“The casting’s really considered, so I thought the hair should be, too,” hairstylist Paul Hanlon said backstage at Prabal Gurung yesterday, where the designer’s “uncursed”-themed show, which explored the ideas of heaven and hell through periods of black, then blue, then gold and white, necessitated a similarly linear coif. “The girls at the beginning have [...]

“When you have a brand with a signature feeling, you kind of just go with it,” Redken creative consultant Guido Palau said backstage at Rag & Bone, referencing designers David Neville and Marcus Wainwright’s signature style. And so, as she has in nearly every season past, the downtown cool girl reared her languid, texturized head [...]

After making its debut backstage at Marc Jacobs two seasons ago, the “dominatrix ponytail” has been getting a lot of backstage play. But the high, tight, and totally intimidating updo at Jason Wu this afternoon came with a message that was less fetish and more fighter. “Be strong! Go for it!” was hairstylist Odile Gilbert’s [...]

“I remember when Peter was making clothes for teenagers,” makeup artist Tom Pecheux said backstage at Peter Som this morning, reminiscing about his long-standing relationship with the designer. “But every season, his woman is growing up,” Pecheux continued. Fall 2012 is no exception. To contrast the “grown up” feeling of Som’s clothes, [...]

Every international fashion week has its fixtures, and the New York shows just wouldn’t be the same without Gucci Westman. The California-born makeup artist grew up in Sweden, studied makeup in Paris, and cut her teeth working alongside film directors (Vincent Gallo, Spike Jonze) and photographers (Annie Leibovitz) before earning a loyal but understated following [...]

After setting the celebrity fragrance bar pretty high with Glow back in 2000, Jennifer Lopez is out to break boundaries again with Glowing. “We’re in the history-making business, baby!” Lopez says of her latest mandarin, cypress, orange flower, muguet de bois, sandalwood, amber, and patchouli eau. [WWD]
Fergie is adding makeup brand ambassador to her already [...]

Whether you’re a true believer in the holiday for lovers or believe it’s a money-making scheme thought up by the card companies and chocolate makers of America, Valentine’s Day is coming. So we’ve put together a Top Ten list of sultry scents, luxe lipstick, pretty polishes, and more for you to fall in love with—even [...]

Ruffian fans the world over presumably look back on Brian Wolk and Claude Morais’ Fall 2009 show fondly. Their polished collection that season was capped off by a limited-edition makeup collaboration with MAC Cosmetics that resulted in Ruffian Red, a bold crimson lipstick that was used in the show and sold for a brief time [...]

After dominating the skincare markets in Asia and Europe for the past few years, BB creams finally landed stateside last summer, and they’ve been on a tear ever since. Brands like Clinique and Too Faced have rushed to introduce the multitasking wonder to their offerings, and many others will be jumping on the BB bandwagon [...]

If Jennifer Aniston wasn’t an actress, she’d be a dermatologist, she admits in the March issue of InStyle. “I’m fascinated by skin, products, and lasers. I go on the Internet and read all about it. I call it ‘laser porn,’ ” Aniston jokes. [Hollywood Life]
Staring at yourself in the mirror does more psychological harm than [...]