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9 Sep

Collina Strada’s Runway Beauty Was a Fairy Garden Fantasy (VOGUE)

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Just as sunset began to spread over the Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop farm, Collina Strada’s spring 2022 show—and its colorful cast of characters—came out swinging to usher in the return of in-person NYFW. As performer Dorian Electra’s cover of Pharrell’s “Happy” blasted on the sound system, models spun, skipped, and twirled down the runway, topping off their “farm queen” and “frog princess” ensembles (as designer Hillary Taymour called them) with individual beauty looks punctuated by whirls of ombré color and subversive shapes. “We wanted to make everyone look like they were playing and gardening in a fairy garden,” explained makeup artist Allie Smith, her own gaze framed in a haze of abstract paint and glitter backstage. “It’s about really bright, beautiful colors and all...
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26 Aug

IGGY AZALEA IS DROPPING A MAKEUP COLLAB THAT LOOKS LIKE IT’S STRAIGHT OUT OF 2002– IN THE BEST WAY (NYLON)

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The Y2K revival continues with the news of Iggy Azalea’s upcoming makeup collaboration. After teasing the launch on Twitter, yesterday the singer announced the Iggy Azalea and BH Cosmetics Makeup Collab– Totally Plastic collection. It’s giving us major 2000s girl group vibes. It’s no secret that the rapper loves the ’90s and ’00s aesthetics. Her breakout single Fancy even had a Cher Horowitz inspired music video. On her instagram, her style also often includes other throwback favorites like spiky up-dos and baby braids. Staring on Friday, August 29, we can all get Iggy’s look with the new “Totally Plastic” collection. The 13-piece collection includes three nine-color eyeshadow palettes (including the 2000s greatest hits– frosty blues, pastel purples, and candy pinks), a face contour palette, four lip glosses, fake eyelashes,...
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25 Aug

BLOOMING GEL NAIL POLISH IS THE NEXT BIG THING IN MANICURES (NYLON)

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If you were a teenager in the early ’00s, you might remember the manicure magic that was shatter nail polish. The grunge effect had a hold over Y2K nail art, accentuating—or (in some opinions) ruining—the undercoat with a textured black design. Now, a new type of nail art science is taking off, blooming gel nail polish. It essentially creates the look of Lava Lamp nails without a lot of nail art expertise. Blooming gel nail polish is being used by celebrity nail artists like Imarni, who used the technique recently on FKA Twigs to create a kaleidoscopic moment (which she captured perfectly in a recent Instagram selfie). It’s also been requested by Gen Z beauty icons like Iris Law, who opted for blooming dots on...
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24 Aug

11 NEON EYELINER SHADES THAT WILL CONVINCE YOU TO GO BOLDER (NYLON)

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It has been suggested that the mark of someone’s makeup prowess can be measured by how quickly and seamlessly they can apply an even winged liner. But practice makes perfect and so do the tools of the trade. A highly pigmented, easy to apply liner is an absolute staple in every makeup kit. Now, with statement liner back in full effect for 2021, it’s time to have some more fun with it. That means branching out from the classic black wing. “I feel people are going to be more experimental and more colorful in general,” said celebrity makeup artist, Erin Parsons in her interview with NYLON, when asked about the trends she expects to see in the upcoming season. “I think you're...
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13 Aug

STARFACE IS COLLABING WITH HELLO KITTY ON THE CUTEST PORE STRIPS EVER (NYLON)

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Long gone are the days where acne care was something to be hidden away and used only in private. Thanks to brands like Starface, which creates colorful, cruelty-free, and vegan hydrocolloid pimple patches, breakouts are now utterly Instagrammable. In fact, you’ve probably already scrolled past them on your feed in the form of a selfie decorated with little yellow (you guessed it) stars, their signature product. You’ll now want to post your pore strips too, as Starface and Hello Kitty have teamed up for the cutest collaboration ever. Releasing Tuesday, August 12, Starface x Hello Kitty Pore Strips will be available for $7.99. Each pack of pore strips includes 8 strips and is made with a gentle clarifying blend of witch hazel leaf...
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9 Aug

Introducing Eau de Fenty! Rihanna Opens Up About the Brand’s First Fragrance (VOGUE)

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When it comes to pre-performance rituals, the show literally cannot go on until Rihanna has applied her perfume. And the Fenty Beauty founder doesn’t just wear fragrance. “My mom actually worked in the beauty-and-fragrance industry, so she’d always get a lot of samples and introduce me to the scents when she came home,” Rihanna explains of her long-standing habit of layering different bottles to create a bespoke blend. So when she decided to launch a signature Fenty scent, out August 10, her goal wasn’t just to add another category to her ever-expanding empire; it was to upend the traditional world of high-end perfumery. “I didn’t just tell them, ‘Make a fragrance that’s floral or spicy or makes me feel like I’m on the beach,’ ” the hitmaker...
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9 Aug

The Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Bella Hadid, Lizzo, and More (VOGUE)

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From Bella Hadid's bleached blonde tips to Gia Love's flaming hot mullet, hair took center stage for this week's best beauty Instagrams. Makeup artist Erin Parsons rounded out Hadid's look with a glossy lid and juicy red lip, while Love's bare skin let her red mane shine. Always one to reinvent herself, Lady Gaga donned a sleek, white blonde updo for her duet with Tony Bennett, keeping it mod with icy champagne eyeshadow and thick, elongated liner. Lizzo also showed off a retro eye, with a black smoked out wing that was highlighted against her bleached eyebrows. Elsewhere, makeup artist Ana Takahashi amped up a choppy, technicolor fringe with a New Wave-inspired explosion of color on her eyes, while Tracee Ellis Ross...
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6 Aug

Why Copper Is the Hair Color of the Moment (VOGUE)

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To successfully persuade Milla Jovovich to dye her hair a career-defining shade of bright copper for Luc Besson’s 1997 sci-fi classic The Fifth Element, hairstylist Ward Stegerhoek appealed to her ambition. “I said, ‘Do you want to be a supermodel, or do you want to be an actress?’ ” recalls the visionary Dutch-born pro, who is perhaps best known for helping craft the artfully disheveled hair of the ’90s via his long-standing collaboration with the film’s costume designer, Jean Paul Gaultier. Jovovich’s bleached roots and neon undertones achieved Besson’s vision of someone who “looked like she came from 20,000 years in the past and 20,000 years in the future,” successfully cementing the “radioactive, almost alien” color into the pantheon of movie moments turned mood-board-mainstays. According to...
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6 Aug

EVERY Y2K BEAUTY TREND TO TRY THIS FALL (NYLON)

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There’s no denying that the 2000s are back in full force. It’s why low-rise jeans, hair clips, and heeled flip flops are everywhere you look. Even Ed Hardy has made its return. With the hashtag #y2k having over 2.5 Billion videos on TikTok, the revival is not going anywhere soon. The timing is little surprise in our almost post-pandemic culture, with a study last year finding that nostalgia can help to combat feelings of loneliness. With this in mind, the recent throwback of some of the most polarizing ’00s beauty trends seems excusable. Maybe we all seek the warmth and comfort of a simpler time when growing back your eyebrows was our biggest issue. However, as with the cyclical nature of trends, each trend has reemerged...
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5 Aug

Why You Should Trade Classic Black Eyeliner for Navy Blue Instead (VOGUE)

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Is navy blue eyeliner the new black? It might be an unconventional notion on the eye makeup front, but here's a thought: In terms of classic wardrobe staples, the little black dress and a pair of blue jeans are two of fashion's great equalizers and are similarly versatile, no? Looking ahead to fall, it was the couture runways that got me, a dedicated eyeliner wearer, thinking along these lines. At Chanel, classic black wings were enhanced with an unexpected lower flick of navy blue pigment while at Dior, makeup artist Peter Philips presented another variation on the color combination, punctuating model gazes with underlines of a “cool, couture midnight blue that is both dense and soft.” The precise shade? The dark indigo shadow from Dior's 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow...
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