HAIR
• Ciara chopped her hair off. She informed the world of this drastic style change with several tweets and tweeted pics. Is everyone trying to become Rihanna these days? [Style Watch/People]
• Nick Arrojo is out on TLC’s What Not to Wear. In an effort to keep the show “fresh,” celebrity hairstylist and television veteran Ted Gibson will replace him. [WWD]
MAKEUP
• The NARS Fall 2009 collection is now available, and includes an enticing red lip shade called Fast Ride. [Beauty Department/Glamour]
FRAGRANCE
• This exhibit in Brooklyn sponsored by Cabinet magazine may interest you: “For her installation at Cabinet, Nadia Wagner will be bombing the building with Evernyl, a scent that is much stranger and more persistent than the landlord has been led to expect.” [Now Smell This]
PLASTIC SURGERY
• See yourself with a new nose before going under the knife. A site called Face Touch Up allows you to upload your own photo, change the shape of your nose and compare the before and after images. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]
• A woman did thousands of dollars worth of damage to her face by injecting her lips and cheeks with cheap silicone-based personal lubricant she purchased online. [Jezebel]