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The Best Celebrity Dubsmash Videos
What's the deal with all those blurry videos of celebrities lip-synching hit songs from the '80s? Welcome to Dubsmash, the video app that's taking over our Instagram feeds....
By Kristie Dash
Joan Smalls's Smoky Cat Eye Won the CFDA Awards
There were tons of beautiful beauties at the CFDA Awards last night (goes with the territory). But Smalls gets our (totally made-up) Swarovski Drop-Dead Gorgeous Award for her black-and-blue cat eye....
By Renee Jacques
The Prettiest Celebrity Looks We Saw This Week
Flat shoes are banned at Cannes, crop tops cropped up everywhere, and celebs slip into white long before Memorial Day.
By Kristen Nichols
What Blake Lively Has in Common With Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner
Mario Testino's "Towel Series" has become somewhat of an initiation to the upper echelon of supercelebs. And today, our May cover star Blake Lively joins the likes of Kate Moss (the first subject), Naomi Campbell, Kendall Jenner, Kate Upton, and more recently, Justin Bieber. See our favorites from Testino's Instagram-only series below.
Photography by Mario Testino
Kendall Jenner Walks Us Through Her Style Evolution
The model discusses what it was like growing up on a reality show, being family friends with Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, and considering Kanye West family.
By Danielle Pergament
Keira Knightley Is Pregnant With Her First Child!
One of our favorite leading ladies has a bump on the way, Queen B releases an empowering short video, and Tyra Banks gets into some legal trouble in today's Alluring Links....
By Chloe Metzger
Monday Hair Inspiration (for When You Can't Be Bothered)
It's the Monday after Halloweekend, and chances are you're a little...tired. This is not the time for a perfect, polished blowout, or even a three-step chignon. Instead, embrace the grunge with this wet-looking style...
By Stephanie Saltzman
9 Times Cara Delevingne Won the Beauty Game
Dark, scruffy eyebrows, pale green-blue eyes, a wicked grin—Cara Delevingne's beauty is as silly as it is sexy. And the twenty-something model/actress/Instagram star seems to understand that better than anyone else, which is why her best moments are when she's not taking herself too seriously.
By Patricia Tortolani
The A-List: Our 8 Favorite Celebrity Looks to Try Now
It's our annual best-dressed list—from the neck up, that is. The inside story behind the most beautiful, flattering, sexy, made-us-want-to-copy-them looks of the year, plus the products to help you actually pull them off.
By Jenna Rosenstein
Joan Smalls and Sir John Talk Black Lipstick, Beyoncé, and Their Best-Kept Beauty Secrets
If you've visited Estée Lauder's revamped website recently, you've probably noticed "The Estée Edit." No, it's not a new makeup collection or skin-care line; it's the brand's new blog, featuring makeup how-tos, recipes, horoscopes,...
By Sophia Panych
The 6 Best Beauty Looks From the MTV VMAs
If you didn't watch the MTV Video Music Awards last night and didn't log on to Twitter or Instagram, here's what you missed: Beyoncé. Queen Bey stole the show with her 16-minute mini concert...
By Sophia Panych
The Best Beauty Looks From Riccardo Tisci's Fabulous 40th Birthday Party
Over the weekend, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci threw himself a wild fortieth-birthday bash in Ibiza. In attendance—and wearing all black—were models and pop stars and fashion editors and half of the Kardashian/Jenner clan. Since...
By Sophia Panych
The 17 Prettiest Ponytails Right Now
When it's hot and humid, pulling your hair into a ponytail is practical. But it can also be fun, easy, unexpected, and mind-blowingly gorgeous. Here, stunning summer hair ideas inspired by our favorite runway and red-carpet looks of the moment—plus expert tips on how to re-create them.
By Stephanie Saltzman
The One Braid You'll Want to Wear All Summer
When hairstylist Guido Palau sent thick, asymmetrical plaits down Alexander Wang's spring 2010 runway, he kicked off that summer's number-one trend. "It's the perfect mix of sporty and sexy," he said at the time, which may be why the style is back with a vengeance for summer 2014—Emma Stone, Blake Lively, and supermodel Doutzen Kroes have all worn their hair in a side braid within the past week. Here's a look at our favorite side braids, then and now.
By Sophia Panych
The Best Beauty Looks From the Met Gala 2014
To honor American couturier Charles James, fashion's elite stepped out for this year's Costume Institute Gala in ball gowns, coattails, and...purple lipstick. The beauty looks of the night pushed the limits of hair (towering updos) and makeup (red eye shadow). We rounded up our favorites looks from fashion's biggest night out.
By Sophia Panych
Designer Faces: Chanel Fall 2014
Karl Lagerfeld showed his latest lineup of vibrant tweeds and textured dresses in a Chanel-themed grocery store. Paired with fluorescent eye liner and oversize ponytails, we've never wanted to play Supermarket Sweep so badly.
By Catherine Devine
Today's Alluring Links
Joan Smalls demonstrates how to wear black lipstick, Viagra may do something for women after all, and Kate Middleton gets wild (i.e., puts hair up) in today's Alluring Links....
By Ramona Emerson
Today's Alluring Links
Model Joan Smalls heats up the Alexander Wang afterparty, the seven Sutherland sisters show us what's hot for hair (in 1890), and hairstylist Julien Farel shares his best tips for tennis hair and makeup in...
By Catherine Quinn O'Neill
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Three Short-Cuts to Holiday Party Hair
You can dress up any holiday outfit—even an ugly sweater—with festive, gorgeous hair. This season, try these three shortcuts to look party ready fast:...
By Catherine Quinn O'Neill
31 Brand-New Party Hairstyles to Try
With all the cocktail parties, office celebrations, dinners, and black-tie shindigs, the festivities seem endless—but your wardrobe probably isn't. The solution? Switch up your hair. (Bonus: It's practically free.) Here, how-tos for a whole month's worth of party styles, as worn by Emma Stone, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristen Stewart, and more.
By Catherine Devine