Hollywood's Biggest Beauty Secrets
Hollywood's confidential beauty secret: Almost all A-listers cheat a little on their way to goddess status. The newest fake-it beauty tactics are so real-looking, it's virtually impossible to tell if a starlet is sporting hair extensions and false lashes or if she scored her golden glow from a spray gun. Want a little Houdini beauty help too? At-home primping is also improving. Here's an update on the swanky new salon services that stars rely on and the more affordable D-I-Y alternatives.
Supershiny Hair
Hollywood hotties like Reese Witherspoon always seem to have such glossy, light-reflecting locks. "A radiant mane makes you look instantly healthy and attractive," says Kathy Galotti, color director for New York City's Louts Licari salon. To cop that brilliant sheen, Galotti applies a peroxide-free glaze on the coifs of her celeb clients. "I'll use a tinted one if I need to give someone's color a boost or a clear one if I just need to create crazy shine." This 30-minute treatment costs about $160 and lasts for at least three weeks.
D-I-Y version
Try one of the brand-new at-home color glazes, which contain a hint of hue and will infuse your strands with potent polishers like silicone, jojoba oil, and vitamin E. We like John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze, $10, and Clairol Nice 'n Easy Color Boosting Glaze, $8 (coming out in March). "Leave it on for just a minute or two the first time you use it so you can see how it affects your hair before going all the way," suggests Galotti. If you love the results, then apply it for the suggested three to five minutes the next time you use it (check the directions on the packaging). The luster will last for a week or more.
Long, Strong Nails
Fake talons might make you think of tacky Sopranos-style tips, but the latest innovations in nail enhancements are much more chic… and stars love them. "They're paper-thin, not like bulky acrylics, and only need one gel-like coating, which can be made in the color you want," says Jan Arnold, cofounder of Creative Nail Design. Jennifer Lopez, Fergie, and Gwen Stefani have theirs done French manicure — style. These pro pointers cost up to $100 and last for about three weeks; check out http://www.creativenaildesign.com/.
D-I-Y version
To fake a fab French mani: Color under your tips with a white pencil, deeply but without feeling any pinching. Try Sally Hansen Nail White Pencil, $3. The deeper the whites of your nails look, the longer your whole nail will appear Top with sheer pink polish. Voilà!
A Gorgeously Golden Body
The key to pulling off the most fantastic-looking fake tan? "Go light so your results won't look orange, unnatural, or streaky," says Lisa Pantastico of LA's Sunset Tan, where Lindsay Lohan, Denise Richards, and Britney Spears score their sun-kissed glows. "I use a spray gun that spews a fine mist of light self-tanner," explains Pantastico. "I can also contour body parts." Examples of her handiwork include shading the outer thighs to create the illusion of thinner legs or between the breasts to make cleavage look deeper. This 15-minute custom paint job costs about $75.
D-I-Y version
To ensure a light coating during a $25 spray-booth session, apply lotion all over first, especially on your palms, knees, and ankles. Or invest in an at-home spray gun, like the Nurses Home Tanning Salon, $150. To contour, spray a second coat to your outer thighs or between your breasts.
Mile-Long Lashes
Top models like Naomi Campbell and Amber Valletta use lash extensions to make their eye fringe look fuller and longer. A set of them can make even the smallest eyes stand out, says eyelash extension expert Dionne Phillips at West Hollywood's Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts spa. That's why her star clients like Campbell will spend up to two hours in her chair while she meticulously bonds a longer hypoallergenic fake lash to each real one. "They last for up to eight weeks, you don't need to wear mascara, and your eyes will look amazing 24 hours a day," says Phillips. The price tag: $350 (some salons will apply a half set for less).
D-I-Y version
The most genuine-looking sets of falsies have mixed-length lashes that are spread out, so your own lashes can blend in. We like Benefit BADgal Gear, $28, and Revlon Fantasy Lengths 500, $6. Don't want to use a whole strip? Just glue a few individual lashes onto your outer corners.
Lush Locks
The secret to the stars' major manes? Extensions — not just for length but for thickness too, says Ryan Trygstad of NYC's Sally Hershberger salon, Take his client Uma Thurman. Thanks to the newest salon technique, where tiny pinches of extensions are fused to tiny pinches of existing hair, her naturally skimpy strands now look big and bouncy. "I use Great Lengths, which are made of human hair so they can be heat-styled and blend in well," says Trygstad, who also works with Mandy Moore.
D-I-Y version
Stars foot a big bill (up to $4,000) to have a pro put in hair pieces, but you can find human-hair extension kits for $200 (log on to http://www.wigs.com/). The extensions have clips that attach to your roots (teasing will help them stay put). Don't put any above your crown or they'll look obvious.
Source: Cosmopolitan
Supershiny Hair
Hollywood hotties like Reese Witherspoon always seem to have such glossy, light-reflecting locks. "A radiant mane makes you look instantly healthy and attractive," says Kathy Galotti, color director for New York City's Louts Licari salon. To cop that brilliant sheen, Galotti applies a peroxide-free glaze on the coifs of her celeb clients. "I'll use a tinted one if I need to give someone's color a boost or a clear one if I just need to create crazy shine." This 30-minute treatment costs about $160 and lasts for at least three weeks.
D-I-Y version
Try one of the brand-new at-home color glazes, which contain a hint of hue and will infuse your strands with potent polishers like silicone, jojoba oil, and vitamin E. We like John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze, $10, and Clairol Nice 'n Easy Color Boosting Glaze, $8 (coming out in March). "Leave it on for just a minute or two the first time you use it so you can see how it affects your hair before going all the way," suggests Galotti. If you love the results, then apply it for the suggested three to five minutes the next time you use it (check the directions on the packaging). The luster will last for a week or more.
Long, Strong Nails
Fake talons might make you think of tacky Sopranos-style tips, but the latest innovations in nail enhancements are much more chic… and stars love them. "They're paper-thin, not like bulky acrylics, and only need one gel-like coating, which can be made in the color you want," says Jan Arnold, cofounder of Creative Nail Design. Jennifer Lopez, Fergie, and Gwen Stefani have theirs done French manicure — style. These pro pointers cost up to $100 and last for about three weeks; check out http://www.creativenaildesign.com/.
D-I-Y version
To fake a fab French mani: Color under your tips with a white pencil, deeply but without feeling any pinching. Try Sally Hansen Nail White Pencil, $3. The deeper the whites of your nails look, the longer your whole nail will appear Top with sheer pink polish. Voilà!
A Gorgeously Golden Body
The key to pulling off the most fantastic-looking fake tan? "Go light so your results won't look orange, unnatural, or streaky," says Lisa Pantastico of LA's Sunset Tan, where Lindsay Lohan, Denise Richards, and Britney Spears score their sun-kissed glows. "I use a spray gun that spews a fine mist of light self-tanner," explains Pantastico. "I can also contour body parts." Examples of her handiwork include shading the outer thighs to create the illusion of thinner legs or between the breasts to make cleavage look deeper. This 15-minute custom paint job costs about $75.
D-I-Y version
To ensure a light coating during a $25 spray-booth session, apply lotion all over first, especially on your palms, knees, and ankles. Or invest in an at-home spray gun, like the Nurses Home Tanning Salon, $150. To contour, spray a second coat to your outer thighs or between your breasts.
Mile-Long Lashes
Top models like Naomi Campbell and Amber Valletta use lash extensions to make their eye fringe look fuller and longer. A set of them can make even the smallest eyes stand out, says eyelash extension expert Dionne Phillips at West Hollywood's Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts spa. That's why her star clients like Campbell will spend up to two hours in her chair while she meticulously bonds a longer hypoallergenic fake lash to each real one. "They last for up to eight weeks, you don't need to wear mascara, and your eyes will look amazing 24 hours a day," says Phillips. The price tag: $350 (some salons will apply a half set for less).
D-I-Y version
The most genuine-looking sets of falsies have mixed-length lashes that are spread out, so your own lashes can blend in. We like Benefit BADgal Gear, $28, and Revlon Fantasy Lengths 500, $6. Don't want to use a whole strip? Just glue a few individual lashes onto your outer corners.
Lush Locks
The secret to the stars' major manes? Extensions — not just for length but for thickness too, says Ryan Trygstad of NYC's Sally Hershberger salon, Take his client Uma Thurman. Thanks to the newest salon technique, where tiny pinches of extensions are fused to tiny pinches of existing hair, her naturally skimpy strands now look big and bouncy. "I use Great Lengths, which are made of human hair so they can be heat-styled and blend in well," says Trygstad, who also works with Mandy Moore.
D-I-Y version
Stars foot a big bill (up to $4,000) to have a pro put in hair pieces, but you can find human-hair extension kits for $200 (log on to http://www.wigs.com/). The extensions have clips that attach to your roots (teasing will help them stay put). Don't put any above your crown or they'll look obvious.
Source: Cosmopolitan
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