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Zendaya’s Crystal Prada Gown and Halle Berry Pixie Steal the Emmys

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1 month ago

September 15, 2026

Zendaya arrived at the Emmys with a new gown, a new silhouette and a new haircut — and left with the night’s fashion story. The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were held Monday, September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay — the first woman to host the ceremony solo — with a peacock-blue carpet laid for NBC’s centennial year. Zendaya attended as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominee for the final season of Euphoria, and MEGA’s best-dressed roundup, published the next morning, put her at the center of its coverage.

The gown was custom Prada: a sheer design covered in silver crystals and beading, with a plunging neckline, a fitted silhouette and a sparkling train. She paired it with Mikimoto jewelry — pieces from the house’s Petals Collection, with delicate pearl detailing that softened the crystal armor of the dress. Every element was high-shine and high-precision, built to hold a camera flash from any angle in the room.

The beauty half of the moment was the hair. Zendaya debuted a pixie cut on the carpet, and her stylist Law Roach confirmed to People that the inspiration was Halle Berry’s classic pixie — an homage folded directly into the night’s headline. Hairstylist Coree Moreno described the cut to press as “a classic pixie reimagined through a modern, editorial lens,” and the pairing of the crop with the crystal column gave the whole look its editorial charge.

The context sealed it. InStyle’s ranked best-dressed list — which gave Zendaya top headline billing — noted that the night’s dominant dress trend was silky, bias-cut gowns recalling the 1920s, making her crystal-encrusted column a deliberate break from the room. A haircut debut plus a custom couture gown on a nominee’s night is the complete red-carpet package, and by the next morning Zendaya sat at or near the top of virtually every Emmys best-dressed ranking published.

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L’Oréal Powers Past the Beauty Market: €35.33 Billion in Nine Months as Salon and Derm Brands Lead

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4 days ago

October 22, 2026

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The world’s largest beauty company is growing faster than the market it leads. L’Oréal reported sales of €35.33 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 6.9% like-for-like and 7.7% as reported, in a statement released on October 22. Third-quarter sales reached €11.56 billion, up 7.2% like-for-like.

CEO Nicolas Hieronimus called it “an exceptional third quarter,” saying the global beauty market “once again proved its resilience” and that L’Oréal “continued to significantly outpace it” — company commentary put the wider market’s growth at roughly 5% for the quarter.

The quarter’s heavy lifting came from the group’s two professional-facing divisions. Professional Products — home to Kérastase, Redken and L’Oréal Professionnel — sold €1,469.1 million in Q3, up 12.1% like-for-like, while Dermatological Beauty (La Roche-Posay, CeraVe, SkinCeuticals) sold €1,871.6 million, up 12.2%. L’Oréal Luxe added €4,176.6 million (+6.4%) and Consumer Products €4,044.3 million (+4.3%), as fragrances and haircare drove growth, skincare continued to accelerate, and e-commerce sales grew around 17% — well ahead of the online beauty market.

The brand highlights told the same story. Kérastase grew double-digit, powered by Gloss Absolu, Genesis and Chronologiste; La Roche-Posay launched Mela B3 Double-Dose and Anthelios UV Air; Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre and MYSLF fragrances grew double-digit; and the newly acquired fragrance house Creed performed strongly.

Regionally, SAPMENA-SSA was the standout at +19.2% like-for-like, followed by Europe at +9.9% and North Asia at +7.8%; North America grew 2.2% (5.6% adjusted), and Latin America was the only region to decline, down 1.0%. During the period L’Oréal also closed its acquisition of a majority stake in Innovist, a digital-first Indian personal care house of brands — a results statement that underlines a simple point: at €35 billion in nine months, L’Oréal is not just leading the beauty business, it is widening the gap.