In the sixties, curly-haired women were forced to use clothing irons when they wanted to achieve a modern, straight-haired look. Now, four decades later, we’ve developed much more innovative ways to damage and harm our delicate hair with extremely high temperatures. From curling irons to blow dryers to hot rollers, it’s a wonder our parched <... >
Coventry This season nothing was more important than ladylike simplicity and comfort, and in this vein Coventry’s head designer, Matthew Terry, hit the nail on the head. With subtle equestrian details (which I am still in love with) and a muted color palette featuring mainly white, black and grey, Perry’s true focus was texture and <... >
Feathers Make lots of room in your closet this season – feathers are taking over and flying with style. Anna Sui was one of the many designers who added touches of feathers to her collection, balancing romantic florals and brightly colored legwear. Wide Leg If you’re tired of skinny jeans, fall 09 is the perfect <... >
As we wind down to the last of our Fashion Week coverage, I wanted to save my favorite and in my opinion the styles that should definitely return next Fall. I know I’m not alone in my love for Rachel McAdams in The Notebook, from her adorable dresses to her red lipstick and perfect 40′s <... >
Have you ever noticed that women have to engage in more grooming practices than men do? We seriously believe that this is unfair. Between styling our hair, applying our makeup and slathering ourselves with lotion, it’s no wonder that women have little time for much else. Well, Kiehl’s has made one time-consuming chore much easier <... >
As promised, BN wanted to share our every celebrity encounter, backstage observations, front row sightings and well just about everything we could get our sneaky little eyes to see. So without further ado, here is a random list of the random things we caught at the tents and all around Manhattan during Fall 2009 Fashion <... >
As we’ve noticed thus far, beauty at fashion week was all about focusing on one thing. Whether it be the “textured” bold lips we saw at Charlotte Ronson, the “controlled chaos” hairstyle we saw at Thuy or the over the top eyes we saw at Marc Jacobs. Speaking of those bold eyes, Fashion Week lent <... >
Shoulders Following the Year of the Leg, the Fall 2009 runways sent countless frocks down the runway, from sensual to demure, highlighting the shoulders. From the asymmetrical draped necklines at Carolina Herrera to ladylike cutouts at Donna Karan to futuristic shoulder straps at Alexander Wang and Ralph Lauren (of all people!), the sexiest body part <... >
Writer William Shakespeare once said, “Be bloody, bold and resolute.” Perhaps this is what make-up artists had in mind when creating the bold and attention-grabbing matte berry and deep hued lips that many models wore during fall 2009′s Fashion Week. Taking a 40′s influence with some rawness and the idea of girls wearing leather jackets <... >
I rock a different variation of a ponytail almost everyday, low, high, side, they’re all in rotation, and it seems they’re a favorite of fashion week’s hair stylists too. Keeping it interesting stylists chose to incorporate texture, models sported messier, non-slicked pony’s for Fall 2009. At Lela Rose stylist Ted Gibson drew inspiration from insects <... >
Smooth, clear, shine free skin never goes out of style. As it was spotted on many of the runways during fall 2009′s Fashion Week. At the Chris Benz show, Daniel Martin for Lancome created an opaque, matte effect on the models’ faces by using colors that were three shades lighter than their actual skintones. Matte <... >
Though I’m pretty sure it isn’t a technical term, the Fob aka Faux Bob has been taking over the red carpet for a while and has inevitably made a move to the runway. Unlike taking the plunge for an actual bob or being a sissy and sporting a Lob (again not an official term but <... >
From sheer, smoky silvers to popping pomegranate plums, nail trends for fall ’09 leave room for wearers to gracefully express their personalities. According to nail maven Noni Crème from Butter London, her polish choice this fall is nude. At the Lela Rose show she proclaimed “We will be leaving dark nails in the dust!” as <... >
In the past few months we’ve seen the cat eye make it’s comeback on the glossy pages of magazines and on our favorite celebs (no we aren’t talking about the craziness that is Amy Winehouse either, though I’m sure one day beehives will see the light of day again, right?!). Backstage at the Fall 2009 <... >
So you’re single. Single as a slice of cheese and you love cheese… just not enough to want to be cheese. You’ll be rolling your eyes every time some chick gets flowers delivered to her cubicle, planning your verbal attack on the “friend” who isn’t making enough of an effort to take this “thing” to <... >
It’s finally here-the tents, the fashion, the beautiful people and lucky for you, with just the click of a mouse, all of the highlights of the week will be right at your fingertips courtesy of BeautyNewsNYC. We’re ready to brave sleep deprived nights and a weeklong caffeine-only diet (btw, McCafé a.k.a McDonalds is the official <... >
Looking for a new way to show someone how much you really love them this Valentine’s Day? Ralph (we’re on a first name basis) knows just how you feel and in celebration of Romance Always Yours, his newest fragrance, the brand has created Romance vMail, a virtual valentine. It’s a pretty simple procedure too, just <... >
The last time you got a free gift, well let’s just say it wasn’t what you were expecting. C’mon who knew that alligator tote advertised on the pages of (insert fabulous magazine here) was actually just a cheap imitation? And that you only got it after ordering oodles of diet pills. Oops! Or that free <... >
Let’s face it – the whole wine connoisseur thing is played out. This year’s hot palate expertise involves something a little more delicious, namely chocolate. Whether its Hershey’s or Godiva, David Siegel’s Chocolate Tasting Class at the 92nd Street Y will teach you everything you need to know about the world’s favorite dessert. Similar to <... >
No we’re not talking about chain-clinking black baggy pants or fingerless black lace gloves. Designers have taken Gothic Chic to the runways and they’ve done it in a way that walks the tragically beautiful line between gothic edge and feminine detail. Avoiding any Addams’ Family references, this trend borrows inspiration from the sophisticated Victorian lace <... >
