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Anna Wintour's Pinterest Page, Burberry's New Face, and Bond No. 9's Lawsuit

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Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Unexpected images on Anna Wintour's Pinterest page: a dead rhino mouse, a set of frog legs, and a photograph of Sir Winston Churchill in full regalia from the Order of the Garter. [The Cut]

  • Who's the next face of Burberry? Gold-medal-winning Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton is up for the job, but she has yet to see one of the brand's runway shows. "I haven't been able to go because of my training schedule, and I literally cried when I found out that it wasn't possible," she said. [Vogue UK]

  • Two former employees of Bond No. 9 owner Laurice Rahme are suing her for creating a "pattern of racism against customers and employees." [New York Daily News]

  • Beirut has overtaken Los Angeles as the world capital of plastic surgery — primarily because "you cannot find a job in Lebanon if you are not good-looking," according to one resident. "People will reject you socially." [Marie Claire UK]

  • Helena Christensen has signed on as the new face of British label Boden. "We wanted to choose a model that would showcase our casual clothing in a more modern, urban style," said Justine Tabak, the brand's creative director. [The Daily Telegraph]
10 Incredibly Expensive Beauty Products
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10 Ridiculously Luxe Beauty Gifts

Ever gotten a $1,000 headband for the holidays, or maybe been surprised with a jewel-encrusted perfume bottle so large that it has a spigot?
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10 Incredibly Expensive Beauty Products

Ever gotten a $1,000 headband for the holidays, or maybe been surprised with a jewel-encrusted perfume bottle so large that it has a spigot? Well, even if that's not how things usually go around your house, you can still be up on the lives of the wealthy and profligate. The following 10 gifts are some of the most luxurious and costly on the market. Check them out and see if they're worth their price tags.

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Bond No. 9 Brooklyn Bottle Design Contest
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You Know You Want to Design This Fragrance Bottle. . .

Perfumer Bond No. 9 makes fragrances that capture the essence of New York's distinct neighborhoods.
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Perfumer Bond No. 9 makes fragrances that capture the essence of New York's distinct neighborhoods. And last month, this Big Apple-loving company announced that its latest fragrance, Brooklyn, would be encased in a glass bottle with graffiti-style, "street" artwork. They received many strong opinions on what the bottle could look like, so they took it to heart, deciding to offer more options by means of a fun, oh-so-artsy, contest.

Two winners will be chosen in the "Brooklyn Bottle Design Competition," and not only will their designs go into production, but their names will be displayed on the bottles, and each winner will receive one bottle of Brooklyn per month for a full year. Not too shabby. See the rules when you read more

Beauty Byte: Bond No. 9 Founder Talks Coney Island
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Beauty Byte: Bond No. 9 Founder Talks Coney Island

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I love Bond No. 9 perfumes, and I'm particularly smitten with the brand's festive new Summer scent, Coney Island. Like all of Bond No. 9's perfumes, this one pays tribute to a very New York place. So I was intrigued to read this New York Times story where Bond founder Laurice Rahme talks about creating the Coney Island scent.

According to the article, Rahme decided on the latest New York-themed fragrance after numerous customer requests:

“People are coming in here,” said Ms. Rahme, a former Lancôme executive, gesturing around her flagship boutique on Bond Street, in NoHo. “They are saying, ‘When are you going to do Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn?’”

She pondered the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Williamsburg, and its hotspots like the River Cafe and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, but settled on Coney Island as her first olfactory excursion into the borough.

It's really a fun read if you're interested in how a perfume is developed. Rahme takes us through the scents she decided to evoke, such as margaritas, and the ones she avoided, like hot dogs.

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Glam-o-Rama Gal: The Scent

Here is a gorgeous glammy thing Glam-o-Rama Gal is sure to have tucked away in her New Years clutch.
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Here is a gorgeous glammy thing Glam-o-Rama Gal is sure to have tucked away in her New Years clutch. This Bond no. 9 Swarovski Pocket Spray Box, $195, contains miniature black Swarovski paved pocket sprays containing the following scents: Chinatown, Chelsea Flowers and Eau de New York. With these she can leave her glamorous scent wherever the evening takes her.

Bond No. 9's Blendable Perfumes
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Bond No. 9's Blendable Perfumes

When it comes to creatively mixed and packaged perfumes, it's hard to beat the extensive line from Bond No.
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When it comes to creatively mixed and packaged perfumes, it's hard to beat the extensive line from Bond No. 9. The New York-based perfumer has created 26 perfumes for men and women that pay homage to various Manhattan neighborhoods. Now, the company has created The Perfumista's Custom Blending Box, which is an excellent gift for any scent-obsessed girls on your gift list.

The kit contains a selection of 16 Bond No. 9 fragrances in adorable, individually wrapped spray cans that resemble candies. There's also one empty canister for blending, so perfumistas can mix and match varieties to create a fragrance that is distinctly theirs on any given day. The box also includes suggestions for "recipes" from Bond No. 9. Included in the set are classic scents like Central Park, Nuits de Noho, Eau De NY, Wall Street, and Park Ave, among others. Bond also another gift set, called the Bon Bon Box, which contains 18 foil wrapped bottles but no special mixing features. Both sets cost $240 and are available here.