The geniuses behind your favorite labels are not always the stylish, pulled-together looking individuals you might expect from their beautiful designs. But Rachel Roy is everything you'd look for in the woman who designs pretty, modern clothing.
So naturally we're very interested in her beauty secrets! Especially this unconventional one: "I don't put much in my hair so it doesn't dry it out but when I do an updo, bun or ponytail I use Nivea hand cream. It's also my favorite lotion as well."
Keep reading for more of Rachel's tips and faves.
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There is little women won't by if it comes with the possibility of nabbing a tiny little bit of Kate Moss's iconic style. The popularity of her line for Topshop, her three perfumes, and her campaign for Coty's Rimmel London come to mind. But, as seems to be Kate's way, she seems to be tired of hawking someone else's makeup and might want to hawk her own.
"I've been modeling for 20 years," she told WWD, estimating that she has spent six years in makeup chairs. "Somebody can do my makeup; I don't even have to look in a mirror to know what it looks like because I just know by what it feels like on my face."
The line would likely be with Rimmel, as Coty also holds the licenses to Moss's fragrances.
This sounds like a match made in cosmetic heaven! MAC has finally confirmed that Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper will be the new faces of the MAC Aids Fund, in a campaign called "From Our Lips." Love her or hate her, Gaga is certainly a modern icon of crazy fashion and beauty, and Lauper represents all things fabulous from the 80s and the decade's new millenium revival.
Campaign images can be expected February 25. The songstresses will likely appear in the ads wearing their lipsticks - MAC Viva Glam Gaga and MAC Viva Glam Cyndi. The lip colors will go on sale in the US March 18 and worldwide throughout the month.
Personally, I don't think I'd like to smell like Fergie usually looks. But, apparently Avon thinks most people would disagree with me because they've just inked a multi-year perfume deal with the Black Eyed Peas singer. Shalom! (Ugh, I hate myself a little bit for quoting that ubiquitous, inane song.)
The scent doesn't have a name yet, but is expected to come out next fall.
"We are really excited about Fergie....She's very inspirational and serves as a great partner on that front," chairman and chief executive officer Andrea Jung told WWD. "She's strong, she's vocal and in my own personal opinion she is an empowered woman who stays true to herself and is not afraid to state her opinion."
They're hoping the pop star will appeal to both Avon's core clientele and the young buyers of the mark brand of cosmetics and accessories (of which Lauren Conrad is a celebrity face).
At big sister Avon, Fergie is joining a roster of celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Courtney Cox and Jennifer Hudson.
"I love the roster of women Avon has supported," Fergie said. "Each one is completely different, but they are all wonderful, strong women who have a purpose. It was very important to me to bring what I have to the table. I'm a bit more rock 'n' roll than some of the other artists, and Avon has really allowed my personality to come through."
Okay, now I hate her a lot bit for calling herself rock and roll.
Cheryl Cole is certainly no stranger to the camera, and it's easy to see from the photos released today from her first shoot with L'Oreal that she's loving her new job. And who wouldn't?
The ad she's working on here is for Elvive Full Restore 5 - a new hair care range that's intended to target the four key hair 'issues' that British women complain about, namely weakness, limpness, lifelessness, dull and straw-like hair. It certainly doesn't look like CC is suffering from any such ills, so we look forward to putting this one to the test!
Now that Agyness has dyed her trademark blonde mop black, I'm anticipating a huge surge in sales of black fun-colour and some interesting attempts at copy-cat bobs.
Let's face it: there's already an army of mini-Agys crowding the streets and to keep up that level of hero-worship takes dedication! But as someone who's tried the black hair makeover straight from blonde, I'd really recommend avoiding the at-home kits unless you want your hair to turn electric blue...
What does the term icon mean nowadays? It's not something we tend to dwell to heavily on, letting the media do as they will with the term, and blissfully ignoring the bastardization of this once impressive word. It has been used in conjunction with many up and coming stars ( Agyness Deyn and Kate Moss, are two who have had the term bandied around) and I may even be guilty of having used it in describing some fresh faced starlets.
The actual meaning of the word become more significant when trying to write this column however and has led me down this rather introspective path. The original meaning of the word referred to religious iconography and then went on to mean something that symbolized something else- for instance you'd call the Eiffel Tower an iconic display of Parisian culture. Can one be an icon if you've hardly breathed however? Agyness Deyn may be cutting edge and hip, but the fact that she's barely out of braces (figuratively speaking) makes me uncomfortable with allowing her that tag.
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