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2010 Hairstyles

If there’s anything that a woman loves, it is checking out the latest trends by which she can give herself a makeover if things haven’t been so chic lately with her looks, or even if she just wants to shake things up a little. Ideally, one area of focus that most women spend a lot of time taking care of is their hair.

While hairstyles come and go every year, it becomes imperative for the obviously fashion-conscious woman to stay in touch with the hottest hairstyles every year. And so here are the latest trends that are in for the year 2010:

Hair Style #1: The Bob
Lots of shine with a smooth sleek curling and a blunt fringe, this short cut will accentuate your facial structure or a long, beautiful neck. The classic version, one with the mod look and along with bangs should go well depending on the aforementioned features.

Hair Style # 2: Long and wavy
Even though the ‘long and wavy’ hairstyle was adjudged the hairstyle of 2009, it is still making waves in 2010 as well.

Hair Style # 3: Straight Traces
Straight hair is also in, with the addition of the ‘middle parting’ making it look ever more fashionable.

Hair Style # 4: Over the top updos
While opening your neck as well as adding an extra five inches to your height, this hairstyle is a glamorous one.

Hair Style # 5: Classic Ponytails
This hairstyle worn both high and low has become a trend at the Spring-Summer runways in New York, Paris and Milan.

Makeup Mistakes to Avoid

Although mistakes are part and parcel of life, a woman would be more than happy to avoid making rookie mistakes when it comes to the area of makeup. Of course, this is not if you want to wear a mask or look fake to which the obvious answer would be ‘no’ since this is in regards to a woman’s self-esteem.

Regardless of whether a woman is a novice or experienced in applying make-up, here are some mistakes that every woman can make:

1. Ignoring your skin.
2. Using the wrong makeup for your skin or makeup that settles into lines.
3. Wearing too much or no makeup at all.
4. Forgetting to update your products, colors or techniques.
5. Going to bed with makeup.
6. Using the wrong color foundation (which could also mean not using foundation that is too light or dark) as well as wearing too many eye shadow shades at once.
7. Focusing on just one ‘feature’ on your face.
8. Using cover up instead of concealer.
9. Attempting to draw on larger-than-life lips or create contours that do not exist.
10. Say bye-bye to too much blush
11. Using heavy lipstick.
12. Applying too much mascara.
13. Choosing a lip liner much darker than their lipstick that rather than helping your lipstick last all day bleeds into fine lines.
14. Using lip color that is too slippery, and which is prone to bleeding and feathering due to age.
15. Overdoing or not doing your eyebrows at all.

Make-Up Tools That Are a Must

Learning to apply makeup that enhances the way one looks is what every woman wants, and perhaps learns along the way with mistakes galore as she makes her way into womanhood. Whether these mistakes are due to ignorance or the sheer lack of motor skills, every self-respecting woman would love to work on improving her ability to apply makeup affectively.

For this to happen, the tools that she uses are very important, and so here is a list of must-have makeup tools that every woman must possess:

1) Velour Powder Puff
Almost any professional makeup expert will tell you that a powder puff is one of the most important makeup tools that a woman requires, and of the velour type whether it entails applying pressed or loose powder.

2) Cotton Swabs and Cotton Rounds
Cotton swabs can be used for tiny makeup fixes whether it is to remove a dot of mascara or to clean up excess lip-liner.

3) Concealer, Smudge Eyeliner, Lip and Eyebrow Brush
The concealer brush is obtain a flawless complexion, while the short bristled smudge brush is good for blending eye-makeup to getting that ‘smoky eyes’ look right. The eyeliner brush helps you push the makeup along the lash lines so that you can get intense color at the bash of your eye lashes. The lip brush with a pointed head, helps you define your lips in such a manner that it looks like it was professional done. The eyebrow brush shapes your eyebrows while the lash comb defines brow hairs and removes mascara clumps.

4) Eyelash Curler
This implement gives you that perfect upward curl preparing your lashes for mascara.

5) Wedge Sponge
This is the perfect tool for applying foundation evenly and smoothing cream into your skin.