Kate leaves Heathrow for Canada wearing a blue jacket...

They’re here! They’re here! (Well, they’re in Canada, at least.) William and Kate arrived in Ottawa, Canada this morning, as part of their 11-day North America Domination Tour.

And arrives wearing a navy lace dress by Erdem Moralioglu, from Montreal, Canada.

Alas, there is no polo trip in my future next week. I came thisclose to covering the event for a major online site, but after assigning me the story, the editor emailed to say that the list had just closed. I only cried a little bit.

Oh well, I’ll just stalk WireImage for the duration of their trip and report back to you!

Eva Mendes is the new face of Thierry Mugler

Thierry Mugler has made a name for itself as the go-to fragrance house for Love it! or Hate it! perfumes. Their gourmand vanilla-chocolate-and-caramel-laced fragrance Angel is one of my least favorite scents of all time. It literally smells like cat pee to me. However, their jasmine, amber and cashmere fragrance Alien is–to my picky nose, at least–transcendent. (I’m even more obsessed with a flanker juice they released called Alien Liqueur de Parfum. So. Good.)

Personally, I waver in my opinion of the 3rd Thierry Mugler scent, Womanity, which features caviar notes. I like it and it’s certainly unique, but I’m not obsessed with it…and at the end of the day, you have to love your perfume, don’t you think?

Thierry Mugler eye shadows

(By the way, if you’re wondering how to pronounce Thierry Mugler, it’s Tier-ry, Moo-glair. I’ve gone around for years saying “Moo-glay.” Fail.)

Anyhow, Tier-ry Moo-glair has just announced Eva Mendes as their latest face, and she made a glowing appearance at their launch event in NYC last week. I know you gals like makeup breakdowns, so I thought you’d especially enjoy this one, since Eva’s rocking the sort of “What? Me? Makeup?” freshness that most women–myself included–spend half an hour trying to pretend takes 8 seconds. (I also must confess that I had no idea Thierry Mugler made makeup. Where the hell have I been?)

Thierry Mugler Magma Explosion Glitter lip wax - I want!

“Celebrity makeup artist Genevieve Herr primed Eva’s skin with Clarins Beauty Flash Balm and Clarins Multi-Active Day Cream.

Using Thierry Mugler Beauty, she created this sultry, summer look to complement Eva’s mint green MUGLER dress.

- First, she used ’Cooling Effect Compact Foundation’ in Color #50.

- To contour Eva’s features, she brushed on the ‘Blush & Light Powder’ in Brown & White.

- To prep the lips, she applied ‘Flash Lips Foundation’ in Nude and blended with ‘Rouge Unique Lipstick‘ in Heaven.

Thierry Mugler Flash on Lashes mascara

- To create the sultry dramatic eye, she lined the whole eye from inner to outer corner onboth the upper and lower lash lines in black “Eye Liner Cream“.

- To highlight the lids, she swept on “Eye Shadow & Lights Quartet“ in Sublime Nature to contour the eyes with beige and golden hues.

- Finally, she applied “Flash on Lashes Mascara’ in Black to the lashes, but the secret weapon was a final coat of ‘Vinyl Gloss‘ on the lashes to leave them looking wet and glossy.

The skincare products are at Clarins.com and all of the makeup is available for purchase in the US at Mugler.com.”

The Chanel Fall 2011 makeup collection has just been released, and it will probably come as no surprise to you, buuut it’s awesome.

I’m loving the Quadra Eye Shadow compact in Prelude, which features 4 neutral shadows that are perfect for creating a foolproof smokey eye. I’m all about the smokey eye (it’s basically the only makeup look I ever do), but these shadows are above and beyond effective. I’m especially obsessed with the darkest shadow, which goes on like a brownish-plum.

Chanel Fall 2011 quadra eye shadows in Prelude

Also incredible: Glossimer in 158, a reddish-brown berry with shimmery gold flecks. It goes on pretty sheer, but is buildable and gives your lips that perfect just-bitten flush.

Chanel Fall 2011 Glossimer lip gloss 158: Braise

The Chanel Fall 2011 makeup collection is available now. Visit Chanel.com for more information.

Cara Delevigne at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

The annual Serpentine party is one of London’s most glamorous events and the unofficial kick-off of “the season”. A brand-new architech-designed pavillion is unveiled each year and is open for 3 months. This year’s party, held at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, features a design by Peter Zumthor–complete with secret garden–and was sponsored by Burberry: extra glam!

Alexa Chung at the Burberry Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Poppy Delevigne at the Burberry Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Yasmin Le Bon and Simon Le Bon at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Jon Furness)

Eugenia Niarchos, Noor Fares and Margherita Missoni at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Jon Furniss)

Malin Jefferies at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Nick Harvey)

Jenson Button at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Jon Furness)

Julia Restoin Roitfeld at the Burberry Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve Mavrakis at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Jon Furness)

Jourdan Dunn at the Burberry Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Liberty Ross at the Burberry Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Burberry designer Christopher Bailey and Tom Guinness at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Jon Furness)

Tali Lennox (Annie's daughter!) at the Burberry Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Lily Donaldson at the Serpentine Gallery party (WireImage/Eamonn McCormack)

Have you heard about Drybar? It’s a new LA-based chain of blow-dry salons–no color, no cuts, just a wash-’n'-blowdry for $35–that has completely exploded and rolled out all over the country. If you don’t yet have a Drybar near you, you probably will soon! (Seriously; it feels like they’re opening up a new location every other week.)

There’s something so ridiculously simple about the concept of Drybar that it’s hard to believe nobody thought of this sooner. As I mentioned, the salons don’t offer any cuts or color: just blowouts (wash included) for only $35. The devil is in the details: while blowdry bars aren’t new, Drybar’s fun, girlie vibe takes the blowout experience to a sublime level.

What makes Drybar so awesome? Photos of glamorous celebrities like Grace Kelly, young Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow and Sophia Loren dot the walls. A glass of champagne arrives in your hands the second you sit. Classic chick-flicks like How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days play (with captions turned on, so you can “watch” while the blow dryers hum). Oh, yeah: the blowouts themselves–a “cocktail” menu of blowout options is available–are fantastic, too!

I visited the very first Drybar in Brentwood the day it opened last year to cover it for VanityFair.com, so I sort of feel like Drybar is “mine.”

Alas…the secret’s now out.