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Sunday, March 20, 2011

How to Use Fashion Tape

What exactly can be done with this stylistic life-saver?
Create false lapels on a cardigan: This is what I’m doing an admittedly crappy job of showing you in the photo up top. If you’ve got a crewneck cardigan and would rather that the top flaps sit open, fold them backwards to create the look of false lapels, and tack the little triangles of sweater to the body of the cardigan using fashion tape. This works best if the bottom half of the cardigan is buttoned.
Tack down a button-down shirt collar: Since I generally shun the iron, I get some pretty wacky-looking shirt collars. And since I prefer to wear necklaces with my button-downs, it helps to spread the collar wide. Determine how much of a v-neckline you want to create, and tape the collar to the shirt body.
Keep the end of a belt in place: Oh, I know that tucking your loose, floppy belt-end under the belt itself is all the rage. And I actually adore this look. But it doesn’t work for every style of belt, and it doesn’t look right with every outfit. Fashion tape can be used to tack the loose end of a belt to the body of the belt. I’ll admit that I’m loathe to do this with super supple or expensive belts even though the tactic has never harmed leather, plastic, or cloth … better safe than sorry. But with less dear waist-cinchers? Go for it.
Secure a wrap top: Since I am small-of-boob, anything with a wrap top – be it false or true – just sags sadly about my girls. The wrapping effect itself, however, looks elegant and chic on my torso. So I employ fashion tape to eliminate the gape. My preference is to tape fabric to fabric, but sometimes it’s easier to tape fabric to breastbone. The sensation isn’t uncomfortable so much as odd, and after a few minutes I generally forget the tape is even there.
Make a neckline more modest: Many plunging necklines have some slack fabric around the opening that can be tightened or gathered to decrease the plunge. Fashion tape is often more effective at closing up the neckline than safety pins, since it holds closed a larger area and holds it closed flat.
Temporarily repair a hemline: I thrift. A lot. And occasionally a skirt or dress will begin to unravel at the hem quite unexpectedly. And while the aforementioned safety pins work in a pinch, fashion tape is often more secure and effective. It’s saved me from frayed hems dozens of times!
Seal a button-down shirt: This style of shirt was originally designed for men, so many versions still fight our female forms. Women with large breasts definitely struggle, but even my b-cup bust creates gaping in some styles. One piece of fashion tape between the pulling buttons can work wonders.

Hot tips for lips... from the world's top make-up worlds-make-artist

CHOOSE AN ENERGISING COLOUR
Colour is important and can put you in a good mood all day. If you are short of time to do your make-up in the morning, just make sure you apply a bright lipstick. Red looks great — as does a bright pink or a coral. I prefer deep, pure reds with no trace of pink in them.
For instant energy, try L’Oreal Paris’s new Colour Riche Made For Me Intense in 373 Magnetic Coral, £8.16 (Boots). The colour lives up to its name — it is highly pigmented and has a matte, flat finish. This makes your face look alive, even if you are not wearing any other make-up.
MY TIP FROM MADONNA
I got a great tip from Madonna, who taught me to use a short-haired rounded brush for applying lip colour (previously I had always used a long, retractable brush) for an intense finish. MAC has some great short-haired brushes (316 Lip Brush, £15, maccosmetics.co.uk).
TONING IT DOWN
If you are worried about colour being too bright, apply neutral colour to the lips first by applying a light covering of foundation to the lips.
It will neutralise the natural lip colour and will help the colour last longer.
Also add a touch of powder (L’Oreal Paris True Match Powder, £8.19, Boots) over the top of the lipstick for a flatter lo

Brighten your look, whatever your budget...

There’s no better way to put on a happy face. These bright, bold shades will bring your make-up to life and your look bang up to date. And with prices starting at £1, it’s a trend we are happy to follow.

The new limited edition MAC and Wonder Woman Lipstick in Russian Red, £15, is bound to become a collector’s item for the packaging alone, never mind that it’s a perfect red shade as well. It’s also worth looking at MAC’s Peacocky collection, which has some fabulous red Kissable Lip Colours, including Love Peck Blackened, £16 (maccosmetics.co.uk).

Maybelline Superstay 24 Dual Ended Lip Colour, £8.99 (Boots), in Red Passion, is one of the best new reds around — for a really intense colour which does stay on. It’s a double-ended product — you apply the colour with the easy-to-use sponge tip applicator at one end, then turn it round to top your lips with balm to ensure they don’t look or feel dry.

We love the new Nars Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil in Happy Days, £17.50, which is easy to apply and leaves lips with a subtle gloss and a red/orange shade, without it being too overpowering. Nars Velvet Matte Lip Crayon, £17.50, in Pop Life, is a permanent fixture in my own make-up bag — a clear red that instantly coats lips with rich pigment and never fails (both from Space NK).

Peacock’s new light-up Glam Lip Glosses in Red or Pink, £3.50 (02920 270 222), and Glam Squeeze Lip Gloss, £2, are both zingy, bright colours and are fantastic value.

Rimmel Colour Show Off Lipstick in 500 Diva Red (a strong, fresh scarlet) or 620 Coral Queen (a vibrant coral), £5.99 each. The colour lasts up to eight hours and won’t come off on your coffee cup.

MUA Make-Up Academy Lipstick Shade 1, £1 (Superdrug), is a strong, true red. Our favourite budget range always delivers on colour, proving you can get the look without breaking the bank.

Barry M Lip Lacquer Crayons in Scarlett or Party Pink, £4.99 each (both Boots), are intense glossy crayons that glide on to lips to give a high-shine, lacquered finish. They are fun to use and give great colour — drawing on a smile will take you back to primary school.

By Terry Rouge Terrybly Lipstick, £30.50 (Space NK and spacenk.co.uk), is a new anti-ageing lipstick with ‘Lumlip technology’ which nourishes, hydrates and creates volume. Frenetic Vermilion (200) is our favourite shade.

Essential Colours Lipstick in Tangerine, £2.50 (Marks & Spencer or marksand spencer.com). Once again, M&S has delivered a new range of fashion shades which mean you can try a trend without spending a fortune.

The New Dior Addict Lipsticks in It Pink (bright pink), Red Carpet (bright red) and Tango (coral), £22 (020 7216 0216), are super shiny and tick all the boxes for colour and gloss. The first ever Dior product was a lipstick and this new collection, launching this month, is a real innovation. With 25 per cent less wax than a classic lipstick, it contains an innovative gel to provide intense plumping hydration.

Avon’s Ultra Colour Rich Mega Impact Lipstick in Charged Cherry, £5.50 (avon shop.co.uk), is a really good red.

This was a huge hit with singer Florence Welch at the Brits spa last year.

This year’s new shade, Avon’s Moisture Seduction Lipstick in Red Kiss, £8.50, looks set to be like a similar success story.

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. Managing Your Foot & Ankle Pain and Deformities ... Lakes Foot & Ankle Associates ... Dr. Daniel Shanahan & Dr. Aimee Boyette-Popofski discuss the multitude of problems that can affect women's feet including bunions, hammertoes, heel pain, and injuries. Details regarding conservative care and surgical care will be covered. Additionally, they will elucidate topics on your children's feet, diabetic foot issues, sports medicine, proper shoe gear, and the many myths that surround foot and ankle pathology. Lastly, they will provide valuable information on how to save your health care dollars!

Our hair is our crowning glory, and we treat it as such -- we shell out on average $252 a year on haircuts, according to the Professional Beauty Association. But you can slash that bill by a third by selecting a long hairstyle that doesn't require a lot of maintenance.

"As a general rule, shorter cuts need to be maintained more often to keep their shape, and with a 'bob' haircut, it just looks frumpy as it grows out," says Brian Magallones, a hairstylist to stars like Keri Russell and Olivia Wilde. "The easiest haircut that will grow out with style is a classic, long-layered cut. With a cut like this, you can go three to four months between visits, depending on the length and condition of your hair."

But that also means keeping your hair healthy. Save by investing in 2-in-1 products, such as shampoo-conditioner, and heat protectant-shine enhancer, a spokesperson for Totalhair.net recommended to WalletPop. And keep that shampoo bottle around longer by washing every other day. Have your conditioner double as a deep conditioner by leaving it in your hair for 15 to 20 minutes.

Hair Coloring

Hair highlights and coloring take a big bite out of our wallets. We spend about $1,000 a year to brighten our manes, according to the Professional Beauty Association. You can keep within budget by opting for one color, which is cheaper than foil highlights, according to Totalhair.net. And choose a color that's closer to your natural shade so you're not sporting two-toned hair when your tresses grow out.

Make the color last longer by washing with color-extending shampoo and conditioner. The ultimate money-saver: turning to the drugstore instead of a salon to color those locks.

Eyebrows

To keep eyebrows in line, we spend on average $516 a year, according to the prices listed in Allure.com's salon and spa directory that shows beauty costs in 14 cities across the United States. To trim that bill down, eyebrow and make-up guru Ramy Gafni recommends spending a little more at first to have an expert shape your brows and then being vigilant about maintenance.

"Think that there's a halo around your eyebrows and clean obvious strays every day," says Gafni, owner of Manhattan's RamySpa. "Mishaps occur when you skip a couple of days and lose the line. So keep the tweezers by your toothbrush. A good point of reference to see [an expert] is when brow hair has to be trimmed. Trimmed hair takes longer to grow back, so you don't want any mistakes."

Gafni, who charges $75 per session, has trained the brow experts at Duane Reade's Look Boutique, where a tweeze costs $30 a visit. A Tweezerman tweezer -- the kind experts often use and recommend -- will run you about $20.

Cosmetics

On average, American women plunk down about $100 every month, or $7 billion a year, on cosmetic products, according to the YWCA's 2008 report, "Beauty At Any Cost." But our makeup habit doesn't have to be so steep. Instead, fulfill your craving with strategic buys, said Gafni. He urges splurging on name-brand specialty items, concealers, foundations, and powders. Their high price tags can be worth it, he explained, as they "wear better, have better pigment and are better for your skin" than some drugstore brands.

Pare down your bill by hitting your local drugstores for mascara, lipsticks and glosses, blush and other eyeshadows. Maybelline's iconic Great Lash mascara, for example, sells for just $4.99; on the high end, Lancome's Definicils mascara rings in at $25.

Wean yourself off pricey face lotions by making your own. Kimberly Sayer, founder of Kimberly Sayer of London Organic Skincare, has a recipe for a moisturizer with just enough alpha hydroxy acids to help your face look smooth and youthful at just $9 for at least 25 applications.

1. Combine 1 teaspoon of honey with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil.
2. Next add 1 tablespoon of rice or almond milk.
3. Finally add 1 teaspoon of apple juice. Those with sensitive skin should skip this step.
4. Mix together well. Apply generously to face.

Botox

While Dysport is making some inroads in the smooth face arena, Botox is still the drug of choice when it comes to removing those pesky frown lines. If you can't kick that $443 per session three times a year habit the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons' 2007 Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank Statistics reports that we have, there are still some ways to save.

Some of Dr. Anthony Youn's patients are stretching their dollars by asking him to inject half a treatment dose in an area instead of the full dose. Others are seeing him a little less frequently.

"Nothing works the same," says Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Michigan and author of the memoir In Stitches. "Until Dysport, there was no other FDA approved botulinum toxin for cosmetic use so it had a monopoly on the cosmetic neurotoxin market."

Microdermabrasion

This skin-smoothing treatment is so popular that we spent on average $834 per year on it, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

Fortunately, obtaining younger-looking skin just got a little easier, thanks to over-the-counter microdermabrasion kits like Olay Regenerist's Microdermabrasion and Peel kit (about $27) and Neutrogena's Advanced Solutions At Home MicroDermabrasion System (about $104).

"These aren't as powerful as the ones we do in the office, but they can exfoliate nicely for a lower cost," says Youn. "You'll need to use them more often to get the same professional results."

Another inexpensive solution: Make your own kit. Organic esthetician and chemist Kimberly Sayer's Baking Soda Treatment, which will run you almost $10 for 30 treatments, is great once a week for sensitive skin, twice a week for less-sensitive skin.

1. Pour 2 tablespoons of baking soda into a small bowl.
2. Slowly add water until you make a thick paste.
3. Add the juice of half a fresh lemon. Forgo this step if your skin is highly sensitive and substitute chamomile tea instead.
4. Wet fingertips, dip them into the paste and gently massage in small circular motions.
5. Massage entire face area for one to five minutes, depending on your skin's sensitivity level.

Nails

Who doesn't love a relaxing visit to the nail salon for a mani-pedi? But a $500 bill every year, according to the Professional Beauty Association, can be a bit hard on your pocketbook. Lower your costs by extending the life of each mani-pedi by investing in a bottle of clear top coat, says Susan Nam, co-owner of Polished Beauty Bar in Manhattan. "Between manicures and pedicures, you should put a top coat on to help extend the life of the polish."

Be a frugalista by saving nail polish for summer months, when your feet will actually be seen and noticed. Lastly, turn your bedroom into a nail salon whenever you feel the urge to try out a new color. For a DIY pedicure, Nam recommends cleaning your feet and then soaking them for about 20 minutes before scrubbing and moisturizing each foot. Clean each nail surface with acetone or rubbing alcohol before applying polish. Repeat twice. Protect with a good top coat.

Tanning

Looking sun-kissed is great, but the price tag can melt your wallet. We spend about $150 to $1,050 a year on tanning beds and spray tans, according to John Overstreet at The Indoor Tanning Association. To lower our sun bill, International Smart Tan Network executive director Joseph Levy recommends signing up for packages which offer discounts for multiple vists, spray tanning only body parts that are visible during the winter months, and alternate between over-the-counter spray solutions and salon visits.

"The technology in today's sprays has improved so much that these tans look natural," Levy told WalletPop in a telephone interview.

For the ultimate savings plan, Dr. Richard Baxter, a board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director of Seattle-based Calidora Skin Clinics, recommends forgoing tanning all together. "Tanning beds are a class 1 carcinogen," Dr. Baxter says. "Skin damage will lead to higher skin-care costs later on."

Body Waxing

That weekly waxing visit is getting a tad hairy -- ringing in at about $246 per year, according to Newsweek.com. Nix this from your planner by opting for hair laser removal, advises Dr. Baxter. The nearly $1,000 procedure, with a $100 maintenance treatment every few years, removes hair from your body for a lifetime.

If you're not ready for such a commitment, then volunteer your body to salons likeShobha in New York City. Trainees will wax you for free, but you can't be shy as several observers will also be on hand to check out the results.

Another strategy clients use, Shobha brand manager Jennifer Pesce says, is to opt for the cheaper shaving method and save waxing for special occasions. Or do most of the maintenance yourself by using Shobha's Sugaring Kit ($30).

Anti-abortion groups step up attack on Planned Parenthood with Madison billboard

Pro-Life Wisconsin has teamed up with a national anti-abortion campaign to put up a billboard near a Madison Planned Parenthood clinic today. "CHOICE KILLS THOSE WITHOUT ONE," the sign says in giant letters. A photo of an African American baby is in the center of the letter "O," a slash across it.

The billboard has been placed near the Planned Parenthood clinic on South Park Street.

It is the latest salvo in what has been a stepped-up campaign not just against abortions but against sex education and family planning and birth control programs across the state. It is also an example of the anti-abortion movement's efforts to revive old and widely debunked charges that Planned Parenthood has links to the eugenics movement.

“Abortion is not a true choice for the unborn, for women or for men. Abortion providers prey on those who feel they have no choice, and this campaign highlights this daily reality,” says communications director Virginia Zignego in a press release.

Pro-Life Wisconsin opposes sex education and the use of all forms of contraception. The group has been invigorated by the Republican charge in Wisconsin to defund and shut down various family planning programs across the state. The Governor's budget includes significant funding cuts and the elimination of some of these programs.

So if the group opposes sex ed and birth control, what alternatives are there for poor women who want to avoid or end unintended pregnancies? I asked Zignego. Adoption and crisis pregnancy centers supported by anti-abortion groups, she said.

The Madison billboard takes aim at Planned Parenthood for what the group’s press release describes as a "history of racism and the continuing eugenics movement in Wisconsin."

The billboard is just a small example of what has been a ferocious attack, even including undercover sting operations, by anti-abortion activists against Planned Parenthood clinics across the country.

The Madison billboard refers viewers to a website called TooManyAborted.com, run by a group called The Radiance Foundation and headed by Ryan Bomberger, who the press release points out is biracial.

“Our goal is to expose an industry that doesn’t trust women enough to tell them the truth, injects gender animosity by demonizing men, and targets minorities resulting in hugely disproportionate rates of abortion in the urban community,” Bomberger says in the release.

Supporters of Planned Parenthood point out that the clinics are often the only affordable providers of not just family planning services, but of much needed health care in many minority neighborhoods.

Every year, says Amanda Harrington of Planned Parenthood, more than 11,000 Wisconsin women receive screenings for cervical and breast cancers, annual check ups, STD testing, and family planning services that many of them can not get anywhere else. "The simple fact is that many communities in Wisconsin suffer from a lack of access to basic health care. An inability to access preventative health care leads to many health disparities," she says.

Last December, the Radiance Foundation worked with Pro Life
Wisconsin to put up 13 billboards in mostly minority neighborhoods
in Milwaukee. "Black children are in danger: too many aborted,"
some said. Others read "Black and Beautiful: Too many aborted."

At that time, Amanda Harrington, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, called the charges against her organization "lies and distortions" and the billboards "reprehensible."

"They are using racism to interfere with a woman's ability to access health care," she told me, as quoted in my Vital Signs post.

Harrington called Planned Parenthood "the state's largest and most trusted health care provider," with "doors open to all."

Racial disparities in abortion rates are not the result of a conspiracy, she said. They occur because minorities experience greater numbers of unwanted pregnancies because they lack access to adequate sex education and affordable health care including birth control.

"If organizations like Pro-Life Wisconsin were truly concerned about reducing unintended pregnancies, they would work with us to increase access to sex education and affordable birth control," Harrington said. "Instead, they work against us to eliminate health care to women who really need it."

Just days after the Milwaukee billboards equating abortions with black genocide, Pro-Life Wisconsin erected two signs in La Crosse featuring ultrasound images the organization claim represent the baby Jesus in the Virgin Mary's womb. Here is an image of that bilboard.

Placed over the fetus in the billboards was a miniature halo. "He's on His Way. Christmas Starts with Christ," the sign read, linking viewers towww.churchads.net, described by a Pro-Life press release as a Christian nonprofit in England that sponsored the campaign there.

In my post about the La Crosse billboard, Zignego said the group planned to step up its anti-abortion work in Wisconsin, targeting the state's controversial sex education law, passed last year.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Sexist culture still objectifies womens

Our reductive society does not treat women as complete people.

While I agree with some of the points that Kristina Rosett made in her Feb. 28 letter, “Strip clubs are not sexist, shaming women for expressing their sexuality is,” I found a number of her assertions to be problematic. While it is upsetting that women are not allowed to express their sexuality as they see fit, I believe strip clubs, pornography and other commercial avenues of sex are sexist because we live in a sexist society that values women’s bodies over other important pieces of their selves.

If women choose to exercise their sexual agency and work in the sex industry, more power to them, but our culture still accepts to using women (and men) as objects to sell products, to make money and for one’s own sexual pleasure.

Our culture thinks that what women think and say is far less important than how “hot” they look. In the last presidential election, female candidates ran for both president and vice president of the U.S., but folks spent time critiquing their hairstyles, outfits and looks instead of talking about their ideas or policy positions.

My objections to strip clubs have little to do with slut shaming and everything to do with women being objectified, dehumanized, reduced to their body parts and not treated with the respect that they deserve as human beings.

When this happens, domestic, sexual and other types of violence are huge problems. When we reduce people to less than their full selves; when we neglect to consider that they have thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams; and when we do not grant them the respect they inherently deserve, it makes them far easier to mistreat.

Women who work in the sex industry are still getting paid to do what others (usually men) like. This “free” expression of their sexuality is still largely controlled by what customers want to see and experience.

I want women, and everyone, to live in a world where we’re not reduced to our body parts and where we can express our sexuality in healthy ways that do not hurt ourselves or others.

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