L’Oréal Paris can now add “friend of the Walk of Fame” to its long list of accolades. The beauty giant, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, was honored yesterday for its commitment to preserving the iconic Hollywood street, which it has apparently deemed “worth it.” [Reuters]
Oprah’s longtime makeup artist, Reggie Wells, has just [...]

When Chris Rock’s five-year-old daughter asked him about her ”bad hair,” Rock was blown away that a child could already be aware—and concerned—about the appearance of her natural locks. Curious as to what, in effect, differentiates the good from the bad, he set out to document what black women (and some men) go through in [...]

Jimmy Choo has inked a 12-year global fragrance development and distribution licensing agreement with Inter Parfums SA to add a signature scent to its thriving shoe business. If you’ve ever wanted to spritz yourself with the essence of a strappy, studded stiletto, you will soon get the chance. [WWD]
The makers of Botox are challenging a [...]

Kinky-haired girls, rejoice: Texture is back. As celebrities and designers alike embrace tresses with character, the pressure to go straight is slipping away. Beyoncé and Leighton Meester went wild at the VMAs this past weekend, while hairstylists Bob Recine and Orlando Pita created similarly raw hair backstage at Hervé Léger and Diane von Furstenberg, respectively. [...]

Last night, as the sun set over the East River and the last Pool Party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, my heart skipped a beat—three actually. As I sipped on warm sparkling wine and listened to Grizzly Bear round out the summer concert series, Jay-Z (one) and Beyoncé (two) walked through the VIP section. Way smaller and [...]

Celia Ellenberg will be back on Beauty Counter duty on Monday. For those of you who’ve missed her, and her milkmaid braid-loving ways, we present this look back at pop culture’s most memorable plaits. Happy weekend!
—Fiorella Valdesolo

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Last night we had the pleasure, nay, honor of seeing Beyoncé in concert at Madison Square Garden. We laughed, we cried (literally), and we marveled at the pop star with every flip of her cascading honey curls and every Thierry Mugler-designed costume change. While our seats were nothing to sneeze at, it wasn’t until a [...]

In a bit of well-curated showmanship, Giorgio Armani will unveil the advertising campaign for his new signature women’s fragrance, Idole d’Armani, during Couture week in Paris next month. The visuals for the new spicy floral star model Kasia Smutniak, and while the Polish-born beauty will likely take a lovely picture, it will be difficult to [...]

Ever the business tycoon, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has just inked a deal with Parlux Fragrances that will join the company responsible for turning Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson into sniffable entities with his licensing company, Iconic Fragrances. This means a ton of royalties, profit sharing, and stock options for the rap mogul, plus new fragrances [...]

Beyoncé, who usually wears her hair sleek and pulled back or with height up front, is the latest celeb to go for blunt bangs. Her honey highlights make the new crop look strikingly similar to another crooning diva’s recent hair makeover, although we wouldn’t dare accuse Sasha Fierce of copying (she made those Bob Fosse [...]