Life doesn’t stop for Nicole Scherzinger: right after finishing the US version of The X Factor, hair care brand Herbal Essences has announced that she is its new global ambassador.
Commercials featuring the former Pussycat Dolls singer will break in July, in print and online formats. It is expected that some of her music will feature in them.
Herbal Essences’ marketing director Kevin Crociata said in a release, ‘Nicole is such a beautiful, talented woman who lives every aspect of her life to the fullest. Her sense of self and her zest for life is a terrific fit with the spirit of the Herbal Essences brand.’
Procter & Gamble’s Herbal Essences line features shampoos and conditioners, as well as styling products. The company says the brand is about innovative technology, performance ingredients and fragrance.
In New Zealand, Herbal Essences Botanicals (RRP NZ$6·12) are available nationally. For more information, visit www.clairol.co.nz.
Top Beth Ditto with John Demsey, Group President, the Estée Lauder Companies Inc., in Paris. Above The Feeling Alive collection from Jane Iredale.
Beth Ditto is MAC’s latest collaborator, with her collection to be released in June. Along with Vanessa Paradis, Catherine Deneuve, Dita von Teese, Christian Louboutin, Juliette Binoche and Grace Jones, Ditto attended the Gala Sidaction dîner de la mode in Paris on January 26 as part of the MAC Aids Fund’s work, and to make the partnership public.
Jane Iredale is launching a make-up collection called Feeling Alive, with two eye glosses, two Lip Plumpers, a lip-defining pencil and a rosy bronzer available from March. It’s a perfect beauty collection for the winter months.
We’re wondering how many ‘unique’ shopping events Auckland can take later in February. In the spirit of Vogue’s Fashion Night Out—we’ve already been covering New York, Tokyo and Berlin editions—an event called Shop One Night hits New Zealand from February 23 at 5 p.m., running till midnight in the Britomart precinct, and has been realized by ShopWhatsNew.co.nz.
The following evening, to kick off the New Zealand Fashion Festival, a shopping event called First Light takes place at Auckland’s High Street, O’Connell Street and the surrounding lanes. Karen Walker reveals her spring 2012 collection, while Ruby launches its Liam collection, all complemented by a shopping experience in the area. More details are at www.highstdistrict.co.nz.
The winner between these two events: shoppers, who get more fashion than they would normally get on two days in Auckland.
Finally, we hear that Bodyhaven Spa in the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor in Wellington is offering a Valentine’s couple’s massage for NZ$160 per couple for an hour, with bubbly and a copper tub soak, or pamper yourself for NZ$99. Call 64 4 495-3255 extension 8542 or visit www.bodyhaven.co.nz.
Top Italian model Francesca Donetto, wearing Enrico Coveri, photographed by Thomas Salme. Above Francesca Donetto wears Federico Sangalli.
Francesca Donetto is one of many thousands of Italian young women who want to make it as a model in the hard fashion world of Italy—and especially that of Milano.
I shot her latest photos in my studio in Milano last month and got to know a young girl full of beauty and passion.
Francesca is from Treviso, close to Venezia, and is born on December 10, 1992. Her measurements are 92–70–94 cm, or 36–27½–37 in. Her height of 182 cm—6 ft in Imperial—does not only make her a good model, but a skilled basketballer: she has played the sport for the last five years with considerable success. She love the cinema and is a very positive young woman, with a great vision, even in times like today. Even if she would like to make it in the fashion world, she says that it is not the most important thing in life.—Thomas Salme, Photographer
TV show America’s Next Top Model has a new fragrance, called Dream Come True, as a result of a tie-up between Hatchbeauty, its creative director Ben Bennett, and CBS Consumer Products. The licensing arrangement sees not only this initial fragrance, but future ones linked to the show.
The plan is to collaborate with future winners on a new scent as part of their prize package.
The new scent, originally revealed in the final episode of cycle 17, is being modelled by winner Lisa d’Amato (seen in the video below).
Dream Come True has warm Tahitian vanilla notes with blooms of Amazonian lily and empress peony. It was developed by Hatchbeauty with Cosmo International and perfumer Arnaud Winder.
The scent launched Friday at Target stores and select Regis stores in the US, with a range comprising a 1 fl oz eau de toilette (US$21·99) and a 30 ml perfume rollerball (US$12·99). There is an online store at store.shopdreamcometrue.com.
Bennett had appeared in a “fragrance challenge” on cycle 17, episode 7 of the show, which aired on October 26.
‘Working with these very dynamic women was an exhilarating experience,’ said Bennett in a press release. ‘The excitement and enthusiasm that pervades the set inspired our inaugural scent. There is a joie de vivre the contestants conveyed that we tried to capture in the fragrance.’
Some of our readers will have noticed Australian Wool Innovation’s merino promotions on our pages in Australia, the UK and the US. For a campaign, it’s newsworthy, since, as with the fragrances and fashion labels we cover, a great deal of effort went in to making it stylish, while conveying the feel of merino wool.
Based around the tagline, ‘Merino. No Finer Feeling,’ the intent of the campaign is to educate consumers about the benefits of merino. It’s an ambitious task to convey the feel of the wool, but the team has accomplished this through visuals (shown here) and the video ads running around the Lucire website (below). Merino.com has also been revamped to coincide with the campaign, making sure online media are covered as well.
There had been a concern among wool marketers that with disposable fashion, younger consumers were missing out on understanding merino. It may have hit the market at precisely the right time, as people begin to appreciate more lasting garments, rather than the consumerism-spurred fleeting nature of fashion.
David Slijper photographed the campaign, with Simon Collins creative-directing. American model Darla Baker, represented by Élite, already the face of Nolita Hair Products and Royal Elastics, modelled. Shona Heath was the stylist on the campaign, while Adam Crystal composed the music. Dtouch provided the image capture and post-production facilities—as it has done for many luxury brands such as Chanel, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, and top photographers including Steven Meisel, Mario Testino and Patrick Demarchelier—while Christel Chaudet of Spring Studios filmed the behind-the-scenes material.
As expected at the Chanel haute couture show, plenty of celebrities showed up wearing their favourites from the label, and staying very much of the moment.
Vanessa Paradis wore a jacket from the ready-to-wear spring–summer 2012 collection with Chanel shoes. Her make-up was by Chanel.
Cameron Diaz wore a dress from the cruise Antibes collection, with a coat from the Paris–Byzance collection, accessorized by a Chanel clutch.
Spanish actress Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey wore a jacket from the Paris–Bombay collection with a Chanel bag. Her make-up was by Chanel.
Elizabeth Olsen wore a jacket from the Starting Point spring–summer 2012 collection, with pants from the ready-to-wear autumn–winter 2011–12 collection, with make-up by Chanel.
German actress Diane Krüger wore a look from the Paris–Bombay collection, complemented by a Chanel bag.
British model Alice Dellal, new face of the Boy bag, wore an haute couture top with a black vintage skirt and carried a Boy bag, with make-up by Chanel.
Ana Girardot wore the jacket of from the ready-to-wear spring–summer 2012 collection, accessorized by a Chanel clutch.
Other celebrities spotted by the house included Amira Casar, Poppy Delevingne, Clémence Poésy, Harumi Klossowski, Caroline Sieber, Caroline de Maigret and Laura Bailey.
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From top, left to right Ana Girardot. Vanessa Paradis. Elizabeth Olsen. Alice Dellal. Cameron Diaz.
Twilight star Kristen Stewart is the new face of the upcoming Balenciaga fragrance, designer and creative director Nicolas Ghesquière announced today.
The new fragrance will launch in the autumn of 2012.
Stewart joins actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, who is currently the face of Balenciaga Paris.
In a release, Stewart says, ‘I love Balenciaga fashion because it is incredibly bold and forceful, yet feminine and sexy. I found there was a real creative freedom about this project. I feel blessed and really proud of being the face of this new fragrance.’
Ghesquière says, ‘Kristen Stewart embodies the modernity of the new Balenciaga fragrance with her unique sensibility and intelligence. From her early appearance in Panic Room to her independent choice of Welcome to the Rileys, I’ve always sensed her progressive character. In 2006, I invited her to appear in a project shot by Bruce Weber. Since then, I’ve always wished to collaborate with her further, knowing that she shares the radical spirit of Balenciaga.’
Coty has launched a new version of its l’Eau de Chloé, using a concentration of distilled rose water and patchouli. As with the original 2008 scent, Michel Almairac of Robertet is behind the perfume.
French model Camille Rowe-Pourcheresse fronts the new marketing campaign for the scent. Mario Sorrenti has directed the film, with still photography by Camilla Akrans. Ezra Petronio art-directed
The bottle has been redesigned as well, but instead of metal, glass has been adopted. The ribbon is now in a soft green.
Prices begin at €28·80 for the 200 ml shower gel. The eaux de toilette begin at €45·60 for the 30 ml, rising to €76·30 for the 100 ml.
The new l’Eau de Chloé hits retailers on March 7.
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