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Which Singer Has the Prettiest London Glow?

BellaSugar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:10 -0800

Last night's Brit Awards drew an international group of celebrities. I especially liked the gorgeous glowy skin seen on Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Rowland. If you like the shimmer on their cheeks, you can get a similar look by applying a stick highlighter to cheeks. So who do you think works the look best?

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Kelly Rowland's "Chocolate Beauty" Revelation

BellaSugar — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:00:38 -0700

Need proof that even famous, gorgeous women haven't always felt so beautiful? Page Six reports that former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland used to wish she had lighter skin. "It's said that brown-skinned girls don't sell magazines and that's so sad," she says in next month's Essence. "I remember wishing I was more fair-skinned, but Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mom, would say, 'Don't you know how beautiful you are?' She made me come into my brown beauty. I didn't get it, but now I do. I am chocolate and beautiful and loving it."

I'm glad that Kelly had someone to help her feel beautiful in her skin, because, frankly, I know too many women who grew up feeling that their looks didn't measure up. What about you? Have you always felt good about your appearance, or was there a moment when you started to see your own beauty? Or is it an ongoing process? Tell me what you think.

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Whose Curly Hair Did You Like Best at BET?

BellaSugar — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:44:42 -0700

Check out all of these talented ladies who were making waves at the 2007 BET Awards on Tuesday night. We've already taken a closer look at Beyonce's bright eyeliner, and now we're comparing curly hair. My pick is Kelly Rowland. Who's yours?

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Extend The Life of Your Extensions With Kimble

BellaSugar — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:53:43 -0800

Brand new to the scene from Kimberly Kimble is Kimble Hair Care Systems. It offers the traditional hair care categories for styling and nurturing but in addition, it is one of the first lines to focus on care for your hair extensions.

Kimble has a special shampoo, conditioner, scalp relief antiseptic and leave in conditioner to keep your extensions looking healthy, shiny and natural.

Remember, that care for your extensions doesn't stop when you leave the salon. You're dropping lots of dough and suffering countless hours to perfect your 'do - so let's keep your extensions looking like new.

Celebs love it too. Kimberly's clients include: Beyonce, Mary J., Kelly Rowland, Gabrielle Union and Venus and Serena Williams. Products range from $12 to $26. I especially love the Untangle the Shampoo, $12.50, and Untangle the Conditioner, $19.50. They smell great and leave your hair feeling silky soft.

New York Fashion Week, Fall 2007: Luca Luca Beauty

BellaSugar — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:24:33 -0800

Behind the scenes at the Fall 2007 Luca Luca show was every bit as glamorous as you would have imagined. Gorgeous, flawless looking models sat and waited their turn as makeup artists, lead by Tom Pecheaux, perfected smokey eyes and hair stylist, Teddy Charles, coiffed and curled.

The clothing was lined neatly in racks and the red carpet area had a white and silver Luca Luca backdrop. Unfortunately the photo area was packed inside since it was a mere 9 degrees on this frigid New York day. Although cramped, photographers didn't skip a beat as Carmen Electra, Kimora Lee Simmons, Lauren Conrad, Bobbi Thomas, Kelly Rowland, JC Chasez and many more made their fashionably late entrances.

Lucky for me, I had the opportunity to speak with both hair and makeup about their looks for the show. Teddy explained that he and Luca wanted to do something to up-sweep the models hair and keep it off of their necks to show off the details in the clothing. He also felt that sweeping the hair upwards shows off their faces.

He began this updo with hair that had been washed the day before. He started with a low ponytail and didn't pull it completely through - in essence he made a loop.

With the remainder of hair that was poking out, he used a Tourmaline T3 Ionic Wet/Dry Iron to create waves. Then he set hair with a touch of Kerastase Resistance Double Force Hair Spray. Each model only took about 20 minutes.

To read about the makeup used in the show and to see more beauty centric images, read more

All of the makeup was by MAC Cosmetics. The eyes were definitely the main focus. They were lined in black liner and carbon, an intense black shadow was applied densely in the crease so that it looked opaque. It was then blended out with a brush and q-tip to look sheer on the lid.

Over the shadow, shadow pigment in dark soul was carefully applied with a crease brush. This is where the intense gold glitter look comes from. Next, lots of zoomlash black mascara in zoomblack was applied to the lashes in several coats and no false lashes were used.

The face was done last in case the dark shadow fell. It was primed, then concealer and foundation was added. The finishing touch was a drop of strobe cream added to the skin to reflect light. Atop that was a dusting of Blot Powder Loose. Just a hint of contour was added to the cheeks.

Brows had a clear gloss on them to look nice and wet. Lips were a nude color to appear like they were fading into the skin. Actually, a new product by MAC called Skinfinish in Shimpagne was finger brushed onto the lips.

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