Pat in the Parc: 24 Gold Makeup Portraits By Patrick Demarchelier

Today, Pat McGrath took the Tuileries for two hours of gilded makeovers, transforming the faces of models, editors, and Paris locals with her Midas touch. On hand to capture the spectacle? Photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who zipped by to capture the day’s glittering transformations in a series of easy portraits.

“J’adooorreeeee!” cried the French stylist Catherine Baba, admiring her black and gold ’20s-inspired statement makeup before sinking down in front of Demarchelier’s lens. A few minutes later, Anais Mali shared the inspiration behind her winged lids as the photographer went click, click, click in his trademark rapid-fire style: “I wanted a Cleopatra look,” she explained. “I’m going to wear it out with my gold Vionnet dress to a party tonight.”

In classic rule-breaking mode, Jamie Bochert skipped a sheer wash on the lids in favor of dripping gothic gold tears, while Paris local Paul Lemaire went for a Bowie-esque star that suited his bleached hair, fuchsia Saint Laurent fur, and glam-rock good looks. Student Sarah Wong stumbled onto the day’s event while taking in some sun between classes, and ended up sitting for the iconic lensman with a sparkling razor-thin swoosh.

At about 5:00 p.m., Isabeli Fontana breezed in and showed how a supermodel gets the proverbial job done: She vamped for a spot-on 60 seconds before dropping onto Demarchelier’s lap and wrapping her arms around him in a warm, familial hug. As the sun began to lower over the garden, the golden glow seemed to make the day’s glimmering lips and lids shine brighter. Because as Vogue’s own Lynn Yaeger put it just moments after having her trademark rosy circles of blush reimagined in 24 karat pigment: “Who doesn’t like a bit of gold in Paris?”

To see more transformations from Pat McGrath’s Tuileries takeover, follow #PatTakesParis and #001 on Instagram.

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Capturing Pat McGrath’s Makeover Takeover in the Tuileries

Perfectly Imperfect Lips: Amal Clooney, Lily-Rose Depp, and More Embrace the Soft-Edged Stain

The right foundation brush or beveled eyelash curler may be game-changing, but as any makeup artist will tell you, your best power tools are your own two hands. Along with the right shade of earthy red lipstick—be it a rich claret or deep oxblood—they’re all you need to create a modern take on the classic crimson pout: a soft-edged stain in which pigment is pushed into the lips with a fingertip. It’s a lived-in look even the perennially polished Amal Clooney has fallen for: The barrister traded in her usual meticulously painted mouth for a smudged berry sheen in New York City last night. Amanda Seyfried and Rachel Weisz were also spotted with aquarelle pouts that promised to look even better by the end of the evening, while Lily-Rose Depp took monochrome makeup into fall with a matte tint that matched her flushed cheeks and rosy lids. Above, four reasons to embrace a perfectly imperfect mouth—no touch-ups necessary.

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The Styled-by-the-Breeze Hair Phenomenon: Cara Delevingne, Caroline de Maigret, and More Upgrade Their Waves

Whether your idea of a good hair day is rumpled bedhead or a salon-fresh blowout, it seems that any style can benefit from a little windswept tousle. Take Julianne Moore in New York City yesterday: Her carefully crafted curls were practically begging for their own wind machine, achieving just the right amount of lived-in texture courtesy of the gusty weather. Also in Manhattan, Cara Delevingne hit the gym with her waves rippling in the wind tunnel. But leave it to front row fixture Caroline de Maigret, who literally wrote the book on Parisian chic, to take the look a step beyond. Her fuzzy finish had us wanting to brave the final frontier of French-girl effortlessness: going sans conditioner.

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The Look We’re Loving Today: Extreme Evening Eyes at Maison Margiela

#PatTakesParis: Pat McGrath and Vogue Take Over the Tuileries!

Today, if you see glints of gold floating on the breeze in the Tuileries, you aren’t imagining things. It is drifting off the hands of makeup legend Pat McGrath and her 35 assistants, who will be spending the afternoon painting a bright metallic pigment onto the public in the Paris garden. Just hours after McGrath announced the makeover takeover on Instagram to her near-500,000 followers, legions of models, bloggers, stylists, editors, and park-going Parisians started lining up to be transformed by the artist. Around the same time, our own Instagram feeds began flooding with gilded hysteria. Glimmering eyes, cheekbones, and lips are populating the tags #PatTakesParis and #Gold001. And from looking at its sublimely decorative effect, that gleaming 24-karat pigment is worth its weight in gold.

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Pat McGrath Gives Makeovers in the Tuileries Today in Paris

Legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath is taking to the Tuileries today, September 30, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., to give gold-inspired makeovers to the public in Paris. Follow #PatTakesParis on Instagram for more details.

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6 Times Pat McGrath Reimagined Gold Makeup: From Glimmering Eyelids to Gilded Lips

We’ve mined for gold on Instagram and filled our Netflix queues with enough 24-karat impact to last until New Year’s, but if we’re going to talk about the season’s growing metal mania, first we need to talk Pat McGrath.

The self-taught makeup artist’s rich, directional beauty statements for the runway, which include glittering bejeweled masks at Givenchy and gilded lips at Prada earlier this month, got us musing on the subject. After all, McGrath, who travels with as many as 50 bags of makeup, brushes, materials, and visual reference books, proves it’s the key to being famously ready for anything—whether the backstage beauty prescription calls for “nothing” or the amped-up gaze of a “futuristic club kid.” This is the woman who once told Vogue, “A silver’s not just a silver. There’s 30 versions of it.” So, too, with the shift of an undertone or fluctuation of texture, the idea of gold can take a bold new direction.

Take the painted brows of model Sasha Luss on Dior’s Spring 2014 runway or Guinevere van Seenus’s gilded cutouts in an early-aughts sitting for photographer Richard Burbridge. From a quietly brushed finish to a near-liquefied patina (and David Bowie–worthy third-eye disc), the resulting looks couldn’t be more divergent. A touch of shimmer at the inner corners of Lara Stone’s eyes in Vogue’s March 2010 issue gives her Jan van Eyck–esque portrait a winking modern-day tilt, whereas Vanessa Axente’s backstage sequined cat-eye lends otherworldly dimension to her technoviolet swoosh. With a range that can read as subtle, ornate, futuristic, classic, subversive, and everything in between, we hope to see more of it on (and off) the Paris runways this week.

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Shopping the Fall Farmers’ Market With a Nutritionist: Her 6-Item Grocery List

There’s no denying it: Piles of heirloom pumpkins are steadily replacing stone fruit pyramids at fall farmers’ markets. It’s time to switch out the fruits and vegetables we relied on during the hotter months with new seasonal selections. Now the search is on for immunity-boosting produce that can match, pound for pound, summer’s antioxidant-rich asparagus, tomatoes, or berries in health benefits.

As the days cool down, culinary nutritionist and chef Mikaela Reuben has begun to steer clients like Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller away from warm-weather fruits designed to hydrate (watermelon) to colorful, root vegetables rich in flavor and vitamin C (butternut squash). Here, Reuben shares the six seasonal staples that should be in every market basket this fall.

Pumpkins
You’re already throwing a carving party, but don’t forget to bake some of the sugar and Cinderella varieties you haul home from the pumpkin patch. The orange flesh is packed with beta-carotene and immune system–boosting vitamins A and C, just like summer peaches. Scoop them out to create an antioxidant-rich puree that can be added to pancakes and smoothies. And when temperatures finally drop, add ginger, curry, and carrots for a warming soup.

Winter Squash
Rest assured, the zucchini-noodle craze of summer will continue into fall with winter squash twisting through the spiralizer. Not only are butternut, acorn, and spaghetti varieties packed with antioxidants, they’re also a source of healthy starch that can regulate energy levels by controlling blood sugar and insulin. Winter squash contains anti-inflammatory omega-3s and can be eaten like pasta, baked into bread (with almond meal and flax), or roasted with sea salt and olive oil.

Apples
Like the strawberries of summer, fall apples contain free radical–fighting antioxidants, lots of vitamin C, and heart-healthy fiber. Reuben says apples can be added to almost anything. They can sweeten smoothies during winter months when tropical fruits aren’t around, add moisture to fall muffins, and even be baked into crispy chips.

Brussels Sprouts
Fresh, leafy greens packed with folate, iron, and calcium are challenging to find after the first frost. But Brussels sprouts, with surprisingly high protein levels, are usually abundant at farmers’ markets, even when spinach and lettuces are sparse. Reuben says nutty-flavored vegetables detoxify and keep digestive systems healthy during winter months. Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon are a gastropub staple, but vegetarians can swap in pesto for a similarly hearty snack.

Purple Cabbage
Like blueberries and red peppers, the saturated color of purple cabbage indicates similarly high levels of antioxidants that reduce inflammation and prevent diseases. Cabbage can be chopped or shaved in salads, added to stir-fries for extra crunch, and Reuben suggests using one cabbage leaf as a taco shell.

Cauliflower
Reuben calls this phytonutrient-packed vegetable the newest superfood. Like the asparagus you grilled this summer, cauliflower is high in vitamins K and B, folate, and other minerals, plus it promotes healthy bacteria in the digestive system. Chefs are grating and serving cauliflower as a Paleo-friendly replacement for mashed potatoes or rice. The florets can even be cooked with flax to make pizza crusts. The versatile veggie may be the easiest ingredient to add to your culinary repertoire this fall.

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Gigi Hadid Shuts Down Body Shamers in a Crop Top

If they hadn’t been so hurtful, the body-shaming comments targeting Gigi Hadid on social media would seem too absurd to even address. But yesterday, fashion’s golden girl made headlines when she took to Instagram to remind online trolls who have criticized her hourglass figure that she’s “an actual human with actual feelings.”

But as any media-savvy Insta girl knows, a picture is worth more than a thousand words: Spotted in Paris yesterday, the model flaunted her bombshell curves and toned abs in skintight pants and a crop top that left no doubt why she’s earned her title as the Spring runways’ MVP. It’s a voluptuous and athletic—not to mention healthy—physique that’s been missing on the catwalk since the va-va-voom ’90s supermodels—and one we’re certain will once again steal the show this week.

 

See how Gigi Hadid prepares for the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2016 ready-to-wear show:

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10 Golden Movie Beauty Moments With Cinematic Flair

Today is the first day of Paris Fashion Week, and models and editors are breathing a sigh of relief: Not only have we reached the final leg of fashion month, but the ethereal golden glow of this cinematic city—vivid sunsets on the Seine, gilded nymphs along Pont Alexandre III—has incredible uplifting power. With radiant 24 karat touches currently brightening up our Instagram feeds—and turning up on the Spring 2016 runways—we can’t help but reflect on the eternal allure of the illuminating shade.

And so, we turn to some of our favorite films, where the color’s transformative talents have been well established. Take Beyoncé’s big-screen debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember, in which gold glitter, swept from lash to brow, offsets a killer caramel ’fro and morphed the 19-year-old ingenue into “a whole lot a woman.” Or Grace Kelly, whose angelic blonde beauty was immortalized in To Catch a Thief with a sweeping gold dress and a glimmering halo of upswept hair, a light dusting of shadow on her lids.

The chameleonic color can appear at times enigmatic, even sinister—think the 24 karat–coated woman from Goldfinger—at others, conveying sheer opulence. To play Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor famously dripped gold, from snake bangles and chain-mail capes to ornate headdresses that recall a crown of dancing cobras, a falcon in flight. To complement these dazzling pieces, the on-set makeup artist created an equally lavish eye—geometric black paint pulled outward and filled in with gold leaf—that brought the ancient Egyptian queen to life. And proving its modern pull is universal, Gong Li’s graceful Chinese empress with filigree flowers in her hair, and a shimmering rose-gold lip, is unforgettable in Curse of the Golden Flower.

This week, try curling up with one of these 10 sparkling movies for inspiration. After all, who knows when the next major gold moment might strike?

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The Best Beauty Looks of the Week: September 28, 2015

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The Best Beauty Looks: Week of September 28, 2015

Behati Prinsloo’s Honorary French-Girl Beauty: Glowing Skin and a Messy Ponytail

After the kaleidoscope of exuberant colors in Milan—from the punchy head scarves at Dolce & Gabbana to those 24-karat lips at Prada—tempted us to add some Technicolor shades into heavy rotation, it seems a palate-cleansing just-one-notch-from-natural beauty moment is in order. Fresh from her stroll down the Versace runway, Behati Prinsloo made the case for a day of makeup detox on Instagram with a decidedly off-duty pairing of clean skin, lightly defined lashes, and waves that were scraped back into a slapdash ponytail. It’s an honorary French-girl aesthetic that’s all about messy hair and a moisturized glow. And while we expect to see this low-key look all over the front rows in Paris this week, we’re certain that fans of nude makeup and snooze buttons will take it for a stateside spin.

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6 Beauty Lessons We Learned at Milan Fashion Week

Playful. Personal. Provocative. That was the message from Milan Fashion Week—and the best beauty moments from the Spring 2016 collections checked off every box. As Italy’s reigning capital of quirk and conceptualism, the city served up a visual jolt to the senses. Trading broad-sweeping trends for distinctively memorable moments—Prada’s gold lips! Fendi’s faux bobs! Missoni’s brushstroke lids!—there was a sounding call for a new individualism. Here are the six lessons we plan to put into practice now.

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Mastering the Daytime Updo: Victoria Beckham Puts a Sleek Twist on the Messy Knot

While a head of windswept pieces and minimal makeup have come to embody London cool, Victoria Beckham has maintained a top spot among It Brits with a sleek, made-the-effort elegance that favors carefully curled long waves and rich, earthy nudes. Spotted at the Social Good Summit in New York City yesterday, the designer took on the updo with her trademark unfussy polish: With her hair brushed back into a textured knot that left out a few face-framing pieces—and sporting a hint of volume at the crown—the style projected a romantic minimalism that felt perfect for day, and promised to transition seamlessly into the night.

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14 Face Creams to Carry You Into the Cold Weather Season

As the temperature drops and the last bottles of rosé disappear, behold, the other telltale signs of autumn: dull, tight skin with flaky patches. Fortunately, the latest moisturizers are thick with ingredients that protect from the elements, repair from within, and range in textures from lightweight lotions to rich balms. La Prairie’s Caviar Luxe Cream has been a bestseller since the late ’90s, thanks to firming and antioxidant marine extracts. The company’s newest incarnation, called Cream Sheer, is just as hydrating as the original with none of the heaviness.

If holding onto a certain summery radiance is your aim, Shiseido Bio-Performance Glow Revival Cream moisturizes with hyaluronic acid, boosts circulation under the skin with cinnamon and yeast extracts, and speeds cell renewal with caffeine and Chinese herb Chai Hu. As for those more concerned with a chic-looking dopp kit, Context’s skin-brightening moisturizer features Vitamins C and E, free-radical-fighting allantoin, and soothing marigold extract, along with a sharp modern design.

 

 

Bedtime calls for an extra layer of protection—and with no makeup to layer on top, what you look for in an overnight cream in terms of texture and ingredients may be slightly different. Topping the list of recent favorites: Farmacy Sleep Tight Renewing Night Balm. When warmed between the palms, the antioxidant-packed balm transforms into a smooth oil-gel that drenches skin with blackcurrant seed, repairs with echinacea, and firms with collagen-stimulating plant extracts.

Here are the formulas that work day and night to make your summer-to-fall skincare transition seamless—so you can focus on the all-important changeover from slip dresses to sweaters.

 

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Why a Touch of Gold Changes Everything: 10 Gilded Moments on Instagram that Shine Bright

There’s a strange beauty alchemy happening on the runways this season. It started at Creatures of the Wind in New York, where models’ glittering cat eyes flashed in the light; at Givenchy a few days later, slicked-back hair was finished with flashing headbands that provided a graphic counterpart to Pat McGrath’s handcrafted jeweled masks. The makeup artist clearly had gold on the mind: At Prada in Milan, she applied coats of metallic lipstick to otherwise bare faces, subverting the trope of the perfectly drawn lip to startling effect. In the days that followed, we found ourselves daydreaming of the metallic patina—inspiring a deep dive through the Instagram archives. From the flaxen mane that made Beyoncé’s Met Gala look so memorable to FKA twigs’s opulent manicures, there’s nothing that doesn’t look better when it glimmers. As fashion month enters its home stretch, here’s hoping the City of Light offers more memorable glints of gold.

 

Watch the Prada Spring 2016 ready-to-wear show:

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When Your Hair Is Your Vacation Guide: Dolce & Gabbana’s Colorful Headscarves Are Made for a Roman Holiday

Can Brushing Your Hair Be Art? Molly Surno Makes Music Out of the Everyday Ritual at BAM Tonight

Imagine the sound that forms when you brush your hair. Is it oceanic? The crackle of a record player? Or more violent? This is the spectrum that artist Molly Surno and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’s Brian Chase will capture tonight at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, when they amplify the noise of 20 men brushing one another’s hair over the course of a choreographed 40 minutes called “We of Me” before a sold-out audience.

The resulting audio, created using handcrafted mic’d brushes, is just the tip of the proverbial performance iceberg. “This piece is so much about the collective experience of listening, how sound affects our bodies, how touch and watching people being touched [affects our bodies]—there’s a very physical component,” says Surno, who has spent much of her career examining daily grooming rituals. Taking the brush out of the bedroom and putting it in front of an audience activates the ego, she explains, as something you once did mindlessly in private becomes a spectacle for others. Turning the brush over to a partner adds another layer to the conversation: Now, another person has a hand in defining you.

“Women are very much participatory in this ‘touch economy,’ where we pay people to [give us] manicures, dye our hair. It’s part of our experience,” says Surno. For the all male cast, a different tension arises. “There’s much more hesitation. The male body is a more aggressive space—you don’t really see 20 men together unless it’s a sports team.” Gone are the connotations of female grooming (the goal of which may be to appear sexually pleasing, at the cost of masochism), and instead, “an implied eroticism” arises. While the audience lounges on yoga cushions in the relaxed theater, they will watch the mundane become ceremonial as the “brushers” turn their backs to the audience, change partners, or come together for a “daisy chain” of combing. In the days and weeks that follow, if those in attendance don’t consciously reconsider the act of grooming, at the very least they will start to listen.

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The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Sky Ferreira, Alexa Chung, and More

If fall is the time to embrace a somber palette of earthy hues and an overall ladylike aesthetic, the best beauty Instagrams of the week would beg to differ. If anything, the gleefully off-kilter statements flooding our feeds predicted a season of unadulterated quirk. Nail artist Madeline Poole tempted us to sideline the usual burgundy paint job in favor of a set of rainbow tips, while Sky Ferreira offered up a subversive spin on tone-on-tone polish by matching her eyeshadow to her cerulean hair. Also in the mood for a change, Suki Waterhouse threw off a Brigitte Bardot–inspired pairing of pigtails and thick French flick with a sprinkling of stars, and Alexa Chung edged up her bob with a salt-sprayed tangle of waves. But really, the only encouragement we needed to err on the weird and wonderful side of the beauty equation was social media strategist Ava Rose Donaldson, whose Hillary Clinton–inspired manicure earned her a re-gram by the presidential candidate herself. What better way to show your true colors?

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What to Buy at Milan’s Cult Makeup Store: 8 Products You Need from Madina Milano for Fall

There are some girls who slip away to Miu Miu and Marni between Milan Fashion Week shows for a quick sartorial fix. But for the woman who finds a new perfect concealer or highlighting wand as deeply thrilling as any fur-lined Gucci loafer, there is just one destination at the top of the must-visit list. Acting as home base for the world’s best backstage makeup artists, Madina Milano’s cultish stash of lipsticks, eye shadows, powders, and highlighters is legendary—and each season, it yields a fresh new discovery.

Last spring, it was the company’s Crystal Bronzing Powder—a weird, completely brilliant, breakthrough bronzing powder for people who hate looking tan but love looking indescribably healthy and well. Previous key acquisitions have also included the company’s cult Chic & Shine highlighting stick, a pro staple that makes seriously sleep-deprived people appear rested (and sends those same people into a meltdown-level panic when it sells out during Fashion Week). Once available only in pale gold, the company has just launched a deeper new shade for darker skin.

Whether it’s to pick up an unexpectedly great dark khaki eyeliner (the best match point for last night’s Versace military jackets, perhaps?) or the quickest makeup wipes for making waterproof mascara disappear, a trip is worth the detour. If you’re not looking to carry another suitcase to Paris, we’re happy to tell you that we’ve done an edit for you. Here are the eight products worth investing in before saying goodbye to Milan this week—and yes, you need everything on this list.

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Can You Prevent Dry Skin? 4 Expert Tips for Chilly Days Ahead

Fall has officially arrived: The air is crisp, suede boots have made their way back into rotation, and soon our glowing summer complexions will give way to irritable, dry skin. Thankfully, the latter seasonal side effect is entirely avoidable, says New York City dermatologist Whitney Bowe, M.D., who suggests that a few simple preventative measures will make all the difference in how you look and feel between the moment the leaves start falling to spring’s first bloom.

Before the first signs of epidermal discomfort take hold, one of the easiest ways to arm yourself is to invest in a humidifier for your bedroom, says Bowe. “Increasing the moisture in the air will help prevent your skin from drying out.” She suggests using it every night (even while it’s still semi-warm outside) for best results, to rehydrate your skin for the days ahead.

Next, make some revisions on your skincare routine. Dedicating a few minutes to exfoliation twice a week will give you a leg up when the humidity drops below your comfort level. “When skin gets dry, dead skin cells pile up, making it impossible for any moisturizer to penetrate,” says Bowe. This biweekly ritual will prep the surface of your skin for fall’s richer creams.

“Fall is all about layering—in clothing and in skincare,” says Bowe. A hyaluronic acid serum or a formula packed with antioxidants followed by a rich moisturizer or oil (fragrance-free are the least irritating) will help plump and brighten your skin for the long haul. To seal in the hydration, Bowe recommends patting your face with a micellar water, like Simple’s cleansing water to pack in extra moisture before bed. And come morning, don’t forget the sunscreen.

Finally, for the from-within glow, bolster your diet with items like sardines, olive oil, flax seeds, and avocados that are rich in omega-3s and fatty acids to help replace natural fats lost in cold weather. Avoiding ingredients like refined carbohydrates (white bread, pasta, dried fruit) and dairy will further stave off inflammation, and thus dryness.

Winter is coming, but these eight products will ensure your skin doesn’t have to know.

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Blush Is Back: 10 Reasons to Give Your Contouring Kit a Rest

Between the recent deluge of cheekbone-enhancing makeup kits and a certain famous family’s affinity for Kontouring, we’ve lately come to somewhat neglect the cheeks themselves. This season, however, we’re sensing a shift back to blush—a topic that Lynn Yaeger writes about at length in the October issue of Vogue.

Blush, however, doesn’t have to mean pink cheeks worthy of a Madame Alexander doll or the dramatic fuchsia streaks at Chanel’s most recent couture show. As the formulas in the above slideshow prove, whether powder or cream, stick or stain, it’s one of the most versatile tools in your makeup bag. Dust blush on high points of the cheek for a fresh flush that visually lifts the face, apply a subtle wash of color all over apples, sweep alongside the hollows of the cheekbones for a sculpted look, or heed the advice of makeup artist Benjamin Puckey and dab on a cream blush before applying foundation and powder for a gorgeous, natural glow.

 

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How Versace’s Supermodel Girl Gang Prepped for Tonight’s Runway

Kate Mara Reimagines the Pixie: 3 Ways to Style a Boyish Crop

After her sister, Rooney, parlayed her alter ego Lisbeth Salander’s gothic edge into a darkly romantic signature look, Kate Mara has hit her beauty stride with the help of a closely shorn pixie. It’s the kind of haircut that can elevate a star from pretty young thing to standout, fine-boned stunner—and calls to mind a young Mia Farrow or Jean Seberg. But unlike her closely cropped predecessors, the actress has found a remarkable range in what’s often regarded as a one-note cut. Slicked into a meticulous diagonal part at The Martian premiere in London last night, the look brought a razor-sharp androgyny to her doll-like lashes and oxblood lips; ruffled with piece-y bangs earlier this month, it telegraphed an impish femininity; and styled with a little lift at the roots, it felt perfectly tomboyish. Here, three reasons why the right chop is the mother of reinvention.

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The Surprising Trick to No-Makeup Makeup: A Beauty Dispatch from Milan

Milan Fashion Week’s biggest beauty statement has been more of an understatement—turning up on the Gucci runway in the form of perfect skin, a whisper of blush, and a slick of lip balm, and on the city’s street style stars, who balance bold prints with a bare face. The truth, of course, is that a supernatural complexion requires a fair amount of makeup—albeit stealthily hidden—and this season, mastering the no-makeup look of the moment may come down to one surprising backstage trick.

At Prada last night, Pat McGrath used a light foundation to even out the skin, then wiped it away again along the cheeks so only the most transparent hint of coverage remained. The technique turned up this morning again backstage at the Marco de Vincenzo show, where the idea was “making the skin as beautiful as possible with as little foundation as possible,” explained makeup artist Terry Barber of the fresh-faced runway look. After putting on the sheerest micro-layer of MAC Face and Body Foundation possible to even out the skin, he went back and pressed away any excess from the apples with a sponge. “There’s something nice that happens when the light hits that ruddy, pinkish area where you flush—you don’t want to cover that up,” he said of the sleight of hand, which can be repeated anywhere your foundation risks looking like a mask or along freckles on the bridge of the nose. “It’s about using foundation only where you need it and scaling back where you don’t.”

Once you’ve mastered the perfectly customized amount of coverage, the rest is easy, said Barber. He uses a peach-toned shade of MAC Studio Fix concealer, which neutralizes bluish undertones, “only on the dark area under the eye at the inner corners,” making it sheerer as it approaches the lashes and, again, using his fingers to tap away any excess. “It should be almost translucent,” he said. “If you can see the concealer, it’s too much.”  He finished by covering up any remaining blemishes on the face with a different yellow-toned concealer, setting the brows with a bit of gel, and slicking balm on the lips. “If you can learn to do that in five minutes,” he said firmly, “you’re set.”

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Decoding Versace’s Bombshell Beauty Equation: Long Hair, Longer Legs

Who is the Versace woman? This is the fundamental question that Donatella Versace will revisit tonight, when the house’s Spring 2016 show bows in Milan. In the past, the Italian designer has found inspiration in boldface names—Elizabeth Hurley, Jennifer Lopez—and other striking women with boundless confidence, but a quick glance at the runway reveals that when it comes to the backstage beauty regimens, the designer’s own signature look offers a slick, high-impact statement to flatter the plunging necklines and thigh-high slits in each collection.

It’s a simple formula that has stayed constant for years, no matter the clothes. There are always swipes of pitch-black liner tightly encircling the eyes in a dramatic gesture. Sometimes there’s shadow, too, pressed deep into the socket—Donatella is never seen without it—that equally complements black leather bustiers and flowing Grecian gowns. Faces are left quite bare, showcasing models’ sculpted cheekbones, while nude lips ground the look in nonchalance.

For Donatella, hair is the thing: Whether it’s Imaan Hammam’s thick dark mane or Natasha Poly’s blonde waves, sleek lengths are blown out to create a voluminous, windswept effect—no second-day texture in sight. As for those signature slits that hit thigh-high—or higher—that angular flash of skin manages to make the mile-long legs of Karlie Kloss and Kasia Struss look even longer. It’s an effect that the young Donatella once favored, particularly when paired with another Versace staple: bare shoulders and décolletage, displayed year-round. And why not? It all adds up to a kind of infallible bombshell glamour that carries tight bandage dresses and pinstriped suit coats with equal success—is it any wonder that Donatella returns to it again and again? Here’s to the eternal appeal of Versace’s va-va-voom beauty, an effortless house staple that needs no rethinking.

 

Rock ’n’ Roll Kohl

 

Great Lengths

 

 

Bold Shoulder

 

Never-Ending Legs

 

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Street Style Star Eva Geraldine Fontanelli Shares Her Milan Beauty Black Book

A rising star on street style blogs, Milan-based Eva Geraldine Fontanelli is as recognizable for her signature beauty look—cropped, face-framing waves and glowing skin—as she is for her colorful style. The half-French, half-Italian stylist, who launches a six-piece knitwear collaboration today with Stefanel, has a theory on why Italians look so good: “They like to cook.” She has a point: The healthy Mediterranean glow is as much about nourishing what’s on the inside as maintaining the outside. Growing up in the Florentine countryside, Fontanelli was taught such tricks by her grandmother as boiling sage leaves to create an anti-inflammatory drink; now she concocts her own body scrubs using honey and sugar, and relies on yoga and juice to help maintain her dewy complexion.

Here, with Milan Fashion Week in full swing, Fontanelli shares a list of her favorite beauty destinations in the Italian fashion capital.

Healthy Snack Stops
Though visitors often lament the lack of healthy dining options in Milan, they do exist, if you know where to look. Fontanelli recommends Mantra Raw for its restaurant and juice bar as well as its extensive selection of hard-to-find products like water-purifying charcoal strips. She stocks up on gourmet groceries from Eataly (they deliver), which she also loves for its selection of shampoos and other beauty products.

Spas
Fontanelli is a regular at Comfort Zone spa in her neighborhood of Cinque Vie, the city’s historic quarter named for the five-way intersection at its center. Her go-to treatments: the Glorious Skin Express facial and Sacred Nature massage.

On-Demand Massage
For time-pressed editors in need of some R&R, Fontanelli recommends a site called Call Me Spa, which allows users to book in-home or in-hotel massages (and, unusual for this city, they’re available as late as 11:00 p.m.). Uniformed staff members show up with massage beds, candles, and even music to re-create the ambiance of a treatment room.

Yoga
Fontanelli is a regular at Hohm Street Yoga center, a favorite of the city’s fashion set, where she often opts for the Street Vinyasa class—with its less-contemplative, more cardio-focused sequences. She has also recently been experimenting with antigravity yoga at the Virgin Active gym in Corso Como.

Hair
Fontanelli’s signature crop is maintained by Stefano Terzuolo—said by the style set to be the best hairdresser in the city—at his popular Gum salon in the Porta Ticinese neighborhood. There, she stocks up on his two-in-one Gum Grooming Hold Cream, which works as both a body lotion and hair-smoothing product. “Time is an issue for me,” she explains.

Nails
Fontanelli favors the early evening hour at Bahama Mama, where fashion-industry clients sip aperitifs as they wait for their nails to dry. (It’s also a favorite shopping haunt: Proprietor Gaia Venuti is a part-time vintage dealer, and her finds are sold in a corner of the salon.) Another manicure mainstay is Violette, whose owner, Helena Komarova, is a makeup artist who assisted Pat McGrath for many years.

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Freida Pinto’s Date-Night Beauty Shortcut: Slick Hair and Bordeaux Lipstick

Now that summer Fridays have given way to the full-on workweek, sneaking in a blowout before you ring in the weekend isn’t always in the cards. Enter Freida Pinto, who offered a sleek shortcut to evening-ready chic in Los Angeles last night with slick hair and a swipe of bordeaux lipstick. It’s a polished look that should appeal to the time-pressed and dry shampoo–weary in equal measure, requiring little more than a pit stop in the office bathroom, a dollop of gel—and, of course, your signature shade of lipstick.

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Adriana Lima, Edie Campbell, and More on the Ultimate Beauty Taboo: Sleeping in Your Makeup

Most models would say that the best beauty advice they can give is to always—no matter how exhausted you are—take off your makeup before you fall asleep. It’s what keeps them looking perennially fresh-faced despite the hours they’ve put in, the miles they’ve traveled, and the number of beauty looks they’ve had applied to their skin. So you’d imagine our surprise when, this fashion month, a few of the industry’s most in-demand faces told us that they actually prefer to sleep in their makeup. “For the eyes it’s fine,” Edie Campbell clarified. “For foundation it’s not.”

For all of her experience having makeup professionally applied, Campbell swears that a rimming of Yves Saint Laurent kohl and a coat of jet-black mascara look better the next morning, time spent on a pillow providing the necessary last step in achieving the lived-in, “fossilized, Paleolithic makeup” she’s after. And however devoted Joan Smalls is to cleansing her skin, she purposefully leaves behind the remnants of her smoky liner or shadow. Come morning, she says, “I’ll blend it in—I love how it gets in between the lashes.” Perhaps the most compelling argument for ditching eye-makeup remover altogether: It turns out that the iconic allure of Adriana Lima’s ice-blue gaze is partially due to a consistent coat of mascara. “I never take it off,” she admits. “I just keep piling it on every day. I love it heavy.”

Irina Shayk, for her part, sees smudgy black eye makeup (and a blast of dry shampoo on the scalp to purposefully make hair look “crispy and dirty”) as a form of rebellion against her professional life. “[For] my job, you have to look perfect: perfect body, perfect hair, perfect face,” she says. “So sometimes I love imperfect looks.” Your weekend beauty regimen just got a lot easier.

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Karlie Kloss Rings In Fall With Perfect Sweater-Weather Hair

Even the most die-hard New Yorkers sometimes catch themselves cursing the city’s endless winters and sweltering summers, but once the first balmy days and crisp nights of sweater weather roll around, all is forgiven. Spotted on Instagram yesterday, Karlie Kloss celebrated the first official day of fall with a wispy blowout that sported a few ruffled-by-the-breeze flyaways. The soft, lived-in look nicely set off the textures of her ribbed knit and suede skirt. But while her clothes looked squarely toward the new season, her smooth, gleaming legs showed off her leftover summer glow—and had us determined to hold off on tights (and stock up on body oil) until the polar vortex returns.

 

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How Model Turned Nutritionist Rosemary Ferguson Is Changing the Juicing Game

In the ’90s, Rosemary Ferguson was one of the fashion world’s favorite faces. Discovered by photographer Corinne Day, she was a regular on the runways of Helmut Lang, Alexander McQueen, and Ann Demeulemeester, and a pal of Kate Moss and Sadie Frost—all of which means that Ferguson knows firsthand the whirlwind pace that industry insiders often face during show season. While she still models—Ferguson is signed to Storm and appears in front of the camera for titles like The Gentlewoman—her current focus is her career as a nutritionist. And with a clinic on London’s Harley Street and a new book, Juice + Nourish (out December 1 from The Experiment), Ferguson is aiming to change the way people care for themselves, one drink at a time.

Ferguson has been crafting her own juices since her catwalk days, long before the current rage for cold-pressed bottled beverages. “When I was modeling, I would go out late and wind up drinking too much or overindulging,” she says. “The next morning I would do a juice to try and cancel out the negatives from the night before.” Now, clients like Stella McCartney, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Bella Freud, and Moss count on Ferguson to help maintain their health.

Each chapter of Juice + Nourish features recipes devoted to a specific ailment or concern—such as lack of sleep, weight loss, aging, and immune boosting. “The two biggest issues my clients want to address are stress and fatigue,” shares Ferguson. “These days we’re all very busy, but you can adjust your body to be able to deal with that.” And though she believes juice can change lives, Ferguson isn’t a fan of extreme fasting. “Restrictive diets can be just as unhealthy as eating lots of high-fat, high-sugar foods,” she says. “For me, being healthy is being kind to yourself. I like to go out and enjoy a delicious meal or a glass of wine—you have to have a balance.”

Here, in honor of the marathon that is fashion month, Ferguson shares an exclusive recipe for her Crystal Clear juice from the book—a green blend she claims can help clear “brain fog.” We’ll drink to that.

· 1/4 pineapple, rind removed
· 2 beets
· 2 stalks celery
· 6 radishes
· 1 tsp. rosemary leaves
· 1 tsp. thyme leaves
· 6 sage leaves

Pass all the ingredients through the juicer, wrapping the rosemary and thyme into the sage leaves (otherwise they will get lost in the juicer).

 

Recipe from Juice + Nourish: 100 Refreshing Juices and Smoothies to Promote Health, Energy, and Beauty © Rosemary Ferguson, 2015. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, The Experiment. Available wherever books are sold. theexperimentpublishing.com

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The Italian Beauty Rules According to Film: From Carla Bruni to Sophia Loren

Fashion month finds us jetting to Milan today, home to some of the world’s most feminine, beautiful, and provocative women. If mirroring these Italians is your aim, we suggest queuing up a variety of films featuring a few exemplary bella donnas, as regional beauty rules are regularly demonstrated by the country’s favorite screen sirens. Those who don’t speak the language will find that enhancing their gazes with flicks, swipes, and layers of black liner helps to communicate what’s necessary in just a glance—a tactic favored by actresses Claudia Cardinale and Sophia Loren. Alternately, a plush, red-tinted lip à la Monica Bellucci or Isabella Rossellini will add an air of mystery to whatever you’re saying or not.

Curves should be embraced and accentuated—picture the hourglass frame of Swedish-Italian actress Anita Ekberg soaking up La Dolce Vita in the Trevi Fountain. As for hair, blondes like Monica Vitti and Virna Lisi tousled their flaxen bobs atop their heads, an incredibly achievable method of adding an element of glamour to the fair-haired set. Brunettes can opt to keep things natural in the vein of Stefania Sandrelli and Carla Bruni, who carry wispy, windswept looks with an ease that makes us want to come as we are. Here, our favorite Italian beauty trends as told by cinema.

 

Statement Liner

 

 

Red Lips

 

 

Bombshell Blondes

 

 

Bella Donna Curves

 

 

Windswept Naturalism

 

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Put Down the Blow-Dryer! Enough With the Contour Already! Gucci’s Geek-Chic Beauty Is a Breath of Fresh Air

Kerry Washington’s Neon Lips Prove There’s No Such Thing as an Unwearable Color

She may pull off smoldering lids and monochromatic makeup with the best of them, but it’s when Kerry Washington dips into a brighter palette that things really get interesting. From powdery strokes of blue liner to Technicolor red lips, the actress’s occasional jolts of pigment feel less like provocative statements than proof that there’s no such thing as an unwearable color. Her hot-pink mouth spotted in New York City yesterday was no exception. Worn without heavy liner and paired with sculpted cheekbones and glossy side-swept hair, the shade provided an exuberant focal point in an otherwise subdued palette—and the perfect inspiration to switch gears from summer’s nude hues.

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The Immunity-Boosting Supplement Model Irina Shayk Picks Up in Milan

There’s no rest for the weary during fashion month: With two cities down and still two more to go, maintaining stamina on the marathon-like circuit is a must. Supermodel Irina Shayk has discovered the secret to keeping energy levels high—without resorting to multiple shots of espresso. The best part: You can add her trick to your arsenal upon touchdown in Milan.

“After the show, I’m jumping in an airplane, so it’s very important to stay healthy,” said the model backstage last week, downing what appeared to be vitamin powder while receiving final touches on her hair. “It’s papaya,” she said, revealing her stash of Immun’Âge, a natural supplement comprised of fermented papaya preparation (FPP) said to combat oxidative stress and boost the immune system. “I bought it in Italy and you have to put it under your tongue every day.”

If Shayk’s glowing skin and megawatt smile are any indication, taking the powder certainly can’t hurt. (Other fashion-world fans, the company claims, include Stefano Gabbana and Italian Vogue editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani). Stock up now, then hit the ground running for fashion’s final lap in Paris—or simply get a head start on combating cold and flu season.

$65 for a month-long supply; immunage.biz

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6 Beauty Lessons We Learned at London Fashion Week

There was a new femininity in the air at the London shows this week—and if the lineup of lacy slip dresses, sheer fabrics, and fluttery ruffled details on the runways didn’t convince you, just look above the neck. Things took a turn for the darkly romantic in the form of a rich oxblood lip or a velvet hair ribbon that was gathered softly around the neck. That’s not to say there weren’t rebellious jolts of color—but even graphic statements, like a rimming of cobalt eyeliner, looked undeniably, well, pretty. Here, our take on the six beauty lessons we learned in London this week, from the backstage to the front row.

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Watch Ana Ivanovic Style the Perfect Tennis Ponytail

 

The Toray Pan Pacific Open kicked off in Tokyo yesterday, and its reigning champion, Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic, is back to defend her hard court title. Hitting a few practice shots at Ariake Coliseum, a waterfront park hemmed in by trees, the 27-year-old delighted onlookers with her powerful racquet strokes—last year, she handily vanquished Caroline Wozniacki with a forehand smash to one corner—and the astonishing speed with which she bolts toward the net, her long, glossy ponytail swinging behind.

A few weeks ago, while she was in town for the US Open, we asked Ivanovic to show us the trick behind that signature rope braid, which never loses its lustrous finish no matter how grueling the match. With just a quick slick of mousse, the wrap of an elastic, and the placement of one bobby pin, the sporty updo could even make a smooth transition from the stadium to the street, as spotted on the Spring runways at Public School and J.W.Anderson. “When I look good, when I feel good on the court, that definitely impacts my game in a positive way,” she says. It’s a mind-set worth taking off the court, too—that, of course, and her flawless, long-lasting braid.

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The Fuzzy Allure of Post-Flight Hair: Sienna Miller Takes Yesterday’s Waves for a Second Spin

After channeling a Burberry muse with soft, middle-parted waves at the house’s runway show in London yesterday, Sienna Miller took the style for a second spin at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain this afternoon. And we can see why: It’s the definitive Brit girl texture that may be carefully crafted with the help of a curling iron, but after that initial bit of effort, it only gets better with a little post-flight static, a quick nap, and a blast of dry shampoo.

Her makeup, a sunny pairing of glowing bronzed skin that showed off a tiny smattering of freckles, subtly shaded eyes, and a dab of flesh-toned lipstick, radiated a similarly un-touched-up elegance. Could it be that summer’s laissez-faire hair and easy nudes will feel just as right for fall? With all eyes shifting to Milan tomorrow, the answer can only be yes.

 

We swear Sienna Miller leads a completely normal life:

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Happy Birthday, Joan Jett! 5 Signature Beauty Moments From the Godmother of Punk

Joan Jett, who turns 57 today, was just a teenager when she first muscled her way into the Los Angeles rock scene with the 1976 cult hit “Cherry Bomb,” which paved the way for the Runaways to become the first all-girl group to make it in punk’s boys club—kicking off a fierce yet fine-boned brand of androgyny that she has embraced to this day. From her spiked obsidian shag to her sooty, kohl-rimmed eyes and cheekbones sculpted with slashes of fuchsia blush—punctuated with the occasional rainbow lid or soft-shine red lip—Jett offered a tough-edged yin to bandmate Cherie Currie’s blonde, feather-haired yang. In honor of the feminist icon’s birthday, here’s a look at her five signature beauty moves for girls who don’t just love rock ’n’ roll, but want to look the part.

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Rooney Mara’s Dark Romance: The Instant Upgrade of an Architectural Topknot and a Black Choker

Rooney Mara’s turn as Tiger Lily in the forthcoming Pan may see her in colorful headdresses; swaths of pink eyeshadow; and a lightened, cinnamon-colored mane, but her red carpet look at last night’s London premiere was classic Mara—in all her subtly gothic glory. The actress let her fair skin and strong brows do most of the talking, with a dusting of rosy blush, mascara, and sheer lip gloss rounding out the no-makeup makeup look. But her signature aesthetic shined through in the details: Her hair was twisted into a sleek topknot with straight strands spraying architecturally from the bun, while a thick black choker elongated her neck to swanlike effect. Had Mara made her way to Neverland last night, we imagine her darkly romantic look would have found a fan in Blackbeard.

 

Go behind the scenes with Rooney Mara at Vogue’s February 2013 cover shoot:

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Berlin’s Secret Beauty Mecca

A short flight away from three out of four fashion cities, Berlin makes for an ideal long-weekend escape during or after the Spring 2016 shows. And whether you’re gearing up for the Berlin Marathon on September 27 or merely planning on burning calories by power shopping, one beauty destination belongs at the top of your must-visit list: Jacks Beauty Department. Makeup maestro Daniel Martin—whose clients include Jessica Alba and Greta Gerwig—stumbled upon the hair, skincare, and cosmetics mecca during a recent summer holiday while wandering the streets of the Mitte neighborhood, which boasts an eclectic mix of indie boutiques, coffee shops, and vintage stores selling clothes by the pound. “It reminded me of Nolita,” he said.

 

 

Founded by a fellow makeup artist, Jacks contains a well-edited selection of cult German beauty brands. Some of Martin’s favorite finds include the store’s own vegan line of brushes featuring colorful, customized handles (which make spotting them at the bottom of your makeup bag a cinch). “Jacks Number 12 brush is the perfect tool to buff on foundation for a seamless, soft-focus look,” he said. “The hand-painted handles definitely add personality, too.” Other additions Martin made to his kit: the Und Gretel LUK Creme Eye Stick (a universally flattering bronze cream shadow that he says “pulls yellow and gold tones out of brown eyes and makes blue eyes brighter”); mawiLove serums (which offers an instant boost of hydration minus any residue); and Magicstripes (sticky strips that provide sagging lids with, he says, “a little lift”). “In Asia they already make these adhesives to create a crease in the eyelid, but a German makeup artist decided to take the idea and make it her own by creating several different sizes,” Martin explained of the unique concept, which has yet to make its way to America.

The airy, multilevel emporium also features a nail bar, salon, barbershop, and makeup lounge (which offers everything from false lashes to facials)—perfect for translating your look from tourist to bona fide Berliner. Martin explained of the local population’s aesthetic: “Their style is very bohemian and eccentric.” They also don’t buy into the “brows on fleek” or “Instagrammy eye makeup” concepts—“too bourgeois for the Europeans,” he added. “It’s not so much about being trendy, but more about individualism.”

Jacks Beauty Department, Kastanienallee 19, Berlin; jacks-beautydepartment.com.

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Suki Waterhouse, Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, and Cara Delevingne Show What Muses Are Made Of at Burberry Prorsum

Today’s Burberry Prorsum show found four of our favorite blonde Brits cozying up together in the front row in similar beauty looks: Suki Waterhouse, Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, and Cara Delevingne. While their hair ranged from shoulder-skimming (Miller) to long and lustrous (Delevingne) with shades spanning the lightened spectrum (Waterhouse and Moss skewed baby blonde, Miller golden, Delevingne slightly ombré), all sported evenly parted soft waves; smudged black liner; and cool, nonchalant (albeit approachable) attitudes—the stuff Burberry muses are made of. As London Fashion Week nears its final lap, we’ll count this coordinated cadre of It Brits among our most memorable front row sightings.

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The Secret Behind the Ribbon-Choker Hair at Mary Katrantzou’s Spring Show

Editors at Mary Katrantzou’s Spring 2016 show weren’t focused just on the clothes; they were also abuzz about the tiny pieces of ribbon tied around models’ necks and hair. “It’s not a headband, it’s not a grip, it’s not a barrette—it’s a new way to accessorize the hair, and that’s what I love about it,” explained hair stylist Paul Hanlon backstage. “It’s different.” He and his team tied small bits of Petersham ribbon—traditionally used in millinery and also used as an accent in Katrantzou’s collection—around models’ necks, ’90s-choker-style, before fastening them into pretty bows visible from the back. “Mary’s girls in the past have always been very natural,” Hanlon said. “This season, I wanted them to feel more elevated.”

Working with L’Oréal Professionnel products, Hanlon prepped models’ hair by layering up Tecni.Art Pli with Tecni.Art Fix Design Spray before sealing the combination with heat to create a malleable texture. To make the hair look even more luxe, he then applied Mythic Oil on the ends to seal in the cuticles. “At this point, post-summer and already one and a half weeks into the shows, hair is starting to show wear and tear,” he explained.

Paul then pulled the hair out into a little “bump” at the nape of the neck to create a bit of detail in the profile. “The bow choker gives hair the kind of restriction that a garment like a scarf or a roll-neck would give,” he said. After the show, most of the models ran off with the style still in place—a sure sign that the look will be coming soon to a street corner near you.

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What Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Veep Hair Says About the Unspoken Rules for Women in Politics

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s four-season turn as Selina Meyer on Veep has been remarkable, earning her Critics’ Choice Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Television Critics Associations Award, and possibly tonight, her fourth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role. If Louis-Dreyfus’s raw talent is indisputable (Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine both took home their fair share of statues), then so, too, is her ability to infuse the familiar ticks of America’s top politicians, from the strained clearing of a throat to the awkward subtext of public posturing, with the blackest of humor. Even the very dry subject of campaign hair is handled both deftly and comically. From her right-on-the-money voluminous bob to her season three “re-branded” eyebrow-skimming pixie, the show acknowledges the unspoken codes for female politicians.

A quick survey is proof enough that few women in positions of power, and namely in politics, have long hair. From Hillary Clinton to Angela Merkel, cuts rarely ever graze a shoulder—a fact that did not go unnoticed by the show’s creators when designing Louis-Dreyfus’s look. “This is a powerful woman,” says Daniel Howell, her lead hairstylist on the series. “[The hair] doesn’t distract from what’s going on. It’s almost like a helmet ready to do battle. You have it done and don’t deal with it [again] all day.” For the swingy bob wig he uses to transform the actress, who often wears jeans and a long curly ponytail when she’s out of character, “half of my job is to make sure there’s nothing sticking out—nothing falling in her face or getting caught in her collar. That would be a distraction.”

It’s not the first time that Veep’s creators have addressed the gravity of such decisions with characteristic satire: In the show’s first episode, Meyer dismisses glasses as a sign of weakness (“wheelchairs for the eyes”), while the statement hat she wears on season three becomes a recurring joke as one of her most damaging decisions. Improbable as it may sound, such visual distractions can be the difference between winning and losing favor in real life. Howell points to Sarah Palin’s chameleonic hairstyles during her campaign for the vice presidency as an oversight. “Whether it was straightened out or curled, you were aware of her hair,” he says of the look that erred on pretty, or, still worse by Washington standards, sexy—a regrettable reminder of her beauty pageant days.

It should be noted here that the other side of the gender equation isn’t completely immune to the phenomenon: see current presidential candidate Donald Trump’s much discussed comb-over. And yet Veep exposes the prerequisite for female politicians to be seen as capable of their jobs, yet fully stripped of any sexuality from their personas. Even Meyer’s form-hugging Dior and L’Wren Scott power ensembles tow the line between appropriately flattering and gender-neutral. It’s a point corroborated by Meyer’s closely shorn crop at the height of her presidential campaign, when she explains (in a deleted scene on HBO) that even the 10 inches she had before were “too sexy . . . people didn’t take me seriously enough as a result.” Her staff may have hated the haircut—but she won the election.

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The Definitive Bombshell Beauty Guide: Straight From the Mouth of Marilyn

When it comes to defining the eternal allure of Old Hollywood bombshell glamour, no woman has made more of an impact than Marilyn Monroe. As proof, look no further than Lifetime’s The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, which has been nominated for three Emmys—including, of course, best hair and makeup. Though dozens of bright young actresses—Michelle Williams, Lindsay Lohan—have sported platinum pin curls and white dresses to play the iconic star, Monroe’s own beauty routine is the stuff of legend, scoured over by countless women who remain captivated by her fresh yet sultry look. Of course, few people have shed more light on her beauty philosophies and rituals that Monroe herself—and research turns up more than a few well-conceived pieces of advice. Here, ahead of this weekend’s awards show, we break down Monroe’s five best secrets, in her own words.

Skip the Sun, Try Cold Cream Instead

“Despite its great vogue in California, I don’t think suntanned skin is any more attractive . . . or any healthier, for that matter. I’m personally opposed to a deep tan because I like to feel blonde all over.”

To get her signature on-camera glow, Monroe would apply thick layers of Vaseline or white Nivea Creme under her makeup, while dermatologist Erno Laszlo kept her well stocked in his Phormula 3-9—a reparative botanical balm, specially created to heal a scar on her stomach—and Active Phelityl Cream, an all-purpose moisturizer. Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, Pond’s, lanolin, and olive oil were also slathered over her skin, which she deliberately kept out of the sun.

Embrace Your Inner Blonde (and Dry Shampoo)

“In Hollywood, a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo.”

“Pillow case white” was what Monroe dubbed her signature shade of platinum. A rotating team of hairstylists like Kenneth Battelle, Gladys Rasmussen, and Pearl Porterfield—the Hollywood hairdresser responsible for Jean Harlow’s own pale blonde—applied peroxide and bleach highlights every three weeks, and Monroe was said to have minimized washes by dabbing Johnson’s Baby Powder on the roots.

 

 

Count Out Exactly Five Drops of Chanel No. 5

“You know, they ask me questions. Just an example: What do I wear to bed? . . . So I said, ‘Chanel No. 5,’ because it’s the truth!”

Famously, Monroe wore five drops of Chanel No. 5 to sleep, but she was said to love the heady jasmine and Bulgarian rose perfume so much that she added pours of the fragrance to her ice baths, too. To wit, an iconic black-and-white photo by Ed Feingersh shows her clutching a crystal bottle and applying No. 5 with a smile.

Take Your Beauty Sleep to the Next Level

“I have never been able to wear pajamas or creepy nightgowns; they disturb my sleep.”

After plunging her face in a bowl of hot water each night, Monroe would grab anywhere from five to 10 hours of sleep in an extra-wide single bed, huddled beneath a heavy down comforter. “On Sunday, which is my one day of total leisure, I sometimes take two hours to wake up, luxuriating in every last moment of drowsiness,” she said of savoring her restorative weekend rest.

Work Out Strategically—But Not Too Much

“I don’t count rhythmically like the exercise people on the radio; I couldn’t stand exercise if I had to feel regimented about it.”

Far from being a gym freak, low-key Monroe stuck to a “simple bust-firming routine,” as she told Pageant magazine: Two 5-pound weights, lifted above her head 15 times from a “spread-eagle arm position,” then a second set repeated with her arms above the head, and again at a 45-degree angle—all performed bedside every morning, “until I’m tired.”

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The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Emma Roberts, Sky Ferreira, and More

 

New York Fashion Week wrapped on Thursday, providing ample beauty inspiration to take us into autumn—or test-drive during the next wave of shows in London, Milan, and Paris this month. Kicking off the season at Victor Alfaro, hairstylist Eugene Souleiman twisted manes into sleek, mohawk-inspired braids, each beginning at the crown and trailing the length of a low ponytail to a pleasingly architectural effect. Makeup artist Dick Page crafted painted wings of textured white pigment that flanked each model’s eyes at Zero + Maria Cornejo, while Pat McGrath smudged on smokey rims of liner to offset the undone, in-your-face hair at Diesel Black Gold. Backstage at Givenchy’s sweeping outdoor spectacle, hairstylist Luigi Murenu fit sculptural metallic headbands onto heads as a frame to McGrath’s spectacular mothlike masks of pearl and lace.

Off the runway and back in the real world, some of our favorite Insta girls shared insight into their workout routines. Emma Roberts hung out at the Pilates machines with Scream Queens costar Lea Michele, demonstrating once again that an exercise buddy is never a bad idea; Natasha Poly took her messy blonde bun outside for a bit of open-air meditation; and author Stephanie LaCava brought some femininity to the boxing ring by way of a long, black silk ribbon.

As for those of you who are still feeling blue at the idea of summer’s passing, Sky Ferreira shares your sentiment: The singer debuted an ocean-hued mane that is one part mermaid and one part Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, reminding us to keep some of the season’s saturated color as a souvenir.

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6 Supercharged Under-Eye Concealers That Correct While They Camouflage

In the era of multitasking products, cover-up is making great strides. Able to disguise weary gazes while moisturizing and smoothing fine lines, the latest under-eye concealers marry coverage with next-level skincare ingredients. BareMinerals’s Complete Coverage Serum Concealer provides what the moniker implies, its lightweight formula camouflages puffiness while antioxidant lilac plant stem cells brighten and nourish. Dior brings the genius of backstage beauty to your makeup bag with Fix It, which preps and corrects via a soft-focus powder that quietly fades wrinkles and pores. A blend of energizing Cordyceps mushroom, amino acid–rich Indian tree root, and soothing bamboo grass coalesce in Bobbi Brown’s Intensive Skin Serum Concealer to cover circles while plumping skin for an enlivened, revitalized look. Here, a collective of under-eye concealers that ensure eyes look (and feel!) bright and alert—even on the earliest of mornings.

 

 

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How to Look Great Coming Off the Plane, By the Minutes

For all of the secrets frequent fliers hold—from the chicest florist in Paris to how to talk your way into the ultimate hotel room upgrade—perhaps the most refined skill is mastering the art of looking unfettered no matter the distance (or time zones) between your origin and destination.

For stylist, law student, and blogger Margaret Zhang, monthly jaunts between Sydney, New York City, Paris, and Bangkok have made her something of an expert in the battle against visible signs of jet lag. And skincare expert Dangene, who spent over three years making twice-weekly cross-country flights between her Manhattan institute and now-shuttered Los Angeles outpost, is just as deft at executing post-flight overhaul treatments on her A-list clients as she is at her own in-flight preventative care.

According to both women, being ready to step from an airplane to a meeting, fashion show, or after-party comes down to the minutes. “Flying is very dehydrating for your organs, including your skin,” explains Dangene. “It’s almost like you’re going from a grape to a raisin.” To counteract this effect, certain hydrating measures can be taken in your seat, hotel room, and the spa. Here, Zhang and Dangene divulge their time-tested tricks for keeping a fresh face everywhere you go.

 

 

THE IN-FLIGHT RITUAL

 

30 Minutes After Takeoff
Start with a fresh slate. “Wash your face once you get on the flight,” says Zhang, who prefers a foaming formula to sweep off pollution and dirt. “They are the most cleansing.”

1 to 4 Hours After Takeoff
Zhang has an under-the-radar alternative to the in-flight sheet mask phenomenon: piling on applications of a clear moisturizing mask. Within the first hour of the flight, she paints on a thin coat of Dermalogica’s clear hydrating mask. After an hour, she layers a little more of the hyaluronic acid formula directly on top of the first. And by hour three, she’s rinsed it off and smoothed on one very thick coat of the mask, which can sit and soak in for a few hours. Then the process starts all over again.

According to Dangene, you should be drinking 12 ounces of water every hour. If her internal hydration tactic is more extreme, she takes a more relaxed approach to what she applies topically. “I take an Amore Pacific eye cream and an Orlane lip balm,” which she might pat on two or three times depending on the length of the flight. In between, she uses a spritz of Sanítas Moisture Mist on her face, neck, hands, and chest.

30 Minutes Before Landing
Both women head to the restroom to rinse off excess products and take a moment to brush teeth, fluff hair, and reapply lip balm, eye cream, and moisturizer—which, for Zhang, depends on the destination. This past week in New York City, Clinique’s Moisture Surge Spray was all she needed—something that she also turns to for extra humid days in Bangkok. Meanwhile, at home in Sydney, Actinica’s SPF-loaded day cream is a must for defense against the strong sun.

 

THE POST-FLIGHT RITUAL

 

If You Have 3 Minutes:
Should you reach your hotel with just enough time to set down your bags and head out again, take three minutes to give yourself a sink-side mini steam. “Turn on the hot water, put a bath towel over your face, and steam to really hydrate your skin again,” says Dangene, who might do this up to three times a day. “Every time I go back to my hotel room to change or freshen up, I steam, even if my makeup is on. You can always freshen that up.”

If You Have 15 to 30 Minutes:
Stretch, jump rope, or go for a jog—anything to boost your circulation. “Your body goes almost dormant when you travel,” says Dangene. “You always look better after you work out than you do [before].”

If You Have 1 Hour:
Book a quick extraction-free facial. At Dangene’s Institute of Skinovation in Manhattan, you can squeeze in a Skin Rejuvenation Treatment in as little as 20 minutes or as long as an hour, involving a circulation-boosting massage, skin-brightening microdermabrasion, a blast of oxygen, a hydrating or acne-focused mask, and a rebalancing LED light mask. “You’ll look like a toddler waking up from a nap.” Across the pond, London’s Alexandra Soveral will perform a moisturizing lymphatic-drainage facial massage; while Paris’s Joelle Ciocco will work on muscles from your heart up to your face, and then from within the inside of your mouth to release stress—not that you’ll still be feeling any by that point.

Travel never looked so easy.

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