Next time you're having a bad-hair day, whip your mane into line by telling it to "stick 'em up!"
It seems that cosmetic surgery is the trend of the season for teenagers in China. China Daily reports that the number of youngsters undergoing surgery doubled in July — the start of their summer holidays — so they'd have time to recover before returning to school.
We keep hearing about bad economic times and the effect it's having globally — everything from people stealing petrol and groceries to Starbucks closing 600 stores across the US (news that's sure to make Britney Spears sad).
Looks like Heroes star Hayden Panettiere thought it was time for a change. Here she is on the left on June 14 sporting the ultimate in California girl hair: long and wavy.
Did you see 60 Minutes on Sunday night? They had a segment called "Little Women" where it was suggested by various interview subjects that because of magazines, music video clips and fashion, among other things, little girls were growing up too fast and trying to be too sexy, too young.
You know how people say that even if you marry a carpenter it doesn't mean you'll necessarily get those odd jobs around the house done? Well, the same rule applies if you're a beauty writer. Even if you're paid to reveal the tricks to getting a fabulous 'do, you're not completely devoid of bad-hair days.
Another day, another celebrity spokesperson signing. This time? The delightful Naomi Watts — she's just been nabbed as the new face of Thierry Mugler's Angel fragrance. "This is gonna be huge," says an industry insider. And I have to say, I agree. I know many a beauty editor who adores Angel, and I know many a person who likes Nomes.
The make-up for Melanie Cutfield's show was beautiful. In fact, I think the lips were perhaps the most beautifully made-up lips I've ever seen. Nicola drew on inspiration from Melanie's collection and created a look that complemented the clothes perfectly.
Last night was my highlight of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week so far. Why, you ask? Because the fabulous MAC team let me act as their make-up assistant for the Melanie Cutfield show. Yippee!
My final backstage visit for the first day of fashion week was to Wayne Cooper. Here, I was greeted by Creative Nail Design co-founder, Jan Arnold, and her ever-lovely PR manager, Nicole Arrowfield. Creative Nail Design is responsible for the nails of around 16 shows this week. And given the tight schedule of the shows, some of the girls were still having their toenails painted only minutes before the show kicked off (fingernails were a different story: they were falsies).
