Beauty Fix: Everything you need to know about eyelash extensions and more answers to your beauty questions

Monochromatic makeup is a bit of a spinoff of the season’s extensive “no makeup” makeup trend. It’s actually a really welcomed way to streamline one’s makeup routine when time is tight and the desire to look pulled together remains! The easiest way to achieve a monochromatic makeup look is by using a multi-purpose product on eyes, lips and cheeks, such as Nars The Multiple ($46, narscosmetics.ca), shown above in “Malibu,” a rosy brown shade with soft shimmer that will make you look polished in a few swipes and a bit of blending.

While lash extensions are an excellent way to add both length and volume to your own lashes, there are definitely things to consider before committing to a half or full set of lash extensions. The process of wearing extensions means that you’re freed from lash curling and mascara, but you have to be careful to keep makeup and skincare products from coming in contact with the extensions. The oils from these products have a tendency to cause the adhesive bond to break down prematurely. It’s also possible that the adhesive used to attach the lash extensions to your own lashes can irritate your eyelids, which is less than awesome considering lash extensions tend to stay on for up to a month, falling out with your natural lash growth/loss cycle. And finally, if the lash extensions used are too wide (greater than 0.2 millimeters), you can risk damaging your natural lashes, especially if your natural lashes are already on the weak side. If these points of interest don’t sound like your cup of tea, consider a mascara likeLOréal Telescopic Shocking Extensions Mascara ($13, at drugstores), which has a lash-hugging brush that deposits a killer lengthening formula along each and every lash, maximizing the span of your lashes without any upkeep.

Within the fashion industry, intellectual property is not enforced as it is within the film industry and music industry. Robert Glariston, intellectual property expert at Creative Business House ( organization specializing in fashion and trademarking), mentions in a fashion seminar held in LA that "Copyright law regarding clothing is a current hot-button issue in the industry. We often have to draw the line between designers being inspired by a design and those outright stealing it in different places." To "take inspiration" from others' designs contributes to the fashion industry's ability to establish clothing trends. For the past few years, WGSN has been a dominant source of fashion news and forecasts in steering fashion brands worldwide to be "inspired" by one another. Enticing consumers to buy clothing by establishing new trends is, some have argued, a key component of the industry's success. Intellectual property rules that interfere with the process of trend-making would, in this view, be counter-productive. On the other hand, it is often argued that the blatant theft of new ideas, unique designs, and design details by larger companies is what often contributes to the failure of many smaller or independent design companies.

With countless campaigns under her belt, Kate Moss announced as the face and body of St. Tropez

With countless campaigns under her belt, Kate Moss has just been announced as the face and body of international self-tan brand St. Tropez. Already a fan of the brand (and frequent user) today the British top model revealed her excitement to be officially working with St. Tropez. Via press release Moss said, “I’ve been using the products since they started and it’s a really trustworthy, cool brand. I always feel more confident with a St. Tropez tan!”

Hoping to connect with women of all ages, Moss’s iconic status, confidence and amazing attitude make her the perfect face and body for the brand’s first-ever global advertising campaign. And what a campaign it is! Renowned fashion and beauty photographer Solve Sundsbo has created super-saturated shots of Moss’s divine tanned body against blue skies and crystal-clear water. This campaign certainly has us dreaming about basking in the Mediterranean sun.

The characterization of a person as “beautiful”, whether on an individual basis or by community consensus, is often based on some combination of inner beauty, which includes psychological factors such as personality, intelligence, grace, politeness, charisma, integrity, congruence and elegance, and outer beauty (i.e.physical attractiveness) which includes physical attributes which are valued on aesthetic basis.

Traditionally in the Ngada area there was no idea similar to that of the Western idea of fashion. But anti-fashion in the form of traditional textiles and ways to adorn oneself were widely popular. Textiles in Indonesia have played many roles for the local people. Textiles defined a person’s rank and status and indicated being part of the ruling class. People expressed their ethnic identity and social hierarchy through textiles in Indonesia. The ikat textiles were also bartered for food by some people of Indonesia thus being considered economic goods. Textiles took on many different forms in the social custom and religion of the Indonesian people. Textiles were also a way to communicate religious messages as some motifs had spiritual religious meanings according to the local culture.

Standards of beauty have changed over time, based on changing cultural values. Historically, paintings show a wide range of different standards for beauty. However, humans who are relatively young, with smooth skin, well-proportioned bodies, and regular features, have traditionally been considered the most beautiful throughout history.

 Because of this western clothing is valued more than the traditional sarong. Sarongs are now used only for rituals and ceremonial occasions; whereas, western clothes are worn to church or visiting a government office. Civil servants in the town are more likely to make this distinction between western and traditional clothes more than peasants. Upon Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch people increasingly started buying factory made shirts and sarongs. In textile producing areas the growing of cotton and production of naturally coloured thread became obsolete. Traditional motifs on textiles are no longer considered the property of a certain social class or age group.

Chanel has created three new shades of nail polish and lipstick for Fashion’s Night Out

It’s always exciting whenever Peter Phillips, Chanel’s creative director of makeup, whips up a new covetable colour, but when a product launch comes in twos, anticipation also doubles. Add in the fact Chanel’s forthcoming Les Twin-Sets collection is a special edition for Fashion’s Night Out and it’s downright collector-worthy.

As the name implies, the new Les Twin-Sets de Chanel is a three shade collection of lipstick and nail polish duos. “La Provocante” and “Provocation” is a rich autumnal plum that will work perfectly with fall’s dark luxe trend, while “L’Infidèle” and “Infidèle” offers a saturated but sophisticated rose pink. Finally, “La Délicate” and “Délicatesse” are toned-down refinement to the max thanks to their coordinating shades of muted beige.

While Canadian fans have missed out on previous editions of Chanel’s Fashion’s Night Out cosmetics, this time we’re in luck. On September 6, you’ll be able to scoop up the duo sets ($40 for lipsticks and $27 for nail polish) at Holt Renfrew and the Chanel boutique on Toronto’s Bloor Street, and at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver.

Beauty presents a standard of comparison, and it can cause resentment and dissatisfaction when not achieved. People who do not fit the "beauty ideal" may be ostracized within their communities. The television sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships due to society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. However, a person may also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty. In Malèna, a strikingly beautiful Italian woman is forced into poverty by the women of the community who refuse to give her work for fear that she may "woo" their husbands. The documentary Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld explores both the societal blessings and curses of female beauty through interviews of women considered beautiful.

At the beginning of the 20th century, fashion magazines began to include photographs of various fashion designs and became even more influential on people than in the past. In cities throughout the world these magazines were greatly sought-after and had a profound effect on public clothing taste. Talented illustrators drew exquisite fashion plates for the publications which covered the most recent developments in fashion and beauty. Perhaps the most famous of these magazines was La Gazette du Bon Ton which was founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel and regularly published until 1925 (with the exception of the war years).

The media plays a very significant role when it comes to fashion. For instance, an important part of fashion is fashion journalism. Editorial critique, guidelines and commentary can be found in magazines, newspapers, on television, fashion websites, social networks and in fashion blogs.

Will Kristen Stewart be channeling her Balenciaga look at tonight’s TIFF premiere of On The Road

We’ll take this as a very good sign: the day that Kristen Stewart lands in Toronto forTIFF a new Balenciaga Florabotanica ad makes its debut. The ad, which is comprised almost entirely of her face, has a very different mood from the first campaign image. Kristen Stewart’s hollowed-out cheekbones and deep-set eyes are replaced with bright washes of shimmering coral. It’s certainly more of a Bella Swan-esque doe-eyed look than the her usual brand of grunge-tinged indifference. But the real question is: will she bring this fresh-faced look to the red carpet at this evening’s premiere of On The Road? We’ll obviously be on the lookout for Kristen Stewart during tonight’s TIFF party circuit and keep you posted!

Since then the professional designer has become a progressively more dominant figure, despite the origins of many fashions in street fashion. For women the flapper styles of the 1920s marked the most major alteration in styles for several centuries, with a drastic shortening of skirt lengths and much looser-fitting clothes; with occasional revivals of long skirts, variations of the shorter length have remained dominant ever since. Flappers also wore cloches, which were snug fitting and covered the forehead. Her shoes had a heel and some sort of buckle. The most important part was the jewelry, such as: earrings and necklaces that had diamonds or gems. The flapper gave a particular image as being seductive due to her short length dress, which was form fitting, and the large amounts of rich jewelery around her neck.

Standards of beauty have changed over time, based on changing cultural values. Historically, paintings show a wide range of different standards for beauty. However, humans who are relatively young, with smooth skin, well-proportioned bodies, and regular features, have traditionally been considered the most beautiful throughout history.

The fashion industry consists of four levels: the production of raw materials, principally fibers and textiles but also leather and fur; the production of fashion goods by designers, manufacturers, contractors, and others; retail sales; and various forms of advertising and promotion. These levels consist of many separate but interdependent sectors, all of which are devoted to the goal of satisfying consumer demand for apparel under conditions that enable participants in the industry to operate at a profit.

Television coverage began in the 1950s with small fashion features. In the 1960s and 1970s, fashion segments on various entertainment shows became more frequent, and by the 1980s, dedicated fashion shows such asFashion-television started to appear. FashionTV was the pioneer in this undertaking and has since grown to become the leader in both Fashion Television and New Media Channels compared to other Fashion Magazines. Despite television and increasing internet coverage, including fashion blogs, press coverage remains the most important form of publicity in the eyes of the fashion industry.