How to Have Plumper, Healthier Megan Fox/Angelina Jolie Lips!

Angelina Jolie: Unparalleled Lip Beauty Icon

Are you jealous of Angelina Jolie’s full and oh-so kissable lips? Want plump and sexy lips like Megan Fox or a Victoria’s Secret Angel? While not everyone is blessed with lusciously perfect lips, these helpful and easy-to-do tips will show you how to develop and take care of those smackers!

Tip#1: Condition and Exfoliate

One of the most basic things you can do to develop prettier  lips is to condition and exfoliate them every night before going to bed. Use a toothbrush dipped in warm water and gently rub your moist lips with the damp bristles. This will remove dead skin cells, leaving your lips smooth and flawless. Lip products will glide on better the following morning!

Tip#2: Moisturize

Nobody likes seeing dry chapped lips so always be sure to keep lip balm or lip moisturizer handy! The best time to moisturize your lips (and skin) is right after exfoliating since the moisture encourages skin regeneration, keeping your little pouter pretty and healthy!

Tip#3: Home Recipes

You can use ingredients found in the most bare of kitchens that can definitely make your lips gorgeous. Sugar or salt can be used as lip scrubs (rub them on your pouters gently and slowly) while eating raspberries and getting the juices on your lips provide natural fruit color that looks like a store-bought lip-stain product! Make sure you aren’t allergic to these ingredients beforehand as some people have allergies to certain types of berries.

Tip#4: Lip Plumpers

The beauty industry now has tons of  products that specifically focus on making your lips ripe-looking and voluminous. Lip plumpers have distinct ingredients that produce a slight burning sensation which will give you nice, swollen, and oh-so-kissable lips. Try them and see what works perfectly for you. Department stores usually stock these lip plumpers as with most drugstores today as well.

 

Tip#5: Makeup Techniques

Megan Fox and her undeniably sexy smackers

If all else fails, makeup is the sure way to go. Using nude lipstick shades and glosses give the illusion of fuller lips as lighter shades reflect more light than darker ones. Gloss is also a fabulous trick to try as they add volume, dimension, and hydration to otherwise unhealthy-looking thin lips! 
Tip: Add extra gloss on the center of your lower lips to give the illusion of more volume.


The pursuit of beautiful and sexy full lips may go too far with women resorting to cosmetic surgery. We rarely see celebrities who come out looking better after having lip-plumping cosmetic procedures. They usually come out looking so obviously fake! However, with these tips, we’re sure you won’t have to go through those measures to achieve that gorgeous, kissable look!

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com

Fashion Designer Profile: Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is one of the most well-known and bankable fashion designers in the world. This New Yorker has graced the world with his street-inspired designs that know no bounds.

Marc Jacobs with fashion-loving Nicole Richie

Mainly known for his completely unpredictable style which does not follow any of the world’s trends, Marc Jacobs started working in fashion at the very young age of fifteen in a little avant-garde shop called Charivari. He attended The Parsons School of Design where he won the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award, the Chester Weinberg Godl Thimble Award, and the Design Student of the Year Award all in 1984, at the very young age of 21. 



While still in school, Marc Jacobs tried his hand in creating and selling his own line of hand-knit sweaters which was the start of it all. After which, he had a stint with the brand Perry Ellis but was shortly dismissed after designing a certain grunge collection for the line.

Crazy Mouse jacket of the Little Marc line. US$119 from marcjacobs.com

Marc Jacobs is most prominently known for being appointed as the creative director of the French fashion house Louis Vuitton in the late 90s, where he initiated great things such as creating the brand’s first ready-to-wear line. He also has his own company and fashion house, with several brand names under it such as The Marc Jacobs Collection, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Little Marc, a brand for kids.

Other facts:

• Youngest designer to receive the CFDA Award for “Best New Fashion Talent’ in 1987
• Received “Designer of the Year” in 1992
• Highly active in many charitable causes
• Co-hosted, with Kate Moss, a “model-and-muse” themed gala for the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2009
• Included in Time Magazines Top 100 Most Influential People in April 2010

Marc Jacobs has clearly shown that the gift of fashion is not limited by age nor experience. Who can say this man was not born to gift the world with his gorgeous and fabulous designs?

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com

Best Outfit Ideas for Fun Casual Dates

Do you have a hot date in ten minutes but you find yourself scouring the deep ends of your closet, as if making the wrong outfit decision will bring about the end of the planet? Do you want to appear feminine and stylish yet laid-back and nonchalant too? Relax, there’s nothing to worry about! Just follow these basic outfit ideas to find that perfect look for a fun and casual date!

1. If you have a date with a romantic...

Forever 21 Dress, New Arrival

 Simple cute dresses are are a quick way to go from laid-back and boring to laid-back, pretty and fun. Wear a simple sundress for spring or summer, or a knitted sweater dress for colder weather. You can pair these up with leggings and tights, accessories that give off a feminine air without showing too much skin.

2. If Mr. Adventure or Rock Star Wannabe is picking you up...

One of the latest jeans from Abercrombie & Fitch, the Super Skinny. $78

There is nothing better than wearing a pair of skinny jeans. If physical activities are expected such as sports or dodging paint balls, a pair of your sexiest jeans is the perfect choice. Jeans are absolutely versatile and can also work with Mr. Romantic mentioned above. Jeans worn with dressy tops and heels will give you a sexy yet fun look. This style says, “I’m sexy but I can get down with the boys and have some tomboy fun too!”. 

Jeans worn with trendy tees and feminine flats or heels for a rocking night out at a concert will give Mr. Rock Star Wannabe a night to remember. Not all men want women who are dolled up all the time. In fact, a girl who can act and feel confident in casual clothes is a huge turn on for many guys worthy enough to introduce  to both your mom and your best girl friends!

3. If Mr. I’m-not-telling-you-where-I’m-taking you is on his way...

One of Tory Burch's latest uber lovely ballet flats, the Serena 2

Flats like strappy sandals or ballet slippers in your favorite color are very comfortable to wear and these types of shoes are as at home in an elegant restaurant as much as in a more laid-back movie date at the mall. They can be mixed and matched with different outfits of varying styles - from girly dresses to more casual jeans. 

When you have absolutely no idea where your date is taking you, feminine flats worn with a dress you feel very comfortable and attractive in will be the safest bet. Flats are excellent to have as they are stylish without you giving up comfort.

The key to a successful laid-back and casual date outfit is to wear clothes you feel your best in. There is no reason to try too hard to the point of being uncomfortable. Of course, women always do dress to impress the apple of their eye but it is much better to do so when you’re comfortable with what you’re wearing. Try some of these outfit ideas and Mr. Date just might be Mr. Boyfriend. That is, if he deserves you!

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com

Eye Beauty: How to Fix Under Eye Circles and Puffy Eyebags

Dark circles and puffy eye bags are the bane of many women’s existence. Waking up to find dark circles or puffy eyes is something that can ruin a woman’s mood in the morning. So how do you solve this beauty nightmare, or at least, lessen it? The following tips will show you how!

Tip #1: Sleep!

The most common cause of dark circles and puffy eye bags is lack of sleep. Giving your peepers enough rest will show a lot of improvements the following day. Talk about a quick fix!  So get good old regular shuteye and you will see positive changes to your peepers that no beauty product can ever match.

Tip #2: Fix Your Diet!

Your diet can cause you to have dark circles or extra puffiness. Switch your afternoon junk foods for better food you can snack on such as carrots and fruits. There are tons of delicious and healthy fruits out there wherever you live! Also, the lack of essential proteins and B-vitamins might be another cause so stock up on quality meats and cheese! Last but not least, watch your salt intake.  
A lot of salt causes your body to retain more water. Isn’t water a good thing, you might ask? Not when water is retained around your eyes which can cause them to look puffy! Lessen the salt in your body and drink more water. “Wait, wait, how does drinking more water cause us to remove excess water?” you might also ask. Drinking more water flushes out salt and toxins from our body and these are the real culprits that cause us to retain water in unwanted areas.

Tip #3: Cucumbers and Tea-bags!

One of the cheapest and most effective techniques to rid yourself of  puffy eye bags is putting used teabags or cucumbers over your eyes for a period of time. These methods help as black tea and cucumbers contain chemicals that soothe away puffiness. Common black tea will do the trick. 

Steps: Dip the teabags in water and leave them in the freezer until frozen. Remove the teabags from the freezer and place one teabag on each eye. You might want to play some relaxing music while you do this. Lie down with the bags on closed eyes for about 15 minutes and imagine you’re receiving luxury service from some fancy spa!

Tip #4: Eye Cream is a must!

Garnier is one of our top favorite budget beauty products! We love their creams, hair dye and more.

 
Quality eye creams are essential to fix eye beauty problems from fine lines to dark circles and puffiness. Most of these creams are used every morning before you apply your makeup and every night before going to bed. Eye creams help moisturize and refresh tired eyes, lessening the chance of having wrinkles and puffiness. Read the labels as not all eye creams are the same. Find one that is specifically created to match your eye beauty problem.

Nobody can put a price tag on beautiful, healthy and well-rested eyes!

 There is not just one specific cure to get rid of dark circles, wrinkles or puffy eye bags. It takes time and perseverance in applying these tips that will make an overall improvement in appearance. And, if a quick solution is what you need, a good concealer can definitely hide those unsightly dark circles!

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com

Look Dolled Up in Less than 5 Minutes

We've all been there. You come home extremely tired from work or school and there is a big party (or even bigger, a special date!) to go to and you've got literally 5 minutes to pull together a look that says "It took me an hour to look this amazing!".

With this dress at hand, how long would it take you to copy her style?

How are you going to do it? Granted actually having that full hour will result in a much better look than measly 5 minutes - hey, we're not gonna lie to you - but when push comes to a shove, a girl's got to do what a girl in a rush has got to do! popPRETTY put together this list to fake results to make it look like you were ready and looking gorgeous half an hour before your date showed up!

Try these looks when you're in a rush but looking like you took your time primping:

#1 Braid your hair or, better yet, learn how to french braid. French braiding to beginners might sound like something professionals or people with a lot of time can manage but with a little practice and a lot of confidence you can do it. French braiding is very easy. Repeat after us, "French braiding is easy and too lovely to pass up!" It instantly gives your hair a classy allure that looks a million times less rushed (and boring) than a typical ponytail!

#2 Stick with only one feature to accentuate with makeup and make that feature pop. Swipe on red lipstick (or your favorite bright shade and wear minimal eye makeup). 

Or switch it up and wear nude lipstick and focus on a more dramatic eye makeup. This way you only focus on carefully applying makeup on one facial feature while the rest is kept low-key and save you time. 

For example, sporting a winged eyeliner look and putting on minimal face powder and lip gloss will automatically make you look like you spent more time on your makeup than you actually did. 

Angelina's makeup artist focuses on her  eyes while other features have minimal makeup. The eyes pop and it's red carpet all the way.

#3 Rock a ponytail but with a glamorous twist. Ponytails will always be every girl's go-to hairstyle when the clock's ticking fast. But you can sport it without looking like you had no time nor care to be pretty. 

You can do this by creating a high ponytail and keeping your strands as sleek as can be by using mousse on the top of your head. With your hair pulled back and looking ballerina pretty, whatever facial feature you choose to accentuate will stand out more than with your hair down. 

Sport this type of ponytail and dab on face powder and your favorite lip gloss or black eyeliner. Your lips or eyes will attract attention more than ever!

Devon Aoki knows that an almost bare face with black liquid eyeliner paired with a glamorous ponytail is paparazzi ready.

#4 Slip into your favorite dress. Nothing makes a woman look sexier than when she's wearing her favorite dress. You've worn this piece a dozen times given it's the dress you love the most in the world so being self-conscious can easily be tossed aside. You know how to move in it and you most probably already know the perfect shoes and bag to go with it. 

Sleeveless Skater Dress from Topshop, an online favorite. $95

So when your date is at your door and you barely have 5 minutes to get ready because your loveable boss called for a ton of extra work today, slip into that favorite outfit and your confidence in it will make you stand out more than any new makeup tip can!

Also, any flattering dress is a time saver. A woman in a dress needs minimal work on hair and makeup since the dress is the centerpiece. Well, next to you that is!

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com

How to Keep Nail Polish Looking Fresh and Pretty

Getting a manicure can be time-consuming and expensive which is why we want to keep our nails looking pristine and gorgeous for as long as we can. But how can we do so with the various ways polish chip off and ruin our pretty nails? popPRETTY will show you a few basic steps to help keep your nail polish clean, fresh, and pretty!

Step 1: Make sure your nails are clean and fully dry when getting a manicure. Nail polish sticks best when nails are clean and dry, allowing the base coat to adhere securely so that color will last longer.

Step 2: Trim your nails and file them. Long nails are harder to take care of especially if there is a lot of chipping. File and clip your nails before painting on polish. Filing your nails will also give that finished look which helps nail polish look clean and fresh.

Base coats are to polish as milk is to coffee

Step 3: Use the right products and application. When getting a manicure, ask the beautician to always put on a base coat. Base coats help keep the nail polish look vibrant, allowing it to last longer. The base coat also protects your nails from being stained by the nail polish. Darker polish tends to discolor nails. Dry the base coat thoroughly before putting on a thin layer of nail polish. Add only two thin layers or the minimum layers that achieve your desired effect. Apply a top coat to further protect your newly polished nails. Do not handle any objects until the paint is completely dry.

Step 4: Avoid getting your hands wet. Whenever you wash dishes or do something involving water, make sure to use gloves to protect your manicured nails. This will help prevent the color from chipping or fading quickly.

Step 5: Carry a nail repair tool kit. Keeping this tool kit in your bag will help you repair chips as soon as possible. This will also help prevent you from having to spend on a new manicure procedure all over again.

Be sure to follow these steps carefully as they will help keep your nail polish looking clean and fresh like the first day you got them! 

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com

How to Have Gorgeous Long Hair

Long lustrous locks turns head, that is a fact

Long, loose, and free locks are a definite “in” thing this coming season. Long health hair is a sure way to grab attention that is why it is important to take extremely good care of your hair once it has grown very long. 

Brittle and coarse strands make for an unhealthy looking mane that looks downright unattractive! With these steps popPRETTY put together for our readers, we’ll have your long tresses looking shiny and gorgeous!

Step #1: Wash and Wear

Make sure to wash your hair according to its needs. For most people, washing your hair everyday is a bit too much. You need the natural oil on your hair to keep it looking shiny and smooth. Washing daily strips our scalps of this essential oil. What we suggest is to wash your hair every other day instead of a daily wash.

Oily hair-day? Baby powder offers a quick fix!

The exception of course is for women with more-than-average oily hair. An alternative plan for oily hair that requires less washing is to use a dry shampoo or, even cheaper and easier to find, baby powder! Yup, baby powder absorbs the oil from your hair to make your tresses look tidier. Just put about a teaspoon of baby powder on your scalp where hair tends to be it’s oilest and brush it out. The powder will absorb the oil.

Step #2: Shampoo and Conditioner

Our beauty editor swears by Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner

Products that nourish and make hair healthy are very important. The type of hair products you choose must match your hair type. Find out whether your hair is oily, dry, brittle, colored or frizzy. Conditioning is a must when it comes to taming wild tresses, making your hair frizz-free and glowing!

Step #3: Brush and Brush

A quality brush is an investment worth making. Your hair will be thanking you!

Investing in a high-quality brush will help pave the way to beautiful hair, especially when dealing with longer strands. Not only does it untangle all those unsightly and messy knots, it makes your long locks appear smoother and shinier by distributing the natural oils from your scalp.

Step #4: Trimming Ends

Jennifer Aniston has inspired haircuts all over the world for the past dozen years and counting!

Another way to care for long hair is to trim it every 6-8 weeks. This allows your hair to grow naturally and brilliantly by cutting off unhealthy split ends. Trimming your hair will also remove excess weight that may lead to having frizzy and brittle strands.

Step #5: Change Your Lifestyle

If a Victoria's Secret model knows she needs to work out and does it, so should us mere mortals!

How you live your life affects the growth and state of your mane. Eating healthy, drinking lots of liquids, getting the right amount of rest and exercise are contributing factors to having stronger and more beautiful hair. Food rich in the good types of oil such as nuts and fish can add a sparkling shine to your hair. And, these foods are great for your heart’s health too! That’s hitting two birds with one stone.

Let's not kid ourselves. Mermaid-like hair does require some loving care.

Maintaining long locks may be hard work with a long to-do list but when each strand is vibrant and glowing, we’re sure there is not a single step you’ll regret you did!

popPRETTY.com gives you fresh beauty + fashion tips and news daily!


Join us on Facebook 

Follow us on Twitter! 
Email us! contact@popPRETTY.com