I had an unusually busy August and September, so I missed the announcement of Estée Lauder’s fall color collection, a limited edition range of eye shadows and eyeliner, lipsticks and glosses, and nail polishes called Violet Underground.
Yes, Violet Underground. Because of all the purple shades.
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Once a while I make an impulse purchase in the cosmetics aisle of the drugstore. I’m still curious about the latest wave of sheer lipstick formulas, and when I noticed that L’Oréal’s new Colour Caresse line includes a shade called Rose Taffeta, I couldn’t really resist.
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Luxury niche fragrance house By Kilian has just announced its forthcoming collection, In the Garden of Good and Evil. This collection is inspired by the Biblical story of original sin in the Garden of Eden, and each of its three perfumes is presented in a white lacquer box adorned with a golden serpent.
In a publicity photograph for the new line, Kilian Hennessy poses with a scaly companion. I suppose we’re meant to read this image as a sexy, subversive allusion to the Old Testament.
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I’m a longtime admirer of Anna Sui’s work—I own quite a few of her dresses and I never tire of wearing them. One of my favorites is a simple black-lace dress with short sleeves and an A-line, knee-length skirt; it has gone everywhere with me.
When I read that the Holiday 2012 collection from Anna Sui Beauty was inspired by black lace, I looked forward to learning more. Here are some details and pictures of the limited edition “Black Veil” collection, due to be released in November.
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This has no deep significance or any connection to my usual topics. It just made me look twice and, well, laugh. Someone had pasted a blank piece of paper over the letter “S” in this sign and made a little street-art joke.
Image: photo by Tinsel Creation
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