For Spring/Summer the fresh face look introduced in the fall will return.

The warmer season brings warm, luminous faces with just a hint of color, with either a focus on soft eyes with sheer pastel colors and well-defined brows; bronzer for a sun-kissed glow on the cheeks and eyes; or metallic and sparkling shadows in lighter shades paired with soft pink, coral or nude shades on the lips.

There will be bright, vibrant colors, of course, but toned-down versions of neon shades that were hot last summer. Smoky eyes will return, paired with bronze lids. Eyes will be lined with pastel shades of green, lavender, silver and soft baby blues.

A size 6 is now plus size in the fashion world, and most runway models meet the physical criteria for anorexia, according to a report that offers shocking insight into the disparity between models and the real-life women they are purporting to represent.

In the January issue of PLUS Model Magazine, plus size model Katya Zharkova and a straight size model are seen in the nude in an attempt to “open the minds of the fashion industry," which is stepping further away from reality, according to PLUS founder and editor-in-chief, Madeline Figueroa Jones. 

The magazine reveals that some of today’s plus size models are wearing the same size as models Christie Brinkley, Paulina Porizkova and Cindy Crawford at the height of their fame in the 1990s. Zharkova, 28, wears a size 14.

The photos appear alongside statistics about today's sometimes dangerously thin straight size models and the continuously shrinking frames of plus size models. Among the revelations: “Twenty years ago the average fashion model weighed 8 percent less than the average woman. Today she weighs 23 percent less” and “most runway models meet the Body Mass Index physical criteria for Anorexia.”

A self-described “plus sized” college student who was told she was “obviously pregnant” and “not pretty enough” to dance on a platform in a bar in Iowa is claiming she was discriminated against by the bar’s bouncers.

Jordan Ramos, a 21-year-old University of Iowa student said she went toUnion Bar in Iowa City, Iowa with her friends on March 3. She said she tried to get onto a platform where several of her friends were dancing, but was stopped by the bouncer, who said they were at capacity.

Ramos said she waited until a few girls left, and again tried to go up. She was stopped again, which she said prompted her to ask, “What is the difference between the other girls up there and myself?”

“There was only one difference: I am a plus-sized individual. The bouncer said ‘Look, you will never get up on this platform. Go back to the dance floor where you belong,’” Ramos told ABC News.

Ramos said a friend of hers tried to talk to the manager, but he refused to talk to her. The manager told them to leave, Ramos said. She sent the manager an email, which she says was never answered.

A social work professor at the University of Iowa told Ramos to return to the bar.

“She told my friends and I to go back and see if the same thing happens and to try to get them to say aloud ‘I am not allowing you up because of your size,’” Ramos said.

On April 14, Ramos returned to the Union Bar with a group of friends. Ramos’ friends, who she said are all thin, were able to get up on the platform easily. But Ramos was blocked from entering, she said.

Ramos asked the bouncer repeatedly why she could not dance on the platform.

“He said, ‘You’re not pretty enough and you’re pregnant.’ I said, ‘I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that I am not pregnant.’ He then looked at my stomach and said, ‘You obviously are.’ They knew I was not pregnant; it was there way of calling me fat without having to actually say it,” Ramos said.

Ramos approached the Human Rights Commission in Iowa City, but the organization told her they could not do an investigation because size discrimination is not illegal by law, Ramos said.

Union Bar did not immediately return a call for comment from ABC News.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/plus-sized-college-student-claims-discrimination-at-bar/

Lady Gaga Launches a pro-thinness message on Twitter after warning her fans about the risks of bulimia

Not so long ago she was encouraging girls not to fall into eating disorders, revealing an "intimate" part of her life, in other wordsher past with bulimia.

And now a new controversy has sparked fromTwitter due to a recent Tweet: "Just killed back to back spin classes. Eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger." For some it might have been an ironic sentence, for others it was an inappropriate message especially after her statements urging girls to live a healthy lifestyle and to watch out for eating disorders.

Social networks used as a way to be closer to fans can sometimes reveal themselves a true boomerang. The same thing had happened toMiley Cyrus, accused of being anorexic. But her response came instantly after, via social network: "For everyone calling me anorexic, I have a gluten and lactose allergy. It's not about weight -- it's about health," she explained, urging everyone to go gluten free for a week because "the change on your skin and mental health is amazing."

Sometimes, we must really say it, it would be best if artists stick to their art.

 http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-curvy/the-curvy-blog/2012/04/lady-gaga-on-twitter

 Cameron Diaz 

Singer Sophie Ellis Bextor accentuated her nee-found curved at the Elle Style Awards in a simple, polka-dot design by Dolce & Gabbana.

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Olivia Palermo, Christina Aguilera and Kate Winslet (in Stella McCartney) wearing polka dot trend

With a strong retro feel, many famous designers rolled out lots of polka dots styles in their Spring/Summer 2011 fashion shows.  (fashionfame.com)

- Fall 2011 focus – DOT TO DOT… How to fast track your look into fall? Join the dots. (net-a-porter.com)

When I think of polka dots, I have many different words in my mind to describe this classic and timeless print. It is stylish, cute, playful, youthful, sophisticated, feminine, elegant, adorable, and very sexy. Most importantly it can never go out of style, and  it can be differently interpreted every other season of the year.

What I like about polka dots is that this print can be worn in many different ways: formal and casual. You can wear polka dots dresses to the office and on the weekends. The size does not matter :-) I mean the size and the color of the print! Bigger and fewer dots can create a youthful and adorable look. Whereas the smaller dots will look more classic and sophisticated…Olivia Palermo, Christina Aguilera and Kate Winslet (in Stella McCartney) wearing polka dot trend

http://miukoridi.com/2011/07/26/the-dotty-summer/