Friday, May 10, 2013

New best friends Katy Perry and Carly Rae Jepsen compare nail art on the red carpet


Have you see it, It looks like Katy Perry and Carly Rae Jepsen became besties after hanging out at the MMVAs in Toronto. While you’d think that the two bonded through their talents for making catchy number one hits, perhaps they’ve also connected over a love for nail art.

Perry and Jepsen had quite the manicure gush-fest on the red carpet at Tuesday’s Hollywood premiere of Katy Perry: Part of Me. Perry showed off a way-cute sculptural manicure that featured 3D decals of a music note, a film reel, a bag of popcorn and a pair of 3D glasses, all set on top of glittery red polish. Not only did it match her stunning red velvet Dolce & Gabbana dress, the pop starlet also wore a cartoonish popcorn-themed frock earlier in the day. (Would you expect any less?)

However, it’s Jepsen’s nails we’re most curious about. She must have loved her MMVA manicure a lot, because she was still rocking the same set of playful tips. The nails, which came courtesy of Toronto’s Leeanne Colley, were adorned with 3-D glitter, hearts and even an edgy charm. Needless to say, we’re pretty charmed that Jepsen has been wearing them this whole time. So while Perry gets credit for her très à propos tips, the fact that Jepsen is so in love with her homegrown mani means we’re calling this nail showdown a tie.

Classical philosophy and sculptures of men and women produced according to the Greek philosophers' tenets of ideal human beauty were rediscovered in Renaissance Europe, leading to a re-adoption of what became known as a "classical ideal". In terms of female human beauty, a woman whose appearance conforms to these tenets is still called a "classical beauty" or said to possess a "classical beauty", whilst the foundations laid by Greek and Roman artists have also supplied the standard for male beauty in western civilization. During the Gothic era, the classical aesthetical canon of beauty was rejected as sinful. Later, the Renaissance and Humanism rejected this view, and considered beauty as a product of rational order and harmony of proportions. Renaissance artists and architect (such as Giorgio Vasari in his "lives of artists") criticised the Gothic period as irrational and barbarian. This point of view over Gothic artlasted until Romanticism, in the 19th century.

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The secrets behind Jennifer Lawrence’s red carpet hair, makeup and manicure



If you’re a fan of Jennifer Lawrence, her appearance and win at last night’sAcademy Awards was the epitome of JLaws amazingness. (And if you still need convincing that she’s the best, watch her post-Oscars win interview. If you don’t have a mega crush on within the first 60 seconds, please see a doctor to check your pulse.) While Lawrence has had both red carpet hits and misses over the past year, from the dress to her hair and makeup, last night’s look was completely flawless. As such, it makes sense that you’d want to know all the secrets to Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscar style.

First up: Hair. Dove celebrity stylist Mark Townsend was the man behind Jennifer Lawrence’s Academy Awards hair and clearly he’s on team Jlaws: “Jennifer Lawrence is a dream to work with, she is so unbelievably fun and inspiring,” he said of the experience. And leave it to a celebrity stylist to make her romantic, textured updo sound incredibly easy to master. After applying a few drops of Dove Nourishing Oil Care Anti-Frizz Serum and a “large dollop” of Dove Style+Care Nourishing Curls Mousse to her damp hair, Townsend blowdried it through with a round brush. Dove Style+Care Frizz-Proof Cream-Serum was added for texture and shine and Townsend then “ took random pieces from each side and loosely twisted them and pinned them together at the back of the head with eight bobby pins in crosses.” The remaining bits of hair was gathered into a loose bun and the look was finished with hairspray.

As for the makeup, Allure spoke with makeup artist Jillian Dempsey moments after she left Lawrence’s home yesterday afternoon. The look was intended to be simple in order to let the stunning Dior dress shine and Dempsey shared a clever trick for ensuring the eye makeup was subdued. “I worked backwards. Normally, you would do the eyes and finish with the mascara (so the powder doesn’t fall on the lashes) but I did the opposite. I did her lashes first to see how much more shadow and liner we would even need,” she told Allure. (The eyelash application also involved a hilarious mishap with a falsie glueing itself inside Lawrence’s eyelid—it’s a post certainly worth reading in full.)

And finally, for a manicure worthy of holding an Oscar, Jennifer Lawrence turned to celebrity nail artist April Foreman. Lawrence “wanted something understated and classic, that was opaque but dressier than a sheer nude” and so Foreman painted her nails in Cover Girl Outlast Stay Brilliant nail polish in “Forever Frosted”—a creamy pale-pink shade that certainly complemented both her dress and entire look.