Gigi Hadid's Red Lip Is the Festive Makeup Inspiration We Need

Sure, sure, we haven't hit Halloween yet, but as far as we are concerned it's never too soon to start planning your holiday glam. And luckily for Us, Gigi Hadid is already serving some serious inspiration in the form of a classic festive red lip to match a party-perfect ponytail, not to mention some sick nail art too. The occasion: her appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, October 23, to preview the new toy soldier outfit she designed for the iconic toy store F.A.O. Schwarz.

The focal point of the look was the supermodel's perfectly painted vibrant red lip, courtesy of celebrity beauty pro Patrick Ta. Some key pointers: the lip hue is neither uber red, nor yellow, but a true red with a bright neon undertone. This is great because a little pop of color is a fabulous and easy way to liven up the visage, especially for a fancy occasion. And while Ta didn't share the exact shade that he used, it's clear from the selfie he uploaded to his Instagram of Hadid that he took care to line her lips with precision and then used a creamy formula that was neither matte, nor glossy — think something satin here.

As for the rest of Hadid's face, the makeup artist took care to keep things unexpected: instead of going with a classically lined black feline flick, Ta went with a pared-down eye. Yes, he dusted the Reebok spokesmodel's lids with brightening shades of gold, but kept the look soft lightly rimming her lashes with a delicate brown powder. All in all it came together as a new twist on a the holiday red lipstick classic. Add a messy ponytail styled by Laura Polko and some F.A.O Schwarz graphic nail art courtesy of manicure artist extraordinaire Mei Kawajiri and you have a seriously fun and festive look that is a winner for holiday 2018.

Nail Art Is Being Taken Over By White Women

Black people can't have anything.

I have no problem with white women getting a french manicure or maybe one finger of sparkly polish on their nails, but they've been gentrifying nail art long enough.

Their latest discovery? “Nail sculptures.”

What is a nail sculpture? To us black folks, it's just jewels and embellishments on our nails. But while I've seen my mom and auntie wearing long, jeweled nails for years, as usual, white women think they're starting something new.

But we grew up in this game, and as I've gotten older, I've been able to afford my nail obsession. Every two weeks or so, I get a refill on my acrylics, and if I'm really ballin' I'll get a design or some other fancy ‘ish such as this:

Aside from regular, shmegular, degular black girls, celebs like Cardi B have been rocking these for years. But when Kylie Jenner and her clan of sisters do the same, it's like a new invention. I'm not hating on Kylie's nails—I actually think they're bomb. I just want to know why the white media acts like she is the originator of all things beauty.

For instance, last year Vogue referred to elaborate nail art as “manicure sculptures,” praising some nail tech for creating these amazing creations and charging $300 (I've never paid $300 for my nails, ever). Meanwhile, in a recent Elle slideshow on nail art, most of the nails featured were on—you guessed it—white women. And as usual, black readers immediately checked them.

The latest white woman-endorsed nail trend? “Jelly Nails.” Although the trend hasn't been around as long as airbrushing, I saw them at least two years ago at my local nail salon. But of course, when ABC recently featured them, they gave credit to the look going viral after Kylie posted hers. Once again, this is not new; when I asked for it pre-Kylie, they just called it “glass nails.”

Maybe instead of just side-eyeing white women when they began airbrushing and getting acrylics, we should've shut this down—because this is the last straw.

Tiffany Haddish on That Alexander McQueen Dress

Tiffany Haddish became a relatable fashion icon when she proudly wore the same Alexander McQueen gown—all $4,000 of which she purchased herself—to three different, highly publicized events: to the Girls Trip premiere last summer, on Saturday Night Live, and, most recently, to present an award at the 2018 Oscars. She—understandably—wants to get her money's worth, and in going where few celebrities have gone before, fashionwise, the response has been massive.

"A lot of celebrities reached out to me [about the dress]," Haddish told Glamour at Target's Ultimate Family Festival, celebrating the retailer's upcoming collaboration with Hunter Boots. "Jada [Pinkett Smith] was like: 'I’m so proud of you not letting the machine change who you are. Be who you are; keep wearing what you want.'" Pinkett Smith even recommended dyeing the Alexander McQueen a different color for the next wear, but Haddish likes it as it is: "I might turn it into something, I don’t know…. But a lot of people have been like, 'I love the dress. I love what you’re doing.' And I’ve seen some people in the same outfit twice since then."

Haddish's openness about repeating a designer outfit has resonated far and wide, beyond Hollywood. The comedian believes it's because "people spend a lot of money on clothing," and it's easy to feel excluded when you don't have resources to do so. "I know this girl that goes to a private school—she’s not rich, she’s going on a scholarship—and kids make fun of her if she’s wearing the same jacket after three days," she told us. "When she saw me [in the Alexander McQueen dress], she hit me up. She said it made her feel so good to see that I was wearing the same dress, when people make fun of her and are like, 'Girl, you’ve got the same jacket on!' She’s like: 'I’m Tiffany Haddish today!'"

"I wear what I wear when I feel like wearing it," Haddish said. "If it makes me feel good, I’m going to wear it. And I think people should think that way: If you have your favorite piece of clothing or your favorite dress or your favorite whatever, rock it! I don’t care where it comes from. And I rock a lot of things from Target, honey—my closet is full of Target clothes." (Her favorite recent purchase: a one-piece swimsuit with a skirt detail, which she says makes her "look sexy—nobody’s ever asked me for my phone number when I wore it, but….")

More designer pieces have made their way into Haddish's wardrobe since she first acquired the now legendary Alexander McQueen dress, though—one noteworthy addition being the Louis Vuitton boots she wore to the event, the "high" component of her "high-low" Hunter x Target look. "Yep, you’ll see these [Louis Vuitton boots] a lot—I guarantee I’ll wear these until I get a hole in the bottom of these shoes," she said.

"Louis [is going to be] mad about it, like, 'Hey, stop wearing these shoes so much!'" Haddish joked. "I like them, though. These are the most comfortable Louis Vuittons I’ve ever worn in my life—and they’re probably the third pair of Louis Vuittons I’ve ever worn."

She credits her stylist Bryon Javar with a lot of her recent fashion education. "In my heart, I’m very cheap—I still like to find bargains and things that make me feel good, [but] he’s opened my eyes to so many different designers and types of styles that I can access," she told us. "It’s still too expensive for me though, sometimes, even though he’s like, 'You’ve got money now, you don’t have to worry about it!' It’s not about that: Like clothes, [they] don't feed me, I don't make [them]. But, I do like the comfort—get me things that [are] real comfortable, and then it’s just elevating my mind as far as fashion, because I didn’t know anything about fashion before, to be honest."

Tips to Help You Find the Best Cheap Prom Dress

All teenagers will want to look their best on prom night. If you want to look fabulous on the prom night, you will have to pick attire that will compliment you in every way. Finding great prom dresses is not tough. However, finding cheap prom attire that looks good is rather difficult. Not all students will be able to spend huge amounts of money to buy the best prom attire. In this article, we will talk about a few tips that will help you to find a cheap prom dress that will look great on you.

Tip #1: Try vintage prom attire

Generally, people would assume that any vintage item is expensive. The fact is, vintage dresses can be bought for a lot less money than the dress available in department stores. If you scout the local vintage shops, you should be able to find a vintage prom dress at affordable prices. However, if you are not too keen on showing up at the prom night in a vintage prom dress, check out the tips to follow.

Tip #2: Closet Raids

If you are ready to spend some time raiding closets of your family and friends, you might be able to pick up good prom attire at zero cost. Many women will have their prom dresses in their closet and this gives you the opportunity to find prom attire without having to spend money. The only money you may have to spend is to make the dress fit you.

Tip #3: Discount Shopping

Do not shy away from Discount Shopping. If you think that all discount shops sell sub standard dresses, you are wrong. You can find good cheap prom attire from discount shops, provided you are patient.

Tip #4: Online shopping

The prices of products in online stores, are generally cheaper than the retail stores. Most brands have online stores, from where you can pick good prom attire at very cheap prices. Online shopping gives you the opportunity to search and compare the various options available to you, thereby allowing you to find the best prom attire for that special day.

Tip #5: Make the prom dress yourself

If you know how to sew, you can save a lot of money by making the prom dress on your own. You can find prom attire patterns and stitching instructions online to help you create your own prom attire.

Tip #6: Accessorize

Even a simple prom dress can look fabulous by using the right accessories. The money that you save by buying a simple prom gown or dress can be used to buy accessories that will help you to make the simple dress into something that is unique and attractive.

Golden Globes backlash has already begun

Anyone shopping for a little black dress in Los Angeles this weekend can expect slim pickings. The Time’s Up campaign, which has called on women to wear black on the Golden Globes red carpet to support the fight against sexual harassment in Hollywood, has seen a run on black gowns.

“Every request we’ve received thus far has been for black,” a representative of an LA fashion showroom told the Hollywood Reporter. There have also been reports from Paris of brightly coloured gowns, laboured over for weeks, being mothballed in favour of last-minute black alternatives.

The New York-based designer Naeem Khan had designed a gold dress for the presenter Christina Hendricks to wear at the ceremony on Sunday; it is now being remade in black. “This was a big challenge in my world because everything I do is made by hand,” Khan told Womenswear Daily.

“When you have 20 people working on a dress and you only have a week and a half to make these things between India and the US, it is always very difficult ... but I know it will be worth it. [The gown] has been redesigned in a way that is specific to her personality and the empowered message we’re sending for the evening.”

The nominees Saoirse Ronan, Allison Janney, Mary J Blige, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot are among those who have pledged to wear black. The cast of Big Little Lies, the hot-favourite female-led show whose star Reece Witherspoon is one of the 300 signatories to Time’s Up, are expected to follow suit.

But the mooted “blackout” has prompted criticism among those who view it as a dumbing down of the debate. To the actor Rose McGowan, it is little more than a feeble whitewash: “Your silence is the problem,” she said in tweet directed at Meryl Streep and other actors last month who she decried for failing to speak out earlier and louder.

Elsewhere, commentators feel a dress code that makes women less visible sends the wrong message. According to Robin Givhan, a fashion critic for the Washington Post, “taking the fizz out of fashion is ... regressive. It smacks of sexism to say, even indirectly, that fashion – the quintessential realm of women – must be shunned in order for women to be taken seriously ... mostly it reads like the proper response to sexual harassment is to change one’s attire.”

In People magazine, a Hollywood source has reported dissent among attendees: “Some feel women should celebrate their newfound power, strong voices and future by wearing a wide variety of bright shades.”

For every commenter who believes the black dress code can be part of the solution to Hollywood’s deep-seated problems, there is another who is adamant that any red carpet at all is part of the problem; its beauty pageant associations do not make it an easy fit with feminism.