Friday, 17 April 2015

11 Things You Never Knew About Your Breasts

Your breasts can have orgasms.

1. Women stare at your breasts a lot. A study that used an eye-tracking device showed that guys spent more time staring at your breasts, but women also spent plenty of time watching your breasts and not your face. So, eyes up here, literally everyone.
2. Seriously, you're probably wearing the wrong bra size. We've all heard this a million times, but an estimated 8 out of 10 of women are wearing the totally wrong size, so there's a pretty solid chance your breast-holder isn't really working for you. Seriously, just think about how many times you've had a hunch that your breasts were a mystery size and you didn't know what it was.
3. Your nipples can have orgasms. I know a lot of women feel like this isn't a thing, but when your nipples are stimulated, your brain releases oxytocin, which causes your vagina to contract, which can, uh, obviously lead you to orgasms because that is what vaginas do when things get awesome.
4. There are four different types of nipples. I know that sounds oddly specific but that's only because it is. Are yours normal, flat, puffy, or inverted? Why not grab a bottle of wine and the makings for a Sunday picnic, and spend the day figuring that out! I mean, honestly, what else are you doing on a Sunday?
5. Your breasts are more prone to dry skin than any other body part. Your breasts stretched when you hit puberty, so they have thinner skin than the rest of your body, making them more likely to get dry than other places. And yes, even your nipples need a moisturizer. See? You're already learning so much about your tits. It's a great day.
6. Six percent of people have an extra nipple. Six freaking percent. That means all those jokes on Friends about Chandler's third nipple probably resonated a little too much with a good chunk of the population.
7. Your breast size changes all the time. You can go up as much as a cup size (holy shit!) at certain points in your period cycle, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on whether or not you love wearing button-down shirts.
8. There are over 4 million new bras produced every day. Who is using this much boob armor?!
9. Guys who prefer bigger breasts are less financially secure. According to this 2013 study, guys who hands-down prefer big breasts are more likely to be poor and associate large breasts with large resources. OK, weirdos.
10. Breasts can weigh up to 20 pounds. The average bra is built to support breasts that weigh anywhere from half a pound to freaking 20 pounds, which gives new meaning to calling them "melons."
11. Sleeping facedown can change the shape of your breasts over time. This doctor said it's best to put a pillow under your breasts for support every night. Good night, breasts!

14 Surreal Photos of Surfers Above and Below the Water

The colors will blow your mind.

Hawaiian photographer Sarah Lee always loved the ocean. It was that love that inspired her to photograph the insanely gorgeous and colorful series of surfers in Hawaii and Fiji that you see below.
"I'm attracted to underwater photography in the ocean because of the lack of control I have in such a massive body of water and its constant state of change in the lighting, water clarity, currents, etc.," she wrote to Weather.com. "It's somewhere where you have to be completely switched on and able to adapt to anything it throws at you."
Lee herself was a competitive swimmer and surfer as a teen, which also encouraged her to take these photos: "I couldn't help but want to capture what I was seeing underwater as humans interacted with the sea."
The photos will make you want to stop everything and live your gnarliest life.
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6 Perfect Smoky Eye Looks for Your Eye Shape

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Close-Set Eyes: The key to this eye shape is making your eyes appear wider apart than they are. Start by applying a light iridescent shade from the inner corners only, which will help separate your eyes. Try Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up!
Then, swipe on a medium-colored shadow from the center of your lids to the outer corners of your eyes, and use a deeper shade (keeping everything in the same color family) in the crease for depth. O'Neill used L'Orèal Paris Color Riche La Palette in "Nude 1" here.
Finally, beginning where your lashes start, line the inner rims of your eyes with a waterproof eye pencil.
Monolids: Create depth by using a dark shadow applied in line with the curve of your eyeball. First, apply a base shade (a soft gray or a bone-colored shadow). Then, using a domed brush, apply a darker shadow (like gunmetal) from the outer corner of your eye, tapering it in as you reach the start of your lashes. Next, diffuse the lighter and darker shadows with a medium shade, like silver. For all three shades, try Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow Palette in "1 Maestro." "Make sure to use three shades to achieve perfect dimension," O'Neill says.
Then, thickly line your upper lash line, so when you open your eyes, the liner is visible, and finish by running a waterproof black liner, like Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in "Zero," along your lower lash line.
Wide Eyes: Wide eyes offer a lot of surface space to work with and can handle a lot of look, so don't be afraid to make a statement with your shadow. Using a domed brush, apply a gunmetal shadow like Chanel Illusion D'Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eye Shadow in "Mirifique" from lash line to the crease, then diffuse any hard lines with a fluffier eye shadow brush.
Next, using the same fluffy brush, swirl it around a matte bronzer, like DiorSkin Nude Air Tan Powder in "Amber" to contour the crease, blending everything. The bronzer not only adds warmth to the eye, it offsets the natural shadow of the brow bone, which can be harsh.
Small Eyes: To widen small eyes, keep the shades you use on the lighter side. Start by applying a lighter shade on your eyelid from lash line to crease, then a medium shade in the same color family along the crease, extending it past the outer corner to create depth and elongate the eye. O'Neill used "Unpredictable," a gold shade, and "Unwind," a chestnut brown hue, in the Lorac's Unzipped Gold Shimmer and Matte Eye Shadow Palette here.
Avoid lining the inner rim of your lower lash line and instead, opt for a nude waterproof eyeliner to make the eyes appear larger. Try Rimmel London ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Pencil in "Nude."
Almond Eyes: To accentuate your almond eyes, use a shimmery shade from lash line to crease (apply it with its applicator and blend with your finger). Using a blending brush, apply bronzer in the crease of your eye to intensify and give a smoky effect to your look. O'Neill used Revlon PhotoReady Eye Art Lid+Line+Lash in "Desert Dazzle," an olive cream shadow, and then Too Faced Endless Summer Bronzer in the crease.
Next, using an angled brush, apply the shimmery shadow along your lower lash line for added drama. Finally, line the upper inner rim with a black waterproof pencil, and use a waterproof pencil (in the same color family as the shimmery shadow you used earlier) to draw even more attention to your eyes.

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