Pat McGrath is a woman who wears many hats. A backstage revolutionary who can dictate the width of brows for an entire season with the simple flick of an angled brush, she recently took up film work, devising Rooney Mara’s otherworldly, stone-cold killer makeup for David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But it’s [...]

After almost a year of ad-banning across the pond over excessive photoshopping and unsubstantiated claims made in beauty campaigns, CoverGirl has voluntarily removed ads for its NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara, including the spots featuring spokesmodel Taylor Swift, after the U.S. National Advertising Division (NAD) alleged that the images made unsupported assertions about bigger, fuller lashes. [HuffPo]
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Black cat-eye liner was the eye makeup trend of the Spring season (click here for more of our top ten beauty moments), but there was another unlikely eye pigment shade that got a fair bit of play: red. It turned up in varying degrees of opacity—from a wash of color at Clements Ribeiro and Anna [...]

Katy Perry isn’t the only celeb making quick work of fragrance empire building. Rihanna has just announced plans for a second signature scent following the debut of Reb’l Fleur earlier this year. Her new effort will simply be called Rebelle. [Billboard]
Speaking of empire building, the cult-favorite British makeup brand Illamasqua is branching out into scent. [...]

Monochrome makeup struck again at Anna Sui, but it wasn’t another case of the flesh-toned beiges, mauves, and browns we’ve been seeing this week; instead, Pat McGrath played with the color red. “It’s very much to do with Antonio Lopez and Donna Jordan,” the makeup master said, referencing the famed fashion illustrator and his muse-turned-Warhol-superstar. [...]

As per her very active Twitter feed, makeup maven Pat McGrath filmed a series of how-to videos for CoverGirl with model Jessica Stam this weekend. According to @Jess_Stam, they had “SOOO Much Fun!!” [Twitter]
Justin Bieber is set to break perfume sales records this year, and now his better half is getting in on the fragrant [...]

I’m a big believer in the brilliance of multitasking beauty products, especially in the summer, when the temperature is high and my energy for complicated beauty rituals is very low. Enter the wonder that is eye shadow with a built-in primer, which allows you to paint your lids sea-foam green, rose gold, and shimmering charcoal [...]

Easy, breezy, beautiful, Sofia Vergara. The Modern Family star announced through her Twitter today that she is the new face of CoverGirl. [BellaSugar]And now for your daily dose of Lady Gaga: The diva nailed her performance on Wall Street on Monday night—literally. Gaga broke a nail during her show, and, of course, had to [...]

Our Fall beauty report is officially up and running; if you’ve already perused it you’re aware that red is once again the pout color of the season. When mouths weren’t boyish and bare with nothing but a slick of balm to keep them moisturized, they were more often than not painted in glossy or matte [...]

In a departure from the abundance of sixties tributes we’ve seen this season, Miuccia Prada honed in on the forties at Miu Miu, which closed out Paris fashion week. Her glam squad of Pat McGrath and Guido Palau acted accordingly. “Modern vintage and forties elegance,” is how McGrath described the makeup, which consisted of two [...]