition could be a key to all of this, if it were only taught at a young age. Many gymnasts go into the elite level at 13 or so, and a 13-year-old isn't going to go to the library to read some book on nutrition! She needs to be given the right information on how to eat well. Otherwise, it's not until she's out of the sport that she realizes the damage she's done to her body by not eating enough over the past 20 years.

Shawn Johnson in the driver's seat

I see all the success we have as a country where the gymnasts aren't 100 percent healthy, and I imagine how amazing we could be if we were doing it in the healthiest way possible. I don't think it's a failure on anybody's part; the education just isn't there right now, and it's just not thought about in our sport. My parents have told me since I was little, "You're given your body for a reason. It's OK to be different. Being unique is a good thing." But I always struggled to believe it. I'm stocky, muscular and short, and I wanted to be thin and flexible so bad! My mom would say, "You're not made that way, and you're not going to become that, so you have to learn to accept and love the body you're in." Well, some people are born with that appreciation, and some people have to work really hard to get there. Put me in that second camp.

Read on for more on what Shawn Johnson has to say about body confidence and how she feels in her gymnastics leotard.

Model Liya Kebede Talks Minimal Makeup in Cannes

Allie Merriam — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:25:43 PDT

For model Liya Kebede, Cannes feels like magic. "It gets into you the minute you arrive here," she said this morning. "It's very glamorous, and I like that it's very international as well. You see all these different people from all over the world coming with their films, which is great." It's been a big year for Liya, who was named a L'Oréal Paris brand ambassador last June and is making forays into the film world. She's currently working on The Best Offer from Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore.

There's more to Liya than her stunning looks, though. She won a BellaSugar beauty award thanks to her philanthropic efforts. Her eponymous foundation is dedicated to improving maternal health, and she's created a clothing line, Lemlem, which helps support craftswomen in her native Ethiopia. Today, the supermodel talked about her various work endeavors and shared her best tips on beauty, the inside scoop on her own makeup routine, and more.

BellaSugar: It's pretty surreal here. Have you ever had an incredible Cannes moment?
Liya Kebede: I think you get it every time you get here. Last time, I ran into Woody Allen in the lobby. You can't believe it - it's just insane. There's so many of these great people and stars. At some point, you don't even react anymore. You get overstimulated. Every corner is some incredible person, or you go to a party and it's full of everybody. It's amazing. You just go, "I'm in Cannes!"

BellaSugar: And part of Cannes, is of course, getting made up and looking great, which you're quite familiar with, I'm sure. What's the best tip you've learned from the pros?
Liya Kebede: Less is more. If you're going do an eye thing, then don't do a lip thing. Try to find a balance about what you do. Also, nothing is necessarily specific - using a lip thing on your eye or cheeks is fine, and it works, and it's light. Play around! Nothing is so fixed.

For the rest of our chat with Liya, just read more

Ashley Madekwe Spills Her Ultimate Summer Shopping List

Hannah Weil — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:37 PDT

One season of Revenge later (did you see last night's finale?!) and we're totally addicted, not to mention completely smitten with the ever-adorable Ashley Madekwe. We know her best as the show's impeccably dressed Ashley Davenport, but the England-born actress is just as much of a style pro off screen, showcasing her styling expertise on her very own blog, Ring My Bell. Now she's dishing on her Summer must-haves and giving us an exclusive look at her ultimate seasonal shopping list. With a penchant for dip-dyed cutoffs, neoprene-injected jewels, and clear acetate shades, plus designer goodies from the likes of Proenza Schouler and Miu Miu, Ashley's list reads like a how-to in crafting cool-girl Summer style. Step inside for Ashley's awesome Summer essentials and why she's loving every piece.

Photo of Ashley Madekwe courtesy of Iddo Goldberg

What's the Story With Girls' Clothes After They Outgrow Toddler Sizes?

BabyCenter — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:03:09 PDT

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Joyce Slaton about girls' clothes.

Clothing manufacturers seem to divide girls' clothing into three ages: Infant (up to 1 year), Toddler (1 to 6 years - pretty old toddler at 6, huh?), and Junior Skank (first grade right up to college). As you can see, I'm not a fan. When my daughter was 2, 3, 5, I was able to select her clothing from a wide variety of affordable and age-appropriate choices. Sometimes it was a little hard finding something plain that wasn't encrusted with butterflies/fairies/legends reading, "Daddy's li'l princess." But with a little effort, I could find stuff that was cute and right for her.

But these days, unless I'm willing to shell out for expensive stuff like Hanna Andersson and Naartije, I'm having trouble finding clothing that looks like it's made for actual little girls. OK, I was a 15-year-old once. I get the appeal of super-short shorts, which are just made for legs that haven't yet grown cellulite. I used to leave the house and roll my skirt up too.

Click here to read the rest of Joyce's post.

Barre Workouts are Expensive! Try This At-Home Alternative Instead

Self — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:23:06 PDT

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Self here on FitSugar!

Barre classes may make you easy on the eyes, but at $20 or more a pop, they're definitely not easy on the wallet. Rather than take a second job to pay for our latest fitness addiction, we turned to Beverly Hill-based Cardio Barre instructor Stacey Bosworth to get the inside scoop on scoring a long, lean dancer's body in your living room. "This at-home workout is effective because it targets the whole lower body. Cardio Barre is amazing because it is a no-impact workout that allows you to lengthen and strengthen your muscles while burning fat. It will also help increase your flexibility and strength," says Bosworth.

Celebrity devotees, including Dakota Fanning, Neve Campbell, and Heather Morris, can all attest to the fact that Cardio Barre has given them "a lifted tush and leaner, dancer-like legs!" Incorporate these three moves into your regular routine three times a week for maximum results.

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Come down to the floor on both forearms with your knees bent. Your left hip is directly over your left knee. Your right leg is bent to a 90-degree angle with your foot flexed. Extend your right leg toward the ceiling as if you were pushing the ceiling away from you (see photo above). Bring your right leg down past your left hip and then back up toward the ceiling, keeping your leg parallel to the floor with your kneecap pointing toward the ground and your foot flexed. You are doing a full range of motion, trying to imagine extending your leg all the way through the ceiling.

Keep reading for more barre moves you can do at home!