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What do Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Annette Benning, Anne Hathaway, Hillary Swank, Kate Hudson, and Robert Duvall all have in common? They are just a select few of the countless celebs who use Kinara products and services. Kinara is a spa in LA and with so many red carpet beauties and beaus relying on their treatments it was high time the salon and clinic packaged their famous goodness! In comes their Kinara Red Carpet Facial Kit, $145. It's the at-home version of their signature facial. The kit is said to deliver "pore-less, flawless, lit-from-within skin that is close-up ready to the faces of America," while controlling acne, exfoliating, hydrating, and improving the elasticity and firmness of the skin. The kit is ideal for those in a time squeeze because there is no recovery time. It contains -- Peel, Neutralizer, and Mask (+ Kinara Brush and Bowl for spa-like application). More details after the jump!

Not many girls can carry off heavy bangs and hot pink lips but Vanessa Hudgens does it beautifully!  She also looks a bit like Catherine Zeta Jones with the bangs, albeit a much younger one.  I love the bold '80s color makeup artist Fiona Stiles used to transform Vanessa. "She always plays with her eyes, so a bold lip was unexpected," says Stiles. "She has these amazing lips so you can really accentuate them." And what did the young star think? "I usually don't wear pink but I had fun trying on fuchsia for this shoot," Hudgens said.  What do you think of the new look?   

credit: inStyle. 

Whitening teeth at home can be achieved safely, easily and quickly with Supersmile - with no downside like sensitivity, abrasion or chance of over-whitening - in as little as two steps. What are the steps? Jump for more!

OK, truth be told Jessica Szohr's character Vanessa on Gossip Girl is tied with Jenny as my least favorite. Don't like their style, don't like their fashion sense, don't like their plot lines...you get the idea:) About two weeks however I was out at an event my friend Cristina helped put on at Christie's when a friend said there was a surprise party going on that we should all go to afterward. He goes "you know Ed, Jessica...they'll all be there." Little did I know that when he said Ed and Jessica he meant Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr. So there, in the hidden backroom at Kabin in NYC I came face to face with both of them. They both seemed wonderfully friendly and laid back (so weird to hear Ed speak with his English accent..I'm used to the Chuck voice!). I was surprised at how great Jessica looked in person though. She had very defined arms and a natural look (I'm sure she was, but it didn't look like she was wearing makeup). With her in mind and a picture in hand, Pauline Youngblood Soli founder of Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics gave us some tips on how to lighten up our summer look. Read her tips after the jump! 

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Sephora Brand Midnight Blue $5 -- Sephora brand products are grossly under-rated. They have about a million eye liners to choose from and while they may not be quite as soft as ones from YSL or Estee Lauder, for $5 there is no better eye liner deal to be had. If you're not into a frugal find however, Yves Saint Laurent Easy Liner for Eyes Automatic Eyeliner 3 Easy Blue($32) won't disappoint.

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Ashton Kutcher played a trick on his 2 million+ twitter followers with this photoshopped photo of wifey Demi Moore yesterday. He later tweeted "I'm just playing baby but I think you'd look great with that cut" after she playfully threatened him with her own buzzer to give him a similar cut. It's really fun following them on twitter, they are so cute with their constant banter (Ashton Kutcher is brilliant-- he showed a twitpic photo of his wifey's half naked bum a few months ago).

Demi would look good bald (as we saw in G.I. Jane) but should she take the mohawk plunge a la Rihanna? What do you think?

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What a difference lip color can make! OK so nude and deep red/crimson are on totally opposite ends of the spectrum and I myself prefer just a sheer gloss, but seeing these images side-by-side I'm still surprised at how much lip color can effect ones overall look. Surprisingly the only star above that I think looks better with a deep red lip is Cameron Diaz -- you'd think that with her laid-back Cali image I'd like her better with nude. For the most part crimson lips look too "done-up" for me and I think that they can even, on certain people and depending on the outfit (ahem Leighton Meester in that harlequin-esque outfit at the CDFA Awards), look clownish. What do you prefer, nude or deep red lips? 

I love side-swept hair -- at least the glamorous kind like the styles pictured above. I'm less into the whole Peaches Geldof, l just woke up with gum in my hair lopsided look. Though I have to say that every time I don't do a middle part it takes me a good half-hour to not feel like my hair is off-balance, because I'm so used to having the same amount of hair on each side of my head! Does that happen to anyone else!? Side-swept hair is one of the few looks that work for ladies with and without bangs -- as the women pictured above prove. For tips on this look I spoke with Redken Session Stylist Noah Hatton and he was kind enough to give us a step-by-step guide! Jump for tips! 

There are so many wonderful new loose mineral eye shadows in shimmery tones available it's little surprise that they have become popular on the red carpet. From Megan Fox to Taylor Swift, stars are livening-up their natural looks with a touch of eye shimmer (love how both Taylor and Megan combine the shimmer with cay eyes!). I was able to get the scoop on this trend from  lifestyle stylist and founder of DEX New York, Dex -- see what he had to say below!

Why do you like shimmery eye shadows/makeup?
Shimmery eye shadows and makeup with a hint of glow in general, captures the youth and sparkle of beautiful supple skin. It also reflects light, hiding dark circles and uneven skin tone.

When is shimmery eye makeup good/bad?
Shimmery eye makeup is best suited for younger skin. If applied to more mature skin, one should be very careful to use the shimmer stuff more sparingly. Keep it away from fine lines and wrinkles. Use on the eye lids as to pop the matte base color on lower lids, as well as line lower lash line to open the eye, then followed with a black matte liner.

How do you apply shimmer around the eyes?
Use shimmery eye shadows on the brow bone to accentuate light contrasting from a dark matte shadow on the lid; which gives depth and shape to the eye.
Can be used for both dramatic and soft looks.
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