Lunch Links: Lagerfeld sans the shades, Lea Michele says she looks like she's 12, and one seriously bad tip for blush

[No folks, the sunglasses are not permanently welded onto Karl Lagerfeld face. Image via AP Photo/Francois Mori]

Lady Gaga's stylist Nicola Formichetti slipped a little nugget of information to a writer for Milk Studio's blog, Milk Made. While listing his list of formidable accomplishments -- a namesake pop-up shop in New York, creative direction at Thierry Mugler, for starters -- Formichetti added: "Also I’m launching my own brand next year, so there will be a sneak preview of what’s coming up in the future for that." [Coco Perez]

Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld (above) was snapped sans his signature sunglasses in St. Tropez during the weekend. Ground breaking? Not so much. But grounding? Most definitely. [Fashionologie]

The folks at Refinery 29 sent their photographer to 2011 Newport Folk Festival to snap style shots of concert goers. What did they find? That even when hippies and yuppies unite, the Newport backdrop remains quite the same. [R29]

French style blogger Garance Dore compiled a list of the best worst beauty advice her readers have ever been given -- and there are some doozies. Our personal favorite: "Just slap yourself a few times in the morning. You’ll see, your cheeks will turn pink and you won’t need blush." [Garance Dore]

We think "Glee" actress Lea Michele looks striking on the September cover of Harper's Bazaar, but she managed to add a self-deprecating comment to her accompanying interview. "I’m five foot three. I don’t look like a lot of other people, you know what I mean? I look like I’m 12." [Harper's Bazaar]