Celebrity coverage has always centered on fantasy, with movie stars and musicians being depicted as virtually flawless, trouble-free creatures cavorting from one Hollywood hot spot to the next, lounging on yachts in Saint- Tropez, and vacationing in Hawaii or Turks & Caicos.
If, like me, you approach changing your hair color with the same cavalier attitude typically reserved for scooping up under-$10 accessories, then you know that the consequences of your rash action can range from riotously satisfying (turns out you’re a fierce redhead!) to glaringly glib (that blue black dye transformed you into a veritable Addams Family member).
The queen of groovy, retro-flavored, breezy Palm Springs fashion, Trina Turk, has joined forces with retail chain Banana Republic to produce a limited-edition capsule collection arriving at BR stores, as well as on BananaRepublic.com, this Thursday, June 7th.
More than six years have elapsed since oxygen facials became trendy among Hollywood celebrities and moneyed spa clientele, who touted the skin-plumping, instantly rejuvenating (albeit temporary) effect yielded by a fast-acting treatment involving infusing the skin with moisturizing agents via stream of pressurized oxygen emitted by a special oxygen compression machine.
In addition to the theatrical opening of the much-hyped Snow White and the Huntsmen, yesterday, June 1st, marked the release of a new collaborative collection between Sanrio and skateboarder-approved footwear brand Vans.
Though some modern cinematic adaptations of classic fairy tales have fallen flat with audiences — the recently released Mirror Mirror and last year’s Riding Hood among the culprits — the Charlize Theron- and Kristen Stewart-helmed Snow White and the Huntsmen promises to change this trend with an edgier, more gothic take on the classic tale, an emphasis on visual effects and epic-feeling cinematography, and top-notch performances from an A-level cast.
Cherry red kumkum powder.
Taste, as we all know, is subjective — and yet there do tend to be commonalities in the aesthetic values and norms of specific regions, notions of beauty or style dictated by everything from climate to historical minutiae and cultural phenomena.
