And the FiFi Goes To…
The Fragrance Foundation’s annual FiFi Awards have gotten exponentially more glamorous as celebrity fragrance has become an increasingly important revenue generator for the perfume industry. Usher made reporters blush last year when he accepted his Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award for his eponymous scent, and last night it was Fergie and Halle Berry who [...]
Cameron Diaz Just Says No To French Fries; Kate Middleton’s Wedding Day Fragrance, Revealed; And More…
How has Cameron Diaz managed to look so svelte recently? “I’m off the fried foods,” the actress confirms. A newfound gym addiction, it seems, has necessitated some cutbacks. “If you’re gonna do heavy lifting, and you want to stay small, you have to watch what you eat.” She’s got the ripped guns to prove it. [...]
Naomi Campbell’s Judgment Day, A Mani For Kate Middleton, And More…
Tomorrow, Nowness is launching a stop-motion video by Chanel global creative director Peter Philips that stars a series of robots he created using Chanel makeup compacts, palettes, and brushes. To tide us over until it goes live, they’ve treated us to an online vignette in which Philips talks about his beautiful life. [Nowness]
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And The FiFi Goes To…
“What a week!” Michael Kors quipped as he ascended the podium last night at the 38th Annual FiFi Awards—the Fragrance Foundation’s equivalent of the Oscars. The “tan and talented” designer, as he was introduced by Allure editor in chief Linda Wells, picked up not only a CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday night, but also [...]
Sisters (And Revlon) Are Doin’ It For Themselves
Early risers looking for a way to enjoy what is supposed to be some glorious verging-on-summer weather in New York this weekend—while supporting women’s health initiatives—should head over to Times Square tomorrow morning for the start of the annual Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Revlon 5K Run/Walk for Women. Below, we’ve come up with a top [...]
Kelly’s Row With The Bronzing Business, A Celebrity Fragrance Showdown, And More…
Marios Schwab and Roksanda Ilincic may swear by its insta-glow capabilities on their runways, but St. Tropez’ fake tanning products came under attack yesterday for allegedly further supporting an unhealthy body image in the media. The controversy centers around ads starring newly named spokesperson Kelly Osbourne, who claims that its products make you appear not [...]
Halle Berry’s Hair-Raising Antics
Since parting ways with her caramel highlights and chin-length bob last year, Halle Berry has been successfully working a short crop with a little added length on top. Recently, we’ve noticed that she’s taken that extra step in the styling department, using a wax to sculpt said length into spikes, instead of treating it to [...]
The Best Bangs In The Biz; Eau de Halle, Part Deux; And More…
Who has the best bangs in music—an industry, we might mention, in which there is no shortage of forehead fringe? Our vote goes to Zooey Deschanel. [SPINearth.tv]
Body odor, not perfume, is the best way to get attention from men, a new study says. Yes, positive attention. [Daily Mail]
Shiseido has bought Bare Escentuals. The original mineral [...]
L’Oréal Goes To Hollywood, Oprah’s Makeup Artist Heads Down Under, And More…
L’Oréal Paris can now add “friend of the Walk of Fame” to its long list of accolades. The beauty giant, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, was honored yesterday for its commitment to preserving the iconic Hollywood street, which it has apparently deemed “worth it.” [Reuters]
Oprah’s longtime makeup artist, Reggie Wells, has just [...]
Halle Berry Gives a Lesson In Liner
At the Fall shows last February, Charlotte Tilbury told us that lip liner would be making a serious comeback, harking back to its early-nineties heyday. And with the influx of bold lip colors that are popular this season, containing all of that pigment with a sharpened pencil has become compulsory. But we were sort of [...]






