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I am SO into beachy waves!! It’s one of my favorite hairstyles ever and it’s all over the runways here in New York. The ook at Rag + Bone was a disheveled rocker version that looked amazing. Redken’s Creative Consultant Guido kicked off the Fall/Winter 2012 season in New York yesterday with a texturized, [...]
The best trends that are coming down the runway are ones that you can assimilate into your life with little or no effort. Case in point, this smokin’, understated look from Maybelline New York’s makeup artist Andy Koh. This look is super easy to get at home and has more of a natural fresh skin [...]
Some of you may not know this, but I host an event during New York Fashion week called Cocktails & Couture. Its a networking event that bring out all the best and brightest bloggers, editors and marketers. We have the best time, lots of yummy cocktails and beauty products abound. Here is the official recap [...]
The beauty looks for Chado Ralph Rucci F/W 2011 consisted of a sophisticated smoky eye, coupled with a modern french twist. Tom Pecheux for MAC Cosmetics customized the dramatic eye to each model, using matte black eyeshadow, loads of mascara and liner inside the eye. To highlight the eyes, the foundation was kept matte, along [...]
The Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet Fall 2011 collection evokes timeless elegance and unabashed glamour, inspired by a modern day interpretation of the classic 1950s movie Auntie Mame. Stacey Bendet creates a wardrobe for a chic, free-spirited female; an empowered individual who is full of life, ready for a party, eccentric and captivating. Polly [...]
20-year M.A.C. Artist extraordinaire Gordon Espinet was responsible for bringing to life a Brigitte Bardot-inspired look to the runway for designer Behnaz Sarafpour’s fall season reveals. Espinet described the look as “luminous,” “skin care-y,” “just left the spa.” Avoid matte and overdone this fall. Prep face with primer and concealer, then top with a light [...]
Preen was the first pop of color around the eyes I got to see backstage early in the week! James Kaliardos created an ethereal and fun look for the S/S 2011 “inspired by Egypt…the colors of the sand.” The face was prepped with MAC Face & Body Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing Powder $22.00. Give-Me-Sun! Mineralized Skinfinish [...]
If you haven’t heard of Ginger + Liz yet, trust me you will! Their long wearing polish is a buzzworthy brand of vegan friendly and toxin-free nail lacquer with a growing legion of fashionista and celebrity fans alike. Ginger + Liz was created by model/author S. Liz Pickett and entrepreneur H. Ginger Johnson. Ginger and [...]
Live from New York….It’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week! TMG has all the scoop on the latest in beauty trends from the runways, giving you a heads-up on what’s hot for the spring! The always fabulous Ted Gibson shared the secret that the top hairstyle for the spring is….drum roll, please…the bun!! Here we have ANOTHER [...]
I adore a good dark smokey eye, especially for fall. A trend I have noticed for Fall 2010 is a dark blue smokey eye which inadvertendly makes your eyes look really bright. Tom Pecheaux created this look beautifully with Estee Lauder shadows for Derek Lam. For the very first time in the Estée Lauder brand’s 64 [...]
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