Wednesday, 29 February 2012

84th Academy Awards-Oscars

The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011. The ceremony took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California.


And The award goes to :
Best Picture :The Artist – Thomas Langmann 


Best Director : Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist


Best Actor : Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin


Best Actress: Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher


Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields


Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson


Best Writing -Original Screenplay : Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen


Best Writing -Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash from The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings


Best Animated Feature: Rango – Gore Verbinski


Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation (Iran) in Persian – Asghar Farhadi


Best Documentary-Feature:Undefeated – TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, and Richard Middlemas


Best Documentary-Short Subject: Saving Face – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge


Best Live Action Short Film: The Shore – Terry George and Oorlagh George


Best Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – William Joyceand Brandon Oldenburg


Best Original Score:The Artist – Ludovic Bource


Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets – Bret McKenzie


Best Sound Editing: Hugo – Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty


Best Sound Mixing: Hugo – Tom Fleischman and John Midgley


Best Art Direction: Hugo – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo


Best Cinematography:Hugo – Robert Richardson


Best Makeup: The Iron Lady – Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland


Best Costume Design: The Artist – Mark Bridges


Best Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter


Best Visual Visual Effects: Hugo – Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning


                                                        







10 Tricks for Flawless skin


One of our biggest beauty pet peeves is when a celebrity tells us that the secret to her perfect skin is that she "drinks lots of water."
Yeah, right.
We know you've got a literal army of skin care gurus on speed dial for whenever the first hint of a clogged pore appears on your pristine face. But why should celebrities get to hog all the professional help? We asked celebrity facialist Joanna Czech, the woman behind the flawless complexions of Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet, to share her best winter skin care tricks. Better take notes, kids — a session with Joanna usually costs upwards of $250, but we scored you her best celeb-tested tips for free.

1). Keep It Simple
Czech is a big fan of sticking to the skin care basics of cleanse, tone, and moisturize. Her ideal routine consists of a pared-down morning plan and doing the majority of your treatments at night. "Nighttime is the most important time to hydrate because it's your healing period — skin is able to absorb more moisture at night," she says. Splash your face with water in the a.m., and apply a moisturizer. At night, use your cleanser and toner, then follow-up with a healthy dose of moisturizer on your face, neck, and decolleté. If you're worried about fine lines or dullness, Czech suggests incorporating creams that contain vitamins A and C, which will help soothe skin and promote cell turnover. Her faves: Environ Evenescence C-Boost and Ionzyme C-Quence.

2). Party Prep
Going out and need to refresh your skin? Try this trick: Grab a piece of cotton gauze and dampen it with toner or mineral water, press it to the skin, lightly pulling it taut, then quickly release. This should happen in a vigorous motion, focusing on the forehead, eyes and nasal folds. Czech calls it the sponge technique because you are expanding the skin when you press, so that when you release, your pores absorb the moisture and create a temporarily plumped effect.
3). Skip The Makeup Remover
Keep your skin care simple by ditching the makeup remover in favor of a cleanser that does double-duty. Czech loves Fresh Soy Cleanser because it gets off even the toughest makeup, without stripping your skin of its natural oils.


4). A Banana A Day...
Keeps your skin glowing! Since they're full of potassium and magnesium, bananas help regulate your digestive system, which in turn makes your skin glow. In addition to eating them as a daily snack, Czech loves to make this at-home treatment: Mash up a banana and stir in some flax seed oil and ground oatmeal to make a paste. Slather it on your skin and let dry, then tissue it off to reveal hydrated, calm, nourished skin. 
5). Easy On The Exfoliation
"I'm not crazy about scrubs because clients abuse them," says Czech. "They go crazy with them and it results in tons of broken capillaries. If you just use a cleanser and washcloth to wash your face every night, that's enough exfoliation." 
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6). Banish Blemishes
When rogue pimples pop up, Czech turns to Protective Nourishment's Pumpkin Peel to treat them. The pumpkin in the mask reacts to your skin's natural enzymes to help dissolve blemishes, instead of drying them out. Czech dabs it on pimples as an overnight spot treatment and says it "works the fastest in my experience on breakouts and blemishes."

7). Make Your Own Makeup
Skip the pricy tinted moisturizers and make your own instead. Czech combines a few drops of an oil-based foundation with a moisturizer to create a custom-blended tinted moisturizer. She likes Babor Age Conceal Foundation and Nude Moisture Balance. Since the foundation has an oil base, 
Pepper_Galaxy says it will keep skin dewy and not show any imperfections. "Skin looks unhealthy with a powder finish. Dewy always looks younger and healthier," she says.
8). Eye-Opening Treatments
If puffy eyes are a problem, Pepper_Galaxy recommends putting a cold (damp) tea bag on closed eyes for 10 minutes. Tea is a diruetic, so it draws the water out and reduces puff. You can also put cucumber slices on your eyes — they have de-puffing properties and will create a temporary lightening effect. According to Czech, there's unfortunately no real cure for dark circles. "Your eye area is the thinnest part of your facial skin, and the darkness is caused by veins. It's something you are born with and can't really alter. You can make sure it doesn't get any worse by getting enough sleep and finding time each day, to relax."

9). Reduce Redness
If dry, irritated skin has given you a flaky, flared-up look, Czech says she swears by Bag Balm to help get rid of redness. "It's perfect for your nose, feet, eyelids — any dry spots or even eczema. It has lanolin in it, so it protects your skin from oxygenation and helps it heal."

10). Show Your Lips Some Love
Czech says it's important not to forget about your lips. As they flake and get drier, it creates a kind of callus on your lip and nothing will be able to penetrate the skin to heal it. Keep your pout in tip-top shape with a DIY lip exfoliator — combine coconut oil or Vaseline with a scoop of sugar and rub it on your lips. Sugar is a natural humectant and will help keep moisture within the skin long after you wipe it off. If your lips have already started cracking, Czech says to add a drop of honey to the cracks to help heal and soothe.

15 Awesome Nail Art Designs

3d nail art with stereoscopic designs is made by quickly applying a paint-like substance called ‘mixture' over the nails and forming the shape you want before drying. When creating nail designs such as flowers, each part is made individually in advance, then put together and glued on to the nail chip. Sounds like a lot of trouble. Meet some crazy nail art designs and other pictures of nail art ideas!



Coral Nail Art Design


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Food Nail Art Design



Kitty Nail Art Design



Money Nail Art Design




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Red Rose Nail Art Design



Super Mario Nail Art Design



Wild West Nail Art Design




Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Top 10 Fitness Tips

A good fitness program requires a healthy lifestyle, focus, and a good plan. Whether you want to lose the extra-pounds, or just stay in shape, these tips may help you reach your fitness goals.
Try to make some time for a fitness program in your schedule and enjoy all its benefits. A fitness program and a healthy diet are a successful recipe for a healthier life. 

Tip #1: Work out regularly!

Always remember that it is more important to have a quality workout than to have a long one. However, you should try to progressively increase the time spend working out from twenty minutes to an hour. You can work out harder when you`re full of energy.
Tip #2: Combine the exercises.
Make sure that your fitness workout covers all muscle groups. The fitness program should include cardio exercises like aerobic, jogging, stepping, climbing stairs, or rope jumping. Lifting weights and stretching exercises are also a good option. Don't overwork yourself: at the end of the workout you should feel full of energy, not stressed and exhausted.

Tip #3: Adapt to your environment!
Try and adapt your workout to your environment. You can find a way to exercise no matter where you're working out: at home, in the park, or at the gym. Don't find excuses not to exercise regularly!

Tip #4: Try new exercises to avoid routine.
Once you`re familiar with some of the fitness exercises, why not try others? Maybe you`ll enjoy them more. For instance, the Pilates exercises help you work on your belly in a different way; or, you may want to try Tae-bo or kickboxing instead of aerobic.

Tip #5: Have a balanced diet!
Besides working out, you also need a healthy diet if you want to lose weight. No matter how hard you work out, if you don't eat unhealthy you won't see the results you expect. Also, count the calories in your meals and make sure you don't eat more than you need to maintain or lose weight. If your net calorie consumption - including those you burn when working out - is higher than your daily requirements, you will gain weight even if you work out.
Tip #6: Ask for help!   
Always seek help from a fitness trainer and a dietitian who can recommend you a personalized diet. Having a specialist who supervises, supports, and motivates you helps you stay on track with your fitness or weight loss plan, and avoid making costly mistakes.
Tip #7: Create a healthy environment around you
Clean up your fridge of "prohibited" foods and stuff it with fruits, vegetables, and yogurts! Stop smoking, or hanging out in places where a lot of people smoke. Ask your spouse or significant other to smoke outside - or preferably not at all! It's healthy for both of you. Don't drink too much, and don't sleep too little. Fitness is not just about working out; it's about living healthy, in a healthy environment.
Tip #8: Stay close to people who are motivated.
To achieve your goals, share them with others who've gone through the same experience. Most people are happy to help. Learn from their mistakes, learn what's worked for them, and stay close to motivated people. Positive thinking is contagious!
Tip #9: Keep moving!                                                                                      
Try to walk more outdoors, or better yet in a park, during sunny days. Jog with a friend in the morning or during lunch break at work, or walk the dog more often. Find time to do work around the house. Always try to add physical activity to your life.
Tip #10: Remember that fitness is a step to a healthier lifestyle!
A good fitness program requires a healthy lifestyle, focus, and a good plan. Whether you want to lose the extra-pounds, or just stay in shape, these tips may help you reach your fitness goals.

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