About the same time we received a sample of L’Oreal Professionnel’s new True Grip hair texturizing powder at the Fashionista office, the Glamourai’s Kelly Framel was dousing Leah’s hair with it at a Viennese ball.
Leah described it as a “magical powder”–it looks like baby powder but creates crazy volume and texture.
So what are hair powders? And how on earth do they work? Don’t worry… we found out.
Shu Uemura, the cult Japanese cosmetics brand, has outdone itself with its latest limited edition product–Essence Absolue Nourishing Fragrance with Oil Pearls.
It’s like the chicest, best-smelling vinaigrette dressing ever.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Brown Thursday–all the sales days associated with Thanksgiving are starting to blend together into one big giant shopping-fest. It feels like the anxiety of getting the best deals has replaced the anxiety of roasting the perfect bird (and having to chat with your drunk uncle).
Don’t worry–we’re here to help.
We know what inspires Karl Lagerfeld’s collections for Chanel, but what about the inspiration for his own personal style?
The world met the adorable little Mon Shu, a Karl Lagerfeld creation and the “face” of the collaboration between him and Japanese cosmetics company Shu Uemura, earlier this week. Now we have some details about what’s going to be in the collection itself. Lagerfeld told WWD, “I wanted to invent my personal vision of a Read more →
Back in June, Karl Lagerfeld announced his latest project: A color cosmetics line for cult fave Japanese beauty brand Shu Uemura. Karl famously said he uses the brand’s cosmetics for his sketches “because other manufacturers do not offer such beautiful colors.” Now we’re getting a peek at the aesthetic of the collection, which features some Read more →
Yesterday in the Fashionista office someone suggested, quite seriously, that Karl must have clones, because the man is absolutely everywhere and doing everything. It’s not a ridiculous suggestion. In today’s Karl khronicle, we’re happy to report that Karl is doing what’s sure to be an iKonic makeup collection.
In editorial hair styling, being eccentric is the norm. But no other behind-the-scenes stylist has cultivated such a unique skill like Ryoji Imaizumi. The hair magician, who has worked with everyone from Vogue Paris to Lanvin to BMW, is best known for his use of chopsticks–that’s right, chopsticks–to create inventive, glamorous styles.
We recently chatted with Imaizumi, who’s currently on business in Japan–about his life and work.
Fashionista: How are you? What are you up to in Japan?
Ryoji Imaizumi: Well, my first reason for being here is for my work visa, but I’m also represented by a fashion photography agency in Tokyo. I work with Harper’s Bazaar, Figaro, Vogue Nippon, Elle, as well as Uniqlo, Japanese designers and Japanese pop stars and actresses.
How many flights would you say you take a year? Do you like traveling?
That’s always different. For example, I was very busy in NYC this year, so I didn’t get to fly as much as I am used to.
This morning, L’Oreal announced that, after years of not-so-stellar performance, it was pulling Shu Uemura out of the US market. (Too bad, because the beauty brand’s face oils are amazing.) This news arrives after the announcement last week that beloved Japanese department store Takashimaya will close its only US outpost. And of course no one Read more →
In the midst of Fashion Month, a vacation, a birthday and what’s starting to feel like a blog explosion, I ran out of time to finish posting the series of Life With’s I worked on in LA this summer. Next up is Molly Stern. I’m tempted to call Molly “make-up artist to the stars,” but Read more →
SNL’s Deep House Dish may have been creating a mock rivalry between ultimate icon Madonna and current talk-of-every-town GaGa, but the sketch did illustrate that there are a few requirements to being a dominating diva. Here, four of the key elements that led to these two conquering the charts and the monde of mode: 1. Read more →
Ever since I first saw the commercials (starring a now omnipresent Brooke Shields), I’ve been seriously wary about Latisse. I love long lashes, but I just don’t know about something that needs FDA approval to make them grow. (Britt has also made her opinions on this topic very clear.) There are also a boatload of Read more →
