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16th January, 2012
Golden Globes 2012 Beauty: 20 Best Hairstyles
It wasn't just the dresses that wowed at The Golden Globes 2012, the hairstyles were also stunning. From Angelina Jolie's volumous ballerina bun, to Reese Witherspoon's waves and Charlize Theron's hairband - we loved the 'dos on show on the red carpet.
Among the star-studded guestlist, Jessica Biel showed off her new darker locks, Natalie Portman did what she does best with a simple yet stylish up 'do and Michelle Williams partnered her cute crop with a hairband. It makes us want to head straight to the hairdressers! AT
See the 20 best hairstyles from the Golden Globes 2012 below.
19th July, 2011
25 Best High-Street Maternity Pieces!
Jessica Alba, Victoria Beckham, Kate Hudson and Natalie Portman – well-dressed baby bumps have been leading the way in celebville, but what's their secret to comfort and style? We’ve had loads of your letters lately asking for advice and suggestions for managing your pregnancy wardrobe. Forget frumpy smocks, you can still be on-trend with these high-street maternity gems, which are all practical and stylish too. Available in store and online now, they'll leave you with more time to think about your baby names! HE
LOOK's top tips for maternity dressing:
- Stick to breathable, natural fabrics such as linen, silk, cashmere, cotton and wool, to will keep you cool.
- Buy good quality staples such as floral dresses, tube skirts and simple separates that will last throughout your pregnancyand still work with the rest of your wardrobe after you’ve given birth.
- If you’re keen to show off your bump, choose pieces in soft jersey that will cling in all the right places. Alternatively, breezy tunics with a scoop neckline will look super stylish.
- Look to the high street: lots of stores including H&M, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins reproduce their mainline collections in maternity ranges.
- You’ll be surprised how quickly you grow out of your jeans and trousers, so invest in a good quality pair of maternity jeans that will last through your entire pregnancy – Topshop have the best.
18th March, 2011
Hairstyle How-To Video: The Glam Messy Side Bun
Every Friday afternoon in the LOOK office, a small crowd gathers around the beauty desk waiting for Katie, LOOK’s very own beauty writer, to skillfully style their hair for their Friday night out. She straightens, twists, plaits and sprays their hair into gorgeous down ’dos and sleek plaited updos – and teaches them how to do it themselves at the same time (she’s multi-talented our Katie). It’s become such a ritual in the LOOK office that we thought we’d share it with you…
This week, Katie shows you how to rock the glam messy side bun hairstyle that’s become a big red-carpet hair hit with celebrities including Amanda Seyfried, Natalie Portman, Lauren Conrad and Diane Kruger teaming their show-stopping dresses with the dishevelled side bun. So forget spending hours at the hairdressers and follow our step-by-step guide on how to create this relaxed and effortless style in minutes.
Just scroll down to watch the hairstyle how-to video below to get the look yourself. Enjoy.
Hairstyle How To Video: The Glam Messy Side Bun Hairstyle
Watch LOOK's beauty writer Katie show you how to create the dishevelled celebrity hairstyle to complete your Friday night look – with this fab beauty how-to video.
28th February, 2011
Oscars 2011: The Best Dressed
Last night in LA, the awards ceremony we’ve all been waiting for took place, and the red carpet was awash with Hollywood’s finest wearing amazing gowns at the Oscars 2011. Natalie Portman went straight to her favourite label – and creators of the Black Swan’s costumes – Rodarte, for the divine purple dress she wore to pick up the Best Actress gong. Host Anne Hathaway started the night in a scarlet, bustle-back Valentino dress before a whopping seven costume changes throughout the event, including a fringed Oscar de la Renta frock and a Lanvin tux. The lucky lady even had Valentino himself on hand during her red-carpet walk, perhaps to prevent any possible wardrobe malfunctions! Teen style sensation Hailee Steinfeld looked like a princess in a tulle ballgown she co-designed with Marchesa for the occasion, and worked the red carpet like a pro – you’d never know it was her first Oscar appearance. Last but not least, queen of red-carpet high fashion Cate Blanchett combined elegance and edge with a lilac embellished Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci creation. Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson continued the purple trend, Scarlett in lace Dolce & Gabbana and Mila in plunging Elie Saab Couture. Our other favourites? Sandra Bullock in red Vera Wang and Michelle Williams in shimmering Chanel. Of course, there’s about a million more dresses to drool over – and that’s not including the after-parties – so check out our Oscar gallery. Picking your favourite is not going to be easy! GG Scroll down to see all the pictures from the Oscars 2011 in our gallery below...
8th February, 2011
The Oscars 2011: Let The Best Actress Battle Begin
The 2011 Oscars are fast approaching and yesterday the nominees attended a luncheon for the awards ceremony in LA. We like to think the Best Actress nominees – Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman and Annette Bening – treated it as a bit of a red-carpet warm-up before the big event. In her best maternity outfit yet, Natalie’s bump looked practically non-existent in a flattering deep-blue dress, paired with popping pink accessories, while Michelle headed straight to Chanel to nail a demure look with a classic tweed skirt and courts. Newcomer Jennifer Lawrence stunned in a romantic Chloé dress and dainty dragonfly-embellished Roger Vivier heels, and we love Nicole’s prim pussy-bow dress and coordinating heels. The red carpet war is on! GG
2nd February, 2011
Maternity Fashion Focus: How To Dress Your Bump
With awards season underway, it seems like practically half of Hollywood is pregnant, so we thought it was about time to give you some handy hints to ensure trouble-free pregnancy dressing (and this is from a fashion person who has actually been pregnant, so knows!).
- Whilst you want to look good, comfort is key – stick to natural fabrics like cotton, silk, cashmere and fine (not itchy) wool. Anything with even a hint of scratch will itch like no one’s business. You don’t want to overheat as your body temperature is naturally slightly raised when pregnant, so opt for light layers you can take off/put on.
- As a general rule, empire line is the pregnant lady’s friend. It separates your bust from bump and is A-line so super-flattering on the hips. If you don’t define your bust from bump, it tends to mould into one (especially if the top is loose fitting) and makes you feel enormous. Obviously an alternative to this is to go for cling or skim with jersey separates or bias cut but it’s a matter of personal taste – in my book pregnancy is about style over trends!
- Remember you’re pregnant – the idea isn’t to make yourself look slim. Wear your bump with pride, but this doesn’t necessarily mean peeking out from a crop top.
- Get some maternity jeans – you can wear your favourite shape as usual, just with an extra stretchy waistband. I loved the cropped skinnies from Topshop.
- Heels. For special occasions (as long as you can sit down) there’s something quite liberating about wearing heels and being pregnant, but for everyday most people just can’t face the back pain/water retention heel wearing brings on. Luckily it’s a great season for flats and there are lots of good ones around. Invest in a great pair of flats, be them boots, pumps or brogues. Or if you do need to wear heels, go for a pair with a small platform – that way the platform offsets the height of the heel but still looks like you’re making an effort.
- It really is a personal thing but many pregnant women prefer a bra which isn’t underwired – you can still get some really gorgeous ones from Elle MacPherson and practical ones from Calvin Klein (TK Maxx became my first port of call for discount bras because your bust is changing so quickly you might not wear the same ones for long!
Zoe Aird, LOOK's Style Director.
Need some inspiration? Just scroll down to have a look at our gallery of the best dressed pregnant celebrities out there.
1st February, 2011
Get Natalie Portman’s Ballet Eyebrow!
OK, it's not the easiest facial feature to get excited about but we have a new beauty crush and it’s the ballet eyebrow! Call it the Black Swan effect. One of the many things we fell in love with while watching the film was the sleek and almost straight brows sported by Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. Rather than a regular arch, they ran the length of the eye and mirrored the shape of the top lashline. Get yours looking perfectly groomed with a hard eyebrow pencil and use small, feathery horizontal strokes to give a filled-in finish without making them look heavy. We love MAC Impeccable Brow Marker, £14, which comes in four shades. CB
31st January, 2011
Natalie Portman Storms The Screen Actors Guild Awards
Natalie Portman is on a roll, scoring a double whammy by picking up her second award for Best Actress at the Screen Actors Guild Award 2011 in LA last night. We’re pleased to see she’s not letting her blooming bump get in the way of her red carpet wardrobe either, oozing Hollywood glamour in a white Azzaro column gown and a classic Roger Vivier clutch. Looks like that Best Actress Oscar is in the bag – and we just can't wait to see her next knockout look. Check out our SAG gallery to see Claire Danes in Louis Vuitton, Mila Kunis in Alexander McQueen and more. GG
17th January, 2011
The Golden Globes 2011: All The Looks
Feast your eyes on these killer red carpet looks ladies. On Sunday night Hollywood’s finest glammed up to the max for the Golden Globe Awards 2011, and needless to say, we’ve been swooning over more gorgeous dresses than we can mention this morning, but we've narrowed it down to four we adore.
Best Actress winner (Drama) Natalie Portman swathed her baby bump in pink Viktor & Rolf satin, queen of gothic glamour Angelina Jolie amazed us in emerald Atelier Versace – we're praying this means the end of her black rut. Anne Hathaway went for shimmering champagne Armani Prive sequins, while Versace poster girl January Jones sizzled in a scarlet creation by the label. Awards-wise, Colin Firth scooped the Best Actor (Drama) gong, Glee were crowned Best TV Series Musical or Comedy, and The Social Network took home the coveted Best Picture prize.
Just scroll down to see all of the amazing pictures from the red carpet at The Golden Globe Awards 2011. GG
14th January, 2011
Eek! The Golden Globes 2011 Are Almost Here
Get excited people, the Golden Globes 2011 are happening on Sunday night, and we’ll be bringing you all of the outfit action and goss on who won what on Monday morning. Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams are going head-to-head for the Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture (Drama), and we reckon it’ll be just as big a battle on the red carpet for these two style heavyweights. Anne Hathaway is up for Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture (Comedy) for Love And Other Drugs but will she wear Valentino, Atelier Versace or her red-carpet go-to guy Oscar de la Renta? Meanwhile, we hope the gorgeous Mila Kunis gets well-deserved credit for her Black Swan role by scooping the Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role gong. Of course, we can’t forget the boys, and will be rooting for Colin Firth to bag the Best Performance By An Actor In a Motion Picture (Drama), for The King’s Speech, while drooling over Jake Gyllenhaal and James Franco in their tuxes. Argh, we can barely contain our excitement! Check back with us on Monday formore. GG Take a look back at the amazing fashion from the Golden Globes 2010 below.
