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I’m 13 and I love fashion and beauty, but I just don’t know how to be a fashionista/ fashion and beauty girl! I’m doing this for myself, by the way! What magazines do I read, make -up, any recommended stores, clothing lines, clothes, shoes, accessories, purses (I already have a small Coach Purse), what do fashionistas obsess over (except for fashion and beauty duh!), how do they act, any recommended books (fiction or nonfiction), what do they say a lot, what celebrities are their role models, how do I get great fashionista-baby soft skin, any bedroom (bathroom) make-overs, and any other suggestions are cool! I don’t want to be self-centered or mean, I am really nice actually.

Sorry, that’s a lot of stuff, but I just love fashion, just don’t know how to put it!

Advice would be awesome!

Read TeenVogue, it’s the best way to follow the fashion trends. People and Instyle have fashion updates for people your age sometimes. Keep your make-up safe, and clean with a glow that makes you the way you are. Don’t make it too dramatic. Even out your make up; maybe a little bit of mascara, eyeliner, a touch of eyeshadow, a little bit of blush, and some gloss will do. Guys don’t like it when girls have too much make up. I personally don’t like Forever21 because their clothes are cheap material so I recommend that you shop at Nordstroms, Urban Outfitters, and H&M. Always dress according to the ocasio and weather, keep your accessories cute, never mix&match, but don’t over accessorize. These days, the bigger the better. Don’t carry around a dinky little purse, get your oufit to look more fabulous by carrying a purse that has a lot of room and style to it. Jeans are very important. I love Citizens of Humanity, True Religions, and William Rast jeans. Do not get jeans that are too tight. You’ll get a muffin top which means that your fats goes over your jeans beacause your jeans are too tight. It was stated on E!’s 50 fashion do and don’t. Make sure to keep the length right, and the butt area looking fit. I use Nu Skin, which is not a very well known brand, but it is the best. I was breaking out one time, I applyed some facial acne creame, the next day it was gone. And for your make up, go to Sephora, not MAC. MAC makes you look like a cake face. GOOD LUCK!

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This is how beauty is manufactured and sold to us

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I have seen documentaries on the science of beauty that claim that symmetry is of utmost importance in whether or not you are beautiful. One source points out, by way of example, that Denzel Washington is almost perfectly symmetrical while Lyle Lovett has an asymmetrical face.

My question is whether symmetrical features result in beauty or are symmetrical features a by-product of beauty? For example, even if Lyle Lovett had symmetry he would not be judged as extremely good looking. So is the axiom saying that unattractive people are by nature not symmetrical? Does an inherent correlation exist between symmetry and beauty – that you can not have one without the other – if you are symmetrical you are beautiful and that if you are unattractive you are by definition not symmetrical?

It’s much less about symmetary and much more about certain ratios and facial proportions.

I think the proof that it’s not about symmetary is in the fact that when you take a picture half of someone’s face and reflect it so you have two symmetrical halves, it just looks strange and unnatural.

I’m trying to think of an easy way to say divine beauty or beauty divine that is simple and short in Spanish. Can anyone help me? So far i’ve come up with bella divina but there have to be other ways using different words. It does not have to be gramatically correct!

Thanks.

The literal translation is belleza divina, but nobody uses those words without sounding a real nerd.
If you are intending to tell something similar to an Argentina, you can tell her " Diosa" that means goddess and is currently used.

Same with " estas divina " that means more or less you look great!
Preciosa, hermosa, belleza, linda, are other words that every women in the world would like to listen because they all would like to possess an extraordinary physical beauty.

July 2002
Venezuela has had four Miss Universes and five Miss Worlds in the past two decades.

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When I say beauty products, I’m referring to male grooming. I guess you can say I’m kind of a metro-sexual, lol. I just want to look and smell good. So can anyone recommend to me some good beauty products for men?

Sephora has great products for men. Most of the stuff at Sephora is pretty pricey, but it is totally worth it. One of my guy friends gets his stuff from there.

Música del gran compositor ruso Piotr Ilich Chaikovski

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I know girls start wearing makeup from a very early age these days but they do so for reasons other than fading beauty. In a lot of cases they do this to make up beauty that never really existed in the first place. But some girls are naturally beautiful. However, no matter how beautiful you are eventually your looks start to fade. So the question is this: at what age do nature’s gifts start to fade and artificial aids become necessary for women to sustain a level of beauty that they previously had without the aid of any makeup.

Most women hit the wall around 27. Some peak in high school.

I’m planning on doing a beauty photoshoot, using my new 350D camera and a couple of friends. I want to know what to use to make the faces of models well lit and to show the beauty of the make up used. I’ve been awestruck by Marcelo Benfield’s work, and I would sure love to try something that has the same lighting properties.
Please supply any tips for beauty photography aside from lighting ones, and what are the best properties to be used for such photosessions with the camera.

If you’re looking to emulate the style of this photographer, I would suggest finding one of his photographs which you like and looking into the reflection of the model’s eye to determine what kind of lighting setup was used. I looked at a couple of his pictures and noticed that he frequently uses ring lights and giant softboxes, which are actually the norm for fashion photography.

If you don’t have access to this equipment, a softbox (which was originally created to mimic window light) can be simulated by setting your model in front of a large window with lots of light shining through (not direct sunlight).

The idea of beauty portraits is to eliminate shadows on the face with lots of light (to mask skin defects). Again, this is most easily done with the use of a large window. You may also help the effect by using white sheets or poster boards to reflect light into your model’s face. The eliminated shadows are then replaced by the strategic use of makeup to accentuate cheekbones, etc.

Referring again to Marcelo Benfield’s work, you can tell that Photoshop has become a major step in the process of beauty photography. For example, http://grouper.com/video/MediaDetails.aspx?id=1687033

Regarding the camera, a large aperture is typically used with the focus set on the reflection in the model’s eyes. The ears are usually out of focus as a result. Finally, this type of image is generally shot with a slightly telephoto lens (~70mm on a 35 mm camera). Using a normal or wide angle would introduce perspective into the photograph, making the nose appear too big and the ears too small.

E-mail me with your questions. I always enjoy a conversation about photography.