Want To Know How To Wear A Mini Skirt - Just Follow Cameron Diaz's Fashion Tips

Cameron Diaz has been hitting the headlines during the last couple of weeks, not only for her car racing talent, which was demonstrated on the BBC's program "Top Gear", but also for the stylish outfits she has been wearing around the globe on her red carpet appearances alongside Tom Cruise for their latest film - Knight and Day. Lets face it, not many girls could get away with wearing a jumper dress on the red carpet, and still manage to exude the glamour and confidence Cameron shows here.

Yes, it's so true that Cameron has the perfect long legs just made for the super short hemlines that she loves to wear but if you've ever wondered if you could get away with wearing some of the tiny skirts and dresses that Cameron loves there are some simple rules to follow, which will have you looking as stylish as Cameron every time.

• Bare legs look amazing with mini-skirts - our preference is a light, tanned look. If you are worried your legs are too pale or you have imperfections, think about using leg makeup - even Kylie admits she uses body makeup to get the perfect finish. Look for Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs - this is cool little spray which can be sprayed on and blended where needed. You will be amazed that imperfections you worry about go totally unnoticed by everyone else. Wear this look with peep-toe shoes like Cameron here, or with glamorous sandals to show off your legs even more.
• If you are not brave enough to bare all, or you are feeling the chill factor, a great look is over-knee socks which gives a cheeky style to your outfit. Or choose patterned opaque or fishnet tights, but make sure you wear these styles with flats, rather than high heels or stilettos.
• If you are wearing a tight, fitted mini skirt, wear a loose style top or shirt, and also vice versa - if you are wearing a flared or gathered mini, then choose a fitted style top. There are some fantastic feminine mini-skirts which are totally on trend at the moment, with wide elastic waistbands in glamorous gold or silver on floaty, gathered skirts.
• The same sort of rule goes for patterned skirts - go crazy with your minis, wear them patterned with stripes, zig-zags, flowers, circles, in denim, suede or sparkling fabrics, but make sure you keep your top understated and fairly neutral.
• Cameron is known to love black and white - it's an essential core of her wardrobe - she wore a black and white Vionnet Resort 2011 mini dress with a sash at the French premier of K&D - again a perfect dress to show off tanned legs. Black and white is a classic style, and a mini-dress in black and white with classic black high heeled pumps and accessories is perfect for a more formal occasion.

For Summer and Autumn Make Cargo Pants A Necessary Item In Your Wardrobe Too

Cargo pants were originally around in the 1990s, and were designed for rough and tough outdoor activities. Now they are here as a cool and necessary fashion item. They can be seen adorning the pins of many celebrities such as Gwen Stefani and Jessica Biel, but the girl who probably has the most pairs, and who has been wearing them for well over a decade, is Jennifer Aniston. She is rumoured to have a pair of red Maharishi cargo pants that she has had since the 90's - almost vintage!

The Baggy Kind Of Cargo Pants

Well, these are the kind that we see Jennifer wearing here, looking pretty cool, rolled up with espadrille sandals and a white vest top - this outfit would be perfect for pottering around tiny sun drenched streets whilst shopping or sight-seeing on holiday.

Casual cargo pants are ideal to be worn with fitted t-shirts, a boyfriend shirt tied at the front, or if the sun is out on holiday or at a festival, with a bikini or cropped top.

They are the perfect casual pants and the casual look should be finished off with a leather belt and flip-flops or espadrille sandals. They are so versatile, and also great for travelling in, as even when creased, they still look cool and stylish.

The Skinny Kind of Cargo Pants - The Latest Trend

Every fashion store, both on the high street and on-line, has racks of skinny cargo pants to choose from. The difference with the fitted cargo pant is that you can dress them up, rather than keeping it casual with the loose fitting styles. Try the following looks with a pair of fitted, skinny cargo pants:

• For a lunch out with friends, roll up the hem of your pants to just above your ankle, and team up with a pretty and feminine blouse, a pretty necklace or beads and platform sandals. The combination of tough, edgy pants with feminine accessories is a look to die for.
• With a pair of figure hugging cargo pants, wear them on a night out. Combine them with a glam strappy top, pumps with towering heels, sparkling jewellery and clutch bag.
• Going out with friends shopping, you may want a little more comfort. Wear your fitted cargos with flat sandals, a plain white fitted t-shirt, a light-weight cardigan over your shoulders, a pretty scarf and a canvas bag.

Cargo pants are definitely a must have for this season, and we think they will also be around for a while to come - you never know, you might end up with a favourite pair that you will want to keep as long as Jennifer has been rumoured to have kept hers

Which Sunglasses Style And Shape Will Suit Your Face Shape

I have recently been choosing some new sunglasses for myself - I have a fantastic summer break planned soon and although I have a couple of pairs of sunglasses that I love (they are the oversize, visor sort, one with wide arms and one with narrow), they are both suffering from too much love, i.e. a few scratches and wear and tear here and there, so I felt it was time to launch a search for a new pair of "sunnies", and also to break away from the habit of always choosing the same style. I did ok, I managed to find a pair of square framed black glasses which did look really stylish, so I opted for these. I love the darker style of glasses as well, I have tried lenses in the past in bronze and pink shades, but they just don't do it for me at all. However, some of the latest styles have sheer frames in a rainbow of different colours - maybe I will go for some pink frames next time. I also love Ray-Ban Aviators, as do lots of celebs, including Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox and Vanessa Hudgen. If you are looking for some super sunnies, here are some ideas on which style and shape will suit you best, happy shopping.

• If you have a round face, ideally your sunglasses should make your face look slimmer. Frames which are as wide as your face or a little wider at the broadest part of your face will help with this, as they will give the illusion of a slimmer face. Add definition to your face with angular frames or rectangular shapes. A great celebrity example of this face shape is Kirsten Dunst. Kenzo do a great pair of glasses this season in tortoiseshell with bronze arms which are wide with angular frames.
• If you have a long face, then you should look for sunglasses with a frame which is not wider than the widest part of your face, as this will make it look longer. Look for round or square frames. A celebrity with a longer face shape would be Sarah Jessica Parker.
• A diamond shaped face is one such as Victoria Beckham, where the cheekbones are wider than the forehead and chin is quite angular. This face shape looks great with round, rounded-off square or oval sunglasses which will soften the face. Also the glasses should not be any wider than the cheekbones are they will drown this face shape. Marc Jacobs do a great pair of beige plastic framed aviator style glasses which would suit this face shape.
• The square shaped face is accentuated by a strong jawline, or square shaped jaw, such as Carmen Electra. If your face is square, look for glasses which are soft and curved, but strong in style, such as the Jackie Ohh II sunglasses by Ray-Ban.
• If you are lucky enough to have an oval face, such as Jennifer Aniston, then you are also lucky enough to be able to wear any style of sunglasses that you like - as with haircuts, oval faces will suit mostly every style. Remember that if you do have the perfect oval face, don't hide it behind sunglasses too often!

Have You Seen Scarlett And Her Gorgeous Dark Eyebrows?

Sigh ... what a relief, maybe it's time to relax a little on the waxing and plucking of our stressed brows and let them have a little more freedom like Scarlett's here. No, I'm not suggesting that wild, bushy eyebrows are the next big thing, but if you look back over the last few seasons on the catwalk, many of the models have been sporting darker, more natural looking eyebrows. Have a look at some of the other celebrities who have taken on the "Brooke Shields" look, such as Megan Fox, Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry.

If you have been waxing or plucking your eyebrows for some time, then you may have to go through a period of regrowth if you want to attempt this look. Eyebrows can take up to six to eight weeks to regrow after they have been plucked out from the root, however, there are some treatments which can help speed up this process.  

Massage Your Brows

• Massaging boosts the circulation of your face, which in turn carries nutrients to your hair follicles. Using a clean eyebrow brush massage your brows gently in the direction of the growth, in the morning when you cleanse, and in the evening when you remove your makeup.

Ensure You Have The Right Vitamins And Minerals

• Both zinc and silica are good for hair growth, as are vitamins A, C and E.  You could take a good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement, but natural is always the best so boost your intake of:

• Cheese, eggs, oily fish and liver for Vitamin A
• Blackcurrants, peppers, strawberries and broccoli for Vitamin C
• Avocados, tomatoes and sweet potatoes for Vitamin E
• Wheat germ, pecans and pine nuts for zinc
• Rice, oats, lettuce and asparagus for silica

Apply Olive Oil To Your Eyebrows To Encourage Them To Grow

• Use cold pressed, good quality olive oil and apply this with a cotton bud to your brows when you go to bed at night. You must use cold pressed oil, as cold-pressing does not destroy the natural vitamins, minerals and enzymes from the olives and these are the same natural nutrients that your hair needs to grow back into a lush brow. The oil will soak into the follicle, encouraging the hair to become stronger. Castor oil can also be used, but it's much easier to get hold of good olive oil from the supermarket.

What To Do With Your Eyebrows In The Regrowth Period

Your eyebrows may feel a little untidy in the regrowth period when you have lots of baby hairs growing back in.  During this time you can fill in your brows into your desired, fuller shape using an eyebrow pencil, following the tips below

• Use an eyebrow pencil that is a shade lighter than your natural brow colour.
• Using light and feathery strokes and a sharp pencil, apply colour to the thinner areas, filling out your eyebrow shape.
• Add fullness, by applying a mat eye shadow in the same shade as the eyebrow pencil, using a small eye shadow brush, colouring in the natural shape of the brow.
• Using a clean eyebrow or mascara brush, gently groom the finished brow, giving it a natural look. The finished effect may not be perfect, but it will definitely help get through the rather spiky, untidy regrowth period and give your face a neater and more defined look.

Your hard work will all be worth it when you have lush, defined brows which add definition and structure to your face. Once you have full regrowth you might want to have your brows professionally shaped by a beautician to get the total groomed appearance.

How To Create The Makeup For Lady Gaga's Poker Face

Whether you admire Lady Gaga (or Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) for her style and creation of fashion or for her music, both stand out from the crowd. With regards to her music, Lady Gaga is quoted to have said that she doesn't want to sound presumptuous, but she has made it her goal to "revolutionise pop music". She states that "the last revolution was launched by Madonna 25 years ago." Apparently, Madonna is pretty pleased with this statement and says that she sees some of her early self in Lady Gaga. With regards to fashion, Lady Gaga has stated that she is "very into fashion" and that it is "everything" to her. She considers Donatella Versace her muse. Lady Gaga has her own creative production team called the Haus of Gaga, which she handles personally and which creates many of her stage props, clothes and hair styles.

Poker Face

Probably one of Lady Gaga's best known and most viewed pop videos is Poker Face, and the look she created for that song is now almost iconic, with the strong blonde fringe and silver eye shadow. Creating the look is pretty straightforward to try for yourself. You will need the following items:

• Medium to full cover foundation and loose translucent powder
• Concealer
• A shimmering light blue or silver eye shadow
• Black false eyelashes
• Black eye liner
• Rose pink blusher
• Natural lip gloss and nude lip liner
• Silver or gold makeup pen and stick on diamantes (optional)
• Depending on your own hair - a blonde wig with full fringe

How To Create Lady Gaga's Poker Face

• Step One - apply moisturiser and then foundation to create a perfect base. Use your concealer as needed under the eyes or to cover any blemishes. Using the translucent powder and a powder brush dust to set your foundation lightly.
• Step Two - Using the silver or shimmering eye shadow and an eyeshadow brush apply the shadow accurately, blending from the inner upper eyelid to the crease-line and beyond and to the outer corner of your eyelid.
• Step Three - Apply your fake eyelashes to your upper eyelids following the directions on the pack. Once these are firmly in place and applied as close to your natural lashes as possible, apply black eyeliner to the top and bottom lash lines. Lady Gaga does apply black liner to the inner lower lid as well with this look.
• Step Four - Use black mascara and apply to both top and bottom lashes, applying three coats to your upper lashes and using the mascara to blend together your natural and false lashes.
• Step Five - Apply the rose powder blusher lightly along your cheekbones, Lady Gaga doesn't sport a full blush look, but using it to high-light your cheekbones brings the look alive.
• Step Six - Line your lips with the nude lip liner and apply the natural gloss. You need perfect, smooth lips for this look.
• Step Seven - If you are going for the full Lady Gaga look you can use the silver/gold makeup pen to draw on the lightning bolt on the left side of your face and then use the stick on diamantes for extra glamour.
• Step Eight - If you are going to wear a wig, wrap up your hair with a hair net and put on the wig. This is probably only going to work if you are going for the full Lady Gaga look, but it will totally finish the look off.

If you have any tips or comments for celebrity makeup styles or about the Lady Gaga look we have created leave your comments.