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Conceal, Conceal, Conceal

One of the greatest questions and concerns people mention is the eye area and how to best conceal. Signs of aging show up in the eyes, neck, and hands the most. Skin is fine, thin, and there's not as much circulation so sallow looking skin can show up as well.

My biggest tip for concealing is this:

Apply a light eye-gel to your concealing cream for smooth glide and application and to prevent creasing and caking. You can also add a touch of yellow food color to your eye-cream (Notice I said a touch) to neutralize dark circles & puffiness.

My favorite eye creams & concealers can be found at:

1. Erno Laszlo

2. Clinique

3. Shiseido

Enjoy,

Billy Lowe

Winter Skin

As seen on healthnewsdigest.com - written by Billy Lowe - Sunday Oct 25, 2009.

Through the years, and on all the reality shows I have been on, and the thousands of women I've worked with or spoken to, I have discovered some key elements that work consistently each and every time for basic and seasonal skincare needs.

Just as seasons change each and every year, and we dress accordingly, our hair, skin and basic beauty needs also change season to season. Our skincare needs in the summer are not the same as those in the winter. Also, our needs may vary location to location (i.e. skincare needs in Palm Springs-dry heat - vs skincare needs in Portland - wet and rainy) .

So, here are your basics:

1. Cleanse
2. Exfoliate
3. Treat
4. Moisturize

1. Begin cleansing the skin - either manually or with a cleaning device. My personal favorite is to do a manual cleanse first to remove congestion sitting ON the skin, then follow up with Clarisonic's facial cleansing device (see clarisonic.com). Use comfortably hot water when rinsing, and be sure to rinse and splash well. This brings circulation to the skin, increases oxygen to the skin for brighter results, and you're really taking off the day by rinsing and splashing your skin.

2. Exfoliate - Either chemically or physically. I use a mild facial scrub each and every day and that has been my biggest weapon for nearly 20 years in my own skincare. Dead skin cells build up over time and unless we remove them to speed up that cellular turnover, our skin looks dull and lifeless, and moisturizer doesn't penetrate. Ask your skincare prrofessional about this delicate process and don't over-do it.

3. Treat - On shower fresh & slightly damp skin, treat your skin w/ your anti-oxidants, serums, eye creams etc. These products are usually the most "active" and need to go to work first.

4. Moisturize - Right away. Don't let your skin dry out before applying moisture. Applying moisturizer to slightly damp skin evens out the porosity (increasing even absorption) and gives a smooth and comfortable glow to the skin.

A few of my personal favorites:

1. Clarisonic facial brush
2. L'Occitane body cream for all over body
3. Erno Laszlo sea mud soap and active Phelityl oil, and REM night cream

I hope you find this information helpful.

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Hollywood goes to.............

I've been asked to speak at Macomb Community College in Warren, MI for an evening called LIGHTS, CAMERA ACTION - HOLLYWOOD COMES TO MICHIGAN. While Hollywood still proudly boasts its "White Arches" atop the Hollywood hills as a symbol of its history, much of our fair city is moving away in terms of work, and work availability here.

In a recent report on allbusines.com, we find that many neighboring counties and other states are offering incredible incentives for production companies to live/work/play (as the saying goes). Time, costs and signatures required to shoot in Hollywood are becoming more and more demanding. Nonetheless, I'm very excited about the opportunity to share all that I have learned and experienced in my 11 years here - and how others elsewhere may enjoy the rewards I have come to enjoy.

This video is just a little tribute to the people, places, and events I have experienced in my time here, and to hope for good, better, and more of these opportunities. Hope you enjoy.

Billy Lowe



Los Angeles Hair stylist, make-over expert
Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, CA

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A haircare workout

Many times clients ask me questions in the salon like:

• My hair seems fragile what should I do?
• My scalp has been a little dry lately - do you have recommendations?
• My ends look a little damaged. Can we do a deep conditioning treatment?
  

To that my initial question is to ask what beauty products and tools they are using at home. Having been in the beauty industry for nearly 20 years, I know that the healthiest hair and the happiest clients are ones that follow the strict guidance and product recommendations of their stylist(s). These people know and value their beauty professional's opinion and ultimately have the best results with shine, shape, health and manageability. Where people get off track is self or over prescribing - thinking if a few products are good - more must be better. Not always.

Using too many (or the wrong) products can leave the hair weighted down, over-saturated, and dull looking. You'll get the very best results modeling the techniques of your stylist each and every day, and by using the same products and styling tools at home that they do in the salon. Always follow the basics:

1. Cleanse based on your hair type
2. Condition as above. Deep condition as prescribed by your salon professional
3. Use a mild detangler to brush hair after cleaning (do not use boar-bristle brushes to detangle)
   
4. Use styling products as needed and based on the styling techniques you are using
5. Finish with a light or firm hold spray based on desired results

This is the quick and easy of what and how. Your salon professional will better guide you in exactly which products to use and how much. Websites like beautynewsLA, beautynewsNYC, and even PrettyCity all have great tips and techniques for products, salon tips, etc.

As always, Billy Lowe luxury hair care products are available online and personal consultations are available by request.

Enjoy.

Billy Lowe

Organic Organic Organic

One of the greatest topics right now in the beauty industry is how "organic" or "natural" products and ingredients are, and whether or not it makes a difference. While I think it's important to understand that "natural ingredients" are wonderful, there's a much deeper understanding that needs to take place. I've spent many years in the beauty industry in many different scopes, having worn many different hats, and can almost bet that the people writing about (or concerned about) all natural ingredients have never walked a chemical plant, nor could they tell you what fumed silica is. Many people ask "Does it have alcohol?" thinking rubbing alcohol is in the product and therefore it's a bad thing.

For a product to be 100% natural (no preservatives or stabilizers) it would probably have the shelf life of a tomato. Most beauty products are formulated to have a 1 to 2 year shelf life before they become unstable, or the ingredients age. Therefore the use of preservatives is important. Also, scientists and chemists test ingredients, pH balances, and strength of products on human test panels for safety and efficacy. To simply slice a tomato and put it on your face for an acid treatment may not be the safest route to take. Products are formulated for certain results. It's why Clinique and many differrent skincare brands have several different toners because they recognize there are many different skin types.

My biggest tip is to know your body, and to know if there are any specific or active ingredients that you may be allergic to. There are also great resources such as organicconsumers.org which answers many questions about why, how, or how much. WebMD also answers great questions in why natural products are not always the best. So do your research, ask professionals - not hear-sayers, and enjoy your road to beauty and wellness.

Enjoy.

Billy Lowe

AIDS WALK 25

Woke up bright and early on a Sunday morning (today that is), and went out for my morning run. Though a little later than usual, an 8am run welcomed me to many things. Met a wonderful person who grew up in my home town of Macon, GA (small world), kids and pets were out and chipper, and there was a buzz about the city that I hadn't seen in a while.

2 miles into my run, I recognized today was the 25th annual AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES. Thousands of people filled the streets of all backgrounds, beliefs, and places. Men, women, children, families, uncles, aunts, grandmas, you name it. I had never walked in a march before and was amazed at how orchestrated any fair, parade or march needs to be. There are so many moving parts. I never realized a message so powerful could put a city on its feet, and bring a world to its knees.

I'm reminded of my Aunt Viv, a nurse who took care of a man dying with AIDS in the early 90's when we were still discovering what this 4 letter word was all about, and how to best treat or prevent, and hopefully someday cure. She said his entire family left him to die alone - and he had no one. During many of her rotations, and during his last days, she sat with him for hours and hours, held his hand, and refused to let him be alone as he moved from one plane to another. She held him as if he were a brother and didn't let him go. She told me this story when I was in the grocery store and I sobbed and sobbed - right there in the middle of the store. I'm absolutely inspired by stories of love and courage such as this. Not labels, not condemnation, for who are we to judge what' right or wrong - or what kind of love is right or wrong. She simply loved and cared for him. That's all.

ON THE OTHER HAND, coming back from my run, I was greeted by a group of men with moustaches, flannel shirts and boots of some kind - shouting and yelling on bull horns that people were going to hell. 2 of them walked up to me and handed me a business card that said GET OUT OF HELL FOR FREE. Interesting greeting but ok. I guess they assumed things about me based on looks.

I took the card and said "I'm fine - and the pages of the good book that I did get right were waking up with happy and loving my neighbor." To that he replied that I'm going to hell and it had nothing to do with happiness. It had to do w/ holiness. This is someone I've never even met - who placed a label on my head because of an appearance and an assumption. And clearly holiness and happiness do not co-exist in his mind.

All of my life I've dealt with labels and I've recognized that I'm me, I'm here as I am, and I live a happy, joyous life. As a kid I wasn't supposed to play with dolls or crochet, I was beaten up every day in school, had my school supplies taken and thrown around, and used to pay a little black boy 25cents a day to protect me from the bullies. I quickly learned that I'm an amazing negotiator and he and I became fast friends. Roberto I still love you to this day. You saved me many stomach punches.

Over the years I've realized something about labels. You pick up a book, look at a cover and think you know its content without diving in, investing time, or committing to the story. Labels are quick, easy and safe. It means you don't have to get close. You can stay at arms length. How that plays out in my professional role - is that when clients are with me - whatever they label me as - they appreciate who I am. I have a little over 400 clients - most of them women - and they know that for 2 hours, they are safe with me. They laugh, we tell funny jokes, we order lunch together and they say "This is better than being at a bar and getting hit on." To me - that is the ultimate compliment - that someone feels safe, loved and beautiful.


Aunt Viv, on behalf of the thousands walking today - you are truly a woman of passion, courage AND LOVE. Thank you for the inspiration. I dedicate this post, and this day to you.

Your Billy

Lashes, Latisse, and Length

As most of my readers know, I'm one of the Hollywood liaisons for Xtreme Lashes and over the past few years I have covered, watched, researched and studied the eyelash industry including everything from mink lashes, Revita-Lash, Jan Marini, Allergan cases, eyelash extensions, transplants - you name it.

The eyelash extension industry (in whatever form) is going nowhere as everyone is talking about longer, thicker and more luscious looking lashes. I read a CNN article today, and the world has been convinced that the new Latisse product is a revolutionary new concept never having been presented before now, when in fact it has been around (ill gotten or not) for quite some time. The drug - originally used for glaucoma patients - was found to have some interesting side effects including longer/darker lashes. In fact, many women who didn't even have glaucoma were asking doctors to prescribe this glaucoma medication for them so they, too, could have longer lashes.

ENTER THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY.

Revita-Lash and Jan Marini were among the first and most visible to put out a lash "growth" serum (questionably using this mysterious ingredient) but had their hands slapped by the FDA because of ingredients and cautions, and a huge battle w/ Allergan. Every trade show under the sun was talking about these new magical potions that gave us longer, darker, more sexy looking lashes. And of course since Revita-Lash donated a huge portion of profits to breast cancer - what better way to take center stage than for Allergan to follow suit with its own Latisse.

How long do results last? That's like asking how long your car will stay shiny and clean. As long as you keep up w/ services, you'll continue to see results.

Your natural lashes only have a life cycle of 60-90 days and fall out at the end of their natural lif cycle. When old lashes fall out, new ones grow in over time. Therefore, if you discontinue your applications, you will no longer see the results. Whatever product you choose, be it topicals or eyelash extension applications, there are many wonderful options for clients and patients who want longer, thicker, more romantic looking lashes.

My only tip on this is that with eyelash extension applications, you can customize your look (varying lengths, thicknesses, colored lashes etc). With eyelash treatment serums - be patient, be consistent, and BE CAREFUL.

I hope this information was insightful and educational. More to come soon.

Billy Lowe
Celebrity Hairstylist and Beauty Expert

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