Diane Kruger's style never disappoints. She's like the girl you admire from afar and want to befriend because she's just that cool. At yesterday's Tommy Hilfiger show, Kruger sported a casually trendy side-swept ponytail with a twist — literally. While we've seen versions of this look just about everywhere lately, her shorter style gives it an effortlessly chic (and sassy) look. For a how-to on achieving this fashionably laid-back style, check out my instructions below:

• Blow-dry hair and apply a light/medium hold shine gel like Aveda Brilliant Retexturing Gel ($6 to $16) when your hair is about 80 percent dry. Continue drying using a brush to create texture.
• Part your hair to one side (left or right — you choose). Next separate your fringe area. Do this by taking a chunk of hair from the parted side that has more hair, starting at your hairline, and going about two to three inches (right around your ear area). The hair you are gathering now is the hair that will be twisted later, so make sure you have a decent amount. Repeat this step on the lighter side of the part.
• Pull remaining hair back into a low-slung ponytail on the opposite side of your part. So, if you parted your hair on the left side, sling the ponytail back to the right.

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Orange blush is emerging as a trend for Spring 2009. I spotted it being rubbed into models' cheeks at Carlos Miele (left), Nanette Lepore, and Matthew Williamson. "I think it's a new way of using a bronze. Rather than having a shimmery bronzer effect, you can use an orange for a sun-kissed look," said Polly Osmond backstage at Nanette Lepore. She and makeup artist Romy Soleimani (at Carlos Miele) both used MAC Pro Color Base in Devilish Orange. "For Nanette, I mixed the orange with Cream Color Base in Brown. If you go overboard on the orange, you can always mix a little concealer in over it to it to take it down," said Osmond.

If you want to rock the look now, during the last few days of Summer, try Kevyn Aucoin The Creamy Moist Glow in Tansoleil. Or if you happen to have an orange lipstick, experiment with that.

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Welcome to part five of my miniseries on the mini-facial, where I'll detail specific fast skin-recovery routines for those mornings where a face wash isn't enough. Sometimes your skin needs a little extra boost before you face the day, and we all know trying to mask a skin problem with makeup alone can only make it worse. So, check out my tips for righting what went wrong overnight.

Scenario 5: You slept over at your new boyfriend's house and when you got home, discovered you are allergic to cats. OK, you already knew, but you didn't want him to know that being around Sheba kind of makes you feel like you are going to pass out. (He's had her for five years, and you kind of think if he had to choose, he'd choose the cat). Either way, the evidence is all over your pink, puffed-up face.

Here's what to do:

1. Start with a hot shower to wash any of the dander that's still on your skin. Take an antihistamine (nondrowsy) or at least an aspirin.
2. Smooth on a soothing face mask, like Kiehl's Soothing Gel Mask ($18.50).
3. Sit with ice or an ice pack on your face and around your eyes for two minutes to reduce the swelling. If you have them, use a packaged gel made to unpack tired eyes, like DuWop Igels ($25).
4. Put eye drops, like Visine, in your eyes. Also, dab some around your nose and on your lips, because it will constrict the blood vessels.
5. Apply a calming moisturizer like Ahava Calming Facial Moisturizer SPF 15 ($30) and a depuffing eye cream.

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Rebecca Taylor is known for her feminine clothing, so it only follows that her models would look girly, right? Wrong. "The clothes are very pretty, very girly," said MAC makeup artist Polly Osmond. "So we didn't want the models to look too girly." To that end, they wore only a touch of concealer and grease (think Vaseline) above the eye — no mascara, no foundation.

The hair was similarly uncomplicated. "The girls are pretty, so we want to go with the opposite," said lead stylist Dai. "It's like Daria Werbowy." For the low-key look, he used a thickening spray to impart a dry, matte texture to hair. Then, he wrapped hair around a barrel curling iron, leaving a half-inch uncurled at the ends to prevent a "done" look. Finger-combing the curls made them look easy, and the overall look added an edge to a collection that isn't usually associated with one.

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Autumn is upon us, and that means end-of-Summer sales. Taking 50% off of a selection of Tarte's lip gloss kits sounds like a great deal to me. Now until September 21 (the final day of Summer) you can get your lip shine on for just $15 a pop. Here's what is included in the sale:

Tarte's set of three dual-ended lip glosses come packaged with a denim sunglass case. You've got to love the clever title — Sunglosses. Included are beach-y character themed names like: Gidget & Moondoggie (pale pink & shimmery sand), Frankie & Annette (coral pink & watermelon), and Zack & Kelly (peachy pink & cotton candy).


You could also try Lips Ahoy, which comes with a nifty nautical bag and four dual-ended glosses in these colors: Cherry & Dallas (gold-tinged coral & shimmery pale pink), Annie & Sam (shimmery pastel pink & gold-tinged apricot), Allie & Noah (shimmery thistle & sheer lilac pink), and Angela & Jordan (sheer peach & gold-tinged mauve).

I'm partial to Allie & Noah, if only because it makes me think of Ryan Gosling. Silly, maybe. Thrifty, absolutely.

Legendary film star Clara Bow first gained notice as a 16-year-old, winning Motion Picture Magazine's "Fame and Fortune" beauty contest in 1921. The va va voom knock-out with the free_spirited personality was selected for her "genuine spark of the divine fire."

This genuine spark would forever be her trademark, and the fiery-haired silent film star became known as the first "it" girl, due to her role in the 1927 film called — well, It. The now-common phrase defines that certain unequivocal charm and magnetic charisma possessed by a young woman — and in Clara's case, it also meant an undeniable sex appeal.

From a beauty perspective, the wide eyed actress was the trendsetter of her time. Women tweezed and tweezed (and tweezed) some more, penciling in their sparse eyebrows to a highly arched fine line in attempt to copy her style. Bow's tousled bob was one of her most distinguishable features, and when fans discovered she used henna to color it red, sales of the dye practically tripled. Now that's loyalty.

And then there are those lips — perhaps one of the most duplicated features of all time. To this day, accentuating one's lips into a heart shaped, cupid's bow style with a dash of red lipstick is called "putting on a Clara Bow." I've even attempted this one myself. What do you think? To see a photo gallery of Bow, and to get a few tips on how you can create her 20s era look, read more