Celebrity photographer Josh Kessler has snapped portraits of Mischa Barton, Mandy Moore, Susan Lucci, Betsey Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and the “Jersey Shore” cast, to name a few. He’s also had his fair share of beauty experience, creating lookbooks for Nexxus salon haircare, sponsor of Bravo’s hairstyling show, “Shear Genius.”

Kessler was kind enough to meet with a few editors on the heels of the “Shear Genius” headshot challenge episode, offering up his expertise in snapping flattering portraits. As someone who tends to be pretty critical of myself in photos, I jumped at the chance to score some pointers for those of us without a team of professionals to guide us. Read more ...

As if Little J could really get away with dressing like a drugged-out downtown hooker at a posh prep school. It feels like with each season, “Gossip Girl” becomes increasingly unbelievable. We wish they’d just tone things down a little bit and take a page from the real world. Like, for example, finding out how real private school girls dress. WWD published this shoot of young ladies from Phillips, Milton, and Concord Academies, and we’re loving their school-friendly outfits that are very smartly styled with luxe items like Chanel purses and cute fillers from J. Crew or vintage stores. Kind of like how we dress! [Styleite.com]

• Word has it that Kate Moss and BF Jamie Hince are addicted to Chatroulette and invite hot friends over to drink and peruse the site. Sadly, Kate is said to hide from the camera. [Racked]
• Christie Brinkley auctions off her wedding dress in a massive face slap aimed at a-hole ex Peter Cook. [Styelite]
• How and where to eat like Alessandra Ambrosia. Now if only we could put together a checklist for that hair and those legs… [Modelinia]

We may roll our eyes at $400 jeans, but here are some real high-fashion denim wares that have a (more) legitimate price tag. French couture house Lanvin has teamed up with the edgy denim label Acne to produce this impressive collaboration of cocktail dresses, skirts, tops, and jackets. After seeing “high-style” denim disasters from the likes of Britney and Jean-Paul Gaultier, we really didn’t think that anyone could use the material to make something gorgeous. We’re loving the sculpted details and oversized bows. Alas, we still can’t afford anything from the line, but we love to look. [AcneStudios.com via HighSnobette.com]

I’ve been contemplating different ways to make my bedroom unique ever since I spied The Frisky’s round-up of faux headboards.

My husband and I are currently renovating our master bedroom suite, and instead of dealing with a teeny bathroom, we’ve opted to cut into the size of our bedroom to create a larger, more integrated space. The plus side of the new arrangement is a massive bathroom, but the downside is a tinier bedroom. Read more ...

For those who wear their heart on their sleeves, they can now also wear their libido on their lips. Makeup company Too Faced has just come out with a new lip gloss called Mood Swing, which supposedly changes colors when you’re feeling all sexytime-ish. How does it work? The only details released about it is that the product is “emotionally activated,” and “reacts with a girl’s body chemistry.” How scientific! So, if Mood Swing does work, it might make faking one a bit more difficult (assuming a guy even pays attention to your lip color—yeah, right).

One more thing—why does this only work on women? (Maybe it wouldn’t change colors on men because they’re horny all the time?) [$18.50, TooFaced.com]

All the cool girls—from Oprah to Cameron Diaz—have been spotted wearing accessories by Anna Beck Designs, and the Bali-made jewelry just got even more affordable. The new Kecil collection features sterling silver and 18k gold plated necklaces with your choice of charm: a starfish, heart, or floating O. The style’s so versatile you’ll end up wearing it on a daily basis. (And by versatile, we mean its reversible—in case you’re not into mixing metals.) [$55, Anna Beck Designs]

WIN THIS! We’re giving away an Anna Beck Designs Kecil necklace, but you have to work if you want it. In the comments, tell us your best fashion tip by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. We’ll pick our favorite response and announce the winner on Friday, March 26. You must live in the U.S. or Canada to win. Good luck!

How do you wind down after a rough day? We asked for your best tip for relaxing in exchange for a set of Calgon bath products, and we, like you, enjoy baths, soothing music, and a glass (or two) of wine. But SEMI-girl‘s comment stole the show since her relaxation strategy is twofold:

“My relaxing evenings usually take one of two forms depending on whether my boyfriend is home.  If I have the place to myself: bra comes off, sweats go on, plant myself in the center of the couch and moisturize/balm/cocoa butter every piece of exposed skin while either watching a movie I’ve seen a dozen times already or something wholesome and soothing like a PBS documentary.  If my boyfriend is home: he makes dinner, I replace the usual domestic beer with a vodka martini, nookie.”

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Love runway makeup? And models sans fards? If you haven’t seen “Model Morphosis,” a new-ish T Magazine blog feature, you must check it out immediately. Photographer Greg Kessler captures models backstage as they arrive at shows, then snaps their transformations after they’ve sat in the chairs of some of the most major makeup artists in the world. While it is endlessly fascinating, sadly, it does not back up the popular misconception that models are plain Janes without the hair and makeup and designer threads. They’re actually completely gorgeous and striking. (And that’s why they’re models, folks!) After the jump, another before-and-after. [T Magazine Blog]

It's spring break, y'all! At least it is if you're still in college — the rest of us are just in a spring break state-of-mind. Unfortch, I never went anywhere cool for spring break because I was always broke in college. But I was very aware lots of peeps got their bikinis and their drink on some sun-drenched location in a time-honored mating ritual ... and admittedly a little jealous. Sigh. The pitfalls of being a dork.