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February 25, 2011 3:18 pm

In case you somehow missed it, what with all the fun-with-fonts prints, plastic charm necklaces, and sneakers with wedge heels (on the runway!), the theme at D&G for Fall was "street couture," according to Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce's reigning makeup mistress, Pat McGrath. A requisite "graphic" eye followed suit, which McGrath drew onto models' upper lash lines in a thick stroke with a sixties flick at the outer corners using Dolce & Gabbana The Makeup Crayon Intense Eyeliner in #5 Black. To add depth and brightness, McGrath etched its Crayon Intense Eyeliner in #13 White along the inner rim of the lower lash line before turning to her trusty tube of mascara and her increasing, somewhat out-of-character reliance on brow pencils and powders (see Sui, Anna; Mendel, J.; and Prada for further evidence that the queen of the bleached brow may be changing her ways). Cheeks were lightly carved out with a soft swipe of blush along cheekbones, and lips

February 16, 2011 1:45 pm

Rodarte's Kate and Laura Mulleavy have a thing for blondes. Their California gold rush collection for Spring necessitated a gaggle of tawny-haired catwalkers, and so, too, did their Days of Heaven-derived Fall offering . "She's a girl from the country," hairstylist Odile Gilbert said of the matte-textured manes she was coating with Aveda Air Control hair spray and its Phomollient Styling Foam mousse, which she worked into strands with her hands to get piece-y definition. "The spirit is a field of wheat," she continued of the mostly flaxen locks she was styling with side parts and "supernatural," sweeping half-up-half-downs, secured with a thin, loose braid and the occasional gilded fan-shaped hair clip designed by the Mulleavys. "It's a mess under control," Gilbert concluded of her handiwork. Discussing the "pastoral beauty" look, makeup artist James Kaliardos said, "It's the light at dawn and dusk"-those brief moments of the day that photographers

February 17, 2011 12:49 pm

As anyone who watched the commercials during the Golden Globe Awards is well aware, Gwen Stefani recently signed on as the newest member of L'Oréal's celebrity spokesperson roster (they've got J. Lo and Beyoncé, too, for those of you counting). Stefani fronts ads for the beauty giant's Infallible Le Rouge lipstick collection, a good match considering her appreciation for a glossy, vibrant red pout. Her other beauty statement, of course, is the platinum blond 'do she's been dyeing since well before No Doubt lit up the garage rock scene back in the early nineties.

The songstress-turned-fashion designer clearly has a thing for hair dye. For her L.A.M.B. show tonight, Stefani requested that models get L'Oréal Professionnel INOA treatments courtesy of famed New York colorist Eva Scrivo. "Being a designer and a woman, Gwen saw the link between color and fabric and fashion," Scrivo told us last week when we sat in on an exclusive color session to prep

February 1, 2011 3:44 pm

The blowdry-only salon is a genius idea: You walk in with unruly curls, sit down, and emerge an hour later looking like a Breck girl-it's sort of like drive-through fast food for hair. New York's Blow and L.A.'s Drybar pioneered the concept. Now famed celebrity stylist Sally Hershberger is getting into the game with her very own quick-fix outpost. Sally Hershberger Style Studio officially opens today at the Ciel Spa at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. Unlike her mega salons in Manhattan and Los Angeles, the studio has but two options on the menu: blow-outs and chic updos. At $85 and $150, the prices are a far cry from the ones ringing up at her full-service locations, where a cut from SH herself goes for $800. Another bonus: The Style Studio is open until 9 p.m. seven days a week, should you require a last-minute, pre-event blow-out. Grammy and Oscars attendees, take note.


Sally Hershberger Styling Studio at Ciel Spa at the SLS at Beverly Hills, 465

February 1, 2011 1:11 pm

Fans of Fresh's Brown Sugar Body Polish may want to sit down for this one. After line extensions that have included a Body Cream and a Hand Cream enhanced with the scrub's sweet and spicy scent, the brand has finally decided to give the people what they want: more brown sugar. The popular product range, which debuted way back in 1999, is getting its very own eau de parfum . Now you can spritz the Sicilian lemon, sugared magnolia, caramel, and cypress fragrance to your heart's content. For Brown Sugar novices, believe us when we tell you that, despite its name, the eau retains a certain effervescence that keeps it from being cloying. A brand-new candle and shower gel only help to further the Brown Sugar sensorial experience, allowing you to be enveloped by its aroma pretty much all day (the perfume's rollerball size should suffice for mid-afternoon touch-ups).

Photo: Courtesy of Fresh

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