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Inspiring Makeup From Vogue Nippon
LOVING this editorial in the newest Vogue Nippon!! One of my biggest pet peeves is when avant garde makeup looks sloppy and distracts from the whole picture. This is a gorgeous example of extreme makeup done right!! It still tasteful and fashionable, and I love the subtle changes in each picture. I’m also really into braids right now, and these braids are to die for. These pics are definitely going into my inspiration folder 
Enjoy!!
Makeup AND Hair: Eugene Souleiman
Photographer: Nathaniel Goldberg
Model: Dree Hemingway
What is Your Desert Island Beauty Product?
Everyone is freaking out about the season finale of LOST tonight, which inspired the question:
If you were stranded on a desert island, and could only choose 1 beauty product to have with you, what would it be??
FYI: The island already has sunscreen, toothpaste, and deodorant so don’t worry about “essentials.” It also has 1 outlet because I know some of you can’t live without your hot tools. 
Fashion News: WTF? ANTM Gets Upgraded to Italian Vogue?!
Is Nothing Safe From Reality TV?
The CW held it’s annual upfronts today, where the president of entertainment for the channel announced that the winner of next season’s America’s Next Top Model will grace the cover of Italian Vogue, instead of Seventeen Magazine like the season before. Jay Manuel confirmed the news on his Twitter five hours ago.
WTF?!!
Italian Vogue is the world’s most influential fashion magazine. America’s Next Top Model is a reality show depicting a very inaccurate portrayal into the fashion and modeling world. It is meant for entertainment purposes and the very few models that do actually work after the show do commercial modeling, not fashion. How did this happen?
LA Times Entertainment Editor, Joy Press, wrote on her Twitter saying “The next America’s Next Top Model winner will get cover of Italian Vogue, not 17. Which means they actually have to find…a top model.” Hopefully this next season they will be looking for a model with a more editorial look..
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Fall 2010 Trend Alert: Full Eyebrows
Christian Siriano F/W 2010
Just as Heidi Klum infamously quotes in every episode of Project Runway, “in fashion, one day you’re in and the next you are out!”
Last season’s extremely popular bleached eyebrow trend (here) is already (quickly) being replaced with stronger, fuller brows. During this past fashion week for Fall 2010′s collections, bleached eyebrows were almost obsolete! Designers such as Narciso Rodriguez, Christian Siriano, Yigal Arouzel and Thakoon all opted for their model’s eyebrows to be extremely full, and in some cases, exaggeratedly hairy.
At the Trias show, makeup artists drew in the eyebrows very thick, and dramatically sketched wispy hairs coming off the top of each brow. Even blonde models were given darker brows which practically leap off their face!
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In one of MAC’s recent ads for their Mineralize Foundation, the blonde model is sporting some heavily structured brows. Just another example of what we can start to expect over the next few months.
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Makeup artist, Dick Page, created the look for Narciso Rodriguez’s Fall 2010 runway show. The eyebrow color was custom blended with black eyeliner and a white cream to create the deep grey tone above. These brows make a statement, and are focal point of the whole look.
Happy Easter!
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Rabbit ears have been popping up all over magazines and celebrities (remember Madonna’s teal pair at last year’s MET?), ever since Marc Jacobs designed a pair for Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2009 runway. Well, there’s only one day a year that this trend can actually be relevant (unless you live at the Playboy Mansion), and that day is today!
Happy Easter!!
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New York Fashion Week Makeup A/W 2010 Day 6 + 7
New York Fashion Week Fall 2010
Day 6 and 7
The models walking in Max Azria’s show were given a soft orange lip. Makeup artists dabbed the color onto the center of the lips and lightly blended outward. If you look closely, the out edges of the lips barely have any color on them. The upper eyelid looks to be defined with a thin black liner, and a touch of mascara.
Key Makeup Artist: Charlotte Willer for Maybelline
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Kardashians for Bebe models were given a sultry smokey eye yesterday on the runway. The inner corners of the eyes were highlighted with shimmer and the eyeshadow was pulled out past the eye into a cat shape. Looks like a makeup look that Kim would definitely wear!
Key Makeup Artist: Nathalie Bechard for Sephora PRO
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At first glance, I thought the makeup at Nanette Lepore’s show simple and very glamorous. Looking a little closer at the lips, I realized that they are actually two toned, making the whole look extra unique with such a simple twist!! The top lip was painted fuchsia, while the bottom lip was made a brick red.
Key Makeup Artist: Makky for MAC
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Bleached eyebrows are officially a thing of the past! So many shows have been focusing on a fuller brow this season, including Narciso Rodriguez. Makeup artists filled in the brows making them look extra dark, even on lighter haired models. The rest of the face was left very bare with just a hint of nude lipstick on the lips.
Key Makeup Artist: Dick Page for Shiseido
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I love the makeup created for the Michael Kors show!! Very bronzy and warm, despite the fact that it was his Fall showing :) The cheeks were deeply accentuated with a golden blush and the cheekbones are highlighted to perfection. A taupe shade of eyeshadow was blended into the eyes and the lips were given a coat of peachy bronze lipstick.
Key Makeup Artist: Dick Page for Sheiseido
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There is never dull look for makeup at a Jeremy Scott show! This season, models were given extremely exaggerated double liner. The liner started about an inch from the lash lines, and was brought up into the winged, cat eye shape. The cheeks were heavily contoured and the lips were painted a rusty nude.
Key Makeup Artist: Val Garland for MAC
New York Fashion Week Makeup A/W 2010 Day 5
New York Fashion Week Fall 2010
Day 5
The cat eyes seen at the Jill Stuart runway show were gorgeous! The eyes are rimmed top to bottom, and winged out into perfect points. The cheeks are swept with a peach blush, and the lips are a peachy/nude.
Key Makeup Artist: Charlotte Tilbury
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I feel like we’ve seen this look about 1,000 times this season! It’s ok though because I still love it. The bright red lip pops against a clean face at Monique Lhuillier. The models appear to be wearing just a wash of gold eyeshadow on their eyelids.
Key Makeup Artist: Val Garland for MAC
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SUPER smokey eyes at the Diane Von Furstenberg show! The eyeshadow was jet black with hints of a steel blue layered in. Since the eyes are so powerful, the rest of the face was kept nude and the lips were erased with MAC’s Pro Lip Erase.
Key Makeup Artist: James Kaliardos for MAC
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The model’s walking in the Donna Karen show were given glossy red lips. The cupid’s bow was brought into a sharp point, much like last year’s trend (here). A wash of grey eyeshadow was brought up into the browbone and topped off with a balm to make the eyelids glossy.
Key Makeup Artist: Charlotte Tilbury
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I love to unique twist to Zac Posen’s smokey eyes! Eyeliner was applied in horizontal lines, starting at the crease and ending below the lower eyelid.
Key Makeup Artist: Stephane Marias for MAC
New York Fashion Week Makeup A/W 2010- Day 4
New York Fashion Week Fall 2010
Day 4
I LOVE the fact the the standout feature on Thakoon’s models are their cheeks and brows! It’s a welcomed change, especially since lips seem to be taking the spotlight this season. Makeup artist’s used Douceur Blush by NARS (not yet released). The eyes were sparkly but in a natural “I just got 24 straight hours of sleep” sort of way.
Key Makeup Artist: Diane Kendall for NARS
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Herve Leger’s models were given gorgeous chiseled, orange-red lips. The rest of the face was kept very natural, except for a touch of mascara and liner to subtly define the eyes. Even the eyebrows were bleached to ensure that the the lips remain center of attention.
Key Makeup Artist: Lisa Butler for MAC
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This is not the first time we’ve seen the deep burgundy lips that walked the runway at the Luca Luca show. This seems to be a popular color this season! Nevertheless, it looks amazing. Aside from the lips, the models cheeks were given a lot of contour and a touch of highlight.
Key Makeup Artist: James Kaliardos for MAC
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The makeup at the Rebecca Taylor show was pretty simple, but very chic. Black eyeshadow was painted on the eyelid and extended a tiny bit past the outer corner of the eye. In a unique twist, the liner is smudged on the inner corner of the eyes, and stops 1/3 of the way out. The lips were completely nude.
Key Makeup Artist: Rie Omoto for MAC
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Behind the Scenes
New York Fashion Week Makeup A/W 2010 Day 3
New York Fashion Week Fall 2010
Day 3
Love this makeup!! The models walking in the Prabal Gurung show were given chiseled, fire engine red lips. Eyes and cheeks were kept nude to let the lips be the focal point. The cheekbones were contoured and the eyebrows were shaped, but not overpowering.
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Sepia colored cat eyes were seen on the Adam runway yesterday. The eye is strong but but still very soft as the shadow wings out, up toward the eyebrows! The top and bottom lids are swept with the same colored eyeshadow. The cheeks are given a bit of color with a peachy brown blush.
Key Makeup Artist: Romy Soleimani for MAC
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The reddish sepia/rust colored shadow seen at the Alexander Wang show has been a popular color this season! Makeup artists rimmed the entire eye with the shadow and topped it off with a balm or a gloss to make it look wet. It looks as if they may have skipped foundation and lipstick entirely!
Key Makeup Artist: Diane Kendal for MAC
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Twinkle By Wenlan’s models were sporting a very clean but modern smokey eye. Upper and lower lashes were rimmed with a black eyeliner and the eyeshadow was was a glossy black. The model’s temples and the hollows of their cheeks were bronzed and the lips were erased with MAC’s Pro Lip Erase.
Key Makeup Artist: Gianpaolo Ceciliato for MAC
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The look for Georges Chakra’s show was very similar to Prabal Gurug’s. The whole face is very bare, including the minimized eyebrows. The brows are not fully bleached, but it looks like they are covered with concealer. The deep crimson lips are the center of attention for this look, and rightly so!
Gregory Arlt for MAC
Behind the Scenes
New York Fashion Week Makeup A/W 2010 Day 2
New York Fashion Week Fall 2010
Day 2
Although eyebrow bleaching has been the “in” thing to do on the runway lately, the Christian Siriano show took it in the complete opposite direction, a la Marithe e Francois Girbaud S/S 2010 (here). The model’s brows were thick and wispy, while the eyes remained clean and the lips, a beautiful, bold fuchsia.
Key Makeup Artist: Polly Osmond for Victoria’s Secret Beauty
Tom Pecheux is a makeup artist that can basically do no wrong in my eyes. Unless he is applying green and blue glitter to his model’s lips. Ew. Maybe I just hate glitter with a burning passion, but this new trend of applying it to lips needs to die. Not to mention, the fly-aways in the hair are enough to send me into cardiac arrest!
Key Makeup Artist: Tom Pecheux for MAC
The makeup at the Yigal Azrouel show was very clean and pretty. The eyes were given a hint of beige shadow and the lips were painted a warm coral. The eyebrows are definitely the focal point of this look, very full and neatly groomed.
Key Makeup Artist: Wendy Rowe for Bobbi Brown
What the hell is going on here?? At first glance I was concerned about the quality of the lash glue makeup artists at the Cynthia Rowley show were using. However, upon further investigation, I discovered that the eyelashes were being deliberately applied the the cheekbones. I don’t know why, but I really wish I did.
Key Makeup Artist: Val Garland for MAC
The makeup at the Nicole Miller show definitely reminds me of winter time. The rosy cheeks and lips paired with a grey smokey eye make the models look like they have been hanging out in a chic ski lodge all day long.
Key Makeup Artist: James Kaliardos for MAC
