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2010 People's Choice Awards: Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood looked every bit the glam country crooner on the red carpet this evening, and I'm willing to bet that at least a little bit of that ear-to-ear grin came from her recent engagement. Carrie kept things classic with well-volumized buttercream blond highlights, big ol' false lashes, and peachy pink lips and cheeks. Do you like her traditional look, or do you think it's time to switch things up from her sweet Southern blonde style?
Good Hair Has a Greater Point
If you've ever felt as though you'll look bad unless you straighten your hair, get highlights, go blonde, get a perm, or cover your grays, you should see Good Hair. If you care about the effects narrow normative beauty ideals have on the people around you and the larger world, you should see it. Heck, if you've ever felt like you "needed" to do anything to be attractive or accepted, you should see it.
Do You Like Jessica's New Red Locks?
Back in July, Jessica Alba lightened up her hair from brown with caramel-toned highlights to a somewhat flat blond shade that most of you weren't loving. We've seen the actress go back and forth with various shades of blond and brown before, but to my recollection, we've never seen her go red. Yesterday, after a trip to the salon, Jessica debuted her new red locks.
Fake Rihanna's Funky Fringe — It's Super Easy!
Recently, various stars have been stepping out with blond-streaked bangs, including beauty chameleon Rihanna. While hanging out in New York last night, she showed off some chunky highlights poking out from under her hairline. If you're looking for a bit of a change without the commitment, a pop of color under the fringe just might be the way to go.
Hair Color How-Tos: Brighter Blondes
For the past week, I've been providing tips on how to keep your hair color looking fresh and fade resistant. I've covered redheads, brunettes, and raven-haired beauties.
And now, let's finish this series off by featuring tips for blondes.
The Best Spray Tan on the Internet: Picnik's New Touch Up Suite
Picnik is a cool program for editing and aggregating photos online, especially if you don't have a copy of Photoshop handy. But recently, they introduced a lady-geared suite of features called Touch Up that has options like Sunless Tan, Highlights, Teeth Whitener, Blemish Fix, and my least favorite, Insta-Thin. (Because, you know, we girls always want to be thin.)
I decided to try it because I find the whole photo-editing thing dubious; I understand that this stuff's an accepted part of our culture, but I'm just saying that I don't think it's so great for our psyches to worry about "perfection."
Get Fergie's Gorgeous Hair Color, Straight From Her Colorist
As you can see, Fergie's hair is the perfect shade of golden brown on the cover of August's Marie Claire. Luckily enough, the colorist who made it happen, Tracey Cunningham, has shared her formula and tips for making it work on those of us who aren't Mrs. Josh Duhamel. To find out how to get this honeyed hue, read more.
Teen Choice Awards: Fergie
Compared to last year's look, Fergie's TCA look is a total 180. Instead of blond hair in a fishtail braid, she's sporting long, chocolaty brown hair, and her makeup is tweaked just enough to go along with the darker tones of her hair. In a recent poll, most of you weren't loving the newer color (although some were happy to get the details on her brown highlights).
Teen Choice Awards: Audrina Patridge
In typical The Hills-inspired fashion, Audrina Patridge opts for the side pony tonight. While we're used to the reality star's dark brown locks, these days, she's going for a multitoned style, with blond tones at the roots, cascading into various shades of golds and caramels on the bottom.
As for her makeup, it's all about highlighting those light brown eyes with lots of liner and shimmery, dark gold shadow.
Win the Entire Assortment of Oscar Blandi Root Touch-Up and Highlighting Pens From Sephora!
If your hair looks a little lackluster in between salon appointments, Sephora has the answer(s) for you. This week, we're giving away the entire collection of Oscar Blandi Pronto Colore Root Touch-Up and Highlighting Pens. One lucky winner will receive the whole gamut of shades, so that you can do a little at-home experimenting, gifting, or even hosting of your own highlighting/touch-up party with your friends.
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