Author Archives: The Cut

Fresh-Faced Elizabeth Banks Covers Allure; Snooki Gives Up Tanning

MAKEUP • A fresh-faced Elizabeth Banks covers the June issue of Allure magazine. [Just Jared] • Into the Gloss interviewed Shop Ghost’s Stevie Dance about her makeup habits: "I’m really into a holistic approach: I’m really into diet, I’m really into acupuncture; I practice transcendental meditation. I think it’s the

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Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: Discounts at Theory; Fab.com’s First Pop-up Shop

EVENTS • Flag down Refinery29 and Buxom Cosmetics’ Beauty on Wheels bus to get a complimentary makeover. Participants will have the chance to try Buxom’s new Color Choreography eye shadow and will receive a free Buxom Lash Mascara. Washington Square Park, Broadway btw. E. 23rd St. and E. 22nd St.;

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Kristen Stewart Lands an Elle Cover; Liz Claiborne Gets a New Name

• Liz Claiborne officially becomes Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. today. [WWD] • Kristen Stewart makes her "Kristen Stewart face" not only for June’s British Elle but for June’s American Elle, too! For the Stateside version, she wears Ralph Lauren and was photographed by Tom Munro. [Styleite] • What Goes

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Tavi Gives a Hair Tutorial; Bond No. 9 Debuts Same-Sex Marriage Fragrance

FRAGRANCE • Bond No. 9’s latest (unisex!) fragrance commemorates same-sex marriage becoming legal in New York. [Racked] • Jennifer Lopez celebrated ten years in the perfume business last week with a new scent called Glowing. Of her industry achievement — her scents have made $2 billion across the world —

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Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: Discounts at Tibi; Up to 80 Percent Off at Gant

EVENTS Discover the similarities between two famous Italian designers and admire some of their most iconic ensembles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" exhibit. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., at 82nd St. (212-879-5500); T–Th (9:30–5:15), F–Sa (9:30–8:45), Su (9:30–5:15). Through 8/19.SALESSTARTING TOMORROW Score

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Valentino’s Birthday Party Was Interrupted by the Fire Alarm; Romeo Gigli Attempts Another Comeback

• Giancarlo Giammetti threw Valentino a surprise 80th birthday party last Thursday night in Miami, with Nacho Figueras, Countess Georgina Brandolini d’Adda, and both Anne Hathaway and her mom in attendance. Then the fire alarm went off in the middle of it, but it was okay, because everyone was having such a great

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Best Bet: Ciaté’s Caviar Manicure Kit

Nail fiends, consider your game elevated. Newly imported from the U.K., Ciaté’s caviar manicure kit ($25 at Sephora, 1500 Broadway, nr. 43rd St.; 212-944-6789), which comes in black, white, and the rainbow-sprinkle variety pictured here, makes 2-D nail art look, well, flat. Follow the multistep instructions to apply your own,

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Lucky Breaks a World Record; Benefit and Marvel Create a Superhero

SKIN • According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of young adults have gotten at least one sunburn in the last year. [HuffPo] • H&M apologized for using a super-tan model in its newest ads. "We are sorry if we have upset anyone with our

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This Weekend’s Events and Sales: Final D&G Sale; Last Chance at Rebecca Minkoff

EVENTS • Are your little ones fascinated by your jewelry? Bring them to Scandinavia House, where Kaksitva accessories designers Piia Keto and Marjo Kuusinen will introduce them to the jewelry-making process. Participants will learn to design and create their own pieces using recycled materials like paper, fabric, and even old

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Aquascutum Officially Sold; Sasha Pivovara Gets Her Nude Pregnant Portrait

• All’s well that end’s well: Aquascutum has officially been sold to its Asian licensee YGM. [Vogue UK] • Sasha Pivovarova joins the naked-and-pregnant-portrait club. [Fashionologie] • Claire Danes wears a car-covered Prada ensemble for June’s Harper’s Bazaar Russia. [Design Scene] • The anonymous bloggers behind Fuck Yeah Menswear have been outed as Lawrence

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