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It’s finally October, which means that it’s recess everywhere but in our hearts. No longer squashed by the pressure to appear dewy, glistening, or whatever the hell else summer demands, we can finally parlay our angst, anger, and general discontent into aesthetic choices. (And I can finally begin channeling the vibe of a Victorian ghost). […]

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Brown lips ? #KylieLipKit stay tuned ? A photo posted by Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Aug 16, 2015 at 7:27pm PDT Is there anything more annoying than boring, repetitive beauty advice? (Yes, obviously there is.) We’re willing to bet that with summer’s end just around the corner, you’ve already started to read about the Big Lip […]

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In the vast colour spectrum of lipstick, red represents a classic brand of bombshell glamour, while the shades just a few notches below it are something far more enigmatic. “Dark lipstick gives off a tough attitude,” says makeup artist Nick Barose. “It’s moodier and less prissy than red or other pretty bold shades.” On the […]

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If the Fall 2015 runways were any indication, dark lips were the beauty look of the season. Though many of us swap our pinks and corals for plums and reds like clockwork when fall arrives, this year we noticed the lip colour spectrum sliding over to the darkest end: black. Though it may not be for […]

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It is always darkest before the dawn, so the proverb goes. By our calculations, the sun should be rising on planet fashion any day now: the Fall 2012 runways plunged us into a cavernous black hole of clothes worthy of Louise Brooks and Siouxsie Sioux, and haunting beauty looks that referenced Tim Burton’s films. That mood also infected the making of Lady Gaga’s fragrance, Fame. “I like black, especially what it has to do with fame, because it is a veil,” she says, tapping her knife-like ebony talons on the table at a hotel in New York. “It’s sort of like saying, ‘I don’t want you to see something.’” The R&D department struggled to create the noir-hued perfume that turns clear once airborne—an industry first. (Rumour has it one staff member was inspired when he spotted a bottle of black vodka behind the bar while out for a drink.) The request for an ominously coloured juice was music to the ears of its perfumer, Richard Herpin. It meant he didn’t have to exclude ingredients that can be visually unappealing when mixed together. “I could use anything I wanted,” he says. As fashion has taught us, black hides a multitude of sins.