Between her glossy chestnut locks and insane, golden complexion, Rosario Dawson has always been an exciting red-carpet sighting for us (she credits “good genes” for her sublime skin, as she told us when we bumped into her in Cannes back in May). It is precisely for this reason that we were able to pick her [...]

Summer is not usually a time for new fragrance discovery. It’s just too damn hot, to be frank. But now that breezy days are becoming a more regular occurrence, we feel ready to start thinking about our Fall fragrance repertoire, and it looks to be particularly fashionable this season. Designers from all of the [...]

More news about Anna Dello Russo’s forthcoming fragrance. The shoe-shaped flacon will double as a Christmas ornament, smell of “vanilla cream,” and be sold exclusively online at www.yoox.com when it officially launches next month. Also on Dello Russo’s to-do list? Make a record. “Everyone expects me to do a clothes line. It’s too obvious. I [...]

Red lips were all over the Fall catwalks in New York, making a slew of Valentine’s Day weekend appearances, followed by encores at Max Azria, Donna Karan, Reem Acra, and Nanette Lepore. Kate Bosworth took the popular hue from the runway to reality last night, sporting a gorgeous shade of glossy crimson to the Calvin [...]

For fragrance fanatics, the nineties were an exciting time. Designer perfumes were in their prime, and iconic flacons by some of the most influential talents of the day began to arrive in stores, each carrying with it the scent of social demarcation. Europhiles bathed in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male; arty, ambiguous types chose Calvin [...]

After trading in her Calvins for Guerlain’s Shalimar last fall, Natalia Vodianova has become something of a muse for the French beauty brand. The company’s creative director, Olivier Échaudemaison, based his entire Fall color collection on what he calls Vodianova’s “fragile beauty,” offering up tools for getting her smooth complexion, bright cheeks, sparkling eyes, and [...]

Redken’s Guido Palau is nothing if not a trendmaker. After heading up 25 shows in February and March, his Fall mandate is for hairstyles that “push the boundaries.” While we will admit to being utterly impressed by his gravity-defying creations at Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier, we’re not sure that we’re ready to approach [...]

If hairstylist Guido Palau has anything to say about it, the style set will be embracing classic pulled-back shapes when resort season rolls around. But these aren’t your mother’s updos. The Redken creative consultant has applied some crafty updates to old standbys, churning out modern interpretations of the French twist, the chignon, and the ponytail [...]

The fact that Barack Obama’s messages of change and hope have actually inspired our great, apathetic nation will be something to behold when he gets inaugurated on January 20th in front of what will no-doubt be a record crowd gathered to see greatness unfold before them. If you choose to watch from home on that [...]

It’s official. RSS feeds are all abuzz this morning with the news that Coty Beauty will produce and distribute a series of fragrance lines under the Balenciaga name in a new licensing deal. Aside from a few paltry offerings, the French luxury brand hasn’t experienced any kind of mainstream perfume fame since launching its debut [...]