Latest hair trends spotted at the Wella Trend Vision Award 09.  Congrats to the winners, y’all did great!

Yokoso! Shiyuki stocks beauty products so get your supply of face masks, shampoos and nail colours.  They also carry homeware such as bowls and cups.  Hate having to share the room with your annoying lil’ sister?  Get a room divider! 

Prices range from RM1 to RM250 - if that’s not easy on your wallet well, I don’t know what is!  So the next time you’re in 1 Utama, drop by Lot G17 (it’s in the old wing) for some super kawaii stuff.

Chuck ‘em in your basket: At least one of these cute dolls and beauty accessories.

This Halloween make sure the only scary thing about you is your costume- not your hands and feet!  Get them pampered at The Nail Parlour - they’ve created a special Cinnamon Pumpkin Manicure and Pedicure for the season.  We won’t go into too much detail (you’ve got to discover them yourself) but here’s a teaser:

A chamomile-infused bath, Cinnamon Pumpkin Honey Scrub massage, hands and feet drenched in real honey, yogurt masque, indulgent spice oil massage…and it all ends with a fresh coat of vibrant  nail polish! Choose one of the store’s 200 shades.

So don’t’ forget to head on over to The Nail Parlour a few hours before the party starts!
Price: Manicure with masque, RM85, Pedicure with masque, RM95

If you get a chance to head over to Singapore, check out the newly improved Louis Vuitton store at Ngee Ann City on Orchard Road. The duplex interior façade features the brand’s signature copper colour in Damier pattern but the highlight of the store is definitely on the second floor. Head to the spiral staircase and you will see a glass chandelier of over 4 meters wide and 8 meters tall! The design is a remarkable collaboration with international star Michelle Yeoh and the Malletier’s architecture team, where she has given ideas and inspiration to create a refined apartment-like interior. Definitely worth checking out!

I was just over at Chanel’s newly-renovated beauty boutique at 1 Utama and I can tell you one thing – I’m lovin’ it! The new look screams ‘Chanel’ from all angles, with the interior and display making it a breeze to pick out new makeup colours or find a new fave among the fragrance lineup.

The Foundation Bar allows you to get your correct shade of foundation in your preferred texture while the Fragrance Bar includes Les Exclusifs section; featuring 12 types of Chanel perfumes in 200ml bottles. You can find your perfect red at the Lip Bar and just about everything you need to glam up at the Makeup Library Wall. There’s also a Skincare Consultation Area right next to the Skincare Bar, where you can play up bare skin without having to worry about people seeing your face in its original state!

I couldn’t help picking up a bottle of Chance Chanel Eau Fraiche (so I can use it on top of the body cream to make the scent last longer) and the Eye Makeup Remover that is so amazing, I wish I had discovered it sooner! It’s non-oily, hydrating and works great on lips too – removing lipgloss without giving me that icky feeling nor making the cotton stick to my lips. Try applying lipstick after using it, you’ll see how the colour will simply glide because it’s that smooth – and when I nibbled on a cinnamon cookie that was made to look like a Chanel Quadra Eye Shadow, the colour didn’t wear off either.

If you’re looking for new additions to your makeup kit, I can only say you’ll feel right at home here. I spent a good two hours testing and picking out stuff (including trying seven red lippies) and I must say, the beauty advisors are very helpful, patient and ever-willing to make any lady who walks in look and feel good!

Chanel Beauty Boutique
F328, 1^st Floor
1 Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)
Tel: 03-7710 1313

Fashionistas behold! The Christopher Kane Collection for Topshop is finally here! Featuring a variety of embellished tops, jackets and dresses which the designer is well known for, you’ll see tons of detailing like rivets, eyelets and mirrors. Don’t forget to check out the super cool accessories too; we’re talking fierce heels and studded bags!

This month, we take you behind the scenes at a fragrance shoot.

That’s how many we received before coming down to our final 42! It sure was a tough call picking our favourites from the lot.

Senior Designer Kathy had to wear surgical gloves to make sure her thumbprints weren’t caught on camera!

Salvador Dali’s It Is Love stands out as a quirky golden bottle and the detachable studded ring fits my finger oh-so-perfectly!

To see the final spread, check out Female’s July 2009 issue! 

For those who have never heard of Ed Hardy…(seriously, where have you been?). Judging by the crowd's response during the launch of its flagship store in KLCC last month (April 2009), you can be sure that its founder, the 'king of jeans' a.k.a. Le Vif, (the 'fast one' in French) Christian Audigier, hit all the right notes - the crowd was rowdy, gregarious and most of all .... they had F-U-N. Audigier's designs utilises plenty of groovy tattoos, from plain downright cheeky to gothic with a touch of rock 'n roll, all paying tribute to the rebel with a cause - the king of tattoos, Ed Hardy himself. Even Hollywood is smitten with Ed, from the likes of Britney, Madonna, Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton and Leonardo Dicaprio to rapper Kanye West! It's positively, a cult. When at the store, you must must check out their signature tees, denim wear, hoodies, caps and accessories for men, women and children.  

The King of Pop is no longer with us, but it doesn’t mean he’ll no longer be remembered. Shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti created a pair of Swarovski crystals studded boots for the King to be used in his tour planned for London. Unfortunately, Michael never had a chance to slip them on, so Zanotti donated it to the Amfar Gala Dinner recently during Milan Fashion Week. So how much did the ‘Rainbow Boot’ go for? Ten thousand Euros! We must say… it’s worth every penny!

We spotted Mischa Barton, Charlize Theron and Marion Cotillard in the latest Dior ‘Comma’ heels! What's so special about these shoes? If you look closely, the heel is curved like a Persian dagger while the moulded metal ring resembles oriental adornments! Now that’s well-heeled!

We’re super-excited about the launch of www.bagsinthecity.com.my, an online designer handbag rental service that's already famous all over the world! So what is it exactly? Remember renting videos in a video store? Well, it’s almost like that, except you’re renting designer handbags over the internet. All you have to do is shop online, select the handbag you want to rent, pay the rent with your credit card on a secure payment page and the bag will be delivered right to your doorstep! You can rent the item for as long as you want and the rent rises with every week you possess the bag; a rental fee will be deducted from your credit card until the bag is returned. If you love it so much and can’t part with it, you can buy the bag! Don’t worry about getting a fake-y, ‘cause all the bags are 100 percent certified authentic. So what are you waiting for, make those fingers work NOW!

Hey there, fashionistas! Would you like to be rewarded for looking stylish? If you do, then visit www.dknyjeans.com/international/breaktherules, because starting Sept 18, DKNY JEANS International will be running Break The Rules, a month-long web-based promotion campaign to select the best put-together looks from around the world! All you have to do is create a unique look (not necessary wearing DKNY jeans), submit a photo of the look online and wait to be voted on by people from fellow fashionistas the world over! The top 3 looks will win USD2,000 each! Plus, DKNY Jeans Malaysia is offering each customer a RM50 cash voucher when you purchase any of their Fall Winter 09 items and they will instantly take your picture at the boutique and submit it to the contest. It can’t get easier that this. So take part and show the world how stylish Malaysians can really be!

These days, having a Facebook account is like getting a pair of ankle booties or buying into the '80s revival; it's what any self-professed fashionista calls a trend worth signing up for. However, as with any trend, there's a right way and a wrong way to wear it. Unfortunately, as with any trend (I'm repeating myself for effect, here), most people have been getting it wrong. Today, I'm griping about one of the biggest Facebook No-Nos: Putting up a picture of someone without getting their permission first. I had it done to me sometime in mid-July; one very friendly lady whom I always meet at fashion events and never fails to say 'hello' had invited me and a couple of others to take a group photograph with her camera. I thought "oh well, this is quite harmless, and most people like taking snapshots of themselves and aquaintances at events for memories anyway". Little did I think that the picture would appear on her Facebook page the very next day, for all the world to see where I was, who I've been with, what I was wearing and looking very much like this lady and I are the best of friends! To each his own, I say, so other people can go ahead and Facebook every minute detail of their lives, but leave me out of the account please! I may have nothing to hide but I'm a private person; I don't need to see and be seen for social purposes and I certainly don't like people using pictures of me without my permission. A friend of mine also had such a rude encounter recently; her photograph appeared on another Facebook-happy party-goer's wall even after the culprit was clearly told NOT to paste the pictures online. I think it's just rude! I mean, it's wrong to publish unauthorised photographs of people in newspapers or magazines, so why is putting it up on Facebook any different? I know several Facebook-ers who pull off this trend (for that's what I think it is) with class, that it, without bombarding everyone on their email list with every insignificant detail of their lives, respecting personal boundaries and yet, keeping in touch with those who matter.

Beauty workshops aren’t all about dolling up faces, as Lancôme shows us during a recent event.

Who knew that Lancôme’s foundation workshop could be so much fun? It was actually a play-art session in disguise! At Lancôme, it is believed that foundation is one of the most important aspects of makeup. It serves as a blank canvas on which the rest of colour makeup is applied and the base to accentuate and play down a person’s best and worst facial features. The mini workshop was held to introduce Lancôme’s ‘Power of 4’ system; using only four face makeup products (namely foundation, concealer, loose powder and blusher) to achieve a natural, flawless look. Lancôme’s National Makeup Artist and team leader for the Colour Design Artists, Zamri Zainol demonstrated the system on a model, while we doodled away on our blank canvases using a series of ‘art supplies’ in the form of foundation, concealer, blusher, lipgloss, mascara and more, to create what we could now proudly call our masterpieces!

Interested to experience Lancôme’s ‘Power of 4’ foundation consultation and services using the new Maquiliquide UV Infinité? Head on to a Lancôme beauty counter nearest you today.

We can't help but let you be among the first to know that Smashbox Cosmetics has landed in Malaysia. Did we hear you say "Oh my God, like, finally!"? Because honestly, that's just how we reacted to this great piece of news! If you've been following international fashion and beauty magazines closely (especially those from the States), you'd know that this brand carries many award-winning, star-worthy goodies such as their Photo Finish Foundation Primer that leaves your face feeling velvety smooth, the revolutionary O-Glow and O-Gloss that give your cheeks and lips their natural hues respectively, and the Lash DNA Mascara that provides your lashes with all the drama it can get! To find out more before deciding on your faves, go to http://www.smashbox.com/.