Emily Blunt has been named the new face and ambassadress of Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium fragrance! TM has just found out that…After ten years of absence, Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary fragrance OPIUM is now making a grand comeback on our screens. Yves Saint Laurent introduced OPIUM in 1977. More than anything, the scandal of the fragrance lays in its name and…the talented British actress, Emily Blunt is the new face and ambassadress for OPIUM. Emily’s ad campaign was shot for TV by Romain Gavras and print by famed fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier. Stay tune for the Behind the Scenes pics, videos, interviews and making of…

New fragrance obsession: Yves Saint Laurent Belle D’Opium Parfum Spray which I bumped into Sephora Scottsdale this evening. Needless to say I was in love. Casablanca Lily, Incense, Jasmine Absolute are some of the fragrance notes. I’m also tempted to get the original Opium perfume which smells very exotic and mysterious (my kinda scent). Have you tried it? LMK know your thoughts.

Yves Saint Laurent Belle D’Opium Parfum Spray

Redken Creative Consultant Guido styled the hair at the Spring/Summer 2012 Yves Saint Laurent fashion show, October 3rd, 2011, taking inspiration from the fashion house’s own rich history, mirroring a collection which also seemed to be a chic, well-cut update of their revered style.

Yves Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2012 Paris Fashion Week

“YSL has such a heritage that it’s always its own reference. This is a very glamorous, very womanly woman. It’s a wet look hairstyle, with all of the hair is kept away from the face, like an actress. Raking the fingers through the hair adds a richness to it.”–Guido, Redken Creative Consultant

Redken Products Used:

-satinwear 02 ultimate blow-dry lotion

-full frame 07 all-over volumizing mousse

-pure force 16 non-aerosol fixing spray

-shine flash 02 glistening mist

How to get the hairstyle:

-Apply satinwear 02 ultimate blow-dry lotion to damp hair and rough dry.

-Apply full frame 07 all-over volumizing mousse and rake hair back with fingers away from the face and tie with an elastic.

-Twist hair into a low chignon securing with gold barrette as a “cast” for the chignon.

-Finish with pure force 16 non-aerosol fixing spray and shine flash 02 glistening mist to add a rich, shiny finish, almost as if the hair looks wet.

Paris Fashion Week SS 2011. At Yves Saint Laurent, the look was once again, wet with high-shine, but this time it was an inverted roll around the head, inspired by a strong woman.

image via www.huffingtonpost.com

“For this show, the designer wanted a very structured look, so we went with a style that is very close to the head and high-shine and wet looking. This represents a very strong woman and the shine adds a bit of drama.” –Guido, Redken Creative Consultant

Redken Products & how to:

-hardwear 16 super strong gel

-forceful 23 super strength finishing spray

Create the Look:

-Damp hair with a water spray bottle all the way through.

-Create a center part hair from roots to crown.

-Layer in the hardwear 16 super strong gel for a high-shine look that is slick to the head

-Beginning on one side above the ear, begin twisting the hair inward (horizontally across the head), adding more hair as you twist around the head. Stop at the center.

-Do the same on the other side

-Once both sides are twisted inward, take the longer back portion and twist upward towards the head to meet the other two twists. Secure with pins and finish with forceful 23 super strength finishing spray for hold.

To celebrate The Town’s debut in theaters today, September 17th, 2010, with Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, John Hamm and Ben Affleck, NARS highlights Rebecca’s looks from the film’s recent premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival. Created by Stephen Sollitto for NARS Cosmetics, below are details on what she wore!

Rebecca Hall at the Venice International Film Festival (Day, September 4, 2010)

To complement her printed Prada dress during the day, Stephen kept the look pretty but simple.

Rebecca Hall at the Venice International Film Festival (Night, September 4, 2010)

For her evening premiere, Stephen turned to Pure Matte Lipstick, taking her effortlessly from day to night and complementing her teal Vionnet dress.

Products used: Sheer Glow Foundation, Douceur Blush, Daphne Eyeshadow (on the outer corners), Coconut Grove Eyeshadow (“a brilliant brown” to line lids) and Red Square Velvet Matte Lip Pencil lightly dabbed onto lips. For her evening look, Stephen added a mix of two shades to her lips: Vesuvio and Terre de Feu Pure Matte Lipstick.

Rebecca Hall at the Toronto International Film Festival (September 9, 2010).

Stephen kept her black and red Yves Saint Laurent look “modern and monochromatic for a vibe reminiscent of Studio 54.”

Products used: Sheer Glow Foundation, Douceur Blush, Melusine Duo Eyeshadow (NEW for Holiday 2010! For now, try Daphne Eyeshadow in the outer corners for definition), and Larger Than Life Lengthening Mascara, and Tashkent Pure Matte Lipstick, “ideal for her sleek look.”

YSL’s Fall Makeup Look 2010. This season the YSL woman takes to the stage. She is excessive, flamboyant, passionate. She experiments with color to reinvent herself. Her life is a theatre. She plays with textures and shades: satin skin, velvet lips, eyes shimmer in metallic hues. There are no rules. She is after all, the YSL Woman!

GET THE LOOK

FACE :

PERFECT TOUCH N° 6 – Gold beige

TOUCHE ÉCLAT N° 1 – Luminous Radiance

PÉCHÉ N° 1 : L’ÉCLAT – Collector Powder for Complexion

EYES :

OMBRES DUOLUMIÉRES N° 29 – Purple Amethyst/Tawny Brown

OMBRE SOLO N° 13 – Aquamarine

MASCARA SINGULIER N° 5 – Deep Indigo

LIPS : ROUGE VOLUPTÉ PERLE N° 106 – Mesmerizing Purple

NAILS: MANUCURE COUTURE N° 3 – Duo Belle De Nuit

Available at yslbeautyus.com

Sneak peek to V Magazine’s The Sexy Body Issue, which includes a 20-page collections story by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Olivier Rizzo. The story underscores the message of The Sexy Body Issue, which is that beautiful bodies and shapely women are firmly back in fashion. The story’s casting, which features everyone from Miranda Kerr (who just got engaged to actor Orlando Bloom) to Kasia Struss to Karolina Kurkova to Jacquelyn Jablonski, reflects that.

“If I’m wearing something that accentuates my curves, it definitely gives me a confidence boost. It helps to have sexy underwear on too.” – Miranda Kerr

V Magazine “A Woman in Full” And the pendulum swings. Fall’s collections propose a fuller, more sensual, and completely seductive vision of womanhood. It’s va-va-voom for a new decade

Models: Miranda Kerr (wearing Prada), Karolina Kurkova (wearing Yves Saint Laurent and Celine) and Jacquelyn Jablonski (wearing Valentino and Calvin Klein Collection)

Sneak Peek: The cover for the next V Magazine (issue #65) which hits newsstands Tuesday, May 11th, 2010: “The Summer Scorcher issue,” starring gorgeous actress Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett stars in Iron Man 2 which opens in theaters today, May 7th, 2010. The 21st century starlet was shot by famed photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, and discussed her transformation as a woman with the various challenges she has faced throughout her career as an actress.

“Working with these incredible hair and makeup teams, you go in looking like a schmoe, and you come out like a movie star.”-Scarlett Johansson

HOT FOR SCARLETT. Scarlett Johansson has proved that the road to Hollywood success could lead through the iTunes store, the Broadway stage, or an ad for Dolce & Gabbana. She’s drawn the blueprint for the 21st century starlet in her own image. Styling by Joe McKenna. Text by Christopher Bartley.

Scarlett Johansson is in dress and belt Yves Saint Laurent Earrings Louis Vuitton

Scarlett Johansson in white gold camellia cuff with black and white diamonds and white gold ring with pearls and black diamonds Chanel Fine Jewelry. On hair, Kiehl’s Super Thick Volumizer. Makeup Lisa Butler for TEMpTu (Tim Howard Management) Hair Christiaan using Kiehl’s. Manicure Deborah Lippmann for Deborahlippmann.com (The Wall Group). Location pier 59 Studios, NYC printing Box.

Oscars 2010 Nail Trends: Deborah Lippmann has been the authority on hot nail trends this year, so it’s no surprise Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet put their hands in her hands for the Oscars this year!

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep accompanied her Chris March gown with a light blush from Deborah Lippmann called Tiny Dancer Sweet spot pink (sheer), $16.00.

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet complemented her Yves Saint-Laurent gown with Deborah Lippmann’s creamy pink lacquer, Baby Love Ga Ga baby doll pink (sheer), $16.00.

Visit their official website at www.deborahlippmann.com

At yesterday’s Yves Saint Laurent show in Paris, Redken Creative Consultant Guido was backstage working his magic to put the finishing touches to the overall look of the designers’ Fall/Winter 2010 collection.

Find out the must-have products and inspiration for the Yves Saint Laurent show hairstyle in Paris!

The hairstyle and inspiration: Inspired by the refined, modern, elegant and bourgeois French woman, Guido created a stylized, sophisticated chignon with lacquered look around the front hair line. “At Yves Saint Laurent, we took a classic chignon and modernized it for this house; the key was using Redken hardwear 16 super strong gel along the hairline to give it that lacquered effect.” -Guido, Redken Creative Consultant

The Products:

Redken hardwear 16 super strong gel

Redken forceful 23 super strength finishing spray

Hair Tutorial: How To Get The Hairdo

1. Pull hair into low ponytail, keeping the sides smooth

2. Wrap the hair in upon itself to create a flat chignon

3. Secure with pins and forceful 23 super strength finishing spray to hold

4. Along the front portion of the hairline, apply hardwear 16 super strong gel from the hairline to about 3 inches back

5. Finish with forceful 23 to create a very sophisticated, lacquered style