The Top 5 Beauty Products of 2010

1. Crème de la Mer

Celebrities swear by this moisturizing cream to keep their skin soft and glowing.

2. John Frieda Frizz-Ease Serum

This serum not only keeps hair from being destroyed on humid days, but also leaves your hair feeling soft and shiny without weighing it down. Apply the serum to towel dried hair.











3. Nude Lip gloss


It's a popular look that will never go out of style, because it is nothing too outrageous. The dark eye and nude lip are great for evening and a favorite of celebs such as Angelina Jolie.

4. Dark Eye Shadow Kit



This is to be used with the nude lip for a dark and sultry look. The above kit is from Bobbi Brown, but almost all make-up brands offer kits like this. The lighter colors are used below the brow and on the inside corner of the eye. The darker shades are used in the crease of the eye and on the outer corners.

5. Gel Nail Polish


For anyone who gets frustrated with chipped nail polish only one day after a manicure, this is the solution. You choose from a selection of different colors that will appear darker on the nail once dried. The only problem with the gel nail polish is that like acrylic applied to the nail, it may destroy or shred parts of your natural nail.

The Top 3 Beauty Reality Shows of the Year

1. Bridalplasty (on E! network)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFTd6ZEV1w

Viewers watch as young, competitive brides fight to win a whole new body and face for the day of their weddings. Everyone has to wonder if each of their grooms will say yes to a woman with a completely different face than the one he fell in love with!

2. True Beauty (on ABC)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWgeN5YN6Dw

Although not a new show this year, the contestants' outrageous behavior and sexual appeal keep viewers coming back for more. This show proves that sometimes beauty really is only skin deep with some people.

3. The Price of Beauty (on VH1 with Jessica Simpson)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfHlgGftVGY

Jessica Simpson finds a way to fight back at the media frenzy over her weight, while also exapnding her billion-dollar brand. Jessica and two friends travel around the world meeting women who go to extremes to be more beautiful and fit the ideal type of each of their countries.

The Top 5 Classic Hollywood Beauties Who Died in 2010

1.
 
Lena Horne -American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010)

2.

Patricia Neal- American actress best known for her role as World War II widow Helen in The Day the Earth Stood Still (January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010)

3.

Jean Simmons- English actress who appeared mostly in motion pictures (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010)

4.

Jill Clayburgh - American actress who received Academy Award nominations for her roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over ; She most recently starred in the movie Love and Other Drugs with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway  (April 30, 1944 – November 5, 2010)

5.
 
Rue McClanahan- American actress best known for her role on The Golden Girls as 'Blanche Devereaux' for which she won an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress  (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010)

Beat the Bulge and Bags After the Booze and Baked Goods

Whether it is from all the holiday parties throughout the month or from your one big cheat day on Christmas, the wine, the cookies, the candy all leave you looking as puffy as Santa and as sluggish and grumpy as the Grinch. Dr. Perricone, a favorite on this site, has provided a diet for those who want a quick fix to all the harm they have done to their bodies. The diet specifically focuses on reducing inflammation in the body which will make you look and feel better. During the holiday festivities, you are doing two of the worst things you can possibly do to your skin. You are eating a pro-inflammatory diet which includes a lot of sugar and starches and consuming excess amounts of alcohol. These things lead to a rise in blood sugar which results in inflammation. When our blood sugar rapidly spikes, it destroys the collagen in our skin leaving it stiff and dry. Dr. Perricone's three day diet uses foods with high levels of natural anti-inflammatories and antioxidants to reverse the damage that was done. You must eat the two meals Dr. Perricone recommends for three days in a row, and the third meal must be a meal that does not include pro-inflammatory foods (sugars and starches). One meal must contain the miracle food, salmon. Salmon has a high level of omega-3 fatty acids that are very powerful anti-inflammatories. One of the other meals must contain dark, leafy greens such as romaine lettuce, and also contain a dressing of oil and lemon.  The dark greens have a very high level of antioxidants that are natural anti-inflammatories. Lemon juice and oil are also great antioxidants. And this diet also includes dessert! Dessert should be a serving of berries such as raspberries, blueberries, or strawberries and a slice of cantaloupe melon. These fruits are high in antioxidants and don't cause a rapid rise in your blood sugar like some other fruits do (such as bananas). Along with these foods, Dr. Perricone says it's vital to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day to have the best results.

Fountain of Youth: How to Fit in 8 Glasses of Water a Day

Drinking a lot of water is one of the biggest beauty secrets of many celebrities. Jennifer Aniston, Cindy Crawford, and Gwyneth Paltrow all claim that water is the reason for their beautiful, glowing complexion. But with busy schedules, how do you fit a full eight glasses of water into your diet each day? Many people believe they must replace other beverages with water to be able to fit in the daily 8 glasses a day, but a study conducted by Univeristy of Pennsylvania proves them wrong. You can get the 8 glasses of water intake you need through other liquids and also from food and the metabolic processes within your body that break down that food. Both juice and milk hydrate your body. Foods high in water content include all melons, apples, lettuce, tomatoes, and citrus fruits. The study did conclude that although these other drinks and food can help you to get in your eight glasses, nothing beats drinking good old plain water. One of the best options to jazz up tasteless water is to use the different products out there to flavor your water such as Crystal Light. One of the best things to add to your water is lemon. The juice of the lemon has amazing antioxidant properties, cleanses the liver of toxins, and increases your metabolic rate. Buy a reusable water container so that you can sip water throughout your day at work or school. Although you may be in the bathroom a lot, you will look great!

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Secret: Hiding the Truth Under Botox

We used to live in a society were plastic surgery was taboo. Plastic surgeons even developed special recovery centers for celebrities or wealthy patients who paid not to be seen after their surgery. The doctors provided drivers, nurses, and other staff that had signed a strict contract promising they would not reveal any celebrity or other patient they had assisted. However, recently interviews with some celebrities (mostly D list) and their new look have dominated tabloid covers and entertainment news shows. Celebrities seem to be boasting that they have the money and best resources to look like a barbie. It's a bragging right. Plastic surgery is the new status symbol that 'you've made it.' Forget a BMW, get some botox. In entertainment news, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have taken over. Their faces and bodies (and
not the ones they were born with) have become a big topic of interest. The women jokingly and proudly admit all the work they had done. Taylor Armstrong whose lips look like she is suffering from a severe allergic reaction was asked about the work she had done and replied, " Just start from the top, right?" She's had a combination of filler, Botox, and breast sugery. Lisa Vanderpump, another housewife, revealed "I have a bucket of Botox in my face." Adrienne Maloof is married to a plastic surgeon, which is like Tiger Woods being married to a porn star. Adrienne said, "I think at some point now, they're bragging about it, because it's like if you haven't had it done, you're not cool." Camille, who recently has been going through a divorce with star Kelsey Grammer, stated that what she was going through was a very private matter. If she keeps up with the Botox she doesn't have to worry, the world will never really know how she feels about her divorce.
 (Adrienne Maloof)
(Taylor Armstrong)