Kristen Bell Hilariously Chronicles Her Pre-Emmys Prep—See the Face Mask-Clad ‘Grams

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When it comes to getting ready for the red carpet, Kristen Bell likes to keep it real.

Ahead of her arrival to the 2016 Emmys red carpet, the 36-year-old Bad Moms star took to Instagram to hilarious show us just how much work goes into preparing to step in front of the cameras. Yes, the proud mother of two may have spent her Saturday relaxing and paddle boarding, but she started her hair, makeup, and overall beauty prep hours before the show.

“Getting ready for the #Emmys…look closely…I have serious doubts this is actually a lip conditioning sticker my makeup artist @simonesiegl applied over my mouth…I’m pretty sure she just wanted me to zip it,” she first hilariously wrote as the caption to a ‘gram in which she sports a funny-looking eye-mask.

In addition, Bell continued to share her Emmys journey with a follow-up image of pins in her hair, joking that she thought that’s how her glam team expected her to look for the A-list guests.

And while we would have fallen off of our chairs had the actress stepped out in that manner, she once more managed to turn heads the moment she arrived at L.A.’s Microsoft Theater. The blonde beauty rocked a blush-toned ethereal Zuhair Murad dress on the red carpet. “I wanted to do something more, I don’t know, whimsical than I’ve ever done before. And this pattern was perfect,” she told E! on the carpet. “Despite having to grab it in every which way, it’s very comfortable.”

Looks like all of that prep paid off.

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Supermodel Emanuela de Paula’s Simple Trick for Looking Like You Actually Got Sleep

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A few things happens to us MIMI gals when Fashion Month kicks off. For starters, our social media feeds are flooded with behind-the-scenes beauty and runway photos, meaning our fingers go into double tapping overtime. So many things to like, so little time. On top of that, we’re left completely mystified by the lives, travel, and beauty secrets of supermodels.

Besides going from tent to tent, how do they jet-set all over the world and look so damn good? Luckily, supermodel Emanuela de Paula, who is also a L’Oreal Paris Brand Ambassador and a former Victoria’s Secret Model, shared all her personal secrets. From her go-to snacks to the under-eye trick that works legit miracles, check ‘em out below.

What hair-care products do you NEED in your bag? 

“I travel really often and love it more than ever now the more I do it! I treat my hair in a very good salon in Brazil, and they have this incredible hair product called PROTEIN. I use it on my hair almost everyday, 30 minutes before washing. It’s like a treatment to keep the hair strong, shine, and super healthy.”

What’s the eye cream you swear by to give you a rested look? 

“Camomile tea bags for 10 minutes lying in bed. Trust me!”

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Do you have any go-to lipstick shades you always have on you?

“There is one I absolutely LOVE, it is from Tom Ford but I forgot the name! It’s kind of a netural color for my skin tone. I love the brownish pink hue and the texture is not too dry, it’s perfect!”

What are you grabbing to stay fueled?

“I love almonds, rice crackers with almond butter, grapes, and apple!”

So what other essentials are always in your bag?  

“Hand sanitizer, sunblock, headphones, lip balm, and my camera! I have a blog Manu by Manu, and I take all the pictures on there!”

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What about the skin-care that always makes your routine?

“Ling, Vichy, and SkinCeuticals are some brands I swear by.”

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Taylor Hill Spills on the Workouts She Can’t Stand—Plus the Routine She Totally LOVES!

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I have lived through my fair share of product discontinuations, but one of the saddest situations I’ve had to deal with in that genre was when Victoria’s Secret said “no more” to their swim line. FYI, those bikini bottoms stayed on even through the most treacherous of waves. But the brand quickly made up for the bad news with the launch of VS Sport. The sports bras are the bomb, and I had the opportunity to chat with one of the models of the brand (who’s also an Angel and the face of Lancôme, nbd) backstage at Brandon Maxwell’s Spring/Summer ’17 NYFW show. And that model, was Taylor Hill.

Given that she has access to some of the cutest workout clothes ever (seriously look at the sports bra and pants in that pic below), I needed to know about the workouts that she loves and the workouts she totally hates. Because if there’s anything I like chatting about just as much as the exercises that give me joy, it’s the ones I despise.

“I hate running. I can’t stand it. It’s the worst. It’s hard—it’s TOO hard. It’s hard on my knees. It makes my knees pop,” she told me.

It took me, like, four years to truly enjoy running, so believe me, Taylor, I GET YOU.

As for the workouts she digs? You’ll want to book yourself a class at modelFIT in NYC because that’s where her trainer serves up an amazing class.

“I work with a personal trainer, her name is Lauren Duhamel. She specializes in muscle isolation and toning and lengthening. She comes to my house, and we don’t use a lot of weights and stuff, but I see the results really quickly,” she noted.

By really quick, she said she’s seen (and felt) changes in her body in about three days.

RELATED: What Cycling Exclusively for a Month Did for My Bod

And, of course, we chatted beauty. Right now, Tay is totally into highlighter (#same) and she says she never ever forgets to moisturize. Pshhh, she’s not giving wrinkles a chance!

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Hilaria Baldwin Shares Honest Full-Body Selfie One Day After Giving Birth

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Just 24 hours after giving birth this week, Hilaria Baldwin snapped a selfie in the hospital bathroom mirror, wearing only her bra and underwear. The yoga star’s goal? To show what a woman’s postpartum body actually looks like.

“It always makes me a bit nervous to do something like this,” the 32-year-old mom of three wrote on Instagram, “but I feel that in the age of such strong body shaming, I want to do all that I can to normalize a real body and promote healthy self image.”

RELATED: Anne Hathaway: There Is ‘No Shame’ in Carrying Baby Weight

This isn’t the first time Baldwin has stripped down to document the physical effects of childbirth. In the weeks after her son Rafael was born last year, she posted a series of bellygrams (#ShrinkingBaldwinBabyBump) to show how a mother’s body returns slowly.

It doesn’t happen right away for anybody, not even supermodels. By six weeks postpartum, most new moms lose about half their pregnancy weight, per the National Institutes of Health. Ideally the rest of the pounds melt away with a healthy eating plan and fitness routine.

Baldwin brought up this longer-term goal at the end of her latest Instagram post: “I am a firm believer in how a good diet and the right balance of exercise make us happy, healthy, and strong,” she wrote. We love that Baldwin is promoting getting fit in a healthy way, even if it takes time.

 

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Top tips to help you get lean

 

Want to swap your fat for muscle? Trainer and high performance manager of Oakleigh Chargers Football Club Ben Sharpe and director of MP Studio Luke Archer share their lifestyle tips to help you lean out.

1. Get enough shut-eye: aim for 7.5 to nine hours of sleep per night for optimal recovery and hormonal balance. 

2. Office know-how: manage your stress levels, increase your calorie burn and reduce your chances of muscle wastage by going for regular walks throughout the day, or asking the boss for a stand-up desk. “If a person is sitting at a desk all day, their energy requirements are much less than someone who has a physically demanding job,” says Archer. “We generally switch off our muscles, sit back, slump or have no need to use our muscles. And which group of muscles do we switch off most? The glutes – which are the largest muscles in the body.”

3. Eat well, eat often: eating smaller meals more often will aid in boosting the metabolism, while plant foods are important to insulin sensitivity. “The more your plate looks like a rainbow of colorful fruit and vegetables at every meal, the faster your results will come,” says Archer. 

4. Hydrate: drinking cold water regularly throughout the day can boost your metabolic rate by up to 30 per cent according to Archer. “Our body is made up of 70 to 80 per cent water – so it’s no wonder we need it so often to function properly,” he says. 

5. Prioritise strength-based training: your lean muscle mass has the greatest impact on your ability to burn fat, so be sure to incorporate three to four full-body weight sessions per week. A weighted circuit with lower loads, higher reps and limited rest will keep the heart rate elevated to increase muscular endurance while burning body fat.

 

NEXT: Working out but not seeing results? Here are 10 ways to boost your calorie burn at the gym.

 

 

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Simon Biles on Her ADHD: ‘It’s Nothing That I’m Afraid to Let People Know’

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Simone Biles’s privacy was seriously invaded this week, when Russian hackers attacked the World Anti-Doping Agency’s athlete database and released medical information about the USA gymnast.

According to ABC News, the published documents revealed that Biles had received a medical exemption to take methylphenidate, a stimulant used to treat ADHD that’s typically banned. Ever the role model, 19-year-old Biles took to social media yesterday to clear up any confusion about her medication: “I have ADHD and I have taken medicine for it since I was a kid,” she tweeted. “Please know, I believe in clean sport, have always followed the rules, and will continue to do so as fair play is critical to sport and is very important to me.”

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— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) September 13, 2016

If the hackers were hoping to smear Biles’s image, they failed. As ABC News senior medical correspondent Jen Ashton, MD, explained, drugs like methylphenidate (known by the brand name Ritalin) “are thought to work by enhancing neurotransmitter function in the brain.” They would not affect an athlete’s performance, she said.

Biles wasn’t the only target of the hackers: They also published medical information about Serena and Venus Williams.

“In each of the situations, the athlete has done everything right in adhering to global rules for obtaining permission to use a needed medication,” Travis T. Tygart, president of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, told the New York Times.

On Twitter, Biles was quick to add that she’s not embarrassed about her ADHD diagnosis in the slightest, writing, “Having ADHD, and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of nothing that I’m afraid to let people know.”

Having ADHD, and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of nothing that I'm afraid to let people know.

— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) September 13, 2016

If you ask us, Biles’s response to the unthinkable privacy breach is gold.

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Bun Dropping Is the Latest Beauty Craze Taking Over Instagram

Every once in a while, the Internet brings us something highly confusing yet instantly necessary. If you’ve ever come across the “Oddly Satisfying” video category on the Instagram explore page, you already know what I mean. Who knew that watching silly putty being folded could take up three hours of our mornings?!

However, the latest video trend taking over good ol’ Insta. has been dubbed “bun drops,” which we feel is a nod to the fact that the videos feel like whatever the hair version of a mic drop would be, and they have become our go-to for midday meditations.

Before we even try to explain it, check out these bun dropping videos below.

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Apparently, a ton of Instagram users have hair so long and luscious that Rapunzel would be envious, and they have been posting slow-motion videos of their buns unraveling. Yep, the same thing you do to your topknot after a workout… or that ballerina bun after a dance recital when you were like, six years old. So insanelysoothing and mesmerizing, right?

With that we say, if you’re sporting super long hair, consider a bun drop video. And if you’re not, join us in some serious hair-spectatorship.

 

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Ariel Winter Posts a Reminder to Be Kind Online

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Unfortunately, when it comes to online bullying, Ariel Winter has had enough personal experience. The Modern Family actress is often on the receiving end of nasty comments of trolls commenting on things that, well, they have absolutely no business commenting on.

Whether it’s her high school graduation dress or a bikini shot that someone has deemed “too revealing,” Winter has had to deal with some serious cyber hate. And while some in her situation would fire back negative comments, she always chooses the high way—and that’s why we’ll forever be #teamAriel.

Yesterday, she took to Instagram to post a response against online bullying and it pretty much made our day.

“Every time someone bullies me online, it gives me a chance to re-emphasize to my fans, and even myself, how important self-acceptance is,” she started her post. “[…]the question I ask myself each time I read the mean comments is if this is how you talk to a stranger online, I can only imagine how cruelly you speak to yourself,” she continued. Check out the full post below.

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To quote another celeb, “Kill ’em with kindness” and we think Ariel just did.

 

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Lower-body booty circuit

 

Combine these three micro workouts to form a lower-body workout that'll have you working up a sweat.

 

THE WORKOUT

5 to 6 rounds, with no more than 10 to 15 seconds’ rest between exercises.

5 Burpees // 20 Kneeling Banded Hip Thrust // 5 Burpees // 20 Knee to Squat Jump (10 on each leg) // 5 Burpees // 30 Standing Hip Abductions (15 on each leg).

Workout by Kyla Gagnon

Photography by Jesse Hlady

Kneeling banded hip thrust

 

Placing the band just above your knees, kneel down on a soft surface, toes together and knees apart. Slowly with control, lower your hips back and down towards your feet, pause and slowly with control, rise and push your hips to the front, squeezing your glutes at the back.

Use the strongest band you can.

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Kneel to squat jump

 

Begin on your knees on a soft surface. Place your right foot in front of you, and then your left, holding a squat position. Keeping your chest up, drive through your feet and explode up, landing in a soft squat with heels down. Lower one leg at a time back into your kneeling position. Alternate legs on the stand-up portion each time.

 

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Standing hip abduction

Placing the band either just above or just below the knees, find a strong, stable position on your left leg, holding on to something for balance if needed. Extend your right leg out to the side and every so slightly to the back, pointing your toe towards the floor. Keeping your leg strong and straight, begin raising the leg laterally, and dropping back to tap the floor.

 

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Burpee

1.

Begin in a standing position. Place both hands on the floor just in front of your feet. Either jump or step both feet back into a push-up position.

2. 

 Jump or step both feet back to their starting position and explode up towards the ceiling.

NEXT: Looking for more booty toning workouts? Check out these three butt toning workouts. 

 

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Lauren Conrad Has a New Take on the French Mani

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We love a good twist on an old beauty classic. Don’t get us wrong, we’re all for a bold red lip, Old Hollywood waves, or a dramatic cat eye, but sometimes we need to spice things up a little.

So if you are headed for the nail salon post-Labor Day, Lauren Conrad has a mani idea for you that has just the right amount of understated classic charm and a little sparkle to make things a little more fun.

The designer and lifestyle blogger took to Instagram to share a snap of her reverse French manicure, and naturally, she totally nailed it. Pun fully intended.

According to Olive and June—the California-based salon where LC went to get her nails done—the main color painted on her tips is CND Shellac in Bare Chemise. Then, it looks like the salon pros applied a shade of white or silver at the base of the nail bed.

RELATED: Lauren Conrad Set the Record Straight on Her Famous Mascara Tears

And now that you’ve seen the photo, we will also address the obvious: Conrad’s sparkler is To.Die.For.

 

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