Red Carpet Glam: Kate Walsh at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmys…

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Kate Walsh was a winner on the red carpet at the 61st Primetime Emmys in a high low combo of accesorries to accomodate her FAB J. Mendel dress. In addition her hair was styled for about $6 bucks. Kate says, “Great style doesn’t have to cost a fortune, which is why I often mix luxury [...]

Beauty News: Estee Lauder To Close Prescriptives…

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Wow…I am truly SO SAD right now. As many of you know, Prescriptives was one of the first cosmetic lines that hired and trained me as a custom blender back in the day. The message that was sent to Estée Lauder employees said, “After a thorough analysis of the Prescriptives brand, we have concluded that [...]

Get The Look: NYFW Thakoon Spring 2010 – Hair From Wella…

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Thakoon’s spring collection is described as “warrior-surf” and reflects a hard/soft, natural/artificial dichotomy with organic construction or armoring of the body, contrasting with patterns cut around the body as a canvas with soft draping. The palette can be described as muted watercolors with an array of nudes, blues, pinks and aquas.  While I wasn’t all [...]

A Look Inside The Inaugural NYFW Beauty Blogger Mixer…

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This past Saturday night, Paul Baranda from Beyond beauty Basics and I hosted our first ever New York Fashion Week Beauty Blogger Event.  We were posted up at Wet Bar at the W Court Hotel on 39th and Lexington which is a small/intimate lounge that was quickly overcome by our guests!  We had such a [...]

Steal This: Giveaways from New York Fashion Week!!

Hello from NYC!  I will be doing some catching up on my blogging tomorrow while I am at the CVS/Robert Verdi lounge tomorrow, but in the meantime, The Beauty Girls are giving away over $10,000 in beauty products! Be sure to check out The Beauty Girls every day for the next week to enter to [...]

NYFW: Backstage with MAC Freelance Artist Lucia Peroni for Jason Wu…

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The hottest ticket in town was Jason Wu’s show at the St. Regis hotel. Ever since being put on the map by Mrs. Obama for designing her Inaugural gown, Mr. Wu has been in high demand and the collection for spring is beautiful. His inspiration came from Ted Burton movies, where all the actresses have [...]

Get The Look: Kerry Washington at NYFW’s Fashion’s Night Out…

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Celebs were hitting the streets of New York City this past Thursday night to celebrate Fashion’s Night Out.  Giorgio Armani Beauty’s A-Team was also out last night – getting top stars glam for a preview dinner for the Richard Hambleton exhibition, which will open September 15 and was presented by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and Andy [...]

NYFW: Backstage with Makeup Artist Bobbi Brown for Yigal Azourel…

Bobbi Brown talks with me about how she created the look for the show and how using products in different ways inspire new formulas for her ever expanding line of cosmetics. NYFW Spring 2009 – Bobbi Brown for Yigal Azrouel from Lianne Farbes on Vimeo. Watch Pretty!! ——————— Lianne Farbes writes TheMakeupGirl. She is a [...]

NYFW 2009: Bobbi Brown for Yigal Azrouel….

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Bobbi Brown collaborated with designer Yigal Azrouel whose line is feminine, yet deconstructed. The look was natural and featured a strong smokey eye.  Bobbi says, “I wanted to create a look that was still feminine, but true to what the designer wanted. We used no blush and no lip products….I just pinched the models cheeks.“ [...]

September Contest: The Makeup Girl’s NYFW Giveaway!!

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I am so happy and excited to bring you this oh so special giveaway kicking off Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week!  My partners, The Beauty Girls and I have teamed up with some of the best beauty brands in the biz to bring you an amazing week of giveaways totaling over $10,000!!  My giveaway is [...]