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...punk inspired (although black nail polish is all the rage again), and it doesn't look burlesque, but a decidedly dark trend is emerging in makeup colors--just in time for the holidays. Lanc??me calls its new sculpting mascara Fatale, and MAC cosmetics is promoting its Nocturnelle collection on burlesque performer Dita Von Teese. So don't be surprised when you see that the shade of the bottle of Tom Ford's new fragrance, Black Orchid, is, well, black...
...Oréal's research team, for example, spent seven years developing Pro-Xylane, a modified version of xylose, a sugar molecule that helps the skin's moisture reservoirs, called glycosaminoglycans. The new patented ingredient graces what the company immodestly touts as "the most technologically advanced antiaging treatment around": Lanc??me's Absolue Premium bx ($132 for 2.6 oz. of the night formula). Alan Meyers, L'Oréal USA's senior vice president of research and development, says, "The real question--and it's not a trivial one--is, Where should we look next to develop new technologies...
...very well into their 'portfolio of me,'" says Martha Nelson, managing editor of the People Group at Time Inc., publishers of PEOPLE magazine (a sister publication of TIME STYLE & DESIGN). "Uma Thurman took time out for a while when she had a few contracts [including one with Lanc??me]. It was when she had very young children. It's a nice little income stream. And if it works out perfectly, it's also an enhancement. The level of photography for some of the campaigns really moved the needle. In the more memorable campaigns, it really works to build the brand...
...FOOLISHLY ASSUMED that I couldn't exploit my fame, namely because I didn't have any. Then I found out that Clive Owen got $4.6 million to be the face of Lanc??me's men's skin-care line. The only thing I know about Clive Owen is that he didn't get picked to be James Bond. I didn't get picked to be James Bond either. That had to be worth something. Even more surprising, Diane Keaton, who is 60, scored a major deal to be a spokeswoman for L'Oréal Paris, even though...
...were the face of Lanc??me for more than a dozen years. Do you still wish you were modeling...