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Sakura To Me! — Pamella Roland Unveils New Limited Edition “Cherry Blossom” Nail Lacquer

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When designer Pamella Roland began envisioning her Spring 2015 collection, she turned to Tokyo for inspiration, embracing pastels that evoked the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, employing clean lines that felt very Zen, toying with jacket and dress silhouettes that subtly nodded to kimonos, adorning organza gowns with hand-painted koi fish motifs, fashioning graceful and romantic evening looks using delicate fabrics with cherry blossom prints, and cinching waists with or rope-style belts featuring mizuhiki knots.

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The Mouth of Matteness — New Maybelline New York ColorSensational “The Creamy Mattes” Lipsticks

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For several seasons now, matte lip colors have dethroned frosted and satin lipsticks on fashion runways, beauty magazines, and the real-life catwalks known as city streets.

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New Giveaway! — Enter our Instagram/Twitter Contest for a Chance to Win a LAQA & CO. Fat Lip Pencil in Siren Song

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Were you swooning over the red-lipped screen sirens at the Oscars or the SAG Awards?

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The Scoop On Margot Robbie’s Gorgeous Statement Lip At The 2015 Oscars

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I said it (and tweeted it) last night, and I’ll do so again: Margot Robbie had hands-down the best lip of the evening.

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Swarovski Crystal-Embellished Eyes And Glossy Lips At Rodarte Fall 2015

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When designing the Rodarte Fall 2015 collection, Kate and Laura Mulleavy kept referencing migrating birds, winged creatures leaving cold Northern cities in favor of warmer more pastoral surroundings.

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Messy Lashes And Electric Orchid Lips At The Heart Of The Preppy Punk Makeup Look At Nanette Lepore Fall 2015

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Think of Gossip Girl’s Jenny Humphrey in Season 3, when she rose to Queen Bee status at Constance, then began attempting to erase all traces of her “humble” Brooklyn past and reinvent herself as a snooty Upper East Sider (note: that loft was about 18 times the size of a “humble” apartment in any outer New York City borough!), leading to a seemingly endless stint of brat-like behavior: dating drug dealer Damian and actually helping him sell product, attempting to sabotage Nate and Serena’s relationship by weaving tales of infidelity, and basically plunging down a path to self-destruction.

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Little Show Of Horrors — Nicholas K Embraces The Dark Side With Fall 2015 Collection

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Gothic looks have been dominating the runways for Fall 2015, with Thomas Browne staging a faux funeral in lieu of a traditional catwalk show, Alexander Wang sending out a veritable Army of Darkness donned in pieces influences by heavy metal icons, and Nicholas K showcasing an eerie but fascinating collection inspired by 1920s horror films.

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Soft Smoky Eyes And Chocolate-y Red Lips Epitomized Classic Glamour at Naeem Khan Fall 2015

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Muted makeup looks have dominated the Fall 2015 runway shows during New York Fashion Week, with models strutting down catwalks with nude or completely bare lips, color-free lids adorned by only a touch of graphic eyeliner, and sheer nude or baby pink nails.

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Chevron Nails Add A Boho Rocker Edge To The Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2015 Beauty Look

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Add Patti Smith’s 1976 hit “Gloria” to your IHeartRadio playlist and try to imagine the punk rock and graffiti art scenes in 1970s New York City or, for that matter, the Andy Warhol-led Pop Art explosion in the lat ’60s.

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A Refreshing Take On “Tribal” Beauty At SUNO Fall 2015 Show

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Both the Maybelline makeup and Kenra Professional hairstyling teams described the beauty look for the SUNO Fall 2015 show as having tribal overtones, but there was a subtlety in their execution that emphasized a mood, a state of mind, rather than underlining a sociocultural group or overtly referencing a specific population or geographic locale.

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