Stone Cold Beauty

(Emma Stone is a new addition to the Revlon beauty ambassadors)

Boy the beauty ambassadors luncheon this year is gonna be huge. They’re gonna need to call the Marriott ahead of time to make sure there’s enough rooms available. And while Revlon’s announcement that Emma Stone is one of their latest faces isn’t exactly a “diversity” push, it kinda still is. See the thing about Ms. Stone is she’s smart, quirky and fresh faced

I mean this with all the love in my sizes two small heart: she’s relatable. To a lot of girls that feel overlooked in a market where Olivia Wilde is also named a Revlon face

(Olivia Wilde modelling purple eyeshadow and no underarms)

Go ahead Emma. It Can’t All Be Dior toasts your continued success. See you at the continental breakfast bar!

Black is Beauty-ful

With yesterday's announcement that Ethiopian model Liya Kebede is to be the latest face of L'Oreal, another lady of color joins the vast ranks of beauty ambassadors.


L'Oreal for one has Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Freida Pinto in its diverse roster already

(There's nothing "Slum"my about Ms. Pinto's beauty)

Revlon, of course, famously has ageless Halle Berry on board

(Most people would name Halle Berry as the face of Revlon)

Penelope Cruz and Dominican model, Arlenis Sosa are both proud Lacome spokesmodels

(Sosa is anything but so-so)

Estee Lauder showcases diverse beauty is "Ideal" in its new ads with Peaurto Rican model Joan Smalls and Liu Wen from China. 

(Nope, not a Benetton ad; rather an "Idealist" view of beauty)

So my point? When will fashion labels catch up with what beauty labels already know: the more range you show in your ads, the more people you connect with. Fashion is no longer just for pretty white people and with economies emerging in China, India, the Middle East and such, fashion labels have scrambled to open new boutiques there. Why not follow the beauty giants' lead and open themselves up to new markets visually too? 

After all, the only real color that matters in the world of business is green.