Monthly Archives: June 2010
Beauty Bytes: The Best of Beauty Counter, June 2010
It’s been a busy month here on the blog. With a whole new crop of A-listers signing beauty contracts, pop stars dyeing and straightening their hair, and one very prominent face painter dabbling in fashion to write about, we barely had time to do our own makeup. In case you missed them, we’ve compiled [...]
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger is one of few Hollywood stars that has always stayed true to her personal style. She’s also one of few that actually had a great personal style prior her life in the limelight.
In the written word Diane’s style doesn’t seem that different from other A-list Fashionistas: bold colored dresses together with [...]
Léa Seydoux
Léa is the up-and-comer who has all eyes on her right now. French by birth her look and style is casual and down to earth with loose fits and neutral colors
Being Parisian means you do have some fashion standards to live up to. But whereas the french chic is all strict lines, appropriate [...]
Marina Munoz
Paris and New York based stylist, Marina’s look screams sophistication although for all intents and purposes it's carefree and casual.
Born in the US, Marina moved to her fathers’ home country Argentina at three months. The result? A fairly simple but at the same time thrillingly exotic country side-meets-big city look that comes from [...]
Marie Antoinette
With recent years being the time of the great consumption deabte, Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006) was not only a portrait of a important historic figure but a mere joy of great sets and costumes contributing to the debate.
Though the costumes of Marie Antoinette are corrected for her time and life(18th century), it’s [...]
In 90 Seconds, Germany Falls Back Into the Pack
A week ago, Germany was the power of this World Cup, having pounded Australia into submission, 4-0. Serbia was nobody’s favorite to advance out of the group stage after losing in a most uninspired way to Ghana.
But on Friday in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Serbia beat Germany, 1-0.
Soccer will feel like more [...]
The women of Beverly Hills 90210
Since it’s 10 years on the air, Beverly Hills 90210 has been copied and recopied in Tv-Shows all over the world and a reacurring role as trendsetter amongst designers and fashionistas.
Amongst the series many female characters there are four that remains with us for several influential reasons. Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) is the [...]
Kuiper Belt world measured in star pass
Astronomers say they have observed, for the first time, a distant icy world orbiting beyond Neptune as it passed briefly in front of a bright star.
This "stellar occultation" occurs when a planetary body hides a star as it moves across the sky.
A US-led team of 18 astronomy groups used the occasion to study [...]
Israeli wanted over Dubai killing 'held in Poland'
Polish authorities have arrested a suspected Israeli agent in connection with the murder of a Hamas operative in Dubai in January.
Officials say the agent was arrested in early June. Media reports named him as Uri Brodsky.
Germany is seeking his extradition over a forged German passport used by one of the killers, the prosecutors [...]
Japan unfurls Ikaros solar sail in space
An image of the deployment is sent back to Earth Japanese scientists are celebrating the successful deployment of their solar sail, Ikaros.
The 200-sq-m (2,100-sq-ft) membrane is attached to a small disc-shaped spacecraft that was put in orbit last month by an H-IIA rocket.
Ikaros will demonstrate the principle of using sunlight as a simple [...]