The Life-Size Barbie created by Hamilton College student Galia Slayen.

Galia, who battled anorexia for a year, made Life-Size Barbie with chicken wire, wood and papier mache for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week to start a conversation about body image and show little girls that this shit isn’t realistic. Galia said that she idolized Barbie as a little girl and doesn’t blame the plastic doll for her eating disorder, but “she’s one small factor, an environmental factor. I’m blond and blue-eyed and I figured that was what I was supposed to look like. She was my idol. It impacted the way I looked at myself.”

Life-Size Barbie is 6′ tall with a 39″ bust, 18″ waist and 33″ hips.

What do you think of the Get Real Barbie? I think its a good way to show girls that there are a lot of images projected that are not realistic. But without people in general changing and the social media I think Barbie is a tiny cog in a huge wheel churning out little girls with esteem issues.

I wasn’t allowed to have Barbie’s when I was young due to the poor self image they give. But it didn’t take long for my peers, adults and the media to tell me exactly how I was supposed to look like and made me feel self conscious.  Raising awareness is always good and if nothing else I think Get Real Barbie can start a discussion about self acceptance and helping your kids be proud of who they are.

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Little Miss Sunshine is all grown up!

Dressed in an off-the-shoulder Marchesa gown, Abigail Breslin, 15, showed off a brand new blonde hair color at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Hot Pink Party on Thursday night in New York City.

Despite her sophisticated appearance, the actress didn’t go lighter in an attempt to shed her innocent image like some other former child stars have done.

“She went blonde for a [movie] role,” Scott Peper, senior colorist at the Oscar Blandi Salon in NYC tells UsMagazine.com of the transformation, which took nearly four hours. “Plus, the color is a soft pale shade, not a bright gold shade like Lindsay Lohan. It looks natural and age-appropriate.”

So what was the star’s reaction to the dramatic change? “She loves it” says Peper.

What do you think?

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DIANE LANE
Cinema Verite Premiere – April 11th

The concept behind Diane Lane’s look for the Cinema Verite premiere was to keep it ultra feminine and diaphanous. This was achieved by using soft pinks and plums on her eyes, sheer petal on her cheeks and a see through raspberry shade on her lips. This look illustrated that a translucent approach to color is easy, subtle and totally wearable at any age.

First Diane’s skin was prepped a week in advance using the Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Line: a trio of moisturizers that gently delivers the most advanced form of Retinol. Immediately prior to applying make-up, Neutrogena Ageless Essentials Continuous Hydration Moisturizer was used to prep the skin. This combination provided a flawless base for make-up application.

Then Neutrogena Healthy Skin liquid make-up in Natural Beige was applied with a large synthetic foundation brush and blended outward with a wet sponge to give her skin a sheer radiant glow. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Brightening Eye Perfector in Medium was used around the nose and under eye area.

Then her cheekbones were softly sculpted with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Custom Glow Blush & Bronzer Duo in Rosy Glow – using the bronzer under the cheekbones and the blusher on the apples as well as to her décolleté and across the bridge of her nose.

Then lining the eyes with Neutrogena Nourishing Eyeliner in Spiced Chocolate provided soft definition on both the top and bottom.

On her lips Neutrogena MoistureShine lip gloss completed her ultra feminine look.