Annette Coronel Cruz, former model
“Wear pants a size bigger than your normal size. To look tall, wear high heels. To look long and thin, wear above-the-knee skirts. If your face is round, let your hair down and cut it shoulder length, shaggy in front. Always use bright lipstick so that the focus is on your lips and not on your cheeks.”
Nina Ricci Alagao, model
“A fly-away hairstyle can hide a round face, making it look more contoured and chiseled. It’s always safest to wear something in black, with simple lines. Even if it doesn’t make you look slimmer, at least it doesn’t make you look any worse.”
Zsa Zsa Padilla, singer/actress
“Makeup contouring helps the face look slimmer. Apply a darker shade of makeup foundation on the cheekbones, jawline, double-chin (if you have one) and temples. If you have a round face, keep your hair long. Have your hair blow-dried perfectly straight to make it appear even longer. If you want to cover everything, wear a suit. If you decide to wear a skirt instead of pants, make sure it’s A-line so your hips don’t show.”
Lyn Ching, host
“I wear dark clothes, especially solid black, something comfortable that accentuate the good parts of my body and hides the big parts. Avoid bright colors, which make you look big especially if it’s a tight fit. Take the attention away from your body and focus on the face. I prefer light makeup with enough color to give the face some life.”
Angel Aquino, model/actress
“Try everything on first—sometimes loose clothes look better, sometimes, a tighter fit works. If you have to wear stripes, they must be thin and vertical. Get a haircut with lots of layers. I think it would be really flattering to the face if the first layer would be right by the jawline to cover most of the cheeks from the neck.”
Lucia Santiago, model/student
“Wear black. Black bootleg pants make you look long-legged. Wearing your hair down will make your face look thinner. Don’t forget to contour your cheekbones with brown blush on powder. To look slim, try to feel slim!”
Tetta Ortiz, restaurateur/former model
“Wear straight-cut pants with classic lines instead of tight-fitting ones. Or wear your favorite dress so it makes you feel better on a fat day. With makeup, it’s better to wear red lipstick because it brightens up the face. Stay away from the lighter colors because they won’t give you definition. Also, gel your hair because it makes you look cleaner and pull it back to a ponytail or bun so there’s some semblance of thinness because your cheeks are nababanat.”
Olen Lim, stylist/former model
“Start off with the proper undergarments. A girdle or a waist-cincher makes you lose an inch and a half to two inches. Wear a whole solid color, don’t cut your silhouette with colors like a red belt. Also, don’t repeat a line that you don’t want noticed. For example, if you have a big bust, don’t wear anything with horizontal lines. Wear dark hose for slimmer legs. For hair, you should always have volume on top. If you have a round face, don’t wear round necklines or an apple cut. Draw attention from your face with jewelry.”
Charlene Gonzalez, actress/host
“By the clothes you wear…make sure they fit well, not too loose, but not too baggy either. Diet and exercise help. And of course, wearing black is the simplest solution.”
Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, businesswoman/model
“If you have big arms, but you like wearing sleeveless shirts, make sure the armhole is cut away from the end of your shoulder. The closer to the arm the armhole is, the bigger your arm will look. Also, if you have big hips, refrain from wearing pleated skirts or pants, they make you hips look wider.”
Tina Maristela-Ocampo, owner of The Black Shop/former model
“Expose skin on areas where you don’t have flab and cover the areas where you do. A shoulder-length hairstyle is a great camouflage for rounder faces. And the only makeup trick to a thinner face is to contour it to death!”
24 Comments
Add CommentThe poeple you chose to comment don't have a problem with their figure.
August 23, 2006 at 7:33 pmas if they have problems with their figures..
August 23, 2006 at 11:41 pmget opinions from women who have gone from being fat to thin!
August 24, 2006 at 10:14 amIm very grateful for their advice, it really helps a lot and interesting, i cant help but try one of them asap.
August 24, 2006 at 2:25 pmi agree. you should have more credible people giving such tips.
August 24, 2006 at 4:23 pmdoes"nt matter if ur fat if u have beautiful face by the way. some women is more prettier in chubby body than skinny.the best is when u go out make ur self nice look as u can.
August 24, 2006 at 8:11 pmi think their advices are all very helpful. although you'd think that these people won't encounter the same problems an ordinary woman would as we see them as close to perfect already. anyway, i would just like to comment on the new femalenetwork...i think it's very attractive and appealing but i liked the old articles on fashion and beauty esp cherry's picks as they're really up-to-date and gives me a lot of ideas and tips on what and where to shop...
August 24, 2006 at 9:48 pmIt really doesn't matter how fat you can get or how fat you are right now, it's how you carry yourself. gain enough confidence. and also being sexy is not with the size you wear, it's with the attitude...
August 25, 2006 at 8:23 amIm very thankful for their advice and tips.....
August 25, 2006 at 3:07 pmgreat advices! very helpful in making us feel more beautiful and more confident about ourselves! thanks a great deal! (more more more) :)
August 26, 2006 at 8:11 amhmmm not good enough.. its really for huge woman, hey not all fat women have round faces and they are sexy celebrities I dunno if they can relate.
August 27, 2006 at 3:35 pmsome tips are a-okey some advisors are models and you've never seen them get to be that fat so how can they really relate to fat problems?
August 27, 2006 at 4:56 pmthanks for the advice? but, are these models have problem with their figures? common, please be realistic. please interview some models or known personalities that have exactly the same problem.
August 27, 2006 at 9:36 pmi know one which is very effective, in fact i have it and i tried it, if u rily want to look thinner, go get a body girdle from tv shopping, it would rily luk lyk u'v lose 10 pounds!try it!
August 28, 2006 at 7:50 pmI actually appreciated the advice... but was honestly disturbed by those reader comments with the "yeah but what do they know about beauty problems" theme. Realistically speaking, what woman does *not* have a beauty problem? I'm guessing it gets even magnified when you're always in the public eye. The reason I appreciate their advice is that I'm sure they get stressed out too, but they've kindly shared their "quick fix tricks." Plus: I've learned that a grateful heart brings out more beauty than Botox. So if someone's shared their wisdom with you, I think the best choice is to be grateful - the smile you get out of being grateful alone already makes you lose 2 pounds. :-)
August 29, 2006 at 3:36 pmi agree with happy.
November 1, 2006 at 4:50 pmakala ko naman po talagang papayat na ko yun pala e,,,,,
May 12, 2007 at 8:18 amjust my 2cents though, i think the black clothes always works. but wearing one size larger would make them look extra fat. just have the right size and a perfect fit would make you look smaller and comfortable. Its not how you dress, its how you carry it anyway.
May 25, 2007 at 5:18 pmyeah!
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June 5, 2007 at 2:30 pmbeing sexy doesn't necessarily refer to your body type, its how you carry yourself.
September 7, 2007 at 11:36 pmthese women have a perfect body how about us. But for me i think am sexy it defends how u carry your self is only a confidence with in.
December 5, 2007 at 2:38 pmnasa nagdadala nalang siguro yun..
February 9, 2008 at 3:54 pm