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Mary Murphy talks amazing weight loss, and new Italian Comfort Food diet destination

Mary Murphy talks amazing weight loss, and new Italian Comfort Food diet destination

At the 56th Emmy Awards event, I was shocked when I saw “So You Think You Can Dance” star Mary Murphy, who we’ve been tracking in her weight loss journey with the new Italian Comfort food Diet, Tisanoreica.

“I am at 22.5 pounds and heading fast to my 30 pound weight loss goal,” said the leggy former dancer, who also shared with me her friendship with diet founder and nutritionist Gianluca Mech. “I love Gianluca, he’s completely rebooted my diet and I just love the Tisanoreica pasta and potato swaps, there’s no carb craving because I can eat the right kind of pastas and lose this stubborn weight.”

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9 Best Foundations for Dark Skin Tones

9 Best Foundations for Dark Skin Tones

For African American women, the perfect foundation is an elusive prize. Experts reveal how to research, test and (finally) find your perfect match.

Fun fact: Back in the day, supermodel Iman toted her homemade foundations along to her fashion gigs for 14 years. Why? Makeup artists didn’t have anything in their expansive kits to match her darker complexion. Fast-forward to the present and lines like L’Oréal and YSL have added darker shades to their signature products, but black women are still struggling to find the perfect match. Behind all of the “Caramel” and “Coffee” foundation tones, there’s a basic lack of knowledge about dark skin tones. Many cosmetic companies only produce one or two dark shades with one or two undertones — and this is one category where “one or two sizes fits all” doesn’t work. At all.

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Melanie Mills’ Dishes On Hollywood Hottest Award Show Looks

Melanie Mills’ Dishes On Hollywood Hottest Award Show Looks

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Emmy Award-winning makeup artist, Melanie Mills, visited the KCAL9 studios Wednesday to show off this season’s hottest red carpet beauty looks!

Mills uses her signature product, “Gleam”, on her clients to transform skin into a perfect velvet canvas, hiding imperfections and improving overall skin texture.

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Surgery, wigs, tape: Stars’ red carpet secrets

Surgery, wigs, tape: Stars’ red carpet secrets

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The flawless looks about to be unveiled on the Oscars red carpet have been months in the making and require an army of experts.

With perhaps the highest concentration of cameras anywhere in the world that night, plus millions of viewers keenly critiquing every outfit, Oscar’s red carpet is the ultimate runway, where designers and their muses are discovered and celebrated. Hair and makeup trends are established. New style-setting stars are crowned. And sartorial scorn is heaped upon those who make even the slightest misstep.

All that perfection takes a lot of preparation. Here’s a look at the standard steps and secret tricks that stars employ to get red carpet ready:

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10 Things Never to Tell Yourself If You’re Trying to Slim Down

10 Things Never to Tell Yourself If You’re Trying to Slim Down

Overeating and skipping the gym aren’t the only ways to derail your weight-loss efforts: Simply telling yourself certain things could program your brain for failure. “When we consciously make negative statements about our abilities, it gets embedded in the subconscious, which can then control our behavior,” says Anandhi Narasimhan, MD, a Los Angeles-based psychiatrist. What’s even trickier: Some sabotaging self-talk doesn’t sound that harmful! Steer clear of the following common statements to get back on the right mental track.

1. “I always…” and “I never…”All-or-nothing statements, like “I always choose the unhealthiest meal at restaurants” and “I never work out as hard as I should,” cause you to do that exact behavior, says Dr. Narasimhan. You feel you can’t help yourself, so these become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Dr. Narasimhan suggests instead vowing to “get better every day at achieving my healthy diet and exercise goals.”

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Glamourous with Celebrity Make-up Artist Melanie Mills

Glamourous with Celebrity Make-up Artist Melanie Mills

Who doesn’t LOVE great make-up? The way you put on your make-up is so important.  Do you know celebrity make-up artist Melanie Mills?  Melanie Mills is known for her glamourous makeup and perfectly sculpted bodies on television and film.  She is the author of the amazing make-up book: Glitter and Glam.  We took a few minutes with celebrity make-up artist Melanie Mills to chat with her about some fabulous things.

Would you like to WIN a copy of her book? What make-up item can you NOT live without & why?  Is it mascara? Foundation perhaps?  Comment below for a chance to win a copy of her book! A winner will be chosen on Wednesday, March 5, 2014!

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What Price is Beauty in the Wrong Hands?

What Price is Beauty in the Wrong Hands?

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Dr. Andre Berger, a cosmetic surgeon and anti-aging expert who has performed hundreds ofVampire Face-Lift procedures says, “This is another unfortunate example of the serious risks of putting your cosmetic needs above common sense and allowing unlicensed individuals to perform cosmetic treatments. The Vampire Face Lift is a seemingly innocuous and perfectly safe procedure in the right hands and as this proves, it can be a fatal disaster in the wrong hands.”

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