Just in time to capitalize on fall’s androgyny trend, ck one—Calvin Klein’s gender-bending hit scent—has been reimagined yet again. ck one shock, which hits shelves on September 1, diverges from its predecessors, however, setting up a battle of the sexes through two distinct fragrances, one for him and one for her, rather than a single [...]

The first copy of The Face I ever saw was the August 1996 issue. I can’t recall a single article or photo spread, but what I do remember about sitting cross-legged on the floor of my local Borders, where I picked up the expensive import, was staring at the cover model—Georgina something—and thinking how cool [...]

As we’ve already established on this blog, we love us some milkmaid braids. But what do we love even more than seeing these thick hair coronets in well-executed real life? Seeing them on Lara Stone in glossy form, paired with expertly crafted makeup courtesy of Aaron De Mey, Lancôme’s artistic director for makeup. The June/July [...]

Cosmetics use among tweens is reportedly on the rise, and it’s the parents—and aggressive makeup marketing campaigns aimed at the young-girl demographic—that are to blame. Ah, they grow up so fast—or at least they look like they do when they’re covered in bronzer, lipstick, and mascara. [NYT]
More updates from People’s Most Beautiful issue. Heidi Klum [...]

You’ve gotta love Lara Stone. First, she bleaches her brows, simultaneously jump-starting her career and setting off a runway trend. And now, in the pages of Paris Vogue, she’s gone dark, really dark. Sporting a bright pink lip and long, red oval-shaped nails, a nun’s habit, and more jewels than the Vatican, Stone debuts newly [...]

While we’ve been waiting for our local newsstand to get its stock of our favorite Euro glossies’ September issues, we’ve had plenty of domestic offerings with which to busy ourselves. One of our favorite spreads thus far comes from Bazaar’s take on fall fashion, for which the mag enlisted something of a power trio to [...]

There was something reminiscent of Marc Jacobs’ Fall presentation backstage at the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture show yesterday, insofar as rather than having one uniform theme, Odile Gilbert and Tom Pecheux were charged with re-creating a series of iconic Hollywood heroines through hair and makeup, respectively. This meant about 20-plus completely unique beauty schemes to [...]

From some angles she’s all cheekbones, à la Kate Moss. From others, with a cigarette perched in her mouth and her long hair slightly teased, she’s a modern-day Brigitte Bardot. Lips ajar, her signature gap tooth instantly recalls photos of Lauren Hutton in her heyday. You can call model Lara Stone a variety of things, [...]