Do You Backcomb Your Hair?


Updated 11/14/09 11:57 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 13 comments

Do You Backcomb Your Hair?

Back in my junior high years, backcombing was a very close personal friend of mine. How else was I to achieve claw bang perfection? Whether you call it teasing, ratting, or backbrushing, backcoming helps create volume, hide thin spots, and/or provides a base for updos. It can be extreme — think Lady Gaga — or it can be smooth and tame, like Jackie O. I particularly love teasing my locks when Read more

Malia Obama Makes an Age-Appropriate Statement in TEASE


Updated 01/12/09 12:32 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 13 comments

Malia Obama Makes an Age-Appropriate Statement in TEASE

Will Malia do for TEASE what her mama did for Maria Pinto? The 10-year-old daughter of down-to-earth fashionista Michelle Obama has been making a statement of her own in handmade tees and tanks. Malia was seen sporting the trendy and age-appropriate blue tie-dye tank ($51), pink tie-dye peace shirt ($51) and tie-dye smiley face blue tee ($51) while on holiday in Hawaii. As the oldest Obama Read more

The Top 10 Striptease Songs


Updated 04/24/11 1:55 PM · Posted by · 89 comments

The Top 10 Striptease Songs

A few days ago I told you about the 50 sexiest music videos of all time, and now I'm back to share the top 10 striptease songs, according to AskMen.com. If you've ever performed a lap dance, you know just how important song choice is. The right music can instantly transform you into a sex kitten and provoke your body to move in ways you didn't know you were capable of! To see what's on the Read more

How-To: Lo Bosworth's Teased Chignon


Updated 06/26/08 3:56 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 30 comments

How-To: Lo Bosworth's Teased Chignon

Yesterday at the Lauren Conrad LA Fashion Show her BFF and new roomie Lo Bosworth (also of The Hills) styled her hair in a chic, teased chignon. The teasing gives height to the crown and sides of her head (which gives symmetry and balance to an oval face). To learn how to re-create this fashion-forward look at home, just follow my directions. View 5 Photos Read more

How-To: Teasing Your Hair


Updated 10/26/07 11:45 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 33 comments

How-To: Teasing Your Hair

Big hair is back! And since the glossary post about hair teasing turned out to be so popular, I thought I'd create a little do-it-yourself guide so you can see just how easy it is to create some volume at your crown. For step-by-step instructions, read more Read more

Definition: Tease


Updated 09/06/09 12:00 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 12 comments

Tease

Get your mind out of the gutter! This week's glossary term has nothing do with nooky and everything to do with hair. Teasing, also known as back-combing or ratting, is a process that involves taking sections of the crown of the hair and combing it from underneath. With one hand holding your hair and the other holding a thin comb, back-comb hair in the opposite direction from it's natural Read more

Sexism, Stereotypes, and the Super Bowl: Recent Ads That Sexualize Women


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Women in Super Bowl Ads

Sex sells — especially for Super Bowl ads — and year after year, major companies try to get away with the raciest, steamiest ads possible, often at the expense of women. Cars, food, technology — it doesn't matter what the product is; these ads throw in a hot, skin-baring woman for distraction and buzz. Ahead of the big game tomorrow, let's look back at some of the most scandalous ads in Read more

Check Out Madonna's New Music Video With M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj


Updated 02/04/12 8:30 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Celebrity News Stories For Feb. 3 2012 Early Edition

Madonna has a brand-new music video — HuffPost Entertainment Bruce Willis was involved in getting Demi Moore help — People Gwyneth Paltrow is all about selling traditional values now — Lainey Gossip Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon have a Louis Vuitton faceoff — TooFab Is something holding up Bridget Jones 3? — Hollywood Reporter You know you want some Ryan Gosling on demand — Read more