FRAGRANCE
• Chanel’s new fragrance boutique in Selfridges caters to Middle Eastern clients shopping for Ramadan, with special features like Arabic-speaking staffers and secluded areas for women wearing hijabs to test out products. [WWD]
• Avril Lavigne’s chocolate-and-plum-scented perfume, Black Star, fits its muse — “It’s like a well-crafted pop song: catchy and somehow familiar, packaged with a veneer of rebellion over a core of cute.” [Now Smell This]
• D&G’s new Rose the One fragrance will be available exclusively at Saks next week. The ad campaign is typical ScarJo, shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]
SKIN
• Anti-aging skin-care line Immupure contains colostrum, an ingredient in breast milk that protects newborns from infection. [T Magazine]
PLASTIC SURGERY
• T Magazine explores the “perks” of women who marry plastic surgeons. [T Magazine]
HAIR
The Sultan of Brunei paid $247,440 for a haircut. How much is too much? [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]
• At Saks Fifth Avenue’s “Shampoo Swap” day, on September 17, you can exchange any full-size bottle of shampoo for a complimentary eight-ounce bottle of Frédéric Fekkai Advanced shampoo. [Blogdorf Goodman]
MAKEUP
• Hard Candy is launching a tween line at Walmart, with products priced from $5.99 to $12. [Butterfly Diary]
• Clinique recently enlisted the help of dentists to identify lipstick shades that make your teeth look whiter. Seriously. [Spoiled Pretty]
NAILS
• The new Zoya Matte Velvet collection — available September 15 — includes three new matte shades: Zavita (plum gray), Harlow (rose), and Veruschuka (evergreen). [Beauty Blogging Junkie]
