Stars Without retouching
Cate Blanchett
The actress appears Photoshop-free on the March/April 2011 cover of the
Economist's Intelligent Life. The magazine's editor, Tim de Lisle, said,
"When other magazines photograph actresses, they routinely end up
running heavily Photoshopped images, with every wrinkle expunged." He
wanted to try something different with Blanchett. "She looks like what
she is--a woman of 42, spending her days in the office, her evenings on
stage, and the rest of her time looking after three young children,"
said de Lisle of her cover photo.
Stars Without retouching
The actress appears Photoshop-free on the March/April 2011 cover of the Economist's Intelligent Life. The magazine's editor, Tim de Lisle, said, "When other magazines photograph actresses, they routinely end up running heavily Photoshopped images, with every wrinkle expunged." He wanted to try something different with Blanchett. "She looks like what she is--a woman of 42, spending her days in the office, her evenings on stage, and the rest of her time looking after three young children," said de Lisle of her cover photo.
Celebrities are retouched beyond recognition for ads and magazine covers and we hate it. Besides establishing completely unreasonable standards of beauty, these retouched photos make women look like Barbie dolls.
We searched high and low for freckles, smile lines, and knee caps
(seriously, editors airbrush out everything!) and compiled refreshing
images of stars as they really appear, without an art director
"improving" their faces and bodies. These ladies are gorgeous without
computer-generated features. Here's to going natural! By Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff
Makeup Artist's Amazing Celebrity Transformations, from Mona Lisa to Angelina. Promise Phan Tells Shine Who's Next
Some women spend thousands on surgery to look more like
Angelina Jolie. Promise Phan does it in minutes with some lip liner and
an eye pencil. She can also transform into Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift
or even Michael Jackson on a whim.
More: Celebrity lookalike plastic surgery feeds tourism
Call her 'the human chameleon,' or as many have dubbed her in recent weeks, 'the Internet's newest beauty guru.' The young video blogger's talent for transforming into celebrities with little more than a blush brush and some eye shadow is changing the way people think about makeup.
Posting under the innocuous username dope2111, Phan has churned out viral YouTube hits using her face as a blank canvas and celebrities as her muses.
A makeup artist's guide to runway-ready skin
"I have drawn portraits ever since I was a little girl," Phan tells Shine. "Now I use makeup instead of a pencil to draw with, and my face instead of paper to draw on."
Last week, she transformed into Mona Lisa using some unconventional makeup approaches. She began with an Elmer's glue stick on her brow, and used scar wax to reshape her nose. In less than five minutes, she was worthy of the Louvre.
Phan, a petite 22-year-old Nepalese American, doesn't stop at female celebrities. In January, she made a jaw-dropping transformation into pop star Drake. Using eye shadow, a stippling blush brush and a healthy glob of hair gel, she obtained not only the stubble and bone structure of the teen heartthrob, but also the swagger.
More: Celebrity lookalike plastic surgery feeds tourism
Call her 'the human chameleon,' or as many have dubbed her in recent weeks, 'the Internet's newest beauty guru.' The young video blogger's talent for transforming into celebrities with little more than a blush brush and some eye shadow is changing the way people think about makeup.
Posting under the innocuous username dope2111, Phan has churned out viral YouTube hits using her face as a blank canvas and celebrities as her muses.
A makeup artist's guide to runway-ready skin
"I have drawn portraits ever since I was a little girl," Phan tells Shine. "Now I use makeup instead of a pencil to draw with, and my face instead of paper to draw on."
Last week, she transformed into Mona Lisa using some unconventional makeup approaches. She began with an Elmer's glue stick on her brow, and used scar wax to reshape her nose. In less than five minutes, she was worthy of the Louvre.
Phan, a petite 22-year-old Nepalese American, doesn't stop at female celebrities. In January, she made a jaw-dropping transformation into pop star Drake. Using eye shadow, a stippling blush brush and a healthy glob of hair gel, she obtained not only the stubble and bone structure of the teen heartthrob, but also the swagger.
That 3-minute video was viewed almost 2 million times. Impressive, but
hardly Phan's record. That title goes to her Angelina Jolie tutorial: 13
million people viewed her five-minute transformation into Brad's
bride-to-be. For the record, all it took was some lip-liner, fake
lashes, and an artist's touch with a shadow brush.
With 9y million hits since launching her YouTube channel in 2009, Phan is close to trumping the YouTube's biggest beauty tutorial guru, Michelle Phan. The fact that the two women share the same last name is not a coincidence. Promise is married to Michelle's brother Steve.
"I used to watch Michelle's YouTube videos and was a huge fan of hers," says the Florida-based Promise. "We later became friends through Facebook, and then I got to meet her her mother, sister and brother."
Video: Michelle Phan hosts Yahoo's Primetime in No Time
The rest is viral video history. Now Michelle and Promise are joining forces for a series on FAWN, a new YouTube women's network. She's also keeping up with her celebrity series. Up next? "I am thinking about transforming into J.Lo," she tells Shine.
For the record, Steve doesn't share the same talents as his wife and sister. In one video posted by Promise, he attempts to turn his wife into Snooki under her makeup tutelage. The end result is proof of what we already suspected: Celebrity makeup transformations only really work when Promise is holding the brush.
With 9y million hits since launching her YouTube channel in 2009, Phan is close to trumping the YouTube's biggest beauty tutorial guru, Michelle Phan. The fact that the two women share the same last name is not a coincidence. Promise is married to Michelle's brother Steve.
"I used to watch Michelle's YouTube videos and was a huge fan of hers," says the Florida-based Promise. "We later became friends through Facebook, and then I got to meet her her mother, sister and brother."
Video: Michelle Phan hosts Yahoo's Primetime in No Time
The rest is viral video history. Now Michelle and Promise are joining forces for a series on FAWN, a new YouTube women's network. She's also keeping up with her celebrity series. Up next? "I am thinking about transforming into J.Lo," she tells Shine.
For the record, Steve doesn't share the same talents as his wife and sister. In one video posted by Promise, he attempts to turn his wife into Snooki under her makeup tutelage. The end result is proof of what we already suspected: Celebrity makeup transformations only really work when Promise is holding the brush.
Wardrobe staples that instantly shed the pounds
It’s time to wear skirts without tights and move the cozy sweaters to the back of the closet, which also means it’s time to get ourselves into warm-weather shape. If you haven’t already done that -- while you hit the gym and eat healthy, of course -- why not employ the following wardrobe tricks to make you look as if you’re already there? In this episode, let us introduce you to our slimming secrets for spring.
Illusion dresses
Even svelte celebrities rely on these once in a while for a little
extra body slimming. A so-called “illusion” dress is really just a
tight dress with a darker pattern along the sides that acts as shading
to make your overall shape appear narrower.
Wide leg pants + heels
You can go with super dark denim or any other material as long as
it’s a dark color. The extra width in the pant leg means no tightness on
your thighs-in-progress. Let the hem of the pants skim the floor so
only a tiny bit of heel is revealed and your legs will look extra long.
Oversized bags
Celebrities know this trick well. If you want to look smaller, stand
next to something bigger. The same is true for accessories, if you think
about it. An oversized bag -- and who doesn’t need one anyway? --will
make you appear smaller by comparison. Go for a bag with a long strap
that will draw the eye downward.
Tuxedo jackets
One of the best tools you can use to camouflage bulk is a bit of
structure, which is exactly what at tuxedo jacket provides. The long,
skinny lapels also have a slenderizing effect.
Monochromatic black
It’s true that neons and florals are swirling all around us at the
moment, but it is also true that there is no better virtual weight-loss
trick than simply wearing head-to-toe black. The key is to vary the
texture of the pieces you put together: A black bouclé blazer with a
black cotton T-shirt, black denim skinny jeans and some black strappy
wedges, for example.
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