here are a few trends you ladies might find helpful! these are a few simple ways to switch up your look… according to Self.com

CHEEKS:

tired and true: Pale Blush

Brand New: Fuchsia “Bright cheeks give you a youthful glow” says Erika Whelan, makeup artist in NYC. For a natural effect, lightly dab on three dots of a watermelon-tinted cream blush with your fingers, then blend!

try: MAC Cremeblend Blush in Florida, $19

EYES:

tried and true: Nude Shadow

Brand New: Metalic Liner “Metalics make eyes sparkle and take you from day to night,” says Charlotte Willer, global makeup artist in NYC for Maybelline New York. Trace silver pencil in a sideways V around innder corners, curl lashes and go!

try:Revlon Luxurious Color Eyeliner in Sparkeling Silver $10

LIPS:

tried and true: Rose Gloss

Brand New: Coral Stain “Peachy lips are an uplifting harbinger of spring. If your skin is fair, pick a pinker shade. Medium to dark? Go for deeper. Make color last by applying right from the tube, then blotting once with a tissue.

try: Lancome L’Absolu Rouge Lipstick in Cris & Tell, $29

according to ivillage.com it’s 8 great ways to help your kids deal with stress. we all have it, doesn’t it stand to reason kids can deal with it too? http://parenting.ivillage.com/gs/gsbehavior/0,,9g19,00.html#ixzz0iu2seGtE

last night, it was all the glitz and glamour. it was the 82nd Academy Awards last night! and what a great night it was… here are a few of the winners from last nights show…

Award Winners

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for Crazyheart

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for Blind Side (this is hot off the heels of her winning a Razzie for worst actress in “All About Steve”)

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for Inglorious Bastards

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique for Precious

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (first win ever for a female director) ps she beat out ex hubby James Cameron’s Avatar

Best Animated Feature Film: Up

Best Costumes: The Young Victoria

Best Makeup: Star Trek

Best Visual Effects: Avatar

the awards were great and all well deserved. and Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were a fantasic duo together! and the dresses. here is alisha’s best and worst dressed list.

BEST: Anna Kendrick, she may not have won an award, but she stopped the presses with her beautiful flowing pink gown, Nicole Richie, beautiful and elegant, reminicent to “old hollywood”  Kate Winslet, understated and classy Sandra Bullock being beautiful as ever, is there anyway Cameron Diaz could look more beautiful, she did last night.

as for the Men… Ryan Reynolds, one word ladies YUM!, George Clooney, cool and classic, Gerard Butler smashing!

WORST:  JLo looked like she was wearing a slip cover for a sofa, Maggie Gyllenhaal (in the words of my co-host  Joe Lerman) was wrapped in VanGogh’s Starry Night, Charlize Theron, had some poorly placed fabric in the boosom area

for the men… Keanu Reeves had this weird patchy beard thing going on, Matt Damon looked like he just rolled out of bed for prom, and that is all i have to say about that.