Cameron Diaz Covers Harpers Bazaar

One of my absolute favorite photographers, Camilla Akrans,

shot Cameron Diaz for Harpers Bazaar August 2014 issue.

The interview is well worth a read, with some interesting perspectives including this gem:

On the media’s speculation on her having an intimate relationship at one point with Drew Barrymore after telling a magazine 'all women have been sexually attracted to another woman at some point': "Literally I said, ‘That makes me want to vomit in my mouth.’ That’s like saying I am having sex with my sister. Are you crazy? I wouldn’t even menage with her!”

6 Surprising Mistakes People Make With Facial Sunscreens

Summer is in full swing, 

so there's no time like the present to check in on

your sunscreen habits, and the somewhat surprising mistakes people make when it comes to facial sun protection.

"The shortest distance between your youthful face and one that looks much older is sun exposure.

Get a high SPF. 

Put It On. 

Every Day."

~ Dr. Hirsch via Allure Magazine

1. Buy a broad spectrum SPF with a high number

You need both UVA and UVB protection (A is for aging and B is for burning) and you need to get as high of an SPF number as you can get. All too often people go for a low number thinking they still want to get some color.

2. Dominant Sides

It's easy to unintentionally apply less sunscreen toyour non-dominant side - e.g. if you are right handed, applying less to your left side. You have to  make sure you are applying it evenly.

3. Missing Spots

You have to make sure you apply it everywhere. Dermatologists see many precancerous lesions above the lips and around the hairline, where SPF application has been missed.

4. Relying on SPF in your moisturizer or foundation

No one applies moisturizer or foundation evenly enough or thickly enough to get the actual amount of SPF that is on the label. Always use a free standing facial SPF

5. Forgetting the chest

Your decolletage and throat need a liberal application of facial SPF every single day. Both will age you super fast if you don't take care of them.

6. Use a freestanding facial SPF every. single. day.

Dermatologists will always tell you, you need broad spectrum UVA & UVB protection every day of the year. Apply it after your moisturizer every day for 30 days and it will become a habit.

A youth enhancing habit.

Mirte Maas For Harpers Bazaar Spain, August 2014

David Roemer captured these beautiful images

of Mirte Maas for the August 2014 issue

of Harpers Bazaar Spain.

Love.

4 International Harpers Bazaar Covers August 2014

Check out these 4  international Harpers Bazaar covers for August 2014

Sonaam Kapoor Covers Harpers Bazaar India, August 2014

Rihanna o Arabia - RiRi covers Harpers Bazaar Arabia, August 2014

Elle MacPherson, The Body, turns 50 this month and covers Harpers Bazaar Australia

Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014

Lebanese designer Elie Saab presented yet another glorious 
Haute Couture collection

as part of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture, Fall 2014.

above images AP Photo/Thibault Camus

Images below courtesy of DustJacket Attic

Irina Shayk For Maxim Magazine

How fiercely fantastic is she??

Russian model and girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo,

Irina Shayk hits the beach for the 

July/August 2014 issue of Maxim Magazine. 

Lensed by Russell James, 

the images are nothing short of perfection.

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014

Check out the Flock Of Seagulls hair at 

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014!

It's fun, non?

I'm not sure I entirely get it though.

The hair being so angular works with the architectural feel of the collection, but it doesn't look fabulous/silky/inviting/glossy/healthy.

It makes me think of a 1980's music video.

The collection itself was also interesting in that it featured a considerable amount of day wear.

Typically we associate couture collections with elaborate evening wear. But billionaire wives no doubt don't want to be forced to buy their entire day wardrobe off the rack, so Chanel offers them the option of a comprehensive couture collection.

I like the streamlined structure, but some of the collection felt chunky, and when heavy weight shorts were paired with flat, unattractive flipflop footwear looked unflattering.

Or maybe just un-Chanel?

The lines on the jackets were however, superb.

Of course.

After all - it's Chanel.

I did enjoy the detailing on slim fit pants

and I love the shiny silver loafers, but somehow they don't feel like a couture collection? Maybe it's just the shot, but don't you think these shoes look like something you'd find at an inexpensive shoe stall at the mall?

But overall the collection was so multi-dimensional,

and leading with those crisp whites,

it also had a regal feel.

Perfect for the couture consumer.