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I just cut my hair and looking at these pictures is making me regret it! Not that my hair is short -- it still falls just below my shoulders -- but it's not long enough to rock the crimped look as well as the ladies pictured above. What a fun, sassy look and it works great for fall, especially against the austere silhouettes and dark palettes that many of the fall 2009 collections have. My only pet peeve about crimped hair is when the crimps are too even and you see the marks from the crimping iron! 

Images from InStyle.com and People.com

Pink lips I like; pink glossy lips, now that's a whoooole other story.

I'm not one to wear a deep red or an orange lip, so I've always found a pink lip to be a happy medium when I'm looking to make a bolder statement than I would ordinarily (day-to-day I'm all about a light, natural gloss). I like to wear hot pink lips matte (check-out shu uemura Rouge Unlimited Pink Collection), with my hair pulled back out of my face. I'm not into Taylor Momsen's 80s Madonna look and while I think Rachel McAdams looks fab, I think she would have looked even better were her hair a bit more out of her face. As for Katy Perry's look, it's way, way too Barbie for my taste. She looks like one of those young beauty pageant girls with the obsessive stage moms!

The 'Lob' -- a long version of the classic 'Bob' hair style -- is fast becoming one of the hottest red carpet styles. I was first made aware of its popularity at a Pantene event I went to last month and since I've been noticing countless celebs rocking it. I actually don't think I've seen  Anne Hathaway or Gwyneth Paltrow's hair look better than in the photos above -- loving the style! For tips on how to best wear this look I spoke with Sarah Potempa, Aussie's Celebrity Hair Stylist. See what she has to say after the jump! 

Celebrity and expert stylist for Pantene, Hallie Bowman, recently hosted an event for Pantene where she showcased some of fall's hottest looks along with step-by-step instructions on how to achieve them. One of my favorite fall looks is the half-up glam style which looks like a variation on the classic Pompadour. It's a day-to-night look that's put together, but not too old-school. A good tip that Bowman gave while showing us how to create this look is to leave some hair behind the ear (a la Angelina Jolie)...so wonderfully effortless looking! Jump for Hallie's how-to guide to get this look! 

For the most part I don't like the idea of makeup on my body (especially when it's hot and I'm stressing about sweat marks!), which is why despite my constant moaning and groaning about how pale my skin is I very rarely actually do something about it. There's no denying though that some light body shimmer --especially on toned bodies like the ones pictured above -- gives off an amazing healthy glow. For those days where I go the extra mile to look my absolute best  NARS Body Glow ($59) and ModelCo Shimmer Airbrush Luminizer Shimmer Airbrush Illuminizer ($30) are both in my arsenal of options to give my body some light, natural shimmer.

Do you ever opt for body shimmer?

From people.com 

Completely Bare is a chain of spas (and the makers of a wide range of wax-related products), in NYC specializing in waxing and permanent hair reduction for men, women, and countless celebs (from Katherine Heigel, Kimora Lee Simmons and Kelly Rippa, to Yoko Ono). It's constantly voted among the best spots to go for a quick, effective wax so I was looking forward (at least as forward as possible when it comes to pain), to trying their wax. I went to their first ever location on Madison Ave. between 65/66. It's so discrete that despite going to Nespresso across the street on a near weekly basis, I had never noticed the spa! I opted for a full bikini, relax wax.  A numbing cream is applied to the to-be waxed area and then you can relax for about 25-30 minutes laying down with some mags, while the cream works its magic. I'm not sure if it was the numbing cream or just laying back and relaxing for a half hour, but the pre-wax routine combined with the high-quality, slow-heating wax and the aesthetician who waxed me made the whole experience the most painless wax I've had to date -- seriously. My waxer, Heather who works at the Completely Bare location on Madison every Wednesday, has over 5 years of experience waxing and she was amazing. Quick and effective -- but not so quick that you're dying throughout the process, more quick like wasabi burn in your mouth! Hurts for a second and then poof, gone! I was red through the next morning and I applied Shobha's Ingrown Relief Lotion ($22) twice a day for the week following my wax. Its been nearly two weeks now and I have nothing -- no ingrowns, redness, bumps NOTHING! More after the jump.