Kate Middleton Gets A New Do---Layered Bangs!

Maybe, just maybe....the new duchess do is a distractor from her secret pregnancy. So, instead  of always focusing on royal Kate Middleton's alleged growing belly, one would be tempted to look at her lovely face and new layered hairstyle?!

The royal rumor is that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting, and that Kate and William will be delivering the happy news sometime in December......not the baby yet, but just the news.

Hmmm. Not sure she is pregnant. Where could she even hide her alleged baby bump in that $2,200 silk Mulberry green dress?

Do you like the bright green dress?

The Duchess is right-on-trend in GREEN.

And we adore her lovely layered do with the center-parted bangs.

We think Kate looks great, and sophsticated, too!

It's almost a Kim Kardashian layered hairstyle. Well, really look at the similar style. We tip our beauty cap to Kate, for having her real hair on display....Not that there's anything wrong with beautiful, expensive extensions. Just sayin'......

It wouldn't surprise us if we see a new crop of Kate Middleton layered dos all over the world  as young women copy her every move, and this is just the latest Kate beauty tip to surface. That and the trendy green color dress.

J.Lo and Gwen Do It...When It Comes To Root Perfection

When Jennifer Lopez was crowned People magazine's 'Most Beautiful'  woman in 2011, she admitted in an interview, that she started going gray at age 23, and has since then, been touching up her butter-y brunette roots every 2 weeks!

Sounds like another talented star.....super blonde Gwen Stefani. We learned that she, too, was root-phobic and has J.Lo beat by a few days earlier.

Gwen  told  Harper's Bazaar that she keeps those pesky roots away, by using a beauty trick that movie goddess Marilyn Monroe lived by:

"Do you think Marilyn Monroe had to talk about this?" she asks smiling. "Well, I heard she did hers with a Q-tip every 10 days, so I try to follow Marilyn's rule." I mention that she's never been photographed with dark roots,  and she points to the houndstooth fedora she is wearing, "And you'll never see me with roots either."

Visible roots bother most of us with colored hair and/or grey strands. And like Gwen Stefani, there are ways to hide the roots when you can't cover them up at the moment. Yes, a hat works. You can also try a jagged hair part, instead of straight down the middle or side.

You can buy those clever root fixers that just hide the little devils until you can head to the salon.

But for some women, roots are very challenging hair strands that
are so stubborn, that even a salon professional cannot always achieve the perfect dye job.

So, until that beauty dilemma can be solved permanently, many of us reach for the color sticks, wands, powders and so forth, to hide nature's curse, ourselves included!

Say It Ain't So, Mariah! La Mer On Dem Babies' Bottoms?!

We certainly don't want to bad-mouth Mama Maria, but we hope this tabloid item from the Nov. 26th Star mag issue is just a silly, made-up story.

Let's talk about Creme de La Mer Moisturizing Creme for a moment. It's considered a superior beauty product. It costs $150 per oz.. We found some at Saks Fifth Avenue.

The customer reviews are always highly rated for this luxurious, thick, hydrating cream. And it isn't the cheapest beauty product on the block. It's got quite a cult following for those who can afford the splurge.

La Mer is so-oooooo popular, that you can't get enough, sometimes. This is what Saks 5th Ave prints at their website:
DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, A CUSTOMER MAY ORDER NO MORE THAN 6 UNITS OF THIS ITEM EVERY THIRTY DAYS. 

The high-end cream is adored by many celebrities, including Mariah Carey, and allegedly, by 'dem babies.'.

Star Mag is reporting that the new American Idol Judge pampers her cutie-pie twins Monroe and Moroccan, by slathering the expensive La Mer Creme on their little bum-bums.

Well, we don't believe it. And if it is true, then shame on Mariah for the wasting of a beauty product that belongs nowhere near anyone's bum.

La Mer as a fancy diaper cream?! Is she for real?

If you believe the story, Mama Mariah shells out $1,900 per big 16 oz. jar for the 18 month-old twins's bottoms.

According to a friend, "Nothing is too good for Mariah's babies. She probably spends more than $6,000 a month on the lotion alone so the kids don't have diaper rash.".

The friend added that, "She uses what's left over on her own face. Why not?

Well, Mimi does have a beautiful complexion.

You be the judge, so to speak. Is Mariah a wasteful diva or a very caring mom?

Write This Down: Dermapen Micro-Needling Delivers Younger-looking Skin

Say hello to the newest wrinkle smoother! It's called Dermapen, and it's the latest trend in skin care, involving micro-needling.

Think of being pin-pricked all over your face. Oh yeah, tiny holes in the skin to rev up collagen/elastin production.

The great news----Dermapen is not surgery. It's another non-invasive beauty treatment that promises a younger, brighter, smoother complexion.

New York City Plastic Surgeon Jon Turk claims that this is a skin-worthy treatment, consisting of 11 tiny needles in an electronically driven pen-like device:

"In my opinion, anyone ages 35 to 60 should be getting these treatments," Dr. Turk says. "We are not looking at it as a separate procedure like laser, but as something that should be incorporated into a person's skin care."

Some dermatologists are comparing the Dermapen to the Fraxel laser, but without the downtime and possible side effects of charring, and so on.

Is there pain?

Yes, but discomfort at a tolerable level.

The Dermapen cost per session----between $250 - $650. You might need about 3 or 4 treatments spaced at 2-4 weeks apart.

For more details, click on this YouTube animation vid.

Pelleve Skin Treatment Feels Like Warm Massage

A good friend of ours recently asked us about a skin care treatment called Pelleve.

We like to believe that we are up on all the latest facial procedures out there, but this time we were stumped!

Through some research, we found that Pelleve has been FDA-approved since 2009, and is a non-invasive skin care treatment, designed to soften mild to moderate wrinkles.

The good news, the procedure  does NOT hurt. In fact, many patients claim the Pelleve treatments feel like a warm massage along the face.

Pelleve is all about advanced radiowave technology that heats up the skin layers, encouraging collagen production. It's so painless, that no anesthesia is used.

So, what kinds of results would one see?

According to the Pelleve website, some amazing things!

".....a visible tightening and lifting effect immediately after one session. Your skin will feel firmer and smoother as the texture and tone improves."

The only small downside, like fillers and Botox, results are temporary...about 6 months.

Still, this sounds like a wonderful skin care treatment.....without the sting of a needle over and over again.

Will you  try Pelleve?

GH's 'Carly' (Laura Wright) Has Best Hair In DayTime TV!

Gorgeous Laura White plays the role of Carly Corinthos Jacks on General Hospital.

The 42-year-old actress has always had an incredible head of blonde locks. We LOVE her hair, and apparently, so do a lot of fans. If you take a look at forums across the internet, you will see question after question requesting Laura's blonde highlights routine, her haircut, and other styling tips.

We can tell you that Laura's healthy hair is naturally curly, and that she prefers to keep it that way when she isn't on the set. Usually, we see her with straight or wavy locks on General Hospital. And so many women LOVE her natural-looking blonde color.

No, we don't have the hair secrets for this beautiful mane. We couldn't find a stitch of anything about her highlights, except that she has curly hair.  Period.

It's a mystery. We searched all over for some kind of hair secrets from the blonde, blue-eyed star and came up with nothing. Nada. Zero.

Still, we have named her 'Best Hair in DayTime TV!'

If you know anything about this fab head of hair, please tell us!

Iconic Model Beverly Johnson's Beauty Lifestyle Brand

Beverly Johnson was a stunning model back in the 1970s and beyond. And she's still smokin' hot today!

If there's an expert on everything beauty, it's Beverly, and at 60, she's seen it all, and has some insider tips, if you will.

We stumbled across her lifestyle line at Fredericks.com.

The first black model to ever grace the cover of vogue in 1974, is offering a collection of skin care, hair and beautiful faux ponytails in her Beverly Johnson Lifestyle Brand:

Fresh and Easy Day Creme ($27.95). This moisturizing cream is blended into a wonderful formula that includes "Argan Oil with natural extracts of Watercress and Apple that help fight the look of age spots and fine wrinkles."

Chic 16" Straight Layered Reversible Ponytail ($23.95). "Amazingly, my Beverly Johnson ponytail responds to your styling just like your regular hair and withstands curling and flat iron heat of up to 400º."

Here's Beverly Johnson giving a quick demo on how she does her 2 Minute Beauty Routine.

Great job!