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After months of uninterrupted gel manicures and the sudden swing in temperature toward the excessively hot, you might find that your nails are looking less than ideal. The dry office air-conditioning has dehydrated cuticles, slowing growth, and despite attempting to cover them with the season’s brightest shades of neoprene pink and acid orange, chipping is inevitable—evidence that a problem may lie beneath. Luckily, “there is a healthy way to grow out your nails and reverse any previous damage,” says Sarah Gibson Tuttle, the Los Angeles–based founder of Olive & June. Fortunately, sticking to three simple manicure rules can help. “One of the main reasons our nails become damaged is due to improper removal when taking off gel or acrylics,” notes Gibson Tuttle, who recommends a full 15 minutes of acetone soaking to correctly remove color during a polish change. Less time can result in the stripping of enamel, since technicians will often buff or scrape away the residual colo...

"Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik  Don’t See Fashion as Gendered" Midway through Virginia Woolf’s novel  Orlando , a startling transformation takes place: Our hero, Duke Orlando, awakens from a seven-day slumber to find that he has switched genders. “Orlando had become a woman,” Woolf writes, “but in every other respect, Orlando remained precisely as he had been. The change of sex, though it altered their future, did nothing whatever to alter their identity.” He  becomes  they . The pronouns shift, but the person remains the same. Woolf’s words, written in 1928, could easily be mistaken for a manifesto posted yesterday on Tumblr, the preferred platform for the growing cohort of “fluid” young people who, like Orlando, breezily crisscross the XX/XY divide. Fashion, of course, has taken note of the movement, which is sufficiently evolved to boast its own pinups, including Jaden Smith, recently the star of a Louis Vuitton womenswear campaign, and androgynous C...

ALL ABOUT FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS Fashion photography is all about clothes and beauty, so pull all the elements of the scene and the model together to reflect this. For example if the shoot focuses on the clothes– use make-up and hair styling to compliment the garment – and vice versa.  If you desire a provocative or seductive look opt for dark, heavy make-up and over styled hair; alternatively for an innocent or natural feel choose subdued pastel tones, gentle make up and soft flowing hair styles.  Unusual looking folk bring interest and personality to the piece, whereas female models with large almond eyes, big lips, small chins and symmetrical faces are deemed “more commercial”.......................... For more Tips on Fashion Photography Click here and Enjoy the Tips

WHAT  YOU DIDN'T KNOW IN FASHION INDUSTRY...! 1..The fashion industry generates up to $2.5 trillion in revenue a year 😮   The fashion industry is huge and continues to grow rapidly – according to current growth projections, it will double in the next 10 years, generating up to $5 trillion annually.  How many other industries can look forward to such levels of growth? It’s not just big in terms of revenue – it also employs 60 million people around the world. In the US, 4 million people work in the fashion industry. That’s more than other major sectors, including the auto, fast-food and video-game industries. 2.. Only 25% of board members of publicly-traded fashion companies are women Fashion is a female-dominated industry – women make up 68% of the workforce, with that figure going as high as 90% in places such as Bangladesh. On top of that, they also account for 85% of the customer base for fashion companies. But ...

  From Fashion Week to runway shows, to the pages of your favorite magazines, fashion photography is everywhere. Whether you’re hoping to become a professional fashion photographer or just want to start your own photo blog, it can really help to invest in the right kind of camera. Snapping photos of fashion might seem straightforward, but there’s a lot of work that goes into it. From styling a model to choosing poses to setting up proper lighting and incorporating props, a fashion photo shoot requires a lot of energy and equipment. The most important piece of equipment, of course, is the camera. Want to know what cameras are best for shooting fashion photos?