Latest Trends For the Fashion-Minded Woman

Fashion Dresses Celebrity Style

The Maxi dress is definitely back with a vengeance. The Maxi dress is seen often on the runway scene and is perfect for spring and summer. Maxi dresses are long and flowing with bright, colorful patterns and various styles of v-necks or halter designs. Shorter halter dresses are also in style along with the "short and sweet" babydoll dress.

Other celebrity style dresses to look for include the Soul Revival dress styles, the hemp dress, one-shoulder dress, mini dress, slip dress, and bow dress. These all have gorgeous feminine patterns and are often highlighted with ruffles, beads, studs, or

buttons.

Designer Jeans

If you want to wear jeans celebrity style, look for the flare style or boot cut jeans, hip huggers, and wide leg jeans. Jeans go great with all the fashion tops mentioned above, and can easily be matched with many styles of shoes, sandals, or boots. Some fashion jean name brands to look for include Salt Works jeans, Rider, Sailor Baby, Cliff Street Flare, and Chastity.

Tips to Dress Celebrity Style

Celebrity style dressing to fit in with the latest trends will require a little legwork. With online resources today, it's easy to find the fashion clothing that fits your body shape and stYle. Check out photos of models online wearing all the popular clothing items. There are entire websites dedicated to showing runway fashion shows or magazine clippings of fashion models and celebrities in their favorite outfits.Consider the hair color, skin color and tone, and the figure of the model. Compare these with your own features to see if the outfit or dress would look just as great if you were wearing it. Be sure to look at various fashions so you can compare for yourself. This will give you an idea of what to buy, especially if buying online, and if you're unable to try on the clothing.Choose shoes and accessories (belts, purses, jewelry, etc.) to complete your outfits. Celebrities often wear a complete outfit with accessories and all when they want to make a fashion statement.

HOW TO LOOK FRESH ALL THE DAY?

EVERY MORNING you scrub your face, apply your make-up and hit the road looking drop dead gorgeous. Come afternoon, your face begins to look sallow and towards the evening, sapped! Familiar, isn't it. Blame it on the rigours of day-to-day life."External factors such as sunlight, pollution and air-conditioning, and internal factors such as stress can leave you looking washed out towards the evening. "Today foundations come with sunscreen and moisturisers. Foundation is ideal for daywear. You can use the concealer for the soirees.Stick to a brown or pink lipstick, preferably those enriched with chamomile, which is a soothing ingredient, shea butter that serves as deep moisturiser, and UV filters during the day. Also, it is not advisable to wear eye shadow in the morning. Keep them for the evening drama," says Laila.Your daily bread: Yo-yo dieting can leave tell tale signs on the way you look at your desk. One, the pangs of hunger can bring about mood swings and stress that is reflected immediately on the barometer — your face. So, don't give in to binge diets or ever think of skipping your meal.Also, it is not advisable to gorge on those French fries as it will reflect on your face which will, in all probability, look like a grease paper by the evening. the dehydrating alkaline soaps. A paste of milk powder with cucumber juice and rose water refreshes and lightens the skin by removing the tan and blemishes. You can follow this routine daily," says Laila. Also, go in for a weekly scrub and mask do for that glow across the week.Masks for radiant skin: "There are several masks that offer you an instant glow, which you can prepare at home. For dry skin, begin with a honey, milk and oatmeal paste scrub.Wash your face pat dry and apply a honey and egg yolk moisturising mask. Take 1 teaspoon honey, 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon almond oil. Mix them into a paste and apply on the face. Leave it for about 15-20 minutes and wash. For normal skin, the same pack can be used minus the almond oil.""For oily skin, an oatmeal and orange juice scrub made with a small quantity of egg white is ideal, followed by a tomato pulp pack. Peel the tomatoes, crush the pulp and apply all over the face leaving the area around the eyes and lips. Wash away after a few minutes.


For your natural look Eat well. Including lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet means your body will get all the nutrients it needs to look after your hair, skin and nails. Try to eat around 2 fruits and 5 vegetables a day. Drink a lot of water. Drinking water keeps your skin glowing and prevents you from looking withered or dried out. Keep a bottle of water with you throughout the day and keep sipping.Get enough sleep. Figure out how many hours of sleep you need a night and adjust your habits to include that many. If you sleep well each night you'll get rid of puffy eyes or dark circles, and keep yourself fresh and alert.Wear clean clothes. Clean, ironed clothes make you look neat and therefore fresher than a thrown on, jumbled up outfit.Coordinate colours. Rather than going for a wild look, keep it clean and bright with matching shades in your outfit and accessories.