MAKEUP
• Madonna's makeup artist Gina Brooke reportedly uses a combination of white eye shadow and crushed rose-cut diamonds to achieve a sparkly eye for the singer's stage look.

• Makeup artist Kate Lee took inspiration from Jerry Hall and Helmut Newton to create a toned-down smoky-eye look for Sienna Miller at the Tokyo premiere of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

• Alcone created a lip stamp so you can just press on lipstick, which could come in handy if you ever want the clown-like Alexander McQueen lips seen on the fall 2009 runway.

HAIR
• Hairstylist Orlando Pita re-created his Christian Dior couture hairstyle on video for viewers to try at home. He emphasized frizzy hair for fall, a notion that seems counterintuitive.

• Victoria Hunter and Larry Raspanti, two former Bumble & Bumble creative directors, opened a new salon, named Whittemore House, in Greenwich Village. The location was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Sharon Clott