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Selma Blair Is Going Bald; Taylor Swift Has Bangs Now

Taylor Swift's new haircut.
Taylor Swift’s new haircut. Photo: D Dipasupil/2011 D Dipasupil

HAIR

Taylor Swift tweeted a picture of her new haircut: She’s got bangs and lots of layers. [E!]

Selma Blair worries she’ll go bald because of postpartum hair loss. [People]

Actress Piper Perabo’s recent hairdo was clearly inspired by the spring 2012 Jil Sander runway. [Style]

SKIN

Estée Lauder made a cream specifically for European women, who are, according to market research, apparently less obsessed with beauty or wrinkles than, say, Americans. [WWD]

Girls as young as 11 or 12 are now getting bikini waxes. [ABC News]

FRAGRANCE

Mary J. Blige  appeared on HSN to perform and promote her fragrances, again. [WWD]

In some rather gratuitous product placement, a headless model holds a huge bottle of Chanel No. 5 for an editorial in Vogue Spain. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

NAILS

Nail polish sales were up 59 percent for the first ten months of this year, more than any other beauty category. [WWD]

Tweezerman now sells stainless-steel tweezers covered in Swarovksi crystals for $200. [NYT]

MAKEUP

Cemetery officials scrubbed Oscar Wilde’s tombstone clean of lipstick marks left by adoring fans, as oils in the products were damaging the stone. [Fashion Etc]

Selma Blair Is Going Bald; Taylor Swift’s Bangs