Popular Fashion News - Beauty

The photographer Greg Kessler captures the transformations of Milan Fashion Week. Here, the model Elsa Sylvan of DNA Model Management before (above, top) and after makeup by Pat McGrath and hair by Guido Palau. (Drag the orange bar up to reveal the full transformation.)

Because of a major lawsuit filed against major department stores in California in 2003 (it seems some of the big name stores were purposely holding back inventory to up the price of high end beauty products), everybody is getting paid back in a major way next week.

I saw this set on Sephora's website and thought about including it in my Teen Gift Guide. 3 mini venom glosses! So cute!

But then I saw DuWop Venom Rocks in the store and couldn't believe my eyes. These glosses are beyond tiny! Seriously, they are NOT mini size -- more like free sample size.

Essie Winter 2008 Mini 4-Pack ($15) Includes Sexy Divide, an electric violet temptation; Bold & Beautiful Rich, a ruby garnet; It’s Genius, a violet quartz shimmer; and Rock Star Skinny, a glamorous crimson red.

C.O. Bigelow Ginger Mentha Bath Fizz ($5) This bath bomb is all dressed up for your stocking!

I realize there's a huge difference between a 13-year old's likes and those of an 18-year old, so rather than grasp at straws I based this gift guide on the preferences of someone right in between: my 15-year old cousin B.

Vera Wang Princess Sparkling Creme Perfume ($38) I would have been all over this 10 years ago. Alas, am unquestionably an adult now. Boo.

Viva La Juicy is a scent that I wasn't supposed to like. I hated the original Juicy fragrance, so I fully expected to despise this new one as well, especially since it came packaged in the same bottle (except gussied up with a hot pink ribbon this time).

But I was sucked in by a Sephora endcap display featuring oodles of fragrance rollerballs (OMG!

My relationship with Dolce & Gabbana The One started in a duty-free shop in the Frankfurt airport a couple of years ago, when I was still traveling frequently to Germany for work (thanks to our wonderful economy and the not-so-mighty dollar, that is no longer happening).

Every time I passed through an airport I spritzed The One on my wrist (and usually, Prada Infusion d'Iris on the other wrist).

Sedu Ultrasilent Dryer ($125) When we were little we asked Santa for Barbies, and now that we're grown-up beauty addicts we want...expensive hairdryers! I LOVE the Sedu Ultrasilent; it's lightweight, quiet, and dries hair amazingly fast.