Into The Gloss

"I’m Mademoiselle Agnès. I’m working for French TV. Read more

“My approach to beauty is pretty simple: I’m obsessed with skin care and less with makeup. I have really dry skin. Read more

There are some things that are best learned from—but not reserved for! —professionals. One of those things is the art of fake eyelashes. Read more

"I really think the less you do, the better it is." Which might explain why she doesn't wear makeup during the day. Read more

“I was eleven when I started working. I was still playing with dolls, so I didn’t really care much about fashion. Read more

While it’s true that people come to Cannes to do business—it is a film festival, after all—I think it feels more like an excuse for adults to re-live prom. Read more

“I’m from the south of France, in Bordeaux—both my parents are French. I have family there and also in Paris, so I always traveled back and forth a lot. Read more

“My approach to beauty has always been about not adding on layers on top of what I already have, but building layers within. Read more

The menu at downtown eatery Jack’s Wife Freda included some unusual specials during a recent happy hour. Read more

"Since I was a little bit younger than Dylan, every Sunday was beauty day: my mom and I would do masks, and we would do our nails..." Read more

“My attitude toward evening [dressing] is a little bit weird now,” Olivier Theyskens confessed yesterday afternoon. “I don’t believe it’s nice to wear something that is too traditional. Read more

“I’ve had long hair my whole life, basically, and I don’t do much to it. I’m naturally blond and the sun helps. Read more

Let’s give some credit where credit is due: Deborah Lippmann put glitter nail polish back on the map. Read more

Okay, okay. It's not summer yet. Read more

Is that a red lip or a pink lip? “Red” lipstick, as we know, runs the gamut from MAC’s Ruby Woo to Tom Ford’s Smoke Red, can have blue undertones or lean towards orange, and turns many a visit to the makeup counter into a multiple choice test for which no one—I’m convinced—knows the answer... Read more

“I moved to London almost ten years ago now. I’m from a really small town called Wolverhampton; it’s near Birmingham right in the middle of England. Read more

French hairstylist to the stars (seriously. Mélanie Laurent, Diane Kruger) Frédéric Birault passed through NYC recently and worked some magic in Washington Square Park aka my new favorite salon. Read more

"I hate leaving everything in the bathroom, so I keep most things in my bedroom and store backups in my bathroom. Read more

“I was due for a haircut recently and when I walked in, I don’t know, it just came out of my mouth, ‘I think I want to be platinum blonde! Read more

If you’ve been reading this site since last July, well, first of all—thanks! Read more

ITG is all about people's stories—their lives with beauty—and Daphné is such a good storyteller that I wanted to capture a little bit of it on film. Read more

“I’m the editor-in-chief of L’Officiel, but the writing editor, not the fashion editor. Read more

I should really start a new section of this site called “do not try this at home.” Read more