Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury announced a one-off, week-long beauty event at London’s Selfridges. Tilbury’s House of Rock ‘n’ Kohl will feature makeovers, panel discussions on beauty, and advice from Tilbury herself. The aim of the event “is to look at beauty in a broader cultural and social context.” Frequent collaborators, Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne, will make appearances. There will also be a Kissing Gallery, selling lip prints from the mouths of celebrities including Carine Roitfeld and Sienna Miller in support of the charity, Kid’s Company. The event will run from June 17th to the 23rd at Selfridges in London.

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We are pleased to announce that Aaron de Mey has joined Instagram. As one of the leading makeup artists, expect to see exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, vintage shots of de Mey’s previous works, and more. Click here to follow de Mey on Instagram.

With Love magazine’s forthcoming website relaunch, the glossy will invite guest editors to contribute to the site every week. Kicking things off is Glen Luchford this week; now on his second day. The photographer and director first posted a vintage shot of a 15-year-old Kate Moss. Luchford says of the image, “I have no memory of taking this picture, and I can’t say I recognize the apartment it was taken in, but it’s been stuck in my diary ever since.” Stay tuned for more of Luchford’s updates at Love magazine.

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Inside i-D magazine’s summer 2013 issue, Lucia Pica is profiled as one of the “fashion industry’s go to makeup artist.” With a client list that includes the world’s best publications and fashion houses, Pica created beauty portraits on Eliza Cummings, inspired by her top four SS 2013 makeup looks — photographed by Alasdair McLellan. In the accompanying interview, the makeup artist recalls her first childhood memory with makeup, her idea of the perfect beauty, and more. Read excerpts from the interview below.

 
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Creative British organization, DoBeDo, taps David Sims for its latest special edition t-shirt series. A Sims image from Helmut Lang’s 1994 campaign — styled by Melanie Ward — is featured on the limited edition pressing. Click here for purchasing information.

Vogue UK’s Vogue Festival 2013 returns to London this weekend. Two days of panel discussions and interviews with the industry’s most influential minds offering audiences their unique insight, including our own: Lucinda Chambers, Charlotte Tilbury, and Mario Testino. Chambers and Tilbury join the magazine’s editor, Alexandra Shulman, this afternoon for an exclusive behind the scenes look of a Vogue cover shoot. Meanwhile, Testino will speak tomorrow about his rise to the top of the fashion photography field and about his longstanding working relationship with Chambers.

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This week, David Sims opened his show, BOWIEVIRUS, at The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Jarvis Cocker, Luella Bartley, Paul Hanlon, Jess Hallett, and Jane How, among others, showed up for the photographer’s first UK solo exhibition in 15 years. The show is open to the public at the ICA’s Theatre until May 12, 2013.

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Today marks the opening of David Sims‘ first UK solo exhibition in 15 years, BOWIEVIRUS, at The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. The exhibit is a response to Sims’ work for Arena Homme +’s fall 2013 issue, which showed a photo essay inspired by David Bowie. For the ICA, Sims created a new series of works that further develop the ideas originated from the aforementioned issue. Also, a presentation of selected works and reinterpretations by the photographer will be on display. The show is open to the public at the ICA’s Theatre until May 12, 2013.

In Charlotte Tilbury‘s latest video profile for Net-A-Porter.com, the makeup artist reveals her three step secret in achieving striking, full brow arches. Inspired by Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor, let Tilbury teach you the ways in shaping and defining your brows like modern day brow “icon,” Cara Delevingne.

Hairstylist Anthony Turner might best be known for his work on the international catwalks and in the world’s most prestigious fashion titles, but the creative reveals his talent for illustration for i-D magazine. Turner recalls drawing at a very young age, “[My grandmother] used to bring me paper and I’d sit for hours at her kitchen table drawing.” When asked why the images may sometimes be ‘dark’ he links it back to his childhood: “I can’t imagine any other time when I was more scared than when I was a child,” he continues, “My imagination used to terrify me… I’ve never really lost that side of me but obviously now I’m not scared, I enjoy it and channel it creatively.”

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