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July 2013

Anniversary Issue

Beauty Co n f e s s i o n s o f a B e a u t y Ed i t o r F o r t h e Cu r v y Ga l s K a t ie s ’s T o p 5 B e a u t y F a v s T a r a ’s B e a u t y Q & A

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Modeling As h l e y St e w a r t /PMM Mo d e l Se a r c h W i n n e Mo d e l i n g 101 Sp o t l i g h t Mo d e l Sc h n a y a

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Fashion Showcase

Madeline Jones

a n d Retailers Fashion Showcase.

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By West Coast Beauty Editor, Artemis

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Primitive Makeup Pearl Lip Treatments a r e u ltr a m o is tu r iz in g w ith c a le n d u la , g r e e n te a , r o s e h i p , Sh e a b u t t e r a n d v i t a m i n E a n d a r e s h e e r w ith s h im m e r to e n h a n c e y o u r o w n n a t u r a l l i p c o l o r . p r i m i t i v e m a k e u p .c o m J ohn Masters O rganics Sea Mist Sea Salt Spray w ith Lavender w i t h g i v e y o u t h e s a m e e x t r a b o d y y o u g e t a fte r a d a y a t th e b e a c h fo r s e x y s u m m e r h a ir a ll y e a r l o n g ! j o h n m a s t e r s .c o m E nvyD erm E yelash E nhancement and C onditioning B lack V olume Mascara g i v e s y o u lo n g th ic k , lu s c io u s la s h e s w ith e x te n d e d u s e , i n f u s e d w i t h Mo r o c c a n Ar g a n Oi l . e n v y d e r m .c o m Ilia B eauty Lipstick C rayons a r e p a c k e d w ith w o n d e r fu l, h e a lin g o ils o f s e s a m e , r o s e h i p , a n d p a p a y a . i l i a b e a u t y .c o m Skin Fare C oconut O il Sticks f o r m u l t i p u r p o s e b e a u t y . T h e y c o m e in fiv e fla v o r s a n d c a n b e u s e d o n y o u r fa c e , h a ir a n d b o d y .

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I’ve been trying to find the perfect liner for my red lipstick; some are too pink, some are too purple, some are too orange. It’s frustrating! Help!

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Lauren c a m p a i g n w o u l d h a v e t o b e t h e m o s t p r o f o u n d s o f a r . I d o h o w e v e r lo o k g r e a tly fo r w a r d to m y s w im s u it lin e r e le a s in g , w h ic h w ill b e a v e r y ‘p in c h m e ’ m o m e n t.

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a s tr o n g s e n s e o f s e lf. I k e e p g r o u n d e d in r e a lity b y m a in ta in in g a lo t o f h o b b ie s ( p h o to g r a p h y , d e s ig n , d e e ja y in g , c o o k in g , tr a v e llin g ) .

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Maddy: Gr e a t a d v i c e R o b y n a n d t h e b e s t o f l u c k i n a l l y o u d o .

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h a v e b e e n p a i d l e s s . Yo u s e e t h e

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tim e s a w e e k b e c a u s e th e y h a v e fa m ilie s o r th e y h a v e to w o r k .

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m in g le a n d I h a v e e n o u g h s u p p o r t ( la u g h s ) .

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te r r ib ly g u ilty o f. I g e t

a lo t o f p r o te in , a little b it o f c a r b s g o in g a n d m a y b e s o m e j u i c e . Pr e t t y m u c h a l l m y m e a ls a r e g o o d g r a in s , m e a t, a little v e g e t a b l e s a n d f r u i t s ... j u s t s o m e t h i n g b a s i c .

B e c a u s e o f m y w e ig h t c la s s m y p r o te in in ta k e is r e a lly h ig h . I d o m y b e s t a n d tr y to c o n s u m e p r e tty m u c h m y b o d y w e ig h t in p r o te in e v e r y d a y , w h ic h is p r e tty h a r d . I h a v e to m a in ta in m y b o d y w e ig h t fo r m y c la s s .

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ju s t b e c a u s e y o u ’r e b ig

d o e s n ’t m e a n y o u ’r e s ittin g th e r e e a tin g c u p c a k e s a n d H o -H o ’ s a l l d a y l o n g . J u s t b e c a u s e y o u ’r e b ig d o e s n ’t m e a n th a t y o u ’r e u n h e a lth y o r h a v e to b e in th e p r o c e s s o f lo s in g w e ig h t a ll th e tim e .

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m u c h d o y o u w e ig h a n d w h a t is y o u r s iz e ?

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t o f i n d c l o t h e s . Yo u k n o w

p lu s s iz e c lo th in g is m a d e o b v io u s ly

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th e b a r b e ll a ll th e tim e .

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a n d fo llo w in g th e ir d r e a m s ?

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c a n r e a lly c o m e fr o m

w h a t y o u d o in

y o u r life . I fe e l lik e w h e n y o u d o s o m e th in g y o u e n jo y y o u ’r e g o in g to fe e l m o r e c o n fid e n t, b e c a u s e y o u ’r e a b le to e x p r e s s y o u r s e l f . Do s o m e t h i n g y o u e n j o y a n d h a v e f u n d o i n g a n d y o u w i l l b e c o n f i d e n t i n t h a t . Su r r o u n d y o u r s e l f w i t h g o o d p e o p l e ; I th in k a lo t o f tim e s p e o p le le t o th e r s d r a g th e m

d o w n . Al s o , t h e

th in g s th a t y o u w a tc h c a n in flu e n c e y o u , s o m a k e s u r e th e y a r e POSI T I V E! All f ans of Sarah R obles can f ollow Tw itter @

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b e e n a w h i r l w i n d o f AMAZ I N GN ESS! Al l o f a s u d d e n , I w a s s u p e r b u s y a n d a t t i m e s i t ’ s b e e n q u i t e o v e r w h e l m i n g . Al l t h a t c o n s i d e r e d i t h a s b e e n t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a n AW ESOME jo u r n e y – o n e th a t I a m

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ju s t a n y o n e a c c e s s a n d

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g i v e n s i t u a t i o n . Em o t i o n s

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a r e w h a t th e b o d y d o e s w ith

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th o s e fe e lin g s . T h is is w h e r e

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