FASHION Magazine

I recently admitted to a friend that I use the same lotion on my body and face. She looked at me like I was nuts and told me I need to buy a proper face cream. Help? Just like a book, you can’t judge a cream by its cover—you need to look inside to see […]

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I am meticulous about covering the dark circles under my eyes. Is there something I can do to stop them from appearing in the first place? You can’t eliminate that pigmentation; it’s the residual effect of enzymes breaking down rogue red blood cells that escape the capillaries surrounding your eye. If you want to stop […]

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Featured from left to right: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream skin protectant ($25, at Shoppers Drug Mart) was used to give skin a sheen in A Single Man. Shu Uemura Essence Absolue nourishing protective oil ($68, shuuemura.com) makes damaged strands “shine like baby hair,” says Cornell. Chapstick ($3, at Shoppers Drug Mart) in “Cherry” is offers’ go-to lip tint.

Almost every season, Hollywood has a way of asserting its influence on the runways, with leading ladies from contemporary and iconic films inspiring makeup and hair at several shows. For Fall 2011 alone, makeup artist Val Garland painted a smoky eye at Sophie Theallet to evoke a modern-day Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde, while at Dsquared, she channelled Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain. And Garland wasn’t the only one mining imdb for muses. Hairstylist Eugene Souleiman had Hailee Steinfeld in mind while he weaved what he refers to as “Amish/True Grit braids” at Kenzo.

By Gillian Pryor

Celebrity stylist and designer Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman welcome their first son this morning, Skyler Morrison Berman. Congrats to the new family! [People]

Not sure we can describe this Lindsay Lohan ad for Fornarina adequately. Really. It’s…*sigh*, we give up. [YouTube, via Jezebel]

Okay, but this would have been good: The Powder & The Glory details the years-long bitter rivalry between beauty giants Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden. Try to catch it next time it’s on PBS. [PBS, via WSJ]