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3 Easy Ways to Get the Best Brows For Your Face Shape - Round

BellaSugar — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:00 PST

There are a lot of good general tips for brows out there, but I've got some shape-specific hints for round faces like Rachel Bilson's to help you create greater balance and enhance the look of your entire face. For my best brow tips, keep reading.

How to Apply Blush For Your Face Shape: Round

BellaSugar — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:46 PDT

Round faces like Kirsten Dunst's tend to be petite, so blush can look like an all-over wash of color instead of a natural flush if you don't have the correct application techniques. My friend Joselyn swears by these steps for the perfect blush:

Use a fan brush, which is great for accurate application on smaller faces, to apply blush in a boomerang shape, with the tips right under the outer corners of your eyes and the fullest part of the arc under the inner corners of your eyes.
Continue using the fan brush to fill in the boomerang.
Use a medium-sized brush to blend your blush, making sure not to sweep the color any lower than the bottom of your cheekbones and no further out than the ends of your eyebrows.
Apply a touch of blush along your upper temples and to the center of your chin to give your face a little more definition.

Beautiful Bangs For Your Face Shape, Part I: Round

BellaSugar — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:00:12 PDT

Welcome to my series on bangs for your face shape. In the past, I've covered blush colors for your skin tone, moisturizers for your skin type and eye shadows to enhance your eye color. Now with celebrities like Kate Moss and Carmen Electra making bangs look sexier than ever, I thought some information about which bang styles compliment your face shape might be helpful.

The first part of the series is about round faces. Celebs such as Cameron, Carmen, Christina, Kirsten and Kate are just a few famous femmes with round faces. (That's a lot of K sounds-I wonder if the shape of your face is correlated to the sound of your name!)

If you have a round face, you'll first want to start off with a haircut that flatters your face shape and then move onto the "fringe benefits" later.

What you're aiming for is long, side-swept bangs or wispy fringes. Both help take attention away from the sides of your face, creating an arch which will help elongate your face. Stay away from super-choppy bangs or short layers that add volume to the sides.

If you have a square, heart or oval shaped face, stay tuned for more beautiful bangs for your face shape later this week!

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Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part II, Round Faces

BellaSugar — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:19:32 PDT

You may covet your favorite celeb's hairstyle, but if the 'do doesn't fit your face shape, you're likely to be disappointed. Hence, FABSUGAR's four-part series on the haircuts that best flatter your face. Welcome back for our second installment: round faces. (To read last week's advice on heart-shaped faces, click here.)

If you have a full, round face, you share your facial structure with Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey, Kate Bosworth, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The shape is characterized by a round chin and lack of sharp angles. Round faces tend to be wider at the cheeks, with softer shaping along the jawline and forehead. Round faces need balance, which can be achieved with hairstyles that make the face appear longer.

The best styles for your face shape are ones that drape below your jawline and add a little volume on top of the head, like Gwyneth's above. For more coifs most likely to complement your face,

Soft, long layers are also pretty because they the appearance of a longer and slimmer face. The layers also reduce bulk and heaviness from the sides.

Bangs are flattering, but keep them long or side-swept. Go for wispy and tapered ends to de-emphasize the roundness of your face.

Try and stay away from blunt cuts if you have short hair. These only emphasize your round face.

Also, invest in a great boar's hair brush to keep your locks tamed. I suggest the Mason Pearson Handy All Boar Bristle Hair Brush, available here for $146.

5 Steps to Your Best Blowout Ever

Allure — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:05:00 PDT

We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure:

It's not every day you get a lesson in blowouts from Alli Webb, founder of the Drybar blowout bars. Rule number one: If you've gotten your blowouts down to 10 minutes, you're doing something wrong. (Sorry!) Webb gave me the rundown on the other most common styling mistakes - and how to get the ultimate results. Get her advice when you read more.

3 Steps to Finding Your Face Shape

Jessica Cruel — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:58:00 PDT

In the beauty world, your face shape can determine many things from your next haircut to your makeup tactics. Finding the correct measurement is a simple equation of proportions. While the most common shape is oval, others include round, square, triangle, diamond, and heart. Want to find out what category you fall into? Grab a mirror and follow these simple steps to discover your personal shape when you keep reading.

Gwyneth Paltrow Celebrates a Big New Deal With Hugo Boss

Allie Merriam — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:05:23 PDT

Gwyneth Paltrow flashed a little smile as she walked through London's Heathrow airport today. She's off on a trip after a big announcement last week. Gwyneth Paltrow is the new face of Hugo Boss and will front the new campaign for their Boss Nuit Pour Femme fragrance. The ads are scheduled to come out later this year in August and September. Speaking about their new collaboration, Gwyneth told WWD, "To me, the Boss woman is driven, ambitious, and goes after what she wants, but she balances being strong and very feminine at the same time - characteristics that I strive towards in my own life."

Gwyneth was in the UK following a recent stint in NYC, where she attended the Met Gala. Gwyneth wore a Prada dress that showed a lot of skin, including her Tracy Anderson-toned legs. Gwyneth was pictured making the social rounds inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, saying hello to pals like Beyoncé Knowles and Justin Timberlake. Her husband Chris Martin has had an equally travel-filled two weeks as he tours with Coldplay. He's due in Portugal Friday for a quick tour of Europe that will also take him to Spain, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Pretty But Functional Bento Boxes For Grown-Ups

Sara Yoo — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:40:59 PDT

Packing your lunch in a bento box is an efficient way to create a wholesome meal in a compact package. But if froggy faces and cute bunnies are a bit too kawaii for your office environment, we've rounded up 10 pretty yet grown-up containers that get your lunch from here to there without looking like you're headed for the school bus.

See How Celebs Style Their Hipster-Cool Wide-Brimmed Hats

Brittney Stephens — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:19 PDT

A lightweight, wide-brimmed hat is a sure Spring staple, and if you don't happen to have one yet, consider this your call to action - they do double-duty on hot, sunny days, shielding your face from the sun while keeping you looking chic and stylish. Whether you go with a straw iteration like Jessica Alba or Rachel Zoe, or stick to a basic felt version like Beyoncé and Isabel Lucas, you truly can't go wrong with this topper. We've rounded up 15 style setters wearing the trend, 15 different ways. Click through for to see how they do it, then shop our editors' picks.

The Avengers: Assemble For Awesomeness

Becky Kirsch — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:23:37 PDT

Ensemble romantic comedies are a dime a dozen these days, and let's face it: most of those star-studded flicks aren't even that good. But an ensemble superhero movie? Now that's an idea I can get behind. The Avengers rounds up an all-star group of comic book heroes who must get over their inflated egos and differences to take down a villain and save the world. It's a simple enough concept, and the combination of eye-popping special effects, humor, and a stellar cast makes for one hell of a blockbuster movie.

The cast of characters - and each one is very much a character in their own right - is mostly composed of people you've seen before and are happy to welcome back. There's Chris Evans as Captain America, whose situation as a '50s guy living in a 2012 world is funny to the audience, if not to him. Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Iron Man, and his wisecracks and borderline obnoxious behavior carry the film and much of the dialogue; Chris Hemsworth is back as demigod Thor, though his role feels a bit downplayed in the midst of the rest of the hubbub. Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner return as Nick Fury, Black Widow and Hawkeye, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who kick butt but are never really as much fun as their power-wielding cohorts. The only guy who's new to the group is Mark Ruffalo, who takes on the role of Bruce Banner (aka The Hulk) for the first time, and Ruffalo's so quietly engaging that you won't even remember Eric Bana or Edward Norton in the role.

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Taking on this team of good guys is Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor's maniacal brother who's literally plotting world domination. His quick wit and completely deluded view of the world make him a layered villain who's incredibly fun to hate. The fun doesn't even stop there: the film is chock-full of cameos and appearances from characters from The Avengers prequels, which is an added bonus for fans that have been following The Avengers since the beginning. You don't need to be a fanatic to enjoy the movie though; the film has nods to the previous films but it still makes for a nice introduction to each of the characters as they're rounded up one by one.

Writer/director Joss Whedon goes from Buffy to the big leagues here, and he masterfully puts together a film that goes big, but doesn't let action overshadow the script. The dialogue is packed with so many one-liners that you'll likely miss half of them because the audience is still laughing at the most recent joke. Though the humor pretty much writes itself with characters like these, Whedon is wise to make it obvious that the film doesn't take itself too seriously.

The action sequences are also handled with care; the fight scenes don't linger too long, and most of the scenes showcase each of the Avengers, which helps keep the pace moving right along. I'm not usually one to gush over special effects, but I literally gasped when Mark Ruffalo transforms into The Hulk for the first time. The scene, in a way, is like the film's secret weapon. The first transformation is teased throughout most of the movie, and the suspense builds to a moment that feels perfectly constructed to grab the audience by the throat.

The only downside to The Avengers is that with so many characters, you just wish you could spend a little more time with each of your favorites. The good news is that we'll probably be hanging out with them in many sequels to come.

Photos courtesy of Disney