As any beauty junkie is well aware, bold lips are back and still going strong—$92.1 million strong, to be exact. According to new market research, women’s love for lipstick can in fact be quantified—and it’s up 11 percent from last year’s numbers. [WWD]
In a sad bit of news, famed coiffeur Vidal Sassoon has gone public [...]

We’re coming off a gorgeous holiday weekend here in New York City, one in which the sun (if you can believe it) shined for four days straight. Out and about, we noticed two things: skin—lots of it—and sunburn. Such is the price a winter-weary populace pays when summer shows up and the layers come off. [...]

Guerlain had the Incas on the brain when designing its summer collection, which takes its cues from the South American civilization’s colorful woven textiles. Warm shades of Terracotta Gloss and three sun-centric versions of its velvety Ombre Fusion Cream Eyeshadows abound, but the thing that’s getting us particularly amped up is the Terre Indigo 4-Shade [...]

When Guerlain launched its Rouge G lipstick in the Spring of 2009, the beauty world caught its collective breath. Packed with ground ruby crystals and liquid mother-of-pearl to increase radiance and create a smooth opaque finish, each of the 25 shades in the range was housed inside a silver magnetic case designed by Place Vendôme [...]

Get this: Julianne Moore turns 50 this year! The actress doesn’t look a day over 40, thanks in large part to staying out of the sun, Oil of Olay with SPF 15, and a vegetable-based red hair dye—but not plastic surgery. “I hate to condemn people for doing it, but I don’t believe it makes [...]

The Fashion’s Night Out festivities begin in a couple of hours. Should you still be trying to figure out where the best beauty buys, fragrance previews, and free manicures will be, we’ve got a cheat sheet for you. Here, our top ten hit list for some after-hours primping.
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What: We told you about Inès [...]

Attention, fans of Spa Chakra: Future appointments are canceled indefinitely. Clients trying to reach the relaxation haven’s New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Marina del Rey outposts have been greeted with a pre-recorded voicemail message that goes a little something like this: “All Spa Chakra-operated U.S. locations will cease operations. We appreciate your patronage.” The [...]

The storied love affair between the seventeenth-century Indian prince Shah Jahan and his beloved Princess Mumtaz Mahal inspired the construction of the Taj Mahal, one of the greatest monuments ever built. It also happened to inspire the creation of Shalimar, arguably one of the greatest fragrances of the twentieth century. Named for the magnificent Indian [...]

It’s been a busy month here on the blog. With a whole new crop of A-listers signing beauty contracts, pop stars dyeing and straightening their hair, and one very prominent face painter dabbling in fashion to write about, we barely had time to do our own makeup. In case you missed them, we’ve compiled a [...]

As evidenced by the hordes of women who carry her gold emblem-emblazoned handbags and wear her easy ballet flats, Tory Burch has a great sense for what we all want to wear. Her beauty savvy is spot-on as well. The designer sticks to classics that keep her looking pretty and polished no matter where she [...]