Rachel Bilson is moving further and further away from the cute girl-next-door style she had as Summer on The OC. At the premiere of her new movie, Jumper, she chose a grown-up, sultry look. I love her hair here because recreating it with a flat iron is easy to do at home, and the false eyelashes make Rachel's eyes the focus. Plus, visible freckles! What do you think?
It's February (already?!), and that means it's time to get rid of our dull winter skin in favor of a healthy, glowing complexion. My friends at Sephora are bringing us daily giveaways with products designed to get you radiant for Spring.
Today's giveaway is for Benefit Pink To Please A Woman…Gold To Get The Guy Palette. This pretty palette has three silky powder eyeshadows and three silky finish lipsticks, including Sugar Rush and Candy Store and an applicator brush, too! All in shades of tender pink and seductive gold to create a warm, soft, ethereal effect.
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Every time I go to Fashion Week, I keep a little tally at every show, counting the women of color who appear on the runways. And at almost every show, my notepad has disappointingly few marks. Jezebel has also noticed the diversity void, noting that black women appeared on only 5% of the runways. Asian and Latina women didn't get much catwalk time, either.
I talked about the diversity issue with designer Wenlan Chia, whose Twinkle by Wenlan presentations are consistently among the most multicultural. She said that she doesn't cast models with any quotas in mind, that instead, she looks for models that reflect the world around her:
"We have an open casting, all the girls come in, and I choose the girl who I think will work the best with the clothes. Eventually I always end up using different girls from different backgrounds. I think that's what actual life is. I work with Asians, I work with black people, so this is our environment. It's very natural to me. So if I had a runway show that was all white, it's not very natural to me. It's not my real life."
It's not my real life, either, and judging by your thoughts on the issue, you'd also like to see a little more variety. Just look through this gallery of models; I know if I were casting for a fashion show or beauty campaign, I'd have plenty of gorgeous faces to work with. What do you think it would take for things to become more inclusive?
I haven't seen a group of warm, neutral shades like this new Flirt! Cosmetics Totally Bronze Spring Color Collection in some time. All of the colors are tame and flattering, letting you get a sun-goddess look without laying out in the sun. There are golden peachy-pinks for the eyes, lips and cheeks and golden bronze shades for the face. These are transition products than can take you from the first peek of spring all the way through the end of summer.
I've been playing around with all seven of the products for about a week now, and I've grown especially fond of Show-Stopper, a shimmery and versatile coppery-shell colored powder eye shadow. Also, the Foxy Bronze bronzer is a true golden brown, without any signs of orange. The collection will be available at Kohl's and online this March. For pricing and details about each of the products, read more
Today marks day three of London Fashion Week, and I was lucky enough to sneak a peek behind the scenes at the Felder Felder show. Felder Felder is an up-and-coming, chic German brand born in 2006 from twin sisters Daniela and Anette Felder. Sienna Miller has been spotted wearing their clothes, and just last week Vogue.com called the designers "two to watch."
While the clothing was ruffly, tight, and sexy, I, of course, was interested most in the hair and makeup.
I spoke with lead makeup artist Georgina Graham for MAC, who took me on a virtual tour through the inspiration for the look. She and the Felder sisters wanted to create a modern take on the grunge look. Hair was long, loose, and rumpled and the focus of the makeup was dark, heavy eyes, and pale lips.
The look was based on Courtney Love, Reality Bites, MTV's My So-Called Life, and Steven Meisel's fashion photographs from the early 1990s. When she said, "think Marc Jacobs working for Anna Sui," I knew exactly what to expect.
Beauty Mark It Reminder: The Best Eye Makeup Remover: Hey everyone! Don't forget, this week I'm looking for a new eye makeup remover, and I need your help. I want to know your favorite product for getting rid of every last trace of eye makeup, so let me know what you love the most by tagging your favorites around the web with the phrase eye makeup remover. I'll feature your favorites here tomorrow!
Last week, I had a chance to tour the headquarters of Three Custom Color Specialists, a color cosmetics line that's frequently heralded for its skill in creating custom-blended products. I've read about this brand for years, so when co-founder Chad Hayduk gave me a tour, I wanted to share some of the most interesting parts with you. Read on to see how custom cosmetics are made, and how I got to see one gorgeous A-lister's favorite lipstick shade.
Singer and actress Selena Gomez posed for pictures at the 2009 American Music Awards with a pretty pink smile on her face. She took advantage of the occasion and went glam; wearing a Talbot Runhof sequin dress with black strappy heels.
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