NYLON - September 2008 - (Page 148) TEEN SPIRIT EXPERT WITNESSES What painter wouldn’t want to make use of the very pigments that Basquiat preferred? Or what guitarist wouldn’t trade their pinky for a chance to strum the exact Stratocaster on which Jimi played “Purple Haze”? Same goes for the fine art of hair. If you knew what the great stylists carried around in their kit, wouldn’t you want those products to line your bathroom shelf? L’Oréal Professionnel thinks so, which is why they crowned Malcolm Edwards—one of the industry’s most innovative stylists, who has created ’dos for heavyhitters like Vivienne Westwood and Prada—as the lead artistic partner for their Texture Expert line. The collection’s newest additions address the styling needs of three very different types of hair—Elasticite is a creamy gel that restores buoyancy to flat, limp curls; Sculpt Paste, a malleable molding pomade that dries to a semi-matte finish, gives thick hair defintion; and Smooth Ultime is a rich cream designed to polish the coarsest consistencies. It’s the other kind of professional help you won’t be able to do without. L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL TEXTURE EXPERT SCULPT PASTE, $21, LOREALPROFESSIONNEL.COM. THE ORIGINAL LEADING LADIES OF 90210 WILL ALWAYS BE, LIKE, TOTALLY COOL. BY FIORELLA VALDESOLO. MODERN ENGLISH Rock-star sweat, Veuve Cliquot, Camel Lights, Glastonbury mud, and maybe even a touch of B.O.—if asked to imagine how Kate Moss might smell, this is the list of aromas that comes to mind. I like to conjure up a similar list for every new celebrity fragrance that happens to land on my desk. Britney Spears? Cheetos, gasoline, car air freshener, and baby powder. Paris Hilton’s? Red Bull, Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil, bubblegum, and medicated ointment. Why the lists? Simply because the actual fragrance will often then come as a pleasant surprise when you catch a whiff. Not surprisingly, such is the case with Kate by Kate Moss, the infamous style icon’s first attempt at fragrance. The overtly feminine scent, a blend of classic florals like magnolia and rose, and richer notes like patchouli and sandalwood, may seem a bit too sweet for a hell-raiser like Moss, but that only makes it more appealing for the masses. Though admittedly, we wouldn’t be opposed to Moss’s second fragrance being a pure eau de booze. KATE BY KATE MOSS EAU DE TOILETTE, $68 FOR 3.4 OZ, AT DILLARDS. 148 http://www.LOREALPROFESSIONNEL.COM
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