As a resident of Brooklyn, we are obviously conflicted about the new, hyped-up Nets stadium that is quickly taking shape in Atlantic Yards. On the one hand, there’s the prospective increase in traffic—not to mention the tourist trap of questionable restaurants and bars that tend to accompany such spectacles; on the other hand, there’s the [...]

Liv Tyler: actress, beauty spokesperson—singer? The rock progeny and Givenchy Irresistible face will reportedly lend her pipes to an original song for her next installment of fragrance ads that’s being called “an electrifying meeting between the world of rock and the universe of perfume.” [Contact Music]
Shakira, the long-haired, Latin American singing sensation, has chopped off [...]

“It was inspired by Sasha Fierce,” a pregnant Beyoncé told the crowd at the Dream Downtown last night, where she was celebrating the launch of her third fragrance, Pulse. “It’s something that happens when I get on stage; I don’t know if it’s the pulse that races before that transforms me, but I believe we [...]

The big takeaway at last night’s MTV Music Awards was that Beyoncé—a.k.a. Mrs. Jay-Z, Sasha Fierce, and the best live performer of our time—is pregnant. The other important story, if you ask us, was Lady Gaga’s arrival as her male alter ego, Jo Calderone. There she was on the red carpet—quiff, sideburns, bold brows, and [...]

Frances Bean Cobain turns 19 this month and Kurt and Courtney’s little girl is all grown up—or so these new beauty shots of her lensed by photographer Rocky Schenck lead us to believe. One thing’s for sure: She is working that brick red matte lip. [Fashionista]
Organic skincare guru Tata Harper has developed a cult following [...]

After a month of teasing fans with a few brunette cameos, Rihanna has finally ditched her signature raspberry red locks in favor of a honey-brown hairdo. At the V Festival in England this weekend, the “S&M”-singer not only sported a new color but also a completely new hair style, cashing in her straightened strands for [...]

After a rousing set to close out Glastonbury and a star-studded headlining show in Shepherd’s Bush last night that brought out the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Stella McCartney, and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, it’s safe to say that Beyoncé is back. Sasha Fierce is taking Europe by storm in support of her fourth studio album, aptly titled [...]

In anticipation of her forthcoming fourth solo album, aptly titled 4, Beyoncé Knowles is making the editorial rounds. B graces the pages of the July issues of W, L’Uomo Vogue, Essence, and Cleo magazines, just to name a few, but her turn as cover star for the new Dazed & Confused just may be our [...]

The FDA’s outdated guidelines for sunscreen labels, which have been in effect since 1978, were just kicked up several notches. A new ruling was passed this week mandating that sunscreens must protect equally against both UVB and UVA rays to be considered “broad spectrum.” What’s more, all “waterproof” and “sweatproof” claims have been banned. A [...]

It just got easier to get your hands on Santa Maria Novella’s storied bath and body products. The thirteenth-century Florentine brand’s U.S. distributor, Lafco, will open a fifth free-standing store for the brand this May in Maryland, with its eyes on Denver and Toronto for continued growth. [WWD]
Aesop is also expounding on its U.S. expansion. [...]