Blog Posts by Vanessa Green

At some point, most of us have turned to our other halves or male friends and asked that all important question: "Do I look good in this?" but rarely do we consult our men folk about the state of our make up.

While there's do denying that make up helps us feel good about ourselves, it also comes in handy when it comes to attracting the opposite sex. Let's face it, when we're slicking on the lippy or making sure our eyelashes are perfectly curled, how our men folk will view the final result  is often at the forefront of our minds.

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Eli Ankutse, co-founder of nivenandjoshua, says his number one dislike when it comes to make up misdemeanours is heavy foundation. "As I'm sure most guys will agree, it has to be when excessive or obvious foundation is used - I think less is definitely more here."

With increasingly sophisticated formulas and wide selections of shades, finding the

After winning over tough fashion critics during the awards season and receiving great reviews for her breakout performance in the film True Grit, all eyes have been on 14-year-old wunderkid, Hailee Steinfeld.

And now high fashion Italian designer Miu Miu has picked the Oscar nominated actress to feature in their campaign for autumn/winter 2011. Another huge achievement from the rising star and a perfect fit considering she is a fan of Miucca Prada's diffusion line.

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But all accolades for the tiny star aside, are women seriously meant to swoon over the latest Miu Miu 'it' dress when it is being modelled by a female who's barely hit puberty?

Prada's sister line has always been aimed at a young audience but there aren't many 14-year-olds who can afford luxury fashion.Previous faces of Miu Miu include Katie Holmes, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst, all over the

Pip, pip hooray! Pippa Middleton has spilled the beans on how she got her perfect figure.

Kate's sister revealed that weekly Pilates sessions are the secret to her svelte shape, which captivated millions during the Royal Wedding.

The 27-year-old Middleton sister attends classes at a Parson's Green fitness centre near to her home in West London and hailed the studio as a 'weekly necessity'.

In a testimonial on the Pilates on the Go website, she praised her trainer, Margot Campbell. Pippa wrote: "As someone who is always 'on the go', Pilates has been a wonderful escape from my busy lifestyle in London.

"Whether it's 7am in the morning or 7pm at night I always leave feeling calm, refreshed and invigorated. Over the past few months I have noticed a huge difference in my core strength and posture and couldn't recommend Margot more highly as an instructor.

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"From breathing techniques, muscle toning to overall flexibility and

Don Gorske eats on average of two Big Macs a day. The problem is he now sometimes can't taste them.

The Wisconsin resident, 57, will eat his 25,000th McDonald's burger on May 17, exactly 39 years after he first tasted a Big Mac in 1972.

Gorske, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, has kept the receipts for every Big Mac he's ever bought and owns 10,000 Big Mac cartons. He also keeps two Big Macs in his luggage just in case he can't find a McDonald's.

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Amazingly, he is in good health, with a slender physique and a cholesterol level at just 156 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). The average cholesterol rating for men aged 50 and older is 208 mg/dL.

However his taste buds have fluctuated in sensitivity since birth, so he often can't taste his favourite meal.

"A person like me, I just don't

A couple from Israel has named their newborn daughter 'Like' after the social networking feature on Facebook.

The girl's new moniker was inspired by a button which allows users to express their endorsement of photos, status updates and links.

Lior Alder and his wife Vardit live in the town of Hod Hasharon just outside Tel Aviv and said they wanted a name for their daughter that was 'modern and innovative'.

They succeeded in choosing an original name, with their child reportedly the first and only person in the country with the name 'Like'.

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"In our opinion it's the modern equivalent of the name Ahava [Love]," Adler told Israeli newspaper Maariv.

"It's just my way of saying to my fantastic daughter, 'Love'."

The most common names for girls in Israel are Noa, Maya and Tamar, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

The parents have a fondness for innovative names. One of their daughters is named Pie — after the popular British food,

Princess Beatrice's 'antler' fascinator that she wore to the Royal Wedding was put up for auction yesterday on eBay.

First to place a bid for the wacky design was entrepreneur and Dragon's Den judge Duncan Bannatyne, offering £5,000.  He encouraged others to get involved in the sale that will aid the children's charities Unicef and Children in Crisis.

[See also: Princess Beatrice's hat 'ridiculous' becomes an internet sensation]

Left: Princess Beatrice arriving at the Royal Wedding Right: First bidder Duncan Bannatyne.

The Philip Treacy design was mocked by the world over after Beatrice sported the hat to William and Kate's big day.

It became an internet sensation spawning a Facebook fan page dedicated to 'Princess Beatrice's Ridiculous Royal Wedding Hat' and funny Photoshop pictures suggesting other uses for the hat including a cat-flap and laboratory bowl.

It was even compared to a Turkey Twizzler and Pretzel.

[Gallery: See funny mock-ups of Beatrice's hat]

In a

A British woman, originally from Birmingham and now living in San Francisco, has admitted to giving her eight-year-old daughter Botox injections to 'get rid of her wrinkles'.

Kerry Campbell told 'Good Morning America' she injects her daughter Britney to help her keep up in the intensively competitive world of the child beauty pageant circuit.

According to Kerry, 34, Britney has become used to the injections and is fine with them, but Britney revealed she used to cry when she first had the procedure.

"It hurts sometimes. It makes me nervous. But I get used to it."

During the interview, Britney revealed the reasons she gets the injections.

"I just don't think wrinkles are nice for little girls."

Britney revealed she's also had her upper leg area waxed. However, despite the fact that she thinks hairy legs are 'unladylike,' she's stopped having the procedure done as the pain was too much for her to bear.

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