Brad Pitt and beauty company Kiehl’s will raise money for JPF Eco Systems, the environmental charity they created together, with the Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser that Kiehl’s will launch in October. The charity will receive all of the proceeds from the sales of the product, which is made of 100% biodegradable ingredients. The main beneficiary will be Pitt’s Make It Right organization, which helps victims of Hurricane Katrina.
10% of the proceeds from David Babaii’s haircare products go to WildAid, a non-profit organization that works seeks to end the illegal wildlife trade. Kate Hudson is a partner in the cause.
The Museum of the Moving Image will host “Saturday Night Live and Presidential Politics,” a talk with Lorne Michaels, SNL creator and Executive Producer. The evening will focus on the series’ comedic commentary on politics over the years and will also toast the 2008 edition of The Living Room Candidate, the Museum’s acclaimed Web site about the history of presidential campaign commercials. The event will take place on Monday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Bravo’s new show, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, debuts on Thursday, August 21 at 10 p.m. EST. Cameras follow Tabatha Coffey, a contestant from the first season of Shear Genius, as she uses her take-charge attitude to whip struggling hair salons into shape. Voted Fan Favorite during her time on Shear Genius, she owns Industrie Hair Studio in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Her work has appeared in Marie Claire, Mademoiselle, and New York Fashion Week.
Coffey discusses the show in the video below.
Glam Hub presents a selection of sale items such as DVDs, books, and clothes.
The Cho Show, starring comedian Margaret Cho, will premiere on Thursday, August 21 at 11 p.m. EST on VH1. The content of the seven-episode, half-hour series will be partially unscripted; it will also involve scripted situations based on incidents from her life. Cho—who is also the show’s Executive Producer—brings her friends, family, and entourage along for the ride.
Watch the trailer below.
Wink NYC donates 10% of its online purchases to Step Up Women’s Network, a national non-profit organization that enhances community resources for girls and women. Wink sells clothing, accessories, and beauty products in its Manhattan stores and on the Web.
Tribute is paid to legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent (August 1, 1936–June 1, 2008) in the retrospective book Yves Saint Laurent: Style (Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2008). The book fêtes the designer’s life and career, which includes such groundbreaking designs as the trapeze dress, the pantsuit, and “Le Smoking” tuxedo.
In Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, two American women (Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson) travel to Barcelona and become romantically entangled with a painter (Javier Bardem) and his ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). Opening Friday, August 15.
Watch the trailer below.
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