At David Mallett’s salon, everyone seems like a “regular”. It’s the sort of place where clients become friends, who invite their friends, who—I imagine—all go on vacation together... Read more
"I study urbanism at Columbia—I’m a sociology and urban studies undergrad student. Read more
“My beauty routine is based more around skincare. I like to alternate a lot with various scrubs and serums and creams, so I use different ones throughout the week. Read more
“I’ve been working at Chanel with Karl [Lagerfeld] for twelve years now, I think. It is consistently challenging, broadening, sharpening and refining. Read more
Last week in Paris, in the middle of shows, backstage appointments, shoots, dinners, and shopping, a group of very busy girls skipped into room 461 at the Ritz for the best kind of party (in my mind)... Read more
“I do sculptures and film; my speciality is 3-D animations. Read more
"I found Vesna nail salon last season in Paris. This time I went in to get a gel manicure, which literally lasts month. Read more
Guido (Redken): I wanted to depersonalize the girls, completely. We designed some visors so the look is very futuristic. Read more
Luigi Murenu: The girls are dark creatures of the night, but they still have that ‘glam’ appearance. Read more
Lucia Pieroni (Clé de Peau): The makeup inspiration is nature—Marco (Zanini) was inspired by Scandinavian pottery, so all the prints that you see are from this incredible pottery. Read more
I love trying out makeup, don’t get me wrong, but trial and error takes time. Read more
Talk about getting close to the action. Read more
Something terrible happened last night. Going the “low key” route, I decided to pocket—not purse—my few essentials for a casual dinner: credit card, ID, cash, keys, done. Read more
"I’m doing a very soft veil of foundation because I want the girls to look fresh" Read more
"We’re doing the typical Proenza girl—very cool—so we’re just moisturizing the face, evening out the skin as needed, adding brown greasepaint around the eye, brushing the eyebrows and that’s it." Read more
James Kaliardos (NARS): We’re inspired by Australia today…and I went there this year, which is so funny. The Mulleavy sisters and I are always in sync like that—it’s really weird. Read more
Guido (Redken): You know, sometimes it’s not about the hair…this time it’s about the hats, which are amazing—the total silhouette is amazing—so mine is the supporting part today. Read more
Diane Kendal (MAC): This season he [Alexander] took a quite serious approach, there are tweeds, a lot of lamination, shrink-wrapping—so he wanted the girls to look quite strong and bit warrior-like. Read more
“We just finished working on our house. Read more
Ginta Lapina (Women) wearing the lavender eye shadow from the Candy Palette, Voile de Blush gel blush in Pink Veil, Rouge Volupté Perle lipstick in Sparkling Fuschia, and La Laque nail color in no. Read more
“I’ve always been into fashion, but beauty is something I completely don’t understand. Like, I don’t know how to do it and it’s not the same realm. Read more
Valentine’s Day. You creep up on us and take over the whole first half of the month. I don’t so much love the day as much as I do all the stuff that goes with it... Read more
“I’m French, from Paris. I have a guru, a skincare person—her name is Joëlle Ciocco. Read more
“After years and years of trying different hair products, and makeup, I can say I have had everything—long hair, straight hair, frizzy hair, short hair, no hair, a lot of lipstick, a lot of fake eyelashes…I have tried everything. Read more