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World-class hairstylist, groomer and makeup artist for A-list celebrities such as Jonathan Rhys Meyers, America Ferrara, Patrick Dempsey, Celine Dion, and Rumor Willis, Marco Berardini has lived and worked in every fashion capitol in the world including Paris, Milan, London and New York.

Today, based in Los Angeles - he is the founder and creator of the next advancement in grooming -- EVOLUTIONMAN.

Marco comments on both the style of hair and fashion of the red carpet!

THE WOMEN:
Modernized versions of the 50's and 60's hit the red carpet yesterday at the 2010 Emmy's. People like:
Kyra Sedgwick,

and Angela Kinsey

Both sported minimal eye make-up with a colorful lip.

Opting for a different look were:

Lea Michele,

Sarah Hyland,

Jayma Mays went for a 60's-inspired Bridgette Bardot with lots of volume at the crown of the head, smoky eyes, and nude lips.

Even Tina Fey embraced the 60's hair look by doing a simple pony-tail with lots of volume on the crown.

How do you get 60's hair?

The quickest and easiest way is to grab those hot rollers from the back of your closet and give yourself an old-fashioned 60's set. Brush the curls out with your trusty Mason Pearson brush, tease your crown and then use a polishing serum to tame fly-aways and add extra shine.

For a modernized version, use a curling iron to create more texturized waves. This will give you the 60's volume with the ever-so-popular beach wave. When styling your hair, make sure that your hair has time to set properly, as your look needs to last all day. The last thing you want is your style to fall flat because it hasn't been set long enough.
Also, keep dry shampoo on hand to maintain your style and volume throughout the day.

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Don't miss this sale-- which is why this post is hitting now.

Gorjana-- one of my favorite jewelry lines-- is having a one-day only private online sample sale for selection items in limited quantities. (We all know that means shop early and shop quickly-- right? I don't need to explain why, do I?)

Don't forget to start shopping EARLY-- www.gorjana.com/privatesale
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Chanel Beaute' make-up artists were quite busy this past weekend -- two of the many celebrities and notables they worked with included January Jones and Rose Byrne!

Chanel provided the "beauty break-down" for each actress and it was interesting to see how easy it would be to duplicate this look.

ROSE BYRNE / Makeup Artist Kate Lee

Beauty Inspiration:

Rose wore a cream dress with a gold detail. Her hair was softly textured
and swept into a soft high chignon by Harry Josh. I wanted to move away
from anything too tan or Grecian looking, and keep things young and fresh. For this reason, I used mainly creme and gel formulas.

Beauty Tip:

First I smoothed the skin with CHANEL Sublimage Concentrate, and then applied a layer of oil-free primer.

I started by applying a layer of eye shadow base, then worked directly over the top withCHANEL Liquid Eyeshadow in Splash, a gentle mauve pewter shade, new for Holiday.
I added a liner under the lash line to add depth then put a line of the liquid shadow over
the top and blended it out slightly.

Lashes were given a generous coat of CHANEL Inimitable Intense Mascara in Noir.

Rose's base was CHANEL Vitalumiere Fluid Makeup, blended very gently away to almost nothing. I only used powder on the nose chin and forehead, leaving the rest of the skin dewy.
I used a tan matte blush to sculpt Rose's cheek bones, then on the tip of
the cheek bones and just under the brow I added a gentle dab of Nars Luxor, which is a transparent creme stick which shines pink in the light.

On the top crest of the lip, I used a lip pencil in a rose gold tone, to add a
highlight to the cupids bow, and then I added a touch of CHANEL Rouge
Allure Extrait de Gloss in Insouciance... probably the best nude gloss
ever!

Continue reading "Secrets of the Red Carpet: Chanel Beaute' Gives January Jones & Rose Byrne Stellar Beauty" »

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The Emmys' Red Carpet was ablaze with women wearing glamourous gowns and it was amazing the differences in style. Here are two women who chose distinctly different gowns from Tony Ward Couture and each found their own fashion metier.

Here's Kelly Osbourne like you have never seen her. She's upped her fashion quotient and has shown her personality and fashion-savvy with this amazing Tony Ward Couture gown.

Kelly opted for a black silk jersey long dress with a laser-cut crystal flower, stone shaped buttons and an assymetrical shoulder draped and embroidered with crystal stones from designer Tony Ward's Couture Collection.

Her jewelry is pretty spectacular too: platinum bracelets with black and white diamonds, and a pair of platinum earrings with black diamonds (14 carats each) courtesy of Martin Katz.

Continue reading "Celebrity Style Spotting: Tony Ward Couture Gives Celebs Glamourous Gowns " »

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The Women in Film Event is a hot ticket in LA when it comes to the Emmys. Everyone shows up because it's a *seen and be seen* party!

Julia Ormond sparkled in platinum jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz at the "Entertainment Weekly / Women In Film Pre-Emmy Party" in Los Angeles last night.

Julia selected a pair of blackened platinum and emerald earrings, and a blackened platinum and emerald ring.

Don't you just love the brilliance of the gems in these pieces? It's because platinum is stronger, more reflective and a more neutral tone that allows the gemstones to be shown to their best advantage.

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer were spotted at the same event wearing their platinum wedding bands handmade by their friend Cathy Waterman. Cathy also designed Anna's platinum and diamond engagement ring

Gorgeous!!

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Ok so this year I actually had two vacations. Nice job if you can swing it.. given that other than one trip to NY last year, I hadn't been anywhere for about 4-5 years, that's pretty darn good. (wait. I am not counting the 2 weekend trips to San Francisco.. both times with family.. and one was a real pain when we came home. Animal House party anyone?)

These were major vacations and stuff that I planned very carefully what to pack and what was going to be done since they were 8-10 days. You saw Hawaii..but in case you didn't, since I was shooting most of the photos, here's one of me someone else took

Upstate New York has yet to hit the blog but it's coming. I have a ton of photos and even a couple of videos. Plus some interview time with Xena Princess Warrior, co-author of that wonderful book " On the Meaning of Adam Lambert" and website. She traveled down to the burg where I was staying just to hang out on a boat with me and the NY BFF's (D, Kathy, and other peeps)

This one isn't on the boat -- saving those for later-- but this is a shot from inside a bar where a bunch of us traveled to the next little town and sat around drinking margaritas listening to 70's, 80's and 90's tunes.

Anyway-- back to the project at hand. I traveled considerably lighter on both trips because I knew that I would buy stuff. Didn't buy as much ih Hawaii but I knew that beauty products are a premium there and I wanted great hair.. and hopefully you saw some photos or videos from the Kauai trip that showed off my hair. By the time I hit Skaneateles, my hair was in pretty darn good shape and it stayed that way despite every day (except 1) on a boat in the middle of a lake-- and it was FUN. I did have a hat but I also drove around in a convertible and did a lot of walking in what was warmer weather than Los Angeles and the weather was all over the place with thunderstorms, humidity and lots of high temps too.

How did I manage to get my hair under control? I was pretty careful about what I took with me. I brought a couple brushes, a hair dryer, (left the flat iron at home), and took a few hair products-- primarily from two lines.

Belegenza was a great one to use on almost a daily basis. It's fabulous ingredient list was highly useful in both climates on both sides of the US and everywhere in between. It's a celebrity favorite - particularly for shows shooting in NYC . You can check the site for who's using it and know that Patrick McMillan the celebrity stylist carries it in his salon and uses it with great success.

Part of the Belegenza line

This great aloe-based line makes smart sense to travel with because it's concentrated-- meaning you don't need big bottles of it, I just poured some of everything into smaller bottles and had more than enough for both trips. The only thing that's not so concentrated and dilutable is VirgINity which is sprayed on after washing hair and you come it through and it repairs damage. " Luv, luv, luv. I love this stuff. I understand that Alan's got a new product for blondes seeking volume. (hands waving wildly in the air), can't wait to see that.

This is a great line for home & travel and it's minus the junk ingredients. It's been on this blog before so check out the site. www.belegenza.com . You won't be sorry

Belegenza is a must have and their range of products are killer -- and now include skincare (can't tell you much more than podcast on the blog I have done with Alan because I haven't tried them). I know from the fastidious quality control that Alan has over his line that the skincare will be as truly effective as the hair care line.

Continue reading "What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Products I Used & Loved" »

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I am holding off on the women's commentary because I can't decide exactly what to say and how to say it and I have a number of contributors who will weigh in on this topic. So it's best saved to another post. However that's not to say there weren't some really stellar and amazing red carpet moments and most of them happen to be worn by MEN! (We do love the men but often they just get forgotten)

One of our favorite menswear lines pulled out all the stops and got onto the red carpet in spades-- and thank goodness because every gentleman walking the red carpet in Brooks Brothers looked amazing (and some overshadowed their partners and castmates)

Stephen Colbert was an Emmy presenter for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and he looked every inch a winner in a shawl tuxedo from the Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers collection.

Geoffrey Arend, star of upcoming M. Night Shyamalan movie, Devil and husband of Emmy nominated actress, Christina Hendricks, chose a Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers tuxedo. His tuxedo featured special detailng of a grosgrain lapel and a black grosgrain bow tie.

Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs' point guard sported a Brooks Brothers 1818 Fitzgerald tuxedo, slim fit bib-front spread collar tuxedo shirt and black butterfly bow tie while accompanying his wife Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria Parker down the red carpet. He looked every inch the star that Longoria did.

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Did you see the Emmys red carpet? Who did it right? Who blew the entire outfit? Who made you laugh because it was just so bad? Well you aren't alone in having your favorites and the tabloids will be talking about them -- and so will we here on LA-Story.com in "Celebrity Style Slam" posts. However you can get the scoop from Hollywood insiders by watching the TV Guide special on Emmy style!

Lawrence Zarian hosts "Emmys Red Carpet Fashion Wrap with Lawrence Zarian" tonight, Monday, August 30 from 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Lawrence is joined by "Real Housewives of New York's" Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Nick Verreos, celebrity stylist Jen Rade and hair stylist Kim Vo to the studio to talk about the celebrities' hottest looks - from hair to dresses to bags and shoes!

Check out this show for the line-up of experts and see who did it right or wrong.

If you missed the Emmy splash, don't despair. TVGuide.com is a one-stop destination for Emmy Awards coverage at: www.tvguide.com/emmys.

As fans watch celebrity arrivals at TVGuide.com, they will be able to update their Facebook status with their thoughts on what's hot and what's not on the red carpet. A Facebook application on TVGuide.com will show fans their friends' relevant status updates and allow fashion fans everywhere to debate the night's looks.

, TVGuide.com's editorial staff will provide Emmy-related nomination recaps, breaking news, show reviews, photo galleries and actor profiles. Site visitors may also watch full episodes of many of the Emmy-nominated shows at TVGuide.com's Online Video Guide.

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Do you know Drew Olanoff ? If you are hot on twitter.com, I don't know how you don't know who Drew Olanoff is but here's a quick history on Drew from his website.

i'm a geek, Director of Community for textPlus and you can see my tweets at @thatdrew (formerly @drew on twitter), and downloadsquad. Oh and you can blame my cancer for stuff.

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Podcast with Drew Olanoff (be aware it's about 45 minutes but it's the funniest 45 minutes you will have listening to 2 people talk to each other on the phone who have never met)

Listen to Drew Olanoff and I talk about the different aspects of texting: how to text and what's right/wrong, appropriate/inappropriate in texting along with phones, tech devices-even customer service and even texting on appliances. We finally get down to talking about why you should be using Gogii's Text Plus-- which is because 1) it's free, which means there are no limits to the number of texts you can send or receive
2) you can have group text chats and
3) people in Canada and the US can text each other FREE.

Think about that.
Try it. Let me know what you think. www.textplus.com

Text Plus rocks my world. Drew Olanoff, you were amazing , funny, and FUN!
Let's do it again and let's do a video! (and people if you don't get why I just said all this, then you need to listen to the entire podcast. I know it's long. It's worth the listen-- REALLY!)

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Lux Lash started out in Boston but being in the Beverly Hills lash spa-- you have to know that the lash business here exploded with the variety and in-depth knowledge, experience and care with which the Lux Lash staff actually provide for anyone and everyone who has a lash and/or brow issue. This amazing salon is dedicated to lashes and brows and is an oasis of relaxation, pampering and glam lashes.

From Botox brow lifts to faux brows for those undergoing chemo to those seeking fabulous lashes for a night to even 2 months, nothing is impossible when you are at Lux Lash spas.

This great location on Little Santa Monica (across from Sprinkles Cupcakes) makes it a can't miss location and the detail and precision that is used for brow and lash treatments is really incredible. Everyone gets the same carefully precise treatment because they want you to be happy.

http://www.luxlash.com

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