MAKEUP
• Actress Elizabeth Banks is the latest celebrity to ink a deal as a beauty ambassador. L'Oréal hired her with a contract allegedly worth $1 million. Pretty sweet deal. [British Vogue]

FRAGRANCE
• Narciso Rodriguez will launch his second fragrance in March, called Essence, featuring the notes he loves most: iris, rose, and amber. Catherine McNeil is slated to star in the campaign. [WWD]

• Paris Hilton uses love potions: "I put pheromones in a lot of my fragrances, and that attracts people to you. My new fragrance is called Fairy Dust. I'm dressed kind of like Tinkerbell." So that's her secret weapon, huh? [Esquire]

• Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons created a limited-edition unisex fragrance called Silver Words. It's meant to be hopeful with the words Peace, Love, and Freedom etched onto the bottle. At least someone's got the holiday spirit. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]

HAIR
• Man bangs — the latest hipster hairstyle. [Hipster Runoff via Haute Concept]

• Fred Butler created Happy 2009 eyelash extensions that are extra-large and rainbow-colored. They look, um, interesting, but we're not sure how you're supposed to actually open your eyes while wearing them. [High Snobette]