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LIFE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21,2006
Section
THE EYES HAVE IT
Cleaner brows
and added lashes
make for a more
dramatic look
By Erica Singleton
FOR THE CHARLOTTE POST
It has been said that eyes are tiie window to
the soul, and are often tune’s the feature first
noticed by the opposite sex. Keep your win
dows looking their best, with one of the latest
trends in the beauty industry and one of the
most common ways to jazz up your look.
Essence Legette has been doing makeup,
eyebrows and now lashes for more 12 years.
The Ohio native joined Eden Salon off Central
Avenue two months, ago, but already she has a
stream of clients coming in to get their eye
brows and lashes done.
“It gives you a clean look,” explained Legette.
“Correctly shaped eyebrows have a strong pos
itive impact on the overall attractiveness of the
face.”
Arching, or cleaning up the eyebrow, is often
done as part of a makeup service. While-many
people don’t pay attention to their eyebrows,
Legette said they should.
“The natural arch of the eyebrow follows the
orbital bone, pr curve line of the eye socket,”
said Legette. “Most people have hair growth
above and below the natural line. These hairs
should be removed to give a clean and natural
appearance.”
There are several techniques to arch or clean
brows: with a razor, plucking, waxing, or
threading. “Some clients are more comfortable
with a razor, but you would have to have your
brows arched
once a week; with
waxing it’s every
other week, and
lots of people pre
fer that,” said
Legette.
However she
warned, wax can
irritate the skin,
or cause burning
or bruising if too
hot.
Legette does a
consultation with
clients, letting
them specify the
technique and
style based on
facial structure:
oval, round, long,
square, heart,
and diamond.
For a client with
an oblong face,
Legette makes
the brow thicker
on the outside.
Ashley Lewis is in
Legette’s chair
getting her eyebrows cleaned up with a razor;
she prefers her brows thick in the comers and
thin at the edges.
Another face altering eye embellishment is
false lashes. One of the newest and fastest
growing trends, lashes add instant glamour to
even the unadorned eye.
“It’s really popular and hip,” said Legette,
“especially with individual lashes.”
In the past, false eyelashes have been bond
ed or glued to existing lashes as a full set, now
single eyelashes can be added for a subtle or
dramatic change in look.
“Synthetic eyelashes are directly attached to
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Essence Legette arches a client’s eye
brows.
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PHOTO/WADE NASH
Albemarle Middle School staff and students get in the spirit of giving, raising enough food to feed
1,200 families this holiday season.
Season of giving brings out
the best in young, old alike
By Cheris F. Hodges
chens.hodges@fhecharioffeposf.com
I n the season of giving, students at Albemarle
Road Middle School have really stepped up to the
plate.
Students and staff at the school collected more.
than 8,000 items of food for Second Harvest Food
Bank.
That is enough to feed 1,200 families, and the kids,
according to the teacher who organized the food-
drive, did it without the promise of rewards for their
efforts.
Albemarle Road Middle School Principal Betty
Bauknight said, ‘This says a whole lot about caring
for other people. One of the things we try to instill in
out children is that even though individuals give us
things we should always give back. Many of oxir chil
dren are so very fortunate and don’t realize that
there are children in their midst who don’t have any
thing.”
Tbachers Shelton Harrison, Melanie Hook and
McAnthony Tbaste organized the drive.
Students aren’t the only ones helping the less for
tunate, though.
Charlotte native and NBA star Antawn Jamison
provided 300 pairs of shoes to men at the Uptown
Shelter for the fifth year in a row.
“This program has been very important to me ever
since I learned about it when George Shinn and the
Hornets left Charlotte about five year ago,” said
Jamison in a statement. “I was touched by the
impact it was making and want to see it continued so
that the men at the shelter would at least have one
bright spot during the holidays.”
WQNC radio personality Jaye Delai plans to feed
homeless people Saturday at Club Allure on Bland
Street.
Delai, host of the “Jaye in Your Midday” show on
Q92.7, said he wanted to show his children how
other people don’t have as much as they do.
“I know how it feels to be in the position of not
knotving how I’m going to feed my children,” Delai
said.
Initially Delai want to feed about 15 people, but
when listeners and people in the business communi
ty found out what he was doing, donations began
pouring in. Bi-Lo donated 10 turkeys and Delai
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Too doggone cold?
Think about pets
By Erikah Wolde-Georgis
FOR THE CHARLOTTE POST
As winter starts to settle in, it can be easy to for
get animals in the backyard. Nipsy, a female minia
ture schnauzer mix, comes to mind for Lori Tbdd,
kennel supervisor for 10 years at Mecklenburg
Animal Control.
Nips/s survival was against the odds.The puppy
felt like a “block of ice,” said Tbdd
She warmed the pup with warm towels, wrapped
hot water bottles and fed it fluidsintravenously to
save Nipsys life.
However, not all pets are so lucky. Even big
breeds like mabnutes and huskies are vulnerable
to the cold if their coats aren’t properly cared for.
She says many of the calls they receive are from
passersby who note possible neglect or inadequate
shelter.
So, how do you recognize the signs of hypother
mia? First, ask a few basic questions. Does the pet’s
shelter protect him fi'om the wind and bad weath
er? Is the animal l5ring directly on the groimd?
These factors make it difficult for warm-blooded
hover around 40 degrees. Tbdd suggests bringing
pets inside during the worst weather. S3Tnptoms of
hypothermia include depressed pulse and breath
ing, sluggish movement or responses, and often an
odd skin color characterized by bright red followed
by a pale color.
Dog socks or booties may sound extravagEint, but
consider ear tips, foot pads, noses and feet are often
the first to succumb to frostbite. Pet sweaters are
also widely available. Heat lamps can be lifesavers
with their radiant heat. If it fieezes overnight regu
larly, consider a heated water bowl.
Out The Box
Holiday recipes from
Mert’s Heart and Soul
Are you looking for something
new and different to add to your
holiday menu? Mert’s Heart and
Soul offers these low country
recipes that are sure to spice up
your dinners and warm your
soul.
Frogmore Stew (serves 10)
1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning
3 lb sausage
2 tablespoons salt
2 lb new potatoes
2 teaspoons pepper
10 ears com cut in half
2 onions cut into quarters
4 lb shrimps
Fin a large pot one-third full of
water. Add Old Bay, salt, pepper
and onions. Bring to a boil. Add
sausage and cook for 30 minutes.
Add com and cook for 8 min. Add
shrimp. Cook 3 minutes. Drain
and serve. Have serving with
sausage, potatoes, com and
shrimp.
Serve cocktail sauce w/shrimp
and butter for com.
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Janies Bazzelle, owner of
Mert’s Heart and Soul.
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Stroke threat
to African
Americans
In the United States, stroke
is the third leading cause of
death and a leading cause of
serious, long-term disability.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention esti
mate that each year about
700,000 people will have a
stroke, even though 80 per
cent of strokes are pre
ventable. Of those who have a
stroke, 5-14 percent will have
an additional stroke within
one year. According to the
National Stroke Association,
the rate of first strokes in
African-Americans is almost
double that of whites. Also,
blacks are twice as likely to
die from stroke and are more
affected by stroke tlian any
other racial or ethnic group.
There are a number of risk
factors for stroke that con
tribute to this staggering sta
tistic, most of which can be
modified, treated, and con
trolled. The more risk factors
you have, the higher your
chances of having a stroke.
Let’s define stroke and discuss
the risk factors and ways
which you can decrease your
likelihood of having one.
What is a stroke?
A stroke (or brain attack)
occurs when a blood clot
blocks an artery or a blood
vessel breaks, interrupting
blood flow to an area of the
brain. When blood flow to the
brain is interrupted and no
oxygen reaches the brain, the
cells begin to die (brain dam
age). When brain- cells die
during a stroke, abilities con
trolled by that area of the
brain are lost. These may
include the ability to speak, to
move (paralysis), or to remem
ber things. How a stroke will
affect a person depends on
where it occurs in the brain
and how much brain damage
is done. Some people can
recover completely from a
stroke, but more than two
thirds of survivors will suffer
some form of disability.
Uncontrollable Risk
Factors
• Some risk factors for stroke
cannot be controlled, such as
age, gender, and family histo
ry. The risk for stroke increas
es with age; after the age of 55
your stroke risk doubles for
every decade. Stroke is also
more common in men than in
women, althoqgh women
account for more than half of
aU stroke deaths each year. If
someone in your family has
suffered a stroke, then your
chances of having a stroke are
higher. Having one or more of
these risk factors does not
mean you will automatically
have a stroke. But, because
your stroke risk is higher, it’s
even more important that you
talk to your doctor about
changes you can make to help
prevent a stroke.
Controllable risk factors
High blood pressure. High
blood pressure’ is the number
one risk factor for stroke, and
1 in 3 Afiican-Americans suf
fer from high blood pressure.
You can prevent and control
blood pressure with drug ther
apy and/or lifestyle modifica
tions.
Diabetes. Individuals with
diabetes have a higher stroke
risk, African-Americans suffer
from diabetes-related medical
complications at a much high
er rate than their non-minori
ty counterparts. Tb decrease
stroke risk, it is important
that diabetes is controlled.
Obesity and overweight.
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