Beauty

Happy Birthday, Shakira! See Her Beauty Transformation

By Latina Staff | 02/02/2012 - 12:10 | 0 Comments

Happy 35th Birthday, Shakira! The Colombian pop star has a lot to celebrate in the past year including, being honored by the French Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand and getting a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. There's no doubt that Shakira is an amazing artist and a world ambassador. We are celebrating her birthday by showcasing her beauty transformation throughout the years!

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April 1999: Already a star in Latin America, the 22-year-old Ojos Asi singer steps into the spotlight stateside at the Alma Awards with bright red twisted strands.

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La La Anthony's "Motives" and 5 Other Afro-Latina Beauty Products We Love!

By Kate Sandoval | 02/02/2012 - 09:54 | 0 Comments

One of our favorite Afro-Latinas (La La Anthony) is releasing her new cosmetics line "Motives for La La" today! The Puerto Rican reality star noticed a void in the beauty market in catering toward African-American and Latin women, so she teamed up with Motives by Loren Ridinger to create products for every skin tone. How cool is that!?

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Are you transitioning from a relaxer to your natural texture? Carol’s Daughter Olive Oil Infusion Treatment, $25, carolsdaughter.com, was created to help you through the process. Apply the oil from scalp to ends then layer on the smoothing cream. Put on the included plastic cap and rinse after thirty minutes. Afterwards, you’ll be able to detangle strands easily, and they’ll be so much smoother and softer.

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Get Bérénice Bejo’s Copper Color Makeup!

By Kate Sandoval | 01/31/2012 - 15:55 |

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Berenice Bejo—the Argentinian star of this year’s Oscar contender, The Artist—has transformed her look for Awards season.

Gone is the dark brunette hair, now replaced with a warm cinnamon tint, while her makeup palette at both the AACTA Awards and the Directors Guild of America Awards was a shimmery bronze.

How to Look Hotter in 2012

To copy Berenice’s copper makeup:

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CELEB BEAUTY POLL: Best Look of the Week

By Kate Sandoval | 01/27/2012 - 12:13 |

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Welcome to another installment of Latina’s "Best Look of the Week," when we give ourselves the extremely difficult task of sifting through all the photos of our celebrities from the past seven days and attempting to choose just three of what we believe are the best beauty looks of the week. Luckily, choosing the winning look is up to you!

Beauty Transformation: Salma Hayek

This week’s contenders are:

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Beauty Transformation: Kobe's Ex-Wife Vanessa Bryant

By Kate Sandoval | 01/26/2012 - 16:09 | 0 Comments

With the spotlight on Mexican-American Vanessa Bryant due to her divorce from basketball player Kobe Bryant we’ve been taking a look back at how much the mom-of-two has changed since meeting Kobe more than a decade ago. Click through to see Vanessa transform!

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October 2000:

A year after meeting Kobe, the 18-year-old had a look that fit the trend at that time: frosted lips, light metallic shadow, and heavy blonde highlights.

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What’s in Our Beauty Editor’s Bag?

By Kate Sandoval | 01/24/2012 - 16:08 |

Like peeking into an illuminated window as you walk by a house or checking out the book a nearby passenger is reading, knowing what beauty products are inside a woman’s handbag is fascinating—and useful!

I ask celebrities and beauty pros to rifle through their bags all the time and dish on their must-have products, and now, by a co-worker’s request, it’s my turn.

6 Iconic Beauty Products You Grew Up With!

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