“The Alchemy Of Beauty:” A Discussion With Coiffure’s Reigning Fine Artist, Bob Recine
Bob Recine is a beauty visionary if ever there was one. A well-established hairdresser who is equally comfortable crafting demure runway looks backstage at Jill Stuart and prepping Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlize Theron for the red carpet as he is constructing elaborate headpieces for Lady Gaga, Recine is a master of many mediums—all of which [...]
Golden Globes: The Beauty Prep; Gaga Feels The Burn; And More…
Getting glam for the Golden Globes takes a lot more than just 24 hours of preparation. Charlize Theron will apparently get a 50-minute Power Peel with microdermabrasion at Ole Henriksen five days before Sunday’s show, while Kate Winslet will be popping in for a last-minute electrocurrent Red Carpet Facial with Tracie Martyn before she breaks [...]
The Bow Is Back
Lady Gaga is growing up, never mind the fact that she’s been 25 for about three years. The queen of pop has traveled the world nonstop since 2009 and traversed a ton of beauty and fashion ground in the process, graduating from platinum bobs, egg yolk yellow beehives, and long aqua braids to closets full [...]
Gaga’s Skin Secrets, Revealed; Kirsten Is Pro-Faux Glow; And More…
As we’ve previously reported, Lady Gaga’s forthcoming fragrance will be created with the molecular structure of blood and semen. Turns out her skincare regimen is equally…progressive. To keep her complexion clear and hydrated, the pop star relies on “orgasms and spinach.” [Daily Mail]
Michelle Williams isn’t the only one who has cut her hair for a [...]
Getting Nailed Like Lady Gaga
After a rousing party to celebrate its official unveiling, Gaga’s Workshop is officially open for business at Barneys. There are limited-edition biker jackets, bangles and cuffs designed by the likes of Pamela Love and Erickson Beamon, and haute chocolate in the shape of the pop star’s legendary Alexander McQueen lobster claw heels, but the main [...]
Viktor & Rolf Spice Things Up; Practice Makes Perfect For Dita Von Teese; And More…
Flowerbomb, meet Spicebomb. Viktor & Rolf are introducing their first men’s fragrance offering. The chili, saffron, leather, bergamot, grapefruit, and pink pepper eau will arrive in January as the masculine counterpart to their smash hit women’s scent. [WWD]
Lady Gaga has spoken out about the rumors that her forthcoming fragrance with Coty Inc. with smell like [...]
First Look: Gaga-Inspired Holiday Nails; L’Oréal Fêtes Four Decades Of Being “Worth It”; And More…
As part of Barneys’ Twelve Days of Gaga holiday celebration, the New York retailer is previewing limited-edition products, one day at a time, on a newly launched microsite. Today’s edition: bejeweled flame press-on nails handmade by nail artist Naomi Yasuda. In a word, hot. [Gagasworkshop.com]
Looking for the perfect gift for the fragrance obsessive on your [...]
Lady Gaga’s McQueen Mind Meld
Lady Gaga may have worn blue lipstick and green eyebrows to the MTV Europe Music Awards last week, but it was her hooded hairstyle at last night’s Bambi Awards that truly won us over. That’s mostly because the always provocative singer managed to pull off one of the harder beauty-fashion combo looks that the Spring [...]
American Apparel Steps Into the Gloss; Britain’s ASA Says “Oh No” to Oh! Lola; and More…
Following its takeover of the crotchless-tights market, American Apparel is slowly amping up its beauty offerings, adding a lip gloss line to its nail lacquer collection. [WWD]
Marc Jacobs’ Dakota Fanning–fronted ad for his Oh! Lola fragrance has been banned by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority for being “sexually provocative.” How Jacobs’ greased-down self-portrait for his men’s [...]
Gaga Is A Gray Lady
That Lady Gaga is a master of disguise isn’t news. The queen of pop has donned more wigs, masks, makeup, and Mugler in her short tenure at the top than most stars of the stage do in a lifetime. We’re particularly impressed with her handiwork this month, which has seen her sport—count them—four entirely different [...]






