Nylon Blogs

Last week, NYLON It Girl Rosie Huntington-Whitley got announced as a new Victoria’s Secret Angel.

This week, ten more finalists have their chance to wear wings (and bras, and panties).

We sat down with a few of the chosen girls - who currently live at The District in downtown New York while competing for the Angel prize - in the middle of the competition.

Do they have what it takes to be the next Miranda Kerr?

Check out their weekly webisodes to find out - and vote for your favorite on November 9.

Meanwhile, see some tidbits from our very difficult investigative reporting…

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Check out Hilary Rhoda at last night’s ACE awards, which celebrate the most influential accessories in America.

She’s wearing a gorgeous Calvin Klein gown in black and plum silk and velvet, designed by Francisco Costa.

But despite the evening’s theme, shows a refreshing lack of accessories -

She seems to be rocking a pair of demure earrings, a small clutch that matches the dress, and a tan.

Do you love Hilary’s healthy, happy image?

Then check her out on NYLON TV.

You can also click through to see a close-up image of her dress.

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Remember Nicole Linkletter, the teen cutie who won America’s Next Top Model in 2005?

She went back to college, disappeared, grew up a little…

And now she’s on the cover of NYLON Mexico!

Bueno!

We hear Nicole’s also been shooting a lot in London, where a fashion photographer told us “she’s doing really well and does amazing things in front of the camera.”

Awww.

We’ll publish more images of Nicole from NYLON Mexico as soon as we get copies in the office!

Lipstick Queen’s Poppy King, wants to give back (and not just by giving you amazing glitter lipstick).

The beauty guru has a brand new lip gloss out called Fired Up.

It’s the perfect shade of red - not too bright, but still bold.

It’s the perfect type of gloss - not too sticky, but still easy to apply.

And it’s the perfect way to support a good cause, since 100 percent of the “power gloss” proceeds goes to Count Me In, a charity that supports women-owned businesses.

Which means that the next Lipstick Queen could get a hand, thanks to the Lipstick Queen herself.

Find out soon…

In today’s lipstick experiment, intrepid Digital Director Faran tries to mimic the bright orange lips at Prada’s Spring 2010 show.

Her weapon of choice?

M.A.C’s Morange lipstick.

Her verdict?

Yeah, pretty cute.

Still can’t quite stomach the pigtails though…

American girls love Rimmel London, but even though the brand loves us back, it’s been pretty strict with their ads so far:

All Rimmel girls must be residents of the UK, and that certainly includes their famous faces Kate Moss, Lily Cole, and Sophie Ellis Bextor.

We have no complaints about their choices so far - between Kate’s style, Lily’s poise, and Sophie’s penchant for fun disco hits, we’ve pretty much found our dream girls.

But this season, for the first time ever, Rimmel announces a fellow North American to join the Brit pack. She’s Coco Rocha, an ‘08 NYLON It Girl whose dual passions are catwalks and Irish dancing.

Hailing from Canada, Coco will start appearing in ads by 2010, and we’re so excited!

Also new to Rimmel?

Georgia May Jagger, the 17-year-old face of Hudson Jeans… and the girlfriend of music cutie Django James.

There are perfumes that smell like freshly-mowed grass, lipsticks that smell like grape Jelly Ranchers, and nail polish that smells like a glass of OJ.

But this is the first time we’ve seen nut-scented lotions.

Desert Essence, which makes organic and vegan beauty products, has just introduced Almond Hand and Body Lotion and Pistachio Foot Repair Cream.

They are, as advertised, a little nutty.

Although the almond fragrance is surprisingly subtle, the real winner is the pistachio cream — besides the fact that pistachio nut oil is a great moisturizer, the sweet-but-spicy scent is a far cry from the average snack bowl you’d find at a bar.

Have you met Arielle De Pinto?

She’s a very cool jewelry designer based in New York City.

Arielle makes most of her products by knitting threads of metal together, the way you might crochet a scarf or gloves, but out of silver instead.

For her Spring 2010 collection, Arielle’s got some gorgeous models, a cool location, kickass designs…

And bright yellow nails!

Yeah!

Check out the whole thing at Arielle’s website.

There are many reasons to love NYLON’s Beauty Director, Holly Siegel, but chief among them is her ability to predict trends.

Turn to page 146 of your October issue for proof.

The My Little Pony-inspired tresses? Showed up on the spring ‘10 runways of designers like Proenza Schouler and Giles Deacon.

Two-toned lips? We’ve already spotted a few party girls doubling up their pout power.

But there were a few looks that didn’t make it into the mag because of space constraints. Which is why Holly let us sneak a behind-the-scenes shot while the model got prepped. Check out a few other nail options, in case baby blue isn’t quite your speed…

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