You Need This: The Fuffy and The Sunflower
March 19, 2010 – 4:59 am | One Comment

It’s always the little things that count, and when doing nails, it doesn’t get much smaller than nail dust. Filing leaves minuscule particles that float in the air as well as tuck into the …

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Milwaukee Designers: Strut for the Cure is looking for You
January 28, 2010 – 3:38 pm | No Comment
Milwaukee Designers: Strut for the Cure is looking for You

Designers, Strut for the Cure is holding a competition for your designs. Deadline extended to next week. Theme is Young Professional. Visit their site to enter.

Time Magazine lists “Worst Dressed World Leaders”
January 28, 2010 – 3:26 pm | One Comment
Time Magazine lists “Worst Dressed World Leaders”

In a political twist to Coco Hilton, Time ranks the top 10 world leaders that need to get cuffed by the fashion police:

Members Only jackets? Adidas sportswear? Jackets inspired by country flags?
Don’t agree? …

Event: Milwaukee, WI – LUSH Weekend Mayfair Mall
January 27, 2010 – 10:59 pm | No Comment

When: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Where: Lush Mayfair, 2500 N Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, WI 414.443.1177
To celebrate the birthdays of four employees, Lush is giving out a free bday goodie with purchases over $50.

She’s Got The Look – Marisa Tomei – Sundance Film Festival
January 27, 2010 – 10:51 pm | No Comment
She’s Got The Look – Marisa Tomei – Sundance Film Festival

Many years ago around the time Marisa Tomei was nominated/won her Oscar, she was on a talk show discussing a dress malfunction that led her to Chanel and an almost out-of-body experience where they didn’t …

You Need This: The Manicure Claw
January 27, 2010 – 12:58 am | 9 Comments
You Need This: The Manicure Claw

There is nothing sadder than a manicurist with really rotten looking nails. Even if you do your own nails at home, there still comes a time when you’ve got some freshly painted digits you …

Salem, MA: Makeup Artist Classes by Debra Macki
January 27, 2010 – 12:30 am | No Comment
Salem, MA: Makeup Artist Classes by Debra Macki

Dreaming of doing makeup for rock stars? Debra Macki is opening up another course at her location in Massachusetts:
Debra Macki, Celebrity Makeup Artist
Education – Class
Monday, March 22, 2010 at 10:00am
through Friday, March 26, 2010 …

He’s Got The Look – Adrien Brody – Sundance Film Festival
January 26, 2010 – 1:45 pm | 3 Comments
He’s Got The Look – Adrien Brody – Sundance Film Festival

The women aren’t the only ones that need to look pretty. Adrien Brody trusted his looks to makeup artist Jessica Liparoto during Sundance, and she used Votre Vu:
“I had gifted Adrien Brody with the …

She’s Got The Look – Jennifer Lawrence – Sundance Film Festival
January 25, 2010 – 4:59 pm | 6 Comments
She’s Got The Look – Jennifer Lawrence – Sundance Film Festival

What did Winter’s Bone actress use to prepare her skin from the harsh Utah climate? Makeup artist Jordan Long saw that Lawrence’s skin was protected with skincare line Votre Vu:

“I used the [Tragic …

She’s Got The Look – Kate Mara at Sundance Film Festival
January 24, 2010 – 1:26 am | No Comment

Hairstylist Stephen Lewis shares how Solessence readers can duplicate Kate Mara’s casual locks for Sundance using Leonor Greyl:

“Kate Mara wanted to wear a hat but I applied some Serum de Soie Sublimateur to her dry …

She’s Got The Look – Catherine Keener at Sundance Film Festival
January 24, 2010 – 1:16 am | No Comment
She’s Got The Look – Catherine Keener at Sundance Film Festival

Catherine Keener kept it loose and casual for her Friday arrival at Sundance. Hairstylist Stephen Lewis worked on her look for both day and night, and gives us the breakdown on how Solessence readers …