Beauty secrets from celebrities
Sea deep Researchers are diving deep into the skinsoftening, wrinkleplumping, and hair-thickening benefits derived from various jewels of the ocean
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Seen on: Kate Bosworth
Seen on: Rita Ora
How-to: For colour that doesn’t budge with a hint of shine, daub a stain on your lips and blend outwards. Allow it to dry and apply another coat for a vibrant pout that will last all night.
How-to: Create a perfectly polished brow like Ora by first filling in the brows with a slightly dark pencil (on shade deeper than your natural hair colour). Start in the center, working outward in both directions to avoid a stark line.
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Our pick: Dolce & Gabbana Shaping Eyebrow Pencil, USD45
eafoam green and ocean blue are not just storming the runways, they’re also the colors du jour in the world of beauty. A tidal wave of marine ingredients—from algae to kelp, caviar to seawater—is cropping up in serums, hair conditioners, supplements, and spa treatments. “Algae have been around for billions of years,” says Mike Rohlfsen, director of business development for Heliae, an Arizona company that harvests the organism. “Because they’ve had to adapt to survive, they are packed with minerals, proteins, peptides, and anti-aging oils,” he explains, adding that they have incredible cell-renewal, antioxidant, and antiinflammatory properties. The technology for harvesting algae on a massive scale didn’t exist until quite recently. New advances have made it easier to collect and extract the desired ingredients. Plastic surgeon Dimitry Rabkin, director of Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, shares Rohlfsen’s convictions that algae help cells function better. He believes the possibilities are endless.
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