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“Hey Faran,

I live in England, but when I was on a trip to Wales with my school we went through this tunnel that was covered with colourful graffiti.

The picture is a bit blurry, but it was really awesome to walk through it!

Love, Rukaya x”

Cool.  We’ve never had graffiti from Wales!

If you have any to share, send it over:

faran@nylonmag.com

Were you in Austin for the kickoff of last night’s NYLON Winter Music Tour?

Then you saw Friendly Fires and The XX tear it up at Mohawk Music Lounge.

Still waiting for them to come to your city?

Get a sneak peek of the action at photographer Mary Rehak’s Flickr page.

Then get your tickets on nylonmag.com -

We’ve still got two weeks to go!

Reason #10000536 why Kristen Stewart is awesome:

Because last night, when everyone else was wearing fancy (and sometimes heinous) dresses at New Moon’s NYC afterparty,  she was in an Alpinestars GT Jacket and a pair of cords.

You can buy it on Alpinestars’ website for $145.

And then you can wear it to New Moon.

And hide inside its hood when the vampire / werewolf battle gets too scary.

Or when you realize you’re surrounded by ten year olds.

(As we did last night at the screening.  Read our review of the movie right here.)

Eugenia Kim gets around.

First the milliner teamed up with Coach for a line of Gatsby-inspired hats.

Then she partnered with Urban Outfitters for Eek!, a collection of lower-priced lids.

Now, she’s working with Target to bring her caps to the mall.

It’s the first time the bull’s eye brand is collaborating on a line of hats - and we can’t think of a better person to kick things off.

Of course, you’ll have to wait nearly six months for them to arrive in stores (the official launch date is April 18, alongside shoes from Cynthia Vincent).

The only thing that will help us get through the wait? That sequined skeleton dress from Rodarte x Target….

Something unexplainable happened 10 years ago, when Lancôme revealed the Ultra Shiny Juicy Tube: A need-to-own yearning enraptured females across continents.  Teens and mothers alike sprinted to Sephora, erupting in arguments over the last remaining tube.

Was it the slanted tip? The vast color palette? The promise of ultra shininess?

Then the variations launched: The Smoothie, The Pure the Sparkling Night… plus limited-edition packaging by Christopher Kane, Julie Verhoeven, and Elettra Wiedemann.

We learned the only way to hamper our inevitable hypnotism for Lancôme’s lip formulas is preparation for future merchandise. Thus, we highly recommend reading the following warning.

WARNING: This April, in honor of Juicy Tubes’ 10th anniversary, Lancôme’s launching a 100-percent natural-origin honey-based formula in four limited-edition shades. Ladies, prepare yourselves.

–ALEXANDRA HOFFMAN

This morning, NYLON TV’s Lina walked into the office with her short, peroxide blonde locks sticking straight up.

New beauty look?

Nah, just a case of helmet hair.

She’s not the only one strapping one on every time she gets on a bike. It seems what just a few years ago was considered a faux pas is now high fashion (remember that Karl Lagerfeld helmet-slash-iPod holder we featured in the June/July ‘09 issue?).

During my short trip down to Miami, I spotted an amazing leather studded helmet (with matching clutch to carry your bike key lock) in the boutique Alchemist.

And the next day, Steve Birkhold (the CEO of Diesel USA) explained to me that one of the biggest surprises for the company has been how well their helmets have been selling. (In fact, just a few hours later, Kid Cudi stopped by the Diesel store on his way to the U:Music show and was spotted checking out the helmets.)

What’s the only thing missing? Helmet-ready hair products. Hey, Bumble & bumble, can you get on that? xxRebecca

Last night, Opening Ceremony hosted a small party in their NYC store.

The guest of honor?

Delfina Delettrez Fendi, a jewelry designer from Italy in town to preview her latest collection.

“It’s very important to me that I make all my jewelry in Italy,” she told us, “Because it is important to support the place that gives you life and inspiration.  And I like bringing unique things to people, so I try to use materials that are more rare in fine jewelry - I like mixing very expensive and very common things in every piece I produce.  Right now, I’m very into using wood.”

And also, nail lacquer - she’s created a line of hand-shaped rings and cuffs that let you change the polish color on the nails with whatever favorite shade you have at home.  “I have very short nails myself, so this was my way of giving into the fantasy of long, perfect nails!” she laughed.

As for her favorite music, that’s easy.

“I love The Horrors!” says Delfina.  “I’m actually sad because they are playing a concert tonight in Rome, and I won’t be home to see them!  I would really do anything to meet them.”

Ummm, Delfina?  I think we can help you out with that.

xo faran

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Here’s a cool and easy way to help out your favorite charity:

Log onto Chase Bank’s Facebook page, and do a quick search for your cause (ie: Food Bank, Art Therapy, Hospital Support, Animal Shelter, etc).

The foundations that get the most Facebook clicks before the holidays will win part of Chase’s $5 million prize.

And that’s a lot of warm meals / warm coats / medicines / school books / bandages / homes for puppies / good stuff.

You can also search for volunteer and charity opportunities at Buy Less Crap.