Remember when I told you how to enter guys' hearts through fragrance? (Click here for a little refresher course.) Well, color me impressed -- because now there's an even chicer way to do it. I'm talking, of course, about the Stella McCartney Stella Solid Perfume Necklace.
Never before have I been so obsessed with a piece of jewelry. Not only does my fave fragrance reside within -- but the oversized silver medallion on a long, substantial chain seriously makes every outfit look more pulled together. It jazzes up basic jeans and tees and adds panache to an LBD. What could be better?
The Stella McCartney Stella Solid Perfume Necklace retails for $49.
I just really don't know how I feel about the dress Eleanor Tomlinson wore to the premiere of Alice in Wonderland in London this week. The sheer chiffon bodice and sleeves paired with rigid silk faille, the deliberately placed cups, the winged loops at the hips -- not to mention the mismatched blue platform heels -- all add up to way too much look, in my opinion. I feel it would have been much more flattering as a strapless dress without those strange hip wings!
But what do you think? Is this look a yay or a nay? Let me know in the comments!
The perfect tomato red lip? Immediately achievable with Lipstick Queen Chinatown Glossy Pencil in Chase. Not only is this color unbelievably flattering -- even on a paler-than-pale gal like yours truly -- but the consistency of this pencil is like no other. It glides effortlessly onto lips, leaving in its wake a silky, smooth, almost balm-like texture -- but with a matte finish that's ever so 40's. And the lacquered black tube with white writing? Undeniably chic and sexy.
Lipstick Queen Chinatown Glossy Pencil in Chase retails for $20.
It's been quite awhile since there was a giveaway here at The Beauty of Life, and I figured it was high time my readers had the chance to win something fabulous! Loyal readers will already know about two of my greatest obsessions:
1) Space NK 2) Candles
So it comes as no surprise that I am in love with the Space NK Candle Collection. Each candle in this collection smells absolutely fantastic and burns for hours and hours without ever seeming to quit. And now one reader has the chance to win the Space NK Charcoal Rose Candle, valued at $45 -- perfect for winter with its noes of black roses, blush pink peppercorns and the essence of pine smoke.
Simply enter your name and email address in the box below. The winner will be selected on Friday, March 5 and notified by email. It's that simple!
This giveaway is open to US residents only. Giveaway runs until Thursday, March 4 at midnight. One entry per person, email address and IP address. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
Very exciting news today, fellow beauty chicks! My Twestie and partner-in-crime, the fabulous Director of Makeup Artistry for M.A.C Cosmetics, the one and only Gregory Arlt, gave me all the details of how to create 90210 starlet AnnaLynne McCord's look for the Shape March 2010 cover. "Whenever I've worked with Shape, we always go for a clean, healthy look to the makeup," Gregory told me. "In my opinion, Annalynne is our new California girl, and I look at her as sort of a modern-day Farrah Fawcett."
Get all the details of how he created the look after the jump.
"I kept it simple, luminous, healthy and golden," Gregory said of AnnaLynne's cover look. Gregory began by applying Kesalan Patheran #400 foundation to AnnaLynne's skin, then followed with M.A.C Medium Dark Mineralize Skinfinish. On AnnaLynne's cheeks, he dusted two M.A.C blushes -- Margin and Springsheen -- with a #116 Brush.
Many different products were used on AnnaLynne's eyes, though the end result was definitely very natural. Gregory brushed M.A.C Eyeshadows in Coquette and Omega across the brows with a #266 Brush and then used Girl/Boy Brow Set to keep them in place. As a base, he applied M.A.C Rice Paper Eyeshadow with a #252 Brush. In AnnaLynne's crease, he dusted M.A.C Kid Eyeshadow with a #224 Brush before sweeping M.A.C All That Glitters Eyeshadow across the lids with a #242 Brush.
Instead of using an eyeliner, Gregory lined AnnaLynne's eyes with two different M.A.C eyeshadows. Using a #266 Brush, he lined the top lids with Embark. He then used the #140 Brush to line the bottom lashline with Cork Eyeshadow (one of his all-time favorite products!).
Gregory finished AnnaLynne's eyes with a coat of Prescriptives Motor-Eyes Instant Action Mascara.
Lips were also kept fairly simple. Gregory lined AnnaLynne's lips with M.A.C Oak Pencil before filling them in with M.A.C Love Nectar Lustreglass.
Gregory's final thought? "With her glowing tan skin, perfect smile and that mane of beautiful blonde hair, I'm sure she could make and sell a poster that would go on a whole new generation of boys' walls!"
Want to indulge your skin? Then you simply must try the SK-II Skin Signature 3D Refining Mask. This two-part mask is saturated with SK-II’s signature Pitera-drenched blend of essential nutrients and ingredients to lift, firm and smooth skin upon immediate contact.
I have to admit that at first I wasn’t sure I’d like the two-part mask. Why not just give me a one-piece mask to fit over my entire face all at once? But after adhering both parts to my skin, I realized it really wasn’t such a big deal. After letting the mask sit for about 10 minutes, I removed both pieces to reveal skin that was softer, smoother and unbelievably glowier. My wrinkles even seemed to disintegrate right before my eyes!
At $145 for 6 masks, this is definitely the true meaning of the word indulgence. But since one facial is about the same cost in New York, I think it’s one worth making.
Frizzy. Dry. Coarse. Kinky. Unmanageable. Downright ugly. All terms I’ve used to describe my hair in the past. Luckily, I can kick each and every one of them out of my vocab thanks to the brand-new T3 SinglePass Straightener.
Before this miracle-worker came into my life, I thought it was only possible to achieve salon-worthy locks by, well, going to the salon. And while I’m not discounting the technical skill of my fabulous stylists, I’m happy to know I can achieve similar results at home on a daily basis. After a quick blowdry and only 8 minutes with this straightening iron, my locks were smooth, silky and touchably soft. Observe the miracle happenings upon first use:
1) I walked to and from work in a major snowstorm and my hair didn’t frizz AT ALL.
2) Coworkers complimented me all day long on how straight and shiny my hair looked.
3) My highlights seemed to shimmer and peek out better than they had just one day before.
A true miracle, right? Not to mention the 1” ceramic plates and fully adjustable digital heating for a variety of hair types work to ensure you’ll have straight, silky locks no matter what your texture.
Winter totally ravages my skin -- and I know I’m not the only one. And while I don’t necessarily believe that you need to switch up your fragrance every season, it’s imperative to use moisturizers formulated to combat the effects of changing climates. That’s where Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream comes in. This heavier cream is perfect for dehydrated, chapped skin caused by freezing winds and falling temperatures.
Three ingredients are found within Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream: Antarcticine (a glycoprotein extracted from microorganisms in sea glaciers that protects skin from the cold), Imperata Cylindrica (a plant indigenous to the Australian desert with superb water retention properties), and Squalane (an easily absorbed moisturizing oil derived from olives). What does this mean? Skin is left feeling silky, smooth and completely hydrated upon use -- no more dryness, redness or flakiness in sight!
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream is $24.50 for 1.7 fl. oz. and $46 for 4.2 fl. oz.
From the moment I saw Bliss Fabulous Foaming Body Wash on the shelf, I knew it had to be mine. Already a major fan of Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash, I had a feeling this shower gel would work wonders almost immediately. And you know what? It did.
To begin with, it smells amazing. I know, I know -- you'd expect nothing less from a Bliss product. But there's an almost citrusy aroma that wafts out of the bottle when pumping ... it's sweet yet zesty, and it smells absolutely delicious. It definitely perks up my morning shower when all I want to do is crawl back into bed and sleep for another 6 hours.
The ingredients are nothing to snooze at, either. Lactic and citric acids smooth skin, while skin-polishing buffing beads are crafted from glycerin, Vitamin E and jojoba. It's even paraben-free. Seriously, can this body wash do no wrong?
My one complaint is that you do need quite a lot to make it, well, foamy. I usually use about 10 pumps on my pouf to really ensure a foam-worthy experience. Luckily the bottle is 16 fl. oz., so even after multiple uses it looks like it's never been touched!
It takes a lot for me to really like a conditioner. Most leave my locks feeling coarse, straw-like and unmanageable. But the first time I tried Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Conditioner, I was hooked.
This conditioner is, of course, laced with the scent of Cashmere Mist. (Click here for my in-depth review of the scent.) It's completely and utterly luscious, and immediately fills the shower with a sweet but not cloying aroma.
Best of all, my hair is manageable. I can actually get my fingers and a brush through it after use -- not an easy feat with most conditioners! It ups the shine factor quite a bit, too.
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Conditioner retails for $20.
I've decided to start a new weekly feature here at The Beauty of Life! I've been doing my own nails now for the past year -- a way to save money during these tough economic times -- and I'm going to be bringing you weekly insider looks into my nail polish choice of the week. Up first ...
Lippmann Collection Believe. While celebrity manicurist Deborah Lippmann has actually renamed her collection -- now it's the eponymous Deborah Lippmann -- I've owned this bottle since before the change. I love that it changes color in the light -- it transcends the boundaries between gold and silver and brings just enough shimmer to my daytime looks without becoming overpowering. Plus, Deborah created it with Cher! Pretty cool, right?
What color are you wearing on your nails this week? Let me know in the comments!
I'm sure by now you've watched snowboarder Shaun White's amazing gold medal winning performance in the 2010 Olympic Games. And while I was left in awe over his talent, I was definitely wondering one thing ... what products is this kid using? His long, curly red mane is pretty darn luscious if I do say so myself. I'm making it my mission to find out what he uses to keep those curls looking so pretty!
Ladies, want to know how every single guy in the room will compliment you on how great you smell? It's simple ... wear Stella McCartney Stella. I wore it out to a bar last night and had friends and strangers alike telling me I smelled amazing all night. Trust me ... this one works!
If you're like me, applying false eyelashes is a total nightmare. The glue gets all over my eyelid, the lash droops down onto my cheek, and after about 15 seconds I scream at my reflection in the mirror and give up. Luckily, makeup artist James Kaliardos gave me very handy step-by-step instructions backstage at Luca Luca during Fall 2010 Fashion Week. (Stay tuned for my in-depth review of his bangin' makeup look for the show.) Here's what James recommends.
1) Curl your eyelashes.
2) Apply one coat of mascara. "The mascara creates a base and a foundation for you to lay the individual lash," James says.
3) Look in the mirror and lift your chin so that your eyelid lays flat.
4) Take an individual lash with a tweezer and apply a bit of eyelash glue to the bottom of it. Both he and makeup artist Tom Pecheux prefer Duo glue, because it's clear and undetectable once it dries.
5) Apply the lash into your actual lashes instead of onto the skin of your eyelid. "You don't want to see a dot on your eyelid," James says. "You want to see it embedded. You take that tweezer and you get it as in there as possible!"
Above all, James recommends using individual lashes rather than an entire strip. "Forget about doing a strip, that's just impossible!"
Looking for a dose of eye candy? Look no further than Victor Glemaud. Not only was his Fall 2010 collection totally infused with preppy ski lodge chic, but the models were to die. See the pictures after the jump.
Ethereal, celestial beauty. That was the cornerstone of the look at Lela Rose during Fall 2010 Fashion Week. Makeup artist Tina Turnbow for Tarte, hairstylist Ted Gibson and manicurist Deborah Lippmann really created a look that was forward-thinking and absolutely gorgeous. Get all the details after the jump.
Hairstylist Ted Gibson really wanted to create a feeling of glam, cool and sophistication. He decided on a French twist, but made it different by fashioning it from the top down instead of from the bottom up. "It looks a little off and a little strange," he said as he worked on a model backstage. "Most people think the French twist is really elegant and a little older. We wanted to make sure the look was very young and fresh." He first blew out the hair with Build It Blow Drying Agent, then gathered half the hair into the French twist using Fix It Styling Gel. The top of the head was crafted into a bouffant-like silhouette, and the entire hairdo was finished with Beautiful Hold Hairspray.
Hairstylist Ted Gibson hard at work backstage
The color Deborah Lippmann used on the nails this season was to DIE. Seriously, I just about fell over when I got a glimpse of the sparkly, glittery, turquoisey-teal goodness on the models' nails. A new color for her Fall collection, Across the Universe was inspired by a picture of a piece of fabric that one of Deborah's friends had emailed to her. "Everybody can wear it," she told me. The sheer navy base "gives it a little bit of depth and it really makes the greens and the blues be super, super vibrant," she said. "It's alive, it's fun, it's let's not be so serious." Deborah also was inspired by the earth and sky, which is where the name came into play. She was so excited to use the color for this show, because pieces in the collection complemented it perfectly. "I love that pop," she said. "I love that it's young, and fresh, and different."
Deborah started by applying Ridge Filler Base Coat. "It's a little bit thicker," she said. "The pieces of glitter have something to grab onto rather than being so embedded in the nail." She then applied two coats of the polish for a denser look, and finished with Addicted to Speed Top Coat "for super high gloss," she said. "Every designer I'm working with is talking about gloss and shine on the nails."
Being a total fangirl with Deborah Lippmann!
Tina Turnbow for Tarte created a look inspired by the midnight sky with clouds behind it. Lips were left nude with Pucker Up Lip Balm. The eyes were imagined as a rounded sphere or planet, using Blue Lagoon in the center of the top and lower lids with grey in the crease and browbone and silvery grey in the center of the lower lashine. Smoldereyes in the center of the lower lashline and Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara on the top and bottom lashes completed the look.
At the last minute, I was invited backstage to speak with Napoleon Perdis at the Elise Overland show during Fall 2010 Fashion Week. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity! "It's a little bit industrial, but there's a softness to [the look] because of the lilacs and the fresh skin," Napoleon told me. Get all the details -- and even see an exclusive video of Elise Overland talking about her collection -- after the jump.
Napoleon was going for a look of girl power meets nostalgia. He began by hydrating the skin with primer to give it a flawless finish. He then blended lilac eyeshadows around the eyes and lined the waterline with waterproof gel eyeliner "for a nice feline girl power strength." Napoleon wanted "lots of lashes, but not a raccoon look," so he went with a few coats of waterproof mascara. A shimmery purplish-coral lip cream -- he was very particular that this was not a gloss! -- completed the look.
Heidi Klum watching the show
After the show, I was fortunate enough to go backstage and speak with the designer herself. I loved when she told me, "At the end of the day, I am the wearer. If I cannot wear it, what is really the point?" Thanks to my gal Felicia Sullivan, I have this lovely video to share with you.
"There’s six different designers showing. How do you do a look that takes you through the entire show?" So said M.A.C Senior Makeup Artist Victor Cembellin backstage at the Academy of Art University show during Fall 2010 Fashion Week. Since these were my thoughts exactly, I was happy when he went on to say, "My take on the beauty was a modernized take on antiqued 1930's glamour. But everything has an urban edge to it, so it doesn’t get too pretty pretty or too referential to the 30's." Find out more after the jump.
Victor accomplished almost the entire look using just pencils. "Start with pencils because they're creamy enough, but not so dewy that you're gonna get in trouble!" he told me. Victor used two pencils on the eyes. He began with Powersurge Eye Kohl, lining over the entire eyelid for a "burnished gold, antique sort of flavor." He recommended looking down in a compact mirror and carving in the crescent, then lining under the eye and connecting in a triangular shape. He amplified the look with Coffee Eye Pencil, lining the waterline to stretch the eye out.
And Victor's favorite part about the eyes? Studio Fix Mascara. "DUDE!" he almost screamed backstage. "As a guy, normally I just put mascara on and I'm like, 'Oh, they're black!' This one, I'm all 'Oh my God, something magic is happening with this brush and this formula!' It's the first one where I'm like, 'Holy cow!' I so notice the difference!"
Victor Cembellin explaining the look backstage
Victor sculpted the temples and back of the cheekbones to give them a more angular look. He also used just a drop of Comfort Oil, massaging it into the skin to prep for makeup.
To complete the look, Victor finished with a vampy dark lip. "The lip is the best part!" he said. He scrubbed Night Love Lip Pencil on his hand, then applied with a 239 Brush "like you're doing eyeshadow," he recommended for those trying this at home. "You'll be better at it." He buffed the color into the center, then applied two more layers to give it the appearance of a dark stain.
When you have the powerhouse duo of hairstylist Kevin Ryan and makeup artist James Kaliardos for M.A.C, you go backstage to get the details. Such was the case at Nicole Miller's Fall 2010 show. "We're doing a very beautiful face today," James told me. "I just haven't done makeup like that for so long!" Get all the details after the jump.
"I just wanted the girls to be very beautiful and made up too, it’s like giving them a face to wear," James said. "It's the kind of makeup that looks good on everyone." He began with Face and Body Foundation and concealer wherever needed. He pressed charcoal shadow into the lashlines, then coated top lashes wtih Studio Fix Lash Maxara in Black Fix. Lips were stained with Lipstick in Plum Dandy, which James applied with a brush. At the end of the day, it's important to remember one thing -- "Grey is the new black."
Hairstylist Kevin Ryan was inspired by a model who came in for the casting, creating "a cool girl with a bit of a wave." He used the Rsession Tools Nalu Waver to "get a natural wave in the hair," and then roughed up the texture with Bumble and bumble Volumizing Tonic and Bumble and bumble Surf Spray. "I don't want it too perfect," Kevin told me. "The salt spray beats it up and doesn't make it look crazy." He finished by finger-raking and roughing it up right before the models went out on the runway.
"I love that she follows her rules," makeup artist Tom Pecheux said of Doo-Ri Chung backstage at Doo.Ri during Fall 2010 Fashion Week. "She’s not a designer who looks at what’s next, what people are going to do." I loved hearing Tom talk about his love of collaboration with the designer, because this is one backstage I never, never miss. Tom's ability to continue to push the envelope when it comes to amazing lipcolors simply astounds me -- and this season was no different.
"We’ve been doing lips the last few seasons, very bold colors always, "Tom told me. "Since she loves it, I love it, I think it works very well with the collection, we decided to carry on." And carry on he did -- with an amazing take on the classic red lip. Find out more after the jump.
"Usually people go for rock or romantic or hippie," Tom said. "For [Doo-Ri], she’s kind of mixing everything with the girl of today. It’s not so 80's, so 90's, a full designer outfit is over. The girl today wants to be able to take a bit of everything. They want to be able to wear a tank top with a fur jacket and a pair of leather and a flower scarf or whatever."
Tom took this inspiration into his look for the show, saying, "I love the mix of being a little bit gothic, a little bit romantic, a little bit glam rock. We decided since we're playing with glitter, the face should be very classic with a matte red lipstick." He began by applying Face and Body Foundation to the eyelids with his fingertips, then brushing Pro Set Powder in Invisible over the eyelids and brushing Iridescent Powder in Silver Dusk over the entire eye area with the 224 Brush.
For the skin, Tom applied Face and Body Foundation with his fingertips for matte, light coverage. He followed with Pro Sculpting Powder in Shadowy, brushed below the cheekbones with the 116 Brush for subtle contouring. The face was finished with Pro Set Powder in Invisible, lightly applied to the entire face to set the foundation.
The lips were the cornerstone of the look. "It's a very, very glamorous lip," Tom told me. He began by lining the edges of the lips with Lip Pencil in Cherry. He then applied Matte Lipstick in Ruby Woo, dabbing over the entire lip for full coverage. For the piece de resistance, Tom applied two different Pro Glitters -- Turquoise and 3D Silver. Tom gently wet the makeup brush and first applied Turquoise over the entire lips. He finished with 3D Silver applied just to the center of the lips. "Really big glitter -- we are not cheap at M.A.C!" he joked.
As my loyal followers know, M.A.C Senior Makeup Artist Gregory Arlt is my all-time favorite and Twestie (his coined term for "Twitter Bestie"). So anytime I get the chance to check out his goings-on backstage during Fashion Week, I jump at the chance. This time, I went backstage at Georges Chakra's Fall 2010 show to see what he created. And, as always, I was blown away!
"I was inspired by Russian aristocracy," Gregory told me. "It's a little vampiric -- they're wealthy, glamorous vampires. They're glampires!" Find out tons more after the jump.
"I’m more of an Anne Rice vampire fan. My vampires don’t get shiny when they walk outside, they burst into flames!" Gregory joked as he worked on a model backstage. He went on to say, "It's like a vampire who went to the red carpet." So what does this look entail? Gregory wanted the skin to look very cold, so he used Moisture Cover Concealer where necessary to take out redness. He recommends mixing concealer with moisturizer and apply with a foundation brush like the 191 Brush.
Gregory then used a combination of two pale eyesahdows -- Era and an as-yet-unnamed shadow (but the working name is China Doll), which is a frosted cream hue. He began by applying China Doll over the entire eye, all the way up to the eyebrow and toward the cheekbones, with the 225 Brush. He then used the 252 Brush, a stiffer brush, to get the color very close to the lashline and "really pack it on the eyelid," he said. Using one of his favorite brushes -- the 224 Brush, which he's coined the "idiot-proof brush" -- Gregory then applied Era under the lashline to open the eyes and give them a more diffused look. A touch of Maximum Coverage Concealer through the brows gave them a bleached look, which Gregory told me is a big trend coming up this spring and fall.
For the lashes, Gregory showed me a brand-new mascara coming out from M.A.C -- Opulash. He was really excited about this mascara, telling me, "We finally have our ginormous wand! Thank God ... this mascara is the bomb dot com!" It works to lengthen and thicken the lashes, and Gregory used it to give the models' lashes a feathery look. A touch of taupe blush on the cheekbones gave a sculpted finish.
To really bring in the vampiric feel, Gregory played with a mix of lip pencil and lipstick. He began by filling in the lips with Mahogany Lip Pencil and then went over them with Diva Lipstick to give them the look of dried blood. He used the 231 Brush to blend the pencil into the lip, and then used the same brush to apply Diva -- a bluish-red which he says every girl should own!
At the end, Gregory stepped back and said, "The combination is kind of fabulous!" I tend to agree.
Uptown girl meets Woodstock. That was the inspiration behind Tom Pecheux for M.A.C's gorgeous look for Peter Som during Fall 2010 Fashion Week. "Few want it to be a full look -- full gothic, full romantic," Tom told me backstage. "Girls most days like to mix." Get all the details of how he and Laurent Philippon for Bumble and bumble created the look after the jump.
The focus of Tom Pecheux's look was really on the lips. He lined them with Currant Lip Pencil "for perfect definition," he said, then filled them in with Kittenish Lipstick using the 242 Brush. The piece de resistance was My Dark Magic Mineralized Eyeshadow applied over the top for a very shimmery, metallic finish.
The eyes were created using a pigment that's yet to be named (from an upcoming collection) over Studio Sculpt Concealer and finished with Invisible Set Powder, applied from the lashline to the browbone and under the eyes. Tom lined the inner eyes and under the brow bone with Silver Dusk and applied Studiofix Lash Mascara to the top and bottom before applying #53 Lashes on the top.
Laurent Philippon took things in a much simpler direction, telling me he wanted a minimalist but very sexy look. "The collection is very cool and sophisticated, a lot of things going on," he said. "We wanted to bring a simple element with the hair and makeup to balance it all." The only Bumble and bumble product he used was Prep, a liquid conditioner that gave a healthy-looking finish. Laurent began with a very straight center part and then flat ironed. Some of the models also received extensions either for added fullness or length, but Laurent said, "it's a case by case situation."
So imagine my surprise and delight when I walked into the backstage area of the L.A.M.B. Fall 2010 Fashion Show and immediately spotted Gwen Stefani herself. There was a kind of quiet hush surrounding her ... all you could hear from anyone in the vicinity was, "That's Gwen Stefani!!" It was pretty unbelievable. But once I tore my eyes away from her -- and wow, did she look fantastic with her white-blond Marilyn Monroe-esque hairdo and signature red lips -- I was blown away by the hair, makeup and nails. Charlotte Tilbury for M.A.C, Danilo for Moroccanoil and Roxanne Valinotti for Creative Nail Design really hit the ground running and came up with a fantastically beautiful look that was, as Charlotte so eloquently put it, "Young, naughty, wild, slightly 1930's prostitutes." Intrigued? Read more after the jump.
Charlotte Tilbury for M.A.C created a look with very pale, translucent skin and a "very feline, black, lived-in, up-all-night, wild eye." She started by lining the eyes with Eye Kohl in Smolder and Fluidline in Blacktrack, blending and smudging them into and around the eyelid. She also used tons of mascara, "gunky gunky," as she called it, to give a false eyelash effect. Charlotte recommended putting masses of mascara on the wand and then applying in individual long, thick strokes up the lashes to achieve this by yourself.
Charlotte paired the dramatic eye with an equally dramatic lip, mixing both black and red lipcolors together to create a rouge noir look inspired by 1930's starlet Clara Bow. A mix of Lipmix in Crimson and Lipmix in Burgundy, teamed with Lip Pencil in Burgundy, gave the mouth an overdrawn shape. "Even if you have small lips you look fabulous, because you can kind of cheat," Charlotte told me. "It's very dramatic -- hugely sexy and gorgeous and beautiful."
Right before the show, Charlotte dabbed a touch of Lip Treatment on the eyelids for a glossy finish. Face and Body Foundation gave the skin a translucent, doll-like quality. She blended a touch of foundation through the eyebrows as well.
It was a real thrill to speak with Danilo, whose hairstyles I've seen in every major magazine for years and years! (Not to mention he's Gwen's personal stylist, along with having worked on Beyonce and Katy Perry to name a few). To bring the 1930's inspiration up to date, he gave the hair a more contemporary finish, creating a loose texture instead of it feeling so "put away." Girls were given the Hairdo Faux Bang and then put in pincurls. After undoing the pincurls, he brushed them out for a flowy look. Danilo mentioned that this look is very doable on your own. He told me that "Women are getting as talented as they were in the 60's with their hair -- with their bouffanterie, shall we say!"
Then it was time to speak with Roxanne Valinotti for Creative Nail Design. Two coats of Dark Ruby gave an impression of "shadows and darkness," Roxanne told me, "really edgy and cool." She also used Stickey Base Coat and finished with Air Dry Top Coat for a high gloss shine.
