Phillip Lim Hearts Tao Okamoto (And Her Haircut)
If you experienced a bit of déjà vu every time a new model emerged at Phillip Lim yesterday, the sensation was intentional. Inspired by model Tao Okamoto’s personal style, Lim had the newcomer open his show and insisted that hairstylist Odile Gilbert mimic her cropped bob backstage with a series of uniformly cut, multicolored wigs. [...]
NARS Thinks Pink For Valentine’s Day
Whether you plan on participating in S.A.D. (Singles Appreciation Day) or making a real go of it with your significant other on Saturday, NARS Cosmetics is making it easy for you to simulate the blushing glow of romantic bliss—or one too many glasses of red wine. We give you the Love Set, the label’s semi-sheer [...]
At NARS Cosmetics, Two Is Better Than One
If you suffer from uneven skin tone or, like me, have to go a shade darker in the concealer and foundation department after a few months of (sunscreen-protected) beach time, you will appreciate this little gem from NARS Cosmetics’ spring collection. Its new Duo Concealer palette features two complementary tones in three different shades to [...]
Makeup Bag Check: Jennifer Aniston
Love her or hate her, you must admit there’s something compelling about Jennifer Aniston—no, we’re not talking about her personal life here (nor her GQ cover, for that matter). She’s pretty much got the rom-com thing nailed and has been enjoyable in other, less predictable on-screen formats as well (two words: Office Space). We attribute [...]
NARS Cosmetics, Making You Blush
In what we can only assume is a clever marketing idea intended to capitalize on all of the “merry” you’ll be making this holiday season, NARS Cosmetics has released a limited-edition Safer Set exclusively at Sephora. The box includes the brand’s best-selling The Multiple in Orgasm—the versatile peachy pink cream stick that quadruples as blush, [...]
Citizens Unite In The Name Of Makeup
Known for fusing a classic burlesque sensibility with an undercurrent of political satire, The Citizens Band’s gaggle of actresses and supermodels (and an aerialist for good measure) has been spreading its message of social change through song and dance for the past four years. In its sixth original show, the troupe will perform The Panic [...]
goody bags from jin soon and NARS
Those of you who partake in regular manicures are likely familiar with the feeling of triumph that comes from getting home post-salon visit with nails unscathed. You’re also probably familiar with the more common pangs of despair that accompany the nicks, chips, and smears that can nullify the whole double-coated, Us Weekly-reading experience. For one [...]
spring’s sun-kissed skin: beyond the bronze
During the Spring show season, designers often pass down a “warm” mandate to the makeup artist in charge backstage. This is why, aside from a few rogue dissenters, you frequently see a bevy of rosy cheeks walking down the runway come September. Spring 2009 was no exception to this general rule, although in a particularly [...]
Mary-Louise Parker’s lip liner, a winner
Even though she lost out to Tina Fey in the Best Actress in a Comedy category at the 60th annual Emmy Awards last night, Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker deserves an honorable mention here, at the very least for her red-carpet makeup look (don’t get us started on her stellar acting ability, lest we abandon the [...]
The Smoky Eye: Now Showing In Brown
Working off the principle that colors like rich gold, copper, and mahogany are universally flattering, NARS Cosmetics‘ fall collection boasts an eye shadow range in multiple shades of brown. In addition to creating a warm palette typical of the season, NARS also seems to be making a strong case for the brown smoky eye, an [...]

