Friday, May 29, 2009

Susan Boyle's Not So Secret Makeover

Celebrity Beauty Secrets : Susan BoyleIt seems that celebrities everywhere, wherever they are, get makeovers every once in a while. It's how they maintain their celebrity beauty. Even newcomers to stardom, such as American Idol’s contestants get celebrity makeovers when they start appearing on the show. The experts advise them on such things as teeth whitening, new hair styles, new makeup and new clothes. The makeup artists work their magic on them.

This is no different for the latest new celebrity over in Britain, famous in seven weeks for her singing, Susan Boyle. Millions of people all over the world have either watched her performances on television or watched the videos of her on YouTube. The press is full of stories about her and the world wide web has masses of websites and information on her.

She is a very ordinary woman from a village in Scotland with an extraordinary voice. People have fallen in love with her because she’s just a normal, ordinary woman, 48 years old, overweight, bushy eyebrows and apparently, never been kissed. Since rising to fame because of her performances on Britain’s Got Talent, she has had a makeover and it is no celebrity secret. It has become major news. In fact, everything she does has become major news. She even appeared on the Oprah show and was asked about her makeover.

What did the experts do with Susan Boyle? First of all, they plucked her previously bushy eyebrows and cut and colored her dry fly away hair giving her an auburn color and a nice short hair cut to frame her face. She had a friend apply makeup to her previously bare face.

Even Susan admits how frumpy she was. She is now wearing new clothes including a sexy black leather jacket, tasteful classic trousers and some red high heels.

She admits she will need to work on the wardrobe a bit more and to lose some weight. She has the desire to look “nice and smart.” So Susan’s celebrity secret makeover did not remain a secret from the world for long. It became widely reported in the media. But whatever she does, the whole world loves Susan Boyle and people will be watching to see if she wins this weekend’s Britain’s Got Talent.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Beauty Secrets from Celebrity Jessica Alba


Jessica Alba, the very name is enough to send the pulse racing. This beauty has captured the hearts of millions of people around the world with her sheer sensuousness. Her hard bodied feminine figure is the envy of women around the world. All eyes focus on her beauty and her body at whatever star studded event she participates in these days. Fans around the world are eager to learn more about her beauty secrets. Just as in the case with many other celebrity beauty secrets, a lot of hard work and discipline goes into Jessica Alba’s glowing skin and fantastic shape. Eating right, proper make up and a strict exercise routine is what is behind the phenomenon called Jessica Alba.

One of the little known secrets of the glowing skin of Jessica Alba is mint tea. This is one natural ingredient which is known to help perk up dull skin. Mint tea is known to stimulate blood flow and cool the skin, giving you that glowing look that you always wanted.

Proper makeup is another important aspect of the look of a star like Jessica Alba. For example, the right shade of lipstick and gloss, matching your skin tone can go a long way in making you look better. If you have a fresh complexion like that of Jessica Alba, you can choose a light dusty pink colored lipstick and gloss, just like her. Similarly choosing the right colored eye liner and smudging it to get those smoldering eyes and mascara can make your eyes look much bigger and brighter than what they actually are. The look is therefore much more attractive and sexy.

Jessica Alba’s diet is another factor behind her sizzling body. A strict diet is what she sticks to at all times. Breakfast is all about cottage cheese, plenty of fruits and egg white omelet. Her breakfast provides her with all the antioxidants and vitamins that she needs for maintaining her fabulous figure and her overall health. For lunch she usually prefers a salad made with croutons, mayonnaise dressings. Dinner is again typically veggies or lean meat for her. She also occasionally indulges in desserts, but even in this case, it is either yogurts or fruits. Snacks for Jessica Alba are almost always dried fruits. She rounds it off with lots of water too. Drinking eight glasses of water is vital to flushing out toxins from the system and moisturizing your skin internally.

Jessica Alba’s exercise routine is consists of workout schedules ranging from about 30 minutes to one hour every day. She usually works out on an elliptical machine or a treadmill. So, if you want to have her figure and skin, then you need to stick to a strict exercise routine and diet. With a little bit of determination on your part, coupled with some celebrity beauty secrets in hand, you too can become the the center of attraction.