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Looks that hadn't been invented - or weren't possible - 25 years ago are now part of today's beauty lexicon

Beachy Hair

When Yves Saint Laurent said, "Fashions fade; style is eternal," he might not have been talking about beachy waves, but the sentiment holds. Long, windswept strands, which gained steam in the '90s, are now ubiquitous, from the office to the runway. "Beachy hair should carry over from day to night, so it can't be such a mess that you can't wear it to a cocktail party," says hairstylist Ashley Javier. "Aim for a rougher, edgier version of Veronica Lake curls."

The Stained Lip

Between the lipstick-crazy '80s and the lip-gloss-loving 2000s, stained lips rocked the '90s as a sheer, pretty complement to the prevailing less-is-more natural look. Today's stains are nondrying and long-lasting, won't transfer to your teeth, and can tint lips from a barely there pink to a vampy deep plum. "You want no shine," says Nars national makeup artist Francelle, who used

From retro red nails to bombshell-worthy volume, ELLE presents the reinvented classics you'll fall for this season

MAROON STAIN

The Look: Wine shades "infuse fantasy into a look," says makeup artist Pat McGrath, who at Dior had editors cooing over her revamp of summer's ubiquitous red lip.

Seen At: Dior, Luca Luca, Missoni, Peter Som, Proenza Schouler

DIY: Work with your coloring: Fairer beauties should try a purplish shade; those with darker skin tones, a warmer, reddish-black.

Try With: Taupe lids. At Proenza Schouler, M.A.C makeup artist Diane Kendal used a brown shadow along the lash line.

Get The Look: Estée Lauder Pure Color lipstick in Midnight Bloom; Dior Rouge Dior lipstick in Daisy Plum; L'Oréal Paris HIP Crystal Shadow in Darling

RED POLISH

The Look: Hipsters can't get enough of greige, but the runways love red. "Red is feminine, so it's a nice counterpoint to the androgynous styles," says OPI artistic director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann.

Runway hair and makeup looks - and their pop culture counterparts

Swept-Out Eye Shadow and Stained Lips

Whether you wear them separately or together, elongated eye shadow and berry-tinted lips are in for fall. On the Christian Dior catwalk, models like Siri Tollerød (shown at left) wore an emboldened version of this winning combo, recollecting the makeup style of '30s Hollywood star Mae West.

Tidy Side-Pony

Milly by Michelle Smith has favored the side-pony for two seasons in a row, and it's no wonder-the hairstyle is preppy yet sophisticated (sort of like Blair Waldorf's 'do on Gossip Girl.)

Pompadour Updo

Described as a masculine, androgynous look by coif-creator Sam Knight, the chic updos at Fendi were Duckie-licious.

Black Latex and Red Lips

The two go hand in hand-at least if you're planning on strutting Karl Lagerfeld's runway or purring your way into Batman's arms.

Brushed-Back Pouf

Peggy Bundy's smoothed-over bouffant may have elicited

Hollywood beauty gurus reveal what makeup looks go best with fiery locks

LOOK-AT-ME LIPS

Rachel Goodwin, a celebrity makeup artist for Chanel, says that lipstick isn't what it used to be-and that's a good thing: "In the 1960s, it was somewhat chalky and colors were overly pigmented. Since then, formulations have gotten friendlier. Textures are more sheer and natural-looking."

But unforgiving formulas didn't stop women in the '60s from wearing bursts of color-a well-documented fact on the hit shot Mad Men where Christina Hendricks' character, Joan, has perfected the poppy-red lip. "There's something so optimistic about seeing a bright cherry pucker on a fair-skinned girl with red hair," says Goodwin.

Not that you need to wear a "bold opaque statement" on your pout every time-Goodwin says that stained lips like Hendricks' at the Directors' Guild Awards (see photo above) are fair game too. And, she says, redheads can pull off pink as well as anyone: "You don't have

Celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler, who has worked with the actress for over a decade, reveals her current exercise routine

In bringing Elizabeth Gilbert-the celebrated author who recounted her tale of self-discovery in Eat Pray Love-to the silver screen, Julia Roberts put on nearly 10 pounds while filming the Italy portion of the movie: Depressed after her divorce, Gilbert wrote that she arrived in Italy "pinched and thin" and proceeded to indulge herself in the country's delectable cuisine. Normally, however, Roberts works hard to maintain a svelte figure so she can run and play with her children, five-and-a-half-year-old twins Phinneaus and Hazel, and Henry, three.

"You make these people and you love them and you want them around for a thousand years, and you want to be there for them for a thousand years," Roberts tells writer Will Blythe in the September issue of ELLE.

To keep up with her brood, the 42-year-old Roberts-who says that aging gracefully "is a

Check out the top five ways stars made it through July

With blistering temperatures across the country and a record-high heat wave in the Northeast, it's been a sizzling July. But that didn't keep celebrities from stepping out! Follow their lead, and try these hot-weather beauty savers.



1. Wear Sheer Makeup

It's all going to melt off anyway-the least you can do is let your face breathe and keep pores from getting clogged! Do as Angelina Jolie and Blake Lively did and use foundation, concealer, and/or powder sparingly. Instead, focus on your eyes and cheeks: Sweat-resistant mascara and liner paired with long-lasting cream blush works wonders.



2. Don't Worry About Smudged Eyeliner

Taylor Momsen and Michelle Trachtenberg embraced their troublemaking Gossip Girl alter-egos and rocked smudgy, rimmed liner that would make Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper proud. (Yes, Momsen's raccoon eyes from the Vans Warped Tour are a bit extreme, but you get the point.)



3. Keep Hair

Oribe, the legendary coiffeur behind Johansson's bob, talks about the star's cut-and why she chose to lop off her tresses

Leave it to Scarlett Johansson to chop her locks when everyone else is going long: At Comic-Con last Saturday, the star debuted a shockingly shorter look. Not that anyone should be surprised-this is the same beauty adventuress who rocked a mullet in 2003 (Johansson has called her onetime 'do "crazy" but says she loved it). So why'd she go short again? And is it possible to pull off a bob if you're not blessed with Johansson's perfect bone structure? Oribe, the mane master behind the actress's cut, answers our burning questions.

What was the inspiration for Johansson's haircut?
It's a combination of Brigitte Bardot and Christy Turlington. The line along the bottom is very "Christy"-it's the precise type of bob Christy had in the early '90s-but the texture is very Bardot with the face-framing softness.

Why did Johansson decide to lop off so

Anastasia Soare, celebrity brow expert, reveals her tips and tricks

Anastasia Soare shapes the arches of Hollywood's elite (think Penélope Cruz, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Richie, and Kim Kardashian). So who wins the award for most requested brows? Kardashian. "Girls come in with a picture of Kim, telling me they want their brows to look like hers," says Soare. "But the stencil I use on her doesn't flatter everyone." To bring "balance and harmony" to your unique bone structure, Soare says choosing the right width, shape, and color is key-here, her tips and tricks for getting perfect eyebrows.

Through Thick and Thin
"If you have a tiny face with delicate features, thick brows can be overwhelming," says Soare, adding that those with a low brow bone should also avoid going too full. "You want to open your eyes-if the space between the brows and the upper lashes is small, make the eyebrow thinner and more arched."

On the other hand, if you have a higher-set brow bone,