It appears as though “Balenciaga blond” is getting some competition from darker chestnut brown hair hues at the Spring shows. Following Natasha Poly’s lead, Clémence Poésy turned up in the Chanel front row this morning sporting a richer, golden chocolate incarnation of her enviable flaxen locks. And just as U.S. audiences were getting used to [...]

As Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf, Leighton Meester is a bad-girl brunette. But as international ambassador for Herbal Essences, the actress/singer is playing a new role: dirty blonde. Meester, whose hair is naturally flaxen, dyes it for the hit CW series, but at a photo call to fête her new spokesperson deal in Madrid, she [...]

New scientific data confirms that the more attractive a political figure is, the more they’re seen as trustworthy, intelligent, likable, and able. Huh. No wonder I was totally enthralled during all 70 minutes of last night’s State of the Union Address. [Telegraph]
Yet another reason to avoid designer imposters: New reports suggest that urine, bacteria, and [...]

What: The in-store launch for Love Rocks, a new fragrance from Victoria’s Secret Beauty hosted by aspiring rocker and Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen.
When: Today, January 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: The newly revamped Victoria’s Secret store in Soho, 591 Broadway (between Houston and Prince streets).
Why: VS’ new digs a block north of its [...]

The only way to compete with Blake Lively’s long, golden waves: hair extensions! The Gossip Girl’s co-stars Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr are rarely seen without them, so it was a surprise to spot the latter going au naturel last night at a special screening of Youth in Revolt in New York. The glam factor [...]

Leighton Meester is doing for blush what Blair Waldorf did for the headband; the perfectly pink cheek is becoming her signature. At last night’s Swarovski-hosted book launch for Gossip Girl costume designer Eric Daman’s You Know You Want It: Style-Inspiration-Confidence, the show’s star placed the happy hue on her apples and dragged it outward toward [...]

From the woman who brought you “bangs over Botox” comes another money-saving beauty trick to keep you on trend and out of the red: hair bands. Suki Duggan of Donsuki Townhouse Salon has recently advocated using a strip of your own hair to get the look popularized by Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf, without the unlimited [...]

When I received an invitation to do some reporting at the 4th annual Operation Smile Benefit and Fashion Show, I skimmed the e-mail, saw names like Ted Gibson and Dex New York, and thought, sure, why not? I enjoy both the celebrity stylist and a backstage beauty post. What I failed to notice during said [...]

Leighton Meester was nearly unrecognizable in the latest issue of the New York Times Style Magazine, showing off auburn highlights, a messy middle part, and nothing from Blair Waldorf’s signature headband collection. In the six-page spread’s accompanying interview, the Gossip Girl star reveals that she and her on-screen persona actually have opposite personal styles—and interests, [...]

OK. We are aware that Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen is an aspiring rocker and that despite her on-screen character’s naiveté, she is a crazy, leather jacket-and eyeliner-wearing gal in real life. But there is such a thing as laying it on too thick: case in point, her bleached-blond shag, smudged-out cat-eye, and red-lip combo [...]