\n

From the moment I first heard Pia Toscano sing I had perpetual goosebumps.\\u00a0 I had no doubt in my mind that Pia was going to wind up in the top five.\\n\n

Pia Toscano could also sing although she was constantly dinged for only singing ballads.\\u00a0 On Wednesday night she broke with her ballad tradition.\\u00a0 Afterall, the night was dedicated to rock n roll and Pia embraced the opportunity to sing Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep Mountain High.’ (more…)

\n

In a dramatic gesture last week by the American Idol (AI) judges Casey Abrams was sparred final elimination.\\u00a0 Abrams was as shocked as everyone else that Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler used their one save of the season to keep Abrams.\\u00a0 Ironically their save was relatively early in the AI season.\\n\n

Although I was sad to see two more women go, I wasn’t surprised at all after watching the March 30th performances.\\u00a0 Adedapo applied a reggae twist to an Elton John classic song which the judges didn’t go wild over.\\u00a0 Megia also left a lot to be desired with her rendition of a John son.\\u00a0 America made the correct choices.\\u00a0 I actually was surprised Adedapo lasted as long as she did. (more…)

When it comes to her long, naturally straight chocolate brown hair Victoria Justice is not fussy.  She told Nickutopia “I’m not one of those people that spends a lot of money on beauty products. I like going to drug stores and getting that kind of stuff. I blow dry my bangs with a round brush! You don’t want your hair to look flat, but at the same time, I like when it looks really natural!”

Teen superstar Victoria is up against Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Miranda Cosgrove at the April 2nd Kids Choice Awards, but in some circles the  star of  Nickelodeon’s Victorious is considered the one with the very best hair.  Of course others would vehemently disagree.

Although Victoria alternates between bone straight strands and soft beachy waves, her own natural tresses are medium thick and naturally straight.

Hair How To – Step By Step – Recreate Victoria’s Hairstyle

To achieve Victoria’s barely there waves follow the steps below:

1.  Cleanse your hair in the shower using your preferred methodology and hair products which are best for your hair type, texture, length and current condition.
2.  Rinse well and apply a light moisturizing rinse out conditioner from the ears down to the ends.  Use fingers and hair friendly comb to detangle.  (more…)

Pop star Lady Gaga, aka Stefani Germanotta, has admitted to People.com that her trademark white blonde hair is falling out because of constant dyeing and bleaching.

The superstar performer said “I have to get a chemical haircut because my blonde hair is falling out”.    Lady Gaga is a natural brunette but has spent many years dyeing her hair blonde.

Hair Problems Due To Excessive Dying And Bleaching

While anything Lady Gaga does with her hair, make-up, body or fashions sets the world on fire, her confession of blonde hair trauma is nothing new.  Many celebrities from Paris Hilton to Christina Aguilera have suffered through bouts of hair problems as a result of excessive drying and bleaching.

Although Lady Gaga’s hair hues range from start white blonde to a mixture of eggnog, egg yolk and ashy gray blonde, it’s hard to know exactly how dark her natural brunette shade it.  The darker her natural brunette hue, the stronger the dye that has to be used to pop open the cuticle and lift the color to a light white. (more…)

Are Our Kids Getting Fatter And Hungrier?  
Advocate Reveals Connection Between Obesity and Hunger and How to Stop the Trend

If the war against childhood obesity was a race, America would still be at the starting line.

Childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years. About one out of every three children or teens is overweight or at risk of being overweight. Because children’s bodies are still developing, the damage to organs triggers medical problems extending throughout their lifetimes, according to a report issued by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity.

Nearly 75 percent of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2019, and that condition will drag down the economy and impoverish the nation. What’s worse is that our nation is growing fatter at the same time it is growing hungrier. Another study by New York’s Food Research and Action Center describes another dilemma — a new definition of hunger that actually describes how families can become obese at the same time they are going hungry.

“The term the scientists used is ‘food-insecure,’” said Erin Baker, founder of Erin Baker’s Wholesome Baked Goods a (www.ErinBakers.com) bakery that combines the appeal of baked goodies with nutritional benefits to help fight obesity. “It describes the condition that hits a huge sector of the population. Low-income people tend to seek out cheaper food which in most cases is fast food, the result is a high calorie diet with poor nutritional value — just a lot of empty calories void of fruits, vegetables and grains. (more…)

In the April 4th issue of OK! Magazine actress Emma Roberts listed Jennifer Aniston as the celebrity whose beauty look she loved best.  Emma, the niece of Oscar winner Julia Roberts said “I’m dying for Jennifer’s short hair.  I think it’s amazing.”

Does that mean Emma will soon be trading in her trademark long honey blonde tresses for a choppy bob version of Jennifer’s latest haircut?

Afterall Hollywood is on a short and choppy trend right now.  Major stars from Michelle Williams with her short blonde pixie to the recent short cut of Jennifer is all the rage.

Is Emma Roberts going to join Emma Watson with a whole new short hairstyle?  Don’t be surprised if it happens and remember that you read about it first here.

In other news Emma has landed the lead role in the coming-of-age drama “Adult World” beating out Carey Mulligan, Rooney Mara, Emily Browning, Juno Temple and Brie Larson for the role.

Emma will next appear on screen in ‘Homework’ with Freddie Highmore and ‘Scream 4’ opposite original ‘Scream’ stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette and she revealed she is “honoured” to be a part of the movie.

She explained: “I was so honoured to work with veterans like Wes and Neve. And of course, the new generation – we called ourselves the ‘new blood’.   “I basically spent two months screaming, covered in blood and laughing my head off in between each take – of course I’d do it again.”

More Information

Please follow me on Twitter at: http://Twitter.com/HairBoutique. I look forward to meeting new people from all walks of Twitter and learning from their Tweets. Visit us at Hairboutique.com located at: http://www.HairBoutique.com, on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

Thank you for visiting us at The HairBoutique Blog and for leaving your comments. They are very much appreciated. We apologize in advance but must remove any direct advertisements or solicitations.

While the news of Brooklyn Decker’s big hair chop isn’t news to the world, it’s new to me.  I have to confess when I heard the news she cut 10 inches off her hair on March 22nd I just didn’t want to hear about it.  So I blocked it out.

I had just seen “Just Go With It” and she looked so stunning in the movie with her long buttery blonde locks I couldn’t believe she cut all her hair off.  I refused to even look at the photos flooding the news wires.  Nope, I just couldn’t bring myself to look at the photos.

Gorgeous In Just Go With It

Even though the critics panned “Just Go With It” I enjoyed it because I’m a huge Adam Sandler fan.   I always go see all of his movies, even if they might suck because I am such a huge fan.   Sandler’s “Spanglish” is one of my all time guilty pleasures when I’m feeling down and need a good cry mixed with some great laughs.  I owe him my loyalty for some of the amazing films he’s churned out over the years.   Yes, some have sucked but I still plunk my money down.  No matter what.

When I heard Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker and Nicole Kidman was in “Just Go With It”  I knew the film had to be good.  How could it not be? (more…)

Kris Jenner was the guest co-hostess with Kathie Lee Gifford on Friday’s Today Show (March 25, 2011).   It turns out Kathie Lee and the mom to the Kardashian Family go way back, “135 years” according to Kris, but “minus 100 years” for approximately 30 years as “long term friends.”

Kris who was sitting in for the absent Hoda Kotb spilled a few Kardashian secrets including “the first time” she met Kathie Lee her name was “Kathie Lee Johnson.  That’s how far back we go.”

The TV reality mom confirmed The Kardashians are in their fifth season on E!”, but the reason Kris decided to do a reality show in the first place was because Kathie Lee suggested it in the first place.  Kris chided Kathie Lee “You”  and pointed to her.  “It’s her fault.  She was the one who said ‘you need to do a reality TV show.’ And then of course we go out and get a reality show and she says ‘why are you doing a reality show?”  Kris sounded exasperated “I can’t win with her.  I’m just doing everything you taught me.”

Kathie Lee explained “I’m glad you’re happy and so successful at it (the reality show) but you guys are out there on a limb half the time.”  Kris agreed “we are out on a limb”.  Kathie Lee “at first I was concerned because I am the godmother to your two littlest girls.” (more…)

The “Twilight” star has taken up the cause of prom dresses for teens in need. She helps the organization DonateMyDress collect used formal gowns for the cause, including some of her own. The actress told People, “I had a blast at prom! Every girl should have the chance to have that experience.”  This is the third time Greene has been the official spokesperson for the worthy organization.

Greene has promised to donate the white Lela Rose dress she wore to the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball. She has also given away some of her red carpet gowns.

Recalling her moments at school, Greene spilled to People magazine that she had to go through difficulties to have a prom dress.

Greene said “In high school, I had to work several jobs to save enough to buy a prom dress,” so the 24-year-old actress said. “It was so worth it: I had a blast at prom! Every girl should have the chance to have that experience.”

The beautiful actress is also scheduled to host TwitterView on Wednesday March 23 at 4:30-4:45 P.M. EST. She will talk to girls around the world and they can ask about dressing for prom, doing makeup and hair, as well as handling date and friend dilemmas.

The actress tweeted “Can’t wait to talk to all of you guys at the DonateMyDress.org Twitterview Tomorrow!!! Hope you’re as excited as me!!”

Beside Greene, Selena Gomez also lends her celebrity power to support the DonateMyDress organization. CurrentMovieReview.com reported the 18-year-old singer, who is currently dating pop sensation Justin Bieber, has made a promotional video for the charity.

More Information

Please follow me on Twitter at: http://Twitter.com/HairBoutique. I look forward to meeting new people from all walks of Twitter and learning from their Tweets. Visit us at Hairboutique.com located at: http://www.HairBoutique.com, on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

Thank you for visiting us at The HairBoutique Blog and for leaving your comments. They are very much appreciated. We apologize in advance but must remove any direct advertisements or solicitations.

Academy’s Contemporary Docs Series Travels To Zimbabwe

Beverly Hills, CA – “Music by Prudence” and “Mugabe and the White African” will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 29th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free.

“Music by Prudence” is the story about the most unlikely voice of hope – singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena and her band of seven young disabled Zimbabweans – trying to survive in a bankrupt country. Directed by Roger Ross Williams and produced by Williams and Elinor Burkett, the film earned the 2009 Academy Award® for Documentary Short Subject.

In “Mugabe and the White African,” a courageous white farmer, Mike Campbell, challenges Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, before an international court in an effort to protect his property, his family’s livelihood and that of the 500 black workers who also live on his farm. The film was directed by Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson and produced by David Pearson and Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock.

The 29th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series continues through June 1, showcasing feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2009 Academy Award nominations, including the winners, as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year. (more…)