Emily Blunt wants you to see her “wobbly bits.” The Wolfman star recently came out against photo retouching, preferring instead to look more like her actual self. The actress, as it turns out, happens to have minimal wobbly bits. [People Style Watch]
Don’t be afraid to break out your orange lips and green shimmer shadows [...]

Agent Provocateur co-founder and Dame Viv’s son Joe Corre has taken an active interest in London-based cosmetics brand Illamasqua—a 10 percent interest, to be exact, which will make him a part of the brand’s development over the next few years. Three words for you, Mr. Corre: United States flagship. [WWD]
After avoiding financial disaster last September [...]

Is there such a thing as too much sparkle? Yes, if you ask us, but we’re definitely in the minority this time of year. Considering the sheer amount of tinsel, twinkling lights, and general ornamentation out there, if you must partake in shimmer madness, we suggest concentrating your energies on your fingertips. Illamasqua’s new Pantomime [...]

As the creative director behind Illamasqua and Gareth Pugh’s go-to makeup artist, Alex Box isn’t really known for her way with the “natural look.” Case in point: For Pugh’s Spring presentation, Box sent ashen gray faces onto the runway, with red eyes for that extra touch of creepy. Her unique ability to turn cosmetics [...]

Seeing as how we were one of the first stateside news outlets to cover Illamasqua’s exclusive launch at Selfridges last fall, we’ve been waiting for this day to come for quite some time—nine months, to be exact. Beginning July 21, the cosmetics line created by makeup artist Alex Box (she of Gareth Pugh backstage beauty [...]

When black lipstick-clad models walked down YSL’s Fall runway last February, the fashion and beauty pack took momentary pause. Initial sentiments of “goth? really?” were quickly followed by “what is that lipstick and when/where can I buy it?!” Opaque pigments and sheer glosses in varying shades of the macabre went into production shortly thereafter, echoing [...]

If you were among the lucky few who scored front-row seats to Gareth Pugh’s debut performance at Paris fashion week on Saturday, you probably noticed that the models sported very intense, winged black lashes. A second glance may have revealed something else entirely about their eye makeup, though—a white, almost reflective surface catching the light. [...]