Do The (Marcel) Wave
A curious retro beauty movement has gained steam over the past few weeks, as a collective homage to old Hollywood hairstyles seems to have taken hold of the runway and the red carpet. Pin-tucked faux bobs were spotted backstage at Christian Dior Couture last week, and then there’s the uptick in marcel waves with both [...]
Keira Knightley’s Hard Line
Keira Knightley has been a part of the bob brigade since March 2010 when she turned at Chanel’s Fall show having lopped off her long light brown locks in favor of a chin-grazing crop. She’s maintained it quite nicely since, keeping it short and wearing it wither textured or pin-straight, depending upon the red carpet [...]
Lady Gaga’s Dirty Little Secret, Going Gray Younger, And More…
Lady Gaga opens up about her beauty routine, which includes a loyalty to Ivory soap—but not every night. The pop star admits that she regularly goes to bed with makeup on. We imagine those facial horns she’s been sporting lately are a bitch to maneuver against the pillow. [People StyleWatch]
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Keira Knightley, “Chanel Superwoman;” Frédéric Fekkai Takes Flight; And More…
Pictures leaked of Keira Knightley’s catsuit-clad new campaign for Chanel Mademoiselle late last year, and now clips from the fragrance’s forthcoming commercial have hit the web. In a voice-over describing the making of the ad, Knightly refers to her character as a “Chanel superwoman”—who presumably fights for good in the face of poorly dressed evil. [...]
Carey Mulligan’s Hair Heartache; Politicos: Hot Or Not?; And More…
All the dying, bleaching, cropping, and cutting has apparently taken a toll on Carey Mulligan’s tresses. The actress is reportedly taking Kérastase protein pills to grow her hair back to its An Education-era length. Personally, we like her with a pixie. [Daily Mail]
Proving that politicians are not immune to our country’s fascination with youth and [...]
Beauty Bytes: Best of Beauty Counter, October 2010
If we had to choose one word to sum up the month’s biggest beauty goings-on, it would be: hair. A cornucopia of colors flooded the Paris runways; a wash of new brunettes showed up on the red carpet; a few very high-profile cuts had us contemplating changing our lob into a bona fide bob; and an [...]
Short Stories
A new day, a new reason to ruminate on whether to cut or grow out our hair over the winter. The multitude of waist-grazing, middle-parted seventies-era tresses at the Spring shows had us thinking long, but Keira Knightley’s recent cut is really getting to us. Then this morning her friend and co-star, the crop-topped Carey [...]
Live And Rolling, Backstage At Chanel
One of the hardest tickets to come by during Paris fashion week is a trip to the Grand Palais. But even harder than landing a front row seat at Chanel is getting backstage, where Peter Philips, the brand’s global creative director of makeup, is turning out “top quality work,” as Keira Knightley described Philips’ face-painting [...]
Spring Hair Styles: The Long And Short Of It
With all of the seventies-era, free-flowing, middle-parted tresses on the Spring runways, we’re leaning toward losing our asymmetrical bob and regrowing our locks past the shoulders. We mostly credit Roberto Cavalli for our newfound lust for length—and Sophie Albou’s Paul &
Joe. Watching Karlie Kloss trot down Albou’s runway in two different bell-bottomed, halterneck jumpsuits sporting [...]
Keira Saddles Up For Chanel, The House That Nail Polish Built, And More…
Keira Knightley is reportedly crossing the pond full time. She was also spotted in a very ambitious camel-colored (what else?) motorcycle outfit this weekend, posed on top of a similarly hued hog for an upcoming Chanel Mademoiselle fragrance ad. That’s two bold moves in one weekend, by our count. [StyleList]
Estée Lauder is in the process [...]






