Milan S/S ’12: Like winged eyeliner? Get ready to practice The Double...
Graphic eyeliner—all hard lines, non-smudgy and in black, natch—is one of the big trends for fall 2011. (Pssst! There shall be a magazine article published in the near future about this very topic and...
View ArticleSo ELLE had an event, and all kinds of (mostly A-list) celebs showed...
We all know awards season in Hollywood runs January through March—but is it really realistic to expect celebs to go the rest of the year without celebrating themselves? Of course not, which is why ELLE...
View ArticleHollywood Film Awards ’11: Michelle Williams looks fab! But I can’t endorse...
So apparently I was wrong when I said that the ELLE Women in Hollywood tribute was supposed to get us through until January’s People’s Choice Awards. I forgot ALL about yet another red carpet...
View ArticleSAG Awards ’12: Red carpet beauty
The Screen Actors Guild Awards (or SAGs, if you will) took place on Sunday, January 27th—and it was one of the most diverse red carpets in beauty memory. Not so much with makeup, but hair: braids,...
View ArticleSAG Awards ’12: The 5 major hair trends—from halo braids to pretty ponies
So the Screen Actors Guild Awards happened on Sunday. (Or the SAGs, as most people like to call ‘em… I also use the very same term for what’s happening to my thighs.) Moving on though—I think it’s safe...
View ArticleCheck out the belles of the Met Ball! Plus, 8 top beauty trends to pay...
The Oscars red carpet may get more press, but it’s the Met Ball one that actually REALLY matters. I’m talking about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala benefit, which took place in...
View ArticleMet Ball ’12: Red carpet beauty
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala—arguably the most important beauty and fashion event of the year—was held in New York City on Monday, May 7th. Big beauty trends included dark,...
View ArticleAmber Heard is now a brunette and—OMG!—it’s so much better
I think drastic hair colour changes have gotta be my favourite part of the celebrity beauty oeuvre. And lately, I’m having quite the love affair with Team Brunette after Olivia Wilde finally went back...
View ArticleOscars 2013: The best beauty looks from all the after-parties
This year’s Oscars red carpet brought some of the best beauty showings yet—thanks to peeps like Keibler, Kidman and the flawless Chastain—but the hair and makeup fun doesn’t end there! Now we need to...
View Article10 celebs who pulled off the Met Ball’s punk theme—and brought us some fresh...
Now that we’ve got the WTF moments out of the way, let’s dive into the best of Met Ball beauty. When it was good, it was very, VERY good! Here are 10 celebs whose looks I loved—because they stuck to...
View ArticleWho had the best hair and makeup at the 2014 Art of Elysium Heaven Gala? See...
Pretty is as pretty does. I know it’s true because this edition of red carpet close-ups is especially good! Yesterday was the seventh annual Art of Elysium gala in Los Angeles, a night for the...
View ArticleWho had the best hair and makeup at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards? Here are...
The red carpet pics from tonight’s Golden Globe Awards are already streaming in, and I’m kinda getting butterflies. (Don’t judge.) Hair- and makeup-wise, I think this is turning out to be another...
View ArticleFound! The exact makeup Amber Heard was wearing at the 2014 Golden Globes
Amber Heard can do no wrong lately. (Did you see her at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala the night before the Golden Globes? Killed it.) This look is just as striking, in a different way. It’s all nudes...
View ArticleCan Maybelline’s new collection of nude lipsticks make a bright lip-lover...
I’ll admit it. Nude is probably the last lip colour I would reach for when getting ready to head out. As a freelancer, I spend most days makeup-free, sitting alone at my desk (don’t worry; that...
View ArticleAmber Heard wears her hair tight on one side for a faux undercut—and I think...
Our weekend hair inspiration has just arrived, courtesy of Amber Heard—a new red carpet favourite around these here parts, and one who isn’t just about the makeup. (Although this was seriously...
View ArticleThe 15 most inspiring beauty looks of the 2014 awards season—and what to take...
Another awards season has come to a close—but before we kiss it goodbye, let’s revisit the most memorable beauty moments one more time. Over the last two months, there were some mega-inspiring hair and...
View ArticleYippee! The close-ups are in from fashion’s biggest night of the year—now...
As per usual, just about every celebrity you can think of showed up for this year’s Met Ball—and I think it’s safe to say, generated far fewer beauty WTFs compared to last year’s punk-themed affair....
View ArticleWho had the best hair and makeup at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival? The...
Now that the annual Cannes Film Festival has come to a close, it’s time to review the very best part: the red carpet beauty. Oui, oui! I thought the stars did very well this time around, providing tons...
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