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Changing Haircolor with Photoshop

Submitted by Meg Wilson on December 8, 2008 - 08:15.

Here are a couple of the better tutorials on how to change hair color using photoshop in your digital photos.

Photo retouching for hair color change.

Changing a black and white photo into a color photo that looks photorealistic (as in image above).


( categories: Odd Beauty Stories )

Venezuela Beauty with Cosmetic Surgery

Submitted by Meg Wilson on December 8, 2008 - 08:51.

Venezuela has won more major international beauty competitions than any other country. They're known for not being shy about using cosmetic surgery to enhance their beauty contestants. See an article about this here.


( categories: Cosmetic Surgery )

Spanx for Men

Submitted by Meg Wilson on December 8, 2008 - 09:23.


Equmen is 'proudly supporting' the men of the world. They've come up with a compression garment that tucks in the beer belly.

Their launch is in January, but their 'core precision undershirt' is already getting lots of media attention and has been dubbed 'the spanx for men' by John Walters of the Times Online who wrote a funny article about wearing it for a day.

I manage to plunge myself into its flapping mouth. Several moments of flailing, grunting and yelping, and I’m in. Actually, no, not quite. Wrinkles of fabric are twisting up my arms, there are air pockets of fabric below my armpits and I’m trying not to fart. Which isn’t surprising, for where’s my stomach meant to go?

He says it temporarily reduced three inches from his waist and was more comfortable than he initially imagined. See his review of the core precision undershirt here.

See more about Equmen control wear for men here.


( categories: Weight Loss )

Christie Hefner Steps Up

Submitted by Meg Wilson on December 8, 2008 - 10:57.

Christie Hefner, age 56, is resigning from her role as CEO and Chairman of Playboy Enterprises. Playboy was founded by her father, Hugh Hefner. Christie Hefner has worked there since finishing college. She became vice president five years after starting there, and has been the CEO for twenty years.

After such a career, what might she be thinking of doing next?

Being part of the Obama team, it sounds like.

In an interview on CNBC this morning she said "Like many Americans, I've been struck by the call to service that was the hallmark of the campaign, and I was an early supporter of Senator Obama, now President-Elect Obama, and I believe deeply in what he wants to do for our country. I'll be looking for ways in which I can serve to be helpful in that regard."


( categories: Odd Beauty Stories )

Before and After Makeup Videos

Submitted by Meg Wilson on December 8, 2008 - 18:27.

Below is a great video showing seven before and after makeup looks. We see makeup looks inspired by Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Christina Ariguela and Leona Lewis as well as before and after smoky eye makeup and the application of false eyelashes.

You can click through from this video to get to the specific tutorial video for your favorite makeup look.


( categories: Celebrity Makeovers | Make-up )