Rihanna nabbed a Nivea contract a few months back and she’s making quick work of building a relationship with the brand. Not only will the German-owned skincare company sponsor Ri-Ri’s upcoming tour, but her latest release, “California King Bed,” will provide the soundtrack for a soon-to-be released TV commercial starring its new lineup of products. [...]

As evidenced by the recent onslaught of beauty mash-ups (Le Labo for Anthropologie; Prabal Gurung for Sally Hansen; Jason Wu for CND; Disney for MAC, just to name a few), the collaboration game is no longer the exclusive domain of fashion. OPI has been particularly adept at wrangling a few boldface names for forthcoming lacquer [...]

Beauty house calls are becoming an increasingly popular way to get your blowouts, highlights, eyebrow waxing, and manicures done—often at a fraction of the in-salon cost. Please note: Covertly convincing your aesthetician to cheat the system and come to your apartment may resemble illicit solicitation, so just choose your words carefully. [NYT]
Coldplay will release a [...]

Wanna know what you’d look like with that nose job before going under the knife? Download iSurgeon, an innovative new iPhone app that “combines personal image modification with high tech gaming features.” [Total Beauty]
Black-market silicone injections can be fatal, but that hasn’t stopped would-be “plump-up party” goers from getting their fix. [Huff Po]
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New York had J. Lo and Fergie, and Christina Aguilera rocked Las Vegas, but leave it to Lady Gaga to steal the New Year’s Eve show with an exciting gig and an equally rousing new hair color at the Fontainebleau in Miami. Perhaps bored of her platinum strands, which experienced a host of transformations in [...]

Having secured a loyal celeb following that includes Katie Holmes, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, and one Brad Pitt (he’s a fan of the facials), Decléor is turning its attention to one of the industry’s biggest trends-of-the-moment: the night treatment. Its new Aroma Night collection features seven unique plant-derived formulas that target different skin types using [...]

It was beauty business as usual for Christina Aguilera at the LG Rumorous Night launch party in West Hollywood yesterday: cropped, choppy bangs, strong red lip, defined brows, and…whoa! A mass of platinum waves, out of nowhere. Seeing as how we are used to the singer in sleeker looks or with perfectly curled ringlets, her [...]

While the celebrity bob craze has died down—transitioning into lobs and, er, crobs, a neologism we just came up with to describe the cropped bobs, or shorter boy cuts, currently being enjoyed by Victoria Beckham and Rihanna—bangs are experiencing something of a revival. A host of A- (and B- and C-) listers are accessorizing their [...]

I got the text from a friend around 8:15 last night: “American Music Awards, out of control. Xtina’s bangs, two inches too short,” thus confirming what I already knew from a few weeks of silently stalking Christina Aguilera and her recent venture into the challenging world of rockabilly hair: Two inches too short—and something of [...]

Celebrating her first fragrance to be released outside of Europe, Christina Aguilera will unveil Inspire today at Macy’s, and will be doling out the inspiration in person to a few select fans pulled from a line that is likely already forming in Herald Square (pre-purchase of the fragrance is required to queue up). Apparently conceived [...]