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25 Jan

All the Details Behind Lady Gaga’s Inauguration Makeup Look (VOGUE)

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Today, at the inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., Lady Gaga took the stage and dazzled the nation with her moving performance of the national anthem. For the momentous occasion, the pop superstar wore a custom Schiaparelli Couture ball gown, accented by a large gold dove pin (an emblem of peace). She topped it off with an ornamental beauty look that will go down in history. Putting her own twist on an elegant updo, Gaga’s long, platinum lengths were braided into a duo of milkmaid braids and woven with sumptuous black ribbon. Adding a touch of softness, a few face-framing wisps were pulled out in the front, while a pair of red poppies, another nod to a peaceful future, were...
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25 Jan

Kim Kardashian West’s Next Trick? Skincare, Of Course (ELLE)

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Of all the celebrity skincare routines out there, very few are as interesting—and expensive—as Kimberly Kardashian West's. After all, she is the one who helped popularize the "vampire facial" with a single selfie of her bloodied face in 2013. So it makes sense that the mogul is expanding her KKW Beauty brand to other offerings, including skincare. In June, Kardashian-West sold a 20 percent stake of her KKW Beauty for $200 million to Coty. Now that the deal is officially closed, Coty is rolling out its plans to make Kim K a whole lot richer. According to WWD, Coty plans to develop skincare, haircare, personal care, and nail products at some point in 2022. "Kim shares our true passion for beauty products, and this acquisition allows us to...
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19 Jan

Why Facial Massage Is the Skin-Care Habit I’m Committing to in 2021 (VOGUE)

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Since the pandemic began, my Instagram feed has been filled with face workouts and face tools. Every other scroll, I see someone gua sha–ing their face for a lymphatic massage, or another blowing their cheeks Dizzy Gillespie–style to work their muscles. Then there are all the tools that are marketed towards me: a tiny gilded piece that looks like a paint roller with spikes, a micro-current tool that resembles a sex toy and sends shocks through the skin to tone muscles, and a thin metal stick with a ball at the end to stimulate different muscles as an exercise of facial reflexology and detox. The before-and-afters are particularly mesmerizing: nasolabial folds are lifted, undereye bags are gone, and jowls are smoothed. Call...
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18 Jan

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Hair Steaming (ELLE)

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If you have a curly or coily hair texture, you probably know that the best way to keep your hair moisturized is with a good 'ol deep conditioner and plastic cap combo. I've been using the old school technique since the age of 10. (Thank you, mom!) But, I'm here to tell you that there's another (and possibly better) way to hack your deep conditioning session and to enhance the moisture of your hair. Please welcome steaming treatments to the party. To find out more about hair steaming's benefits and what makes it so great for your strands and scalp, I talked to a trichologist and colorist, Bridgette Hill. Below, Hill answers all my hair steaming questions and offers a few steamers and products...
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14 Jan

Every Question You Were Afraid To Ask About Dermarolling, Answered (ELLE)

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I know I’m not alone when I say that the current lockdown has been both a blessing and a curse for my skin. What’s great about the lockdown is that I can really work on my acne without fear of air pollution, dirt, and debris from my daily commute, triggering breakouts. Then, there’s the downside. Thanks to lockdown mandates, many of us (myself included) cannot treat said breakouts with monthly facials or trips to the derm’s office. Instead, I’ve been searching for ways to supplement professional services with at-home treatments—safely, of course. Enter: Dermarolling. At first glance, the handheld machine comes off as intimidating. Rolling miniature needles up, down, and across my face is supposed to help combat acne scarring and evening out...
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10 Nov

Your Two Favorite Places—Target And Ulta—Are Now Becoming One (ELLE)

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Gone are the days of multi-stop trips to Target and Ulta Beauty for beauty finds. Thanks to a new partnership between the two retailers, you'll be able to snag all of your favorite Ulta Beauty products while checking off your to-do list inside Target. Ulta Beauty at Target is a new immersive experience designed as a shop-in-shop. Located next to Target's own beauty section, the new partnership was birthed out of a desire to introduce Target customers to brands not available at the popular one-stop-shop. Where Target has always housed brands like Sonia Kashuk and No. 7, Ulta Beauty has a more expansive assortment of brands that can enhance the beauty experience at Target, including Uoma Beauty, Colourpop, Lancome and more. "We...
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26 Oct

Blackpink’s Lisa Is the Newest Face of MAC (Harper’s Bazaar)

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MAC Cosmetics has revealed that its newest global ambassador is Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) of the K-pop girl group Blackpink. She's the first female K-pop star to land the covetable beauty gig. Lisa, who boasts over 40 million followers on Instagram, will front MAC's collections and campaigns and inspire some of the brand's new projects in the role. She'll also work with MAC makeup artists to share her signature looks, beauty tips, skincare routines, and more with fans. Her long-term partnership with the line began in October. "I have always been a big fan of MAC! I like how the brand turns makeup into a form of self-expression which always gives me great confidence on stage,” the rapper, dancer, and singer says. “Together with...
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28 Sep

Hermès New Lipsticks Give Fall A Warm Welcome (ELLE)

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This past March, the Birkin bag of lipsticks arrived and sold out almost immediately—full of the promise that you would win best beauty on your full Zoom social calendar. If you didn't have the chance to snag the first collection, pout no longer, Hermès hive—the brand is launching its Fall/Winter 2020 Rouge Hermès Limited Edition collection. Three new rose-colored shades in matte and satin finishes arrive just in time for socially-distanced patio dining and nightly strolls through the autumn air. All three hues were inspired by the shift from fall to winter and iconic art from Charles Sheeler, John Register, Arduino Cantàfora, and Jean Hélion, per a press release. ROSE OMBRÉ hermes $72.00 SHOP NOW ROSE NUIT hermes $72.00 SHOP NOW ROSE POMMETTE hermes $72.00 SHOP NOW Packaged in their signature refillable, color-blocked tubes, the drop...
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28 Sep

At Versace, Wet Hair and Red Lips Offer a Cool Twist on Mermaid Beauty (VOGUE)

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Tonight in Milan, Versace brought a fantasy underwater dreamspace to life for its spring 2021 show. Described as a "utopian settlement on the seabed ruled by Medusa," there was aquatic blue lighting, sculptural sand relics, and a parade of bright, print-splashed, and crystal starfish-encrusted clothes. Speaking to the season's underwater theme—quite literally—was the sea of soaked strands. From Joan Smalls' raven lengths to Mica Arganaraz's shaggy brown curls, many of the models had their hair intricately shellacked along the forehead and down either side of the neck; sometimes with a set of barrettes and ends tucked underneath a chunky necklace to luxe, layered effect.   Furthering designer Donatella Versace's guiding "principles of empowerment, strength and beauty," were the neon-bright fuchsia lips worn by a few of the models including Precious...
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14 Sep

Byredo’s Debut Makeup Collection Colors Outside The Lines (ELLE)

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How does one launch a makeup line in 2020—a year mired in mistakes, change, chaos, rule-breaking, and shape-shifting? If you're Swedish fragrance brand Byredo—you embrace it all. Founder & Creative Director Ben Gorham and innovative makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench imbued that spirit into the brand's first foray into cosmetics. It's a six-product launch that tosses out convention and re-conceptualizes cosmetics. BOHMAN+SJÖSTRAND/BYREDO Come October, and the products can live on your beauty shelf. But the idea for a Byredo makeup launch has been living in the minds of Gorham and Ffrench rent-free for about two years; they tell ELLE via Zoom. "We shared this outsider's perspective," Gorham says of enlisting Ffrench for the project. "Her creations were about pure expression—not referring to the norms...
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