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Could the End of Scent Be Near?
Are women wearing less perfume than they used to? That's the question pondered in an article in today's New York Times. There are nearly twice as many fragrances on the market today than there were six years ago, yet overall sales have dropped by $6 million in the past year alone.
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The Ever Changing Face
According to The New York Times, there's a new computer software being billed as a "beautification engine" that conforms an existing headshot to a mathematical standard of beauty culled from the opinions of 68 Israeli and German men and women. Of course, the idea of applying technical principles of symmetry and a "golden ratio" to what humans find attractive in other humans is not a new one. Using data on what distances between features are considered most attractive, the program alters the geometry of the face — what it doesn't do is change hair or eye color, remove wrinkles or omit blemishes.
Is This Stila Makeup Player Cool or Corny?
Remember when Stila was impossible to find? I can still recall the first time I saw one of their lip glazes on a friend who'd just come back from New York — we were all totally smitten and covetous. Now, the company is going for mass appeal, selling this Makeup Player ($69.90, including cosmetics), under the tagline "Does Your Makeup Talk to You?"
Do Nighttime Potions Really Work? Yes and No.
The nighttime skincare market is a booming business, with sales for the first half of the year reaching an astounding $43 million just for facial moisturizers alone. "At nighttime, skin does its repair," StriVectin's Kristine Cryer told the New York Times. That sounds believable, but does our skin really get that much extra benefit from specifically formulated nighttime treatments?
Fragrance Review: Is Bond No. 9 Right on the Money?
I like perfume and I certainly like money, so I when I heard about a fragrance inspired by cash, I was intrigued by the concept. Add a little Andy Warhol in the mix, and it's all the more intriguing. Next month, Bond No.
The 6 Big Beauty Trends That Emerged at Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week ended last week, and now it's time to analyze the styles, from hair to makeup to what polishes we foresee flying off the shelves come March. To make the myriad styles we saw over the nine days of 2010 Spring New York Fashion Week easier to parse, I've assembled the six big trends, complete with several different ways to wear each — from rebel rocker to demure debutante. Click through for the definitive looks for Spring.
Fashion Week Roundup: 54 of My Favorite Looks
Whew! What a week it's been, and in case you missed these slideshows the first time around, why not take a peek at some of my favorite looks from 2010 Spring New York Fashion Week? We saw lots of colorful liners, peachy lips, and sleek bobs.
Is the Look at Fashion Week More "Natural" This Year?
Today, the New York Times is running a piece where they argue that stylists are taking a more natural approach at Fashion Week, using fewer products and letting hair go less styled. From some of the looks we've seen so far, do you think this is actually the case? We've seen our fair share of minimally made-up models, but, of course, Fashion Week wouldn't be what it is without the more extreme looks.
Link Time!
- The Target puppy wears Make Up For Ever — Spoiled Pretty
- Redheads unite! There's a festival in the Netherlands just for you — Allure
- Did you have Goth hair and makeup in high school? — Lemondrop
- Get Ginnifer Goodwin's simple cat-eye look — InStyle
- There are lots of options for removing spider veins — The New York Times
- Electrocute your way to eternal youth — Makeup and Beauty Blog
- Get Fall-perfect green and teal smoky eyes with this video tutorial — Temptalia
- Which lipstick do you prefer on Taylor Momsen?
Look Behind the Scenes With Castle's Makeup Artist
For more than 25 years, Debbie Zoller has been creating makeup looks from practically every vantage point, whether it's her initial work as Lancôme rep at Macy's in LA, her 1960s-style creations on Mad Men, or most recently, her role as lead makeup artist on Castle. "People on the show are so incredibly nice," she said during a recent interview, where we talked about the gory details of her current position, along with what it's like to be a part of the behind-the-scenes action on the crime dramedy, now in its second year of production.
Check out some of Zoller's work in the gallery above.
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