Monday, September 21st, 2009 | Beauty, Celebs, Fab Events, Fashion
Mark Townsend Styles January Jones
By Leah
Matrix’s celebrity stylist Mark Townsend assisted “Mad Men’s” January Jones for the 2009 Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 20, 2009. According to Townsend, “Working with January for any event is always going to be fun and inspiring.”
Townsend’s inspiration for Jones was her embellished Atelier Versace gown. He proclaims, “While getting January ready, we had the dress hanging close by so I could see it while doing January’s hair, and that proved to be the inspiration for her overall look.”
For Jones’s hair Townsend used Biolage Bodifying Spray Gel ($16) while it was damp blow drying it with a medium round brush. He then sectioned it pulling and pinning it back one section at a time. He created a textured chignon and used Vavoom Shape Maker Hairspray ($17) for hold, allowing for a few loose pieces to fall forward to catch the light and give her a more fashionable look.
To buy the products used on Jones, visit Matrix.com.
Monday, September 21st, 2009 | Beauty, Fashion, Fashion Week, News
New York's Fashion Week Spring 2010: Clé de Peau Beauté at Vera Wang
By Leah
Vera Wang did her Spring 2010 collection channeling French designer Paul Poiret, who according to ‘the fashion world’ was the initial designer to ‘drape’ his designs. Carrying this over into the beauty, Wang used Clé de Peau Beauté’s Color Creator, Lucia Pieroni to create a simplistic, boy-like, look to compliment her clothing and bold jewelry.
Pieroni explains the style was to appear healthy, but a bit supernatural. “I wanted the models to appear cool and very natural, so I created a super sheer base on the face with eye accents only, of taupe and silver.”
Using the Clé de Peau Beauté Luminizing Enhancer Base ($42,) Pieroni evened out skin tone and made a radiant finish on skin with Refining Fluid Foundation ($118).
Next, she gave brows a full polished effect by accenting and extending them using Eyebrow Pencil in #104/Grey ($55). She made eyes pop with the Satin Eye Color in #11/silver ($45,) and a bit of shade #111/taupe for definition. Pieroni left out mascara and liner, but used Satin Eye Color #104/golden to highlight the brow bone and the cheeks for some glow.
Lips were done in a subdued Extra Rich Lipstick in T4 ($65,) a nude shade inspired by tea roses.
Lucia Pieroni is a premier make-up artist with world-wide experience who’s been a Color Creator with Clé de Peau Beauté since 2005.
The aforementioned Clé de Peau Beauté Spring 2010 products will debut in March 2010 at Bergdorf Goodman and select Barney’s, Neiman Marcus and Saks locations nationwide.
Photos courtesy Getty Images.
Friday, September 18th, 2009 | Beauty, Fashion Week, News
Spring 2010 Looks By Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
By Leah
J. MENDEL
According to makeup expert Bobbi Brown, “Spring at J. Mendel is about ethereal silhouettes and soft textures, so the makeup reflected this inspiration through clean, matte skin, light pink cheeks and lips, and an elongated smoky eye that is pretty, yet powerful.”
Runway image courtesy Fashion Spot forums
To get the look:
Skin: Hydrating Face Cream ($50), Hydrating Eye Cream ($45), Foundation Stick ($40), Creamy Concealer ($22), Corrector ($22)
Eyes: Bone and Mink Eye Shadows ($20), Extreme Party Mascara ($22)
Cheeks: Sand Pink Pot Rouge (Spring ’10, $22)
Lips: Pale Pink Lip Color ($20)
Brows: Natural
BRIAN REYES
Brown’s take on the Brian Reyes look, “The makeup was all about fair skin with a hint of color. Winter white skin was clean and crisp, highlighted with frosty cheeks. Stained red lips added a touch of color, but remained soft enough for the spring season.”
Runway image courtesy Style.com
To get the look:
Skin: Hydrating Face Cream ($50), Hydrating Eye Cream ($45), Foundation Stick ($40), Creamy Concealer ($22), Corrector ($22)
Eyes: Bone/White/Ivory or Toast Eye Shadow on Lid ($20)
Cheeks: Beige or Bone Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow ($20)
Lips: Red Lip Color ($22)
Brows: Clear Natural Brow Shaper ($19)
Friday, September 18th, 2009 | Beauty, Fashion Week, Haute Press, News
MAC & Rodarte Do Tattoo’s for Spring 2010
By Leah
Designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte decided to uniquely accessorize their Spring 2010 Collection using MAC makeup artists alongside their stellar talents. The design duo collaborated with MAC senior artist Chantel Miller and key artist James Kaliardos to create a Maori-inspired geometric tattoo-look. According to Miller, “The idea for the tattoos stemmed from Kate and Laura’s desire to celebrate makeup as art not only for the face, but also for the body in a similar way that Indian culture uses henna. They want women to look at makeup as an accessory for an outfit the way you would a bracelet or a necklace.”
After much collaboration four different full sleeves, one neck and eight half-sleeves of makeup-styled ink totaled 13 creations, all of which evoked feelings of a futuristic tribe. When the time came to bring the designs to life, it took forty artists and four hours to hand paint the body art onto the models. Miller said, “Application is key to creating a body art look like this, so the brushes play an essential part.”
Rodarte’s combined forces with MAC certainly are a perfect example of how artistic collaboration can bring a collection to life on the catwalk.
- Aubry Bozzano & Leah Jayasanker
Friday, September 18th, 2009 | Beauty, Celebs, Shop
Celebrity Beauty Style
By Leah
See what POSHGLAM uncovered with Tinseltown’s preferred beauty buys.
Shadow, powder and gloss oh my …PIXI’s Natural Mineral Kit ($25) is the take-and-carry kit filled with everything a gal needs to get ‘put together’. Wait …and it’s mineral, so skin benefits as it radiates. Per PIXI’s Publicist, Brooke Shields is a fan of the line.
Tired of schlepping to the salon every four weeks for a touch up? Not any more thanks to Kelly Van Gogh’s at-home coloring kit. Root Rehab ($39) and Heads Up! Highlighting Kit ($49) intend to make your life easy as the latest and greatest color systems on the market. Bonus feature in Heads Up!; a technology called Wonderlust Hair Color Illuminating Tonic works to instantly cease highlighting action—translation you control the strength of your results. And per hair expert Kelly Van Gogh, both Kelly Rutherford and Jamie Pressley are fans.
“Many celebs, like Ali Later enjoy using Cellular Laboratories products,” claims Loren Ridinger Creator and Owner of Cellular Laboratories. And what makes the De-Aging Lifting Facial Firming Masque ($69.50) super special? “The unique sheet masque system allows cutting-edge ingredients like Matrixyl® 3000 to deeply penetrate the skin, increase circulation and boost collagen production.” It’s truly the all-in-one masque, as Ridinger states, “It combines everything a woman needs in one product: effective and advanced ingredients in an easy to use, mess-free, travel-friendly formula.”
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 | Beauty, News, Shop
Fashion Does Fragrance
By Leah
Fashion house Blumarine is known for its feminine style from famed Italian designer Anna Molinari. This coming season the label introduces a very lady-like eau de parfum, Bellissima, a floral musk-like scent that definitely indentifies itself as a fall must have. As this is the brand’s first perfume underneath new licensing arrangements (with ITF), beauty savants hope it’ll be just as perfect as their ready-to-wear. Developed by perfumer Sophie Labbé, Bellissima contains notes of ginger, dewdrop, grapefruit and orange—to name a few.
Bellissima eau de parfum arrives in stores (Neiman Marcus, Sephora and Nordstrom) this October, and pricing begins at $70. In addition to the perfume keep an eye out for a slew of bath and body (think creams and lotions) accoutrements.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 | Beauty, Fashion Week, News, Shop
The Tarte Look: Hayden-Harnett's Spring 2010 Fashion Show
By Leah
The Tarte Cosmetic’s team of experts created the look for Hayden-Harnett’s Spring 2010 show which took place at The Gabarron Foundation Carriage House Center for the Arts.
The collection was inspired by a nomadic journey through lava fields and desert landscapes and Tarte’s makeup artist Laura McGuire channeled this look with a warm complexion. A flawless natural visage was done with a hint of tint on cheeks, with the big emphasis on the eyebrows done with a striking geometric shape and an extended tail. The eyes were then muted with a soft subtle style paired with an understated lip.
To get the look at home use: Tarte’s emphasEYES for brow high definition brow pencil ($19.50) and Tarte’s the toolbox brow know-how eyebrow kit ($18).
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 | Beauty, News, Shop
Backstage Hair a la Charlotte Ronson Spring 2010
By Leah
AVON Lead stylist Allen Ruiz alongside designer Charlotte Ronson, did the hair look for the Spring 2010 show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
La inspiration comes via a remake of 80’s style made to mimic a pretty-young-thing of a gal that, “just walked out of dance class at Julliard”, to play off the fabrics and bold designs of Charlotte Ronson.
And why a bun will be all the rage come Spring 2010. According to Ruiz, “Spring is all about wearing your hair up and away from your face. Radiate confidence and positive energy by styling your bun so it looks finished, yet slightly disheveled …a bun creates a youthful, fresh look that is easy to achieve!”
Ruiz’s tips for the look:
Step 1: Prep hair from root to tip with AVON Advance Techniques Salon Volume Finishing Spray ($3.99) to enhance natural shine and create volume.
Step 2: Using the AVON Advance Techniques Paddle Brush ($12.99) and hair dryer, distribute the Advance Techniques Salon Volume Finishing Spray ($3.99) by sectioning off the hair and blow-drying to ensure that there is a natural, soft texture.
Step 3: Next, gather the hair tight to form a ponytail at the back crown of the head and secure with a ponytail holder keeping all sides flat.
Step 4: Holding hair at the base of the ponytail, twist the hair firmly in one direction to form a kink into a spiral. Secure with bobby pins.
Step 5: On the sides, using the little hairs “muse” the wispy hairs to play up the natural texture.
Step 6: Lightly spray AVON Advance Techniques Hair Spray ($3.99) to complete the style and hold it in place.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 | Beauty, Shop
suki® advanced. organic. science.™
By Leah
Begin a fall routine by prepping skin for cool-weather simply with oil from suki®. Oil you say, isn’t that bad for skin? Not true, according to Suki Kramer creator and formulator of suki® advanced. organic. science. “Organic botanical oils like jojoba actually mimic the skin’s own sebum, so it absorbs well and helps balance the skin so oil glands do not go into overproduction mode.” In essence oil without question assists skin. “When products are formulated with the right kind of oil, they can address and even cure just about any skin issue, blowing those touted “oil-free” labels right out of the water,” adds Kramer.
Suki pure facial moisture – balancing ($29.95) uses the specifics of echinacea and lavender extracts to deal with acne-prone skin. The suki pure facial moisture – nourishing ($29.95) is a grease-free pure facial oil concentrate that balances oil production as it nourishes skin. Kramer explains, “Organic botanical oils, known for their unique affinity with the skin’s own natural sebum allow your skin to breathe while natural anti-inflammatory agents calm irritation and soothe the complexion.”
All suki® products are 100% pure and natural and do not contain harmful or synthetic ingredients. Kramer personally selects raw materials to create the suki® proprietary botanic concentrate™, and she adheres to eco-friendly packaging.
Monday, September 14th, 2009 | Beauty, Shop
All Eyes on Orlane
By Leah
Eyes are the window to the soul as they offer an inclination as to what someone is thinking. Unless you’re blessed with poker pupils, it is likely your emotions are difficult to hide. One thing grandmother always said, “Take tender loving care of your baby blues.” How do you combat the signs of aging and sun damage? Maintenance is key …especially around the eye area. From the plethora of products available on the market Orlane Paris, whose been in the biz for over 60 years, upholds its duty performing tiptop in face and body treatments. POSHGLAM’s product of choice: Orlane Hypnotherapy Anti-Age Eye Contour. According to Denise Gorant, Account Executive for Orlane, Paris, “Orlane Hypnotherapy Anti-Age Eye Contour will deliver what conventional eye crèmes cannot. Eliminating the impact of negative emotions—the most significant and damaging reason for aging around the eyes, it makes the vulnerable eye area highly resistant to aging and maintains its fresh, youthful appearance during life’s most difficult times.” POSHGLAM’ s thinking with all the recession woes, you deserve a treat this fall, go ahead and get crazy and upgrade your eye-care regime with only the best from Orlane.
Orlane Hypnotherapy Anti-Age Eye Contour retails for $250, available at Bloomingdales.com.
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