Holiday Gift Guide: Bumble and bumble The Mending Affair

I know that I use a lot of excuses to explain the look of my hair:

Bad hair cut -- yes.
Hair dyed from a store-bought bottle -- yes.
Too much blow drying -- yes.

My excuses don't work anymore.

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Direct from the Runway: Behnaz Sarafpour Fall 2011

"We want her to be a little bit coquette, a little bit playful," M.A.C Vice President of Makeup Artistry Gordon Espinet told me backstage at Behnaz Sarafpour Fall 2011. Behnaz gave Espinet a Kate Moss photograph as reference, and then he interpreted it as Brigitte Bardot in the film When God Created Woman. Along with Laurent Philippon of Bumble and bumble and Wanda Ruiz of CND, the look was beautiful, radiant and youthful.

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Direct from the Runway: Reem Acra Spring 2010

Backstage at Reem Acra was much less crazy than a season ago. Hairstylists and makeup artists were actually given tables in the atelier this time, rather than models being shoved in corners around the clothing. The clothing, as always, was very sophisticated and glamorous -- very red-carpet ready. Makeup artist Maxine Leonard for Temptu and hairstylist Laurent Philippon for Bumble and bumble definitely evoked that feel in the makeup and hair, respectively. Get all the details after the jump.

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Direct from the Runway: Georges Chakra Spring 2010

I'll tell you something. When I have the opportunity to interview my Twestie (read: Twitter Bestie) at Fashion Week, I take it. So when I heard that Gregory Arlt, Senior Makeup Artist for M.A.C, was doing the makeup for Georges Chakra, I simply had to see what gorgeousness he would create. And as usual, he did not disappoint!

The makeup was inspired by girls lying on the beach in 1950's Portofino with lots of chocolate brown eyeliner. "These clothes are stunning, they're really, really beautiful," Gregory told me backstage. Along with Amy Farid of Bumble and bumble, who also gushed about the clothes -- "They're so beautiful! Lots of colors: light, airy, springy, beautiful clothes!" she told me. Get all the details after the jump.

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Direct from the Runway: Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2010

When you have the opportunity to go backstage and cover Chado Ralph Rucci, you take it. The combination of Tom Pecheux for M.A.C and Laurent Philippon for Bumble and bumble is just too good to pass up ... especially since in conjunction with the gorgeous collection created by Ralph Rucci, there's just no way you can go wrong! "Ralph's clothes are very sophisticated with a twist," Pecheux told me backstage. Get all the details after the jump.

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Direct from the Runway: Band of Outsiders Spring 2010

I'm always a fan of easy, simple, beach-inspired beauty. So the look from the Band of Outsiders show, created by James Kaliardos for M.A.C and Neil Moodie for Bumble and bumble, was really perfect for me. "I just felt like the clothes are just so perfect and minimal and simple and well-fitted, and they don’t need a lot," James told me backstage. "So it was really just about not ruining it in a way, not ruining the girls and just keeping them beautiful." Get all the details after the jump.

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Holiday Gifts: Bumble and bumble Bb. Bandball

As a kid, there was nothing I found more fascinating than rubber band balls. (Well, maybe the Rubix Cube came a close second. How DO you solve that thing?) But I digress. I was completely and utterly fascinated by the fact that a bunch of seemingly uninteresting rubber bands could come together to form a ball of such substance. So when I came across the Bb. Bandball from Bumble and bumble, I knew it would be just perfect for Holiday Gifts.

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Rise and Shine! Time for Bumble and bumble's New Early Bird Blow Dry

I'm a sucker for a good blowout. And you've heard the phrase "The early bird catches the worm," haven't you? Well, then, it was only a matter of time before the house of Bumble -- yes, the Bumble and bumble -- decided to get in on the early bird action with their brand-new Early Bird Blow Dry Service.

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Regain Consciousness: Bumble and bumble Curl Conscious Nourishing Masque

I have curly hair. You'd never know it, since I have mastered the blowout and the art of the flat iron. But yes, it's true ... underneath the sleek, shining tresses I so painstakingly work to achieve each day lies a mass of seemingly uncontrollable curls and waves.

It would be an understatement when I tell you that these curls are the bane of my existence. They don't look pretty when left to their own devices ... they lie every which way, some corkscrewed, some pulled out ... all, well, less than sightly. So when I had the opportunity to try the new Bumble and bumble Curl Conscious Nourishing Masque, I jumped at the chance to see whether my locks would finally, finally lie flat.

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