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This season I was able to go backstage, and watch the preparations, for the Badgley Mischka Spring/Summer 2011 collection fashion show.
The makeup team was lead by Tom Pecheux, for MAC Cosmetics. (*I was so lucky to get to see him key several different shows, each with its own look.) The look for this show was inspired by the movie "White Mischief" and leaned towards a "daytime Studio 54" look. He used beige and gold shimmer to tone down a silver shimmer to help get a "posh girl, with a wild side" look.
The hair team was lead by stylist Peter Gray, for Moroccanoil. He created a head full of curls, with a strong side part, that was decorated with either metal "coins" or in a scarf. Seriously, these pin curls were covering the *entire* head, tightly, for quite a while thill they dried & there were loosely combed out to be full. The coins were just randomly places with bobby pins in the hair. (*Tip: if you decide to accent your hair, make sure to place the bobby pins downward, to hold the accent in place, because if you place it upwards, your accent will weigh the pin down & it will slip out.)
Nails for the show were handled by nail expert Deborah Lippmann, for Deborah Lippmann (*natch). She layered two of her colors, "Fashion" - a beige in her permanent collection, and "Glitter in the Sky" - from her upcoming Spring 2011 collection, on both the nails & toes. (*Matchy matchy is a big trend for the season, per Deborah). She also talks about how layering different polishes is really popular right now, how it really expands your nail polish wardrobe.
This season I was able to go backstage, and watch the preparations, for the Erin Fetherston Spring/Summer 2011 collection fashion show.
The makeup team was lead by Lucia Pica, for MAC Cosmetics. The look was "of a woman, who travels a lot, coming up from the beach & getting ready to go to a cocktail party". She got this by having flushed cheeks & solid matte lips.
The hair team was lead by Odile Gilbert, for Moroccanoil. Keeping with the "just out of the ocean/from the beach" look, the hair was styled as a combed, wet look, with a solid part on the side, but only in the front - the back of the hair is dried straight.
This season I was able to go backstage, and watch the preparations, for the Cynthia Rowley Spring/Summer 2011 collection fashion show.
The makeup team was lead by Val Garland, for MAC Cosmetics. After previewing the collection, Val knew exactly what she wanted the look to be - "Very London - Carnaby St, Mary Quant & Twiggy". To get this look, she built up the lower lashes with "about 20 coats of mascara" (*may be a bit exaggerated - LOL!). In between layers, she thickened them up by putting translucent powder on the lashes & then coated them again. For the lips, they pressed the color in the lips to make it look like "she had just been snogging after a night out".
The hair team was lead by Bok-hee, for Antonio Prieto Salon. Bok-hee worked with Aura Friedman, for Wella, to use custom extensions in the model's hair, before twisting it up and clipping it in place with large colorful metallic clips. Bok-hee talked about the best way to make extensions look more natural is to put a layer of the natural hair over the top, so that it looks more blended. Ms. Rowley was very hands on for the models' looks, coming in just before the show to work with Bok-hee for the final look.
Ms. Rowley wanted to make sure that the models' hair was just right for the show, so she stepped up and adjusted the models' hair herself.
And after she had the look just so, Ms. Rowley took a moment to speak about what the concept of her Spring/Summer 2011 collection meant & how she made it work.
This season I was able to go backstage, and watch the preparations, for the Nicole Miller Spring/Summer 2011 collection fashion show.
The makeup team was lead by James Kaliardos, for MAC Cosmetics. In keeping with the 60's throwback vibe of the collection, James drew inspiration for the makeup from the Catherine Deneuve film, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" - glowy complexion, silver & grey eye colors & pink, pouty lips.
The hair team was lead by Kevin Ryan, for Rsession Tools. Kevin created a braided, slightly messy bun that was held together with elastics & rubberized bobby pins. (*Seriously - I ran out to Ricky's and picked up some of those bobby pins myself!). Kevin also shared his secret for pulling out knotted hairstyles - forceps. As in, a surgical tool. He says you should be able to use it on yourself, but I have yet to try it, let alone think I can twist myself around enough to make it look as effortless as he does, that's for sure.
The lead nail tech for the show was TJ Kelly, for butter LONDON. Nicole worked with butter LONDON to create a custom grey/blue color that went with a grey in the fabric in her collection. It's not for sale (*yet, fingers crossed), unfortch, but is so on point, I hope they reconsider.
This season I was able to go backstage, and watch the preparations, for the Doo.Ri Spring/Summer 2011 collection fashion show.
The makeup team was lead by Tom Pecheux, for MAC Cosmetics. To allow the clothes to stand out, they gave the models' a washed-out look, but still with a bit of color - like the mustard color on the center lip & inner corners of the eyes.
The nail team was lead by Jin Soon Choi, for Zoya. So as not to distract from the clothing, they used the almost nude color "Sally" on the models - but only one coat, to just elongate the fingers & keep them very neutral.
This season I was able to go backstage, and watch the preparations, for the Peter Som Spring/Summer 2011 collection fashion show.
The makeup team was lead by Tom Pecheux, for MAC Cosmetics, and he went for "playful makeup". He drew inspiration from the 60's, using eyeliner, so popular then, and updated it by using it in a wingtip with bright yellow & didn't use any mascara to distract from it.
The hair team was led by Laurent Philippon, for Bumble & Bumble, went with long, tousled layers. They used Bumble & Bumble Prep or Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray to help get the effect, along with braiding the girls hair to help give it waves.
As for the nails, the nail team was led by Jackie Saulbery, for Zoya Nail Polish. They used a custom blended color of a combination of "Jolie" and "Shawn", for a muted beige/greenish color.
Hi guys! I am back & trying to catch up and look back on everything that happened this last week. I just wanted to let you guys know that I a starting to upload some of my backstage videos to my YouTube page, if you want to get a look at what I was seeing before I post about them.
I had a chance to do and see so many things - I can't wait to tell you about it all! :)
So here's something I didn't know - Estée Lauder has never participated in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Until this season. I'm actually really surprised by this - you would think at some point in it's 64yr history that they would have been a part of it.
And boy, did they jump right in, with "bold blue eyes, copper lips, matte skin, bare cheeks and neutral nails" at the Derek Lam Fall/Winter 2010 show. Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 artists to create the stunning look on 22 models - While famed manicurist Jin Soon Choi and her team polished their nails with a new color that was tested backstage!
"When Derek showed me the fabrics that inspired his Fall 2010 collection – bold and muted tones mixed with earthy pigments including terracotta, greens and browns – I thought the makeup shades should be complimentary. So we chose a blend of bold blue shadows on the eyes, shimmering copper lips and flawless, matte skin created with a light foundation -- an on-trend beauty preview of what we will see for Fall 2010." Tom Pecheux, Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director.
One of the things that Tom is doing as the new Creative Makeup Director is working on new high-impact colors that will be on Estée Lauder counters in Fall 2010, but he runway tested some of them backstage for this show: Eyes: New Estée Lauder EyeShadow Tested Backstage – Shades Launching Fall 2010
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil in Midnight Blue
Estée Lauder TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara in Black Lips: Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Beige Cheeks: Bare Skin: Estée Lauder Double Wear Light Foundation Nails: New Estée Lauder shade Tested Backstage (*I hear it is a sheer, milky white kind of color with some, not a lot, of sparkle to it.)
I can def say that I look forward to checking out these new colors when they hit the counter this fall.
(*Credits)
Makeup: Tom Pecheux for Estée Lauder
Nails: Jin Soon Choi for Estée Lauder
Model Photo: Liu Wen (Marilyn) Photo Courtesy of Estée Lauder
You might remember that I had a chance to chat with Marco Santini at the Jeremy Laing S/S 10 show last season. Well, I didn't get a chance to see him in person this time, but I still wanted to know what he did for this season, besides just speak in a gorgeous accent. *sigh*
This is what I found out: this guy is crafty - literally:
The look was inspired by a "sketch of a whimsical fairy – the sketch isn’t perfect – there are no hard lines, but rather soft blurred lines that manage to form into a picture".
To achieve this look Santini used the following:
· An old-fashioned sewing needle
· Elastic string
· Davines DEDE Conditioner
· Davines For Wizards No. 4 Glossy Modeling Putty
"First, Santini wet hair with Davines DEDE Conditioner to condition and strengthen the hair without leaving it heavy. He then dried the hair and separated it into two sections. Backcombing by the nape of the neck, Santini used an old fashioned sewing needle and some elastic string to weave the hair together to create an organic ponytail. Lastly Santini applied Davines For Wizards No.4 Glossy Modeling Putty, a paste that creates texture and separation with natural movement, to the hair to finish the look."
The result had all of the models looking similar, but slightly different.
Davines products can be found in salons - just check on their website for locations.
Today is opening day for the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - New York and I'm not there. Boo! With all of the crap snow going on out there (*as if we haven't had enough here in Oklahoma), I'm going to pretend that I am *super* happy not to be out there in all of that mess - which is a boldface lie. Unfortch, due to some issues here, I didn't get to go this season - even tho I actually got credentials in my own name this time. However, I have been able to pay it forward, just like I had done for me last season, and give some of my access to Meredith, from Retrodiva's Beauty Bar, who will do a fab job reporting from behind the scenes.
This also means you will not to get read my direct tweets about what I am doing in NYC. BUT! I *will* be retweeting a lot of the action from some of the other lovelies that are there at the tents. In addition to those, MAC Cosmetics has provided a twiter widget, which you can see in the right sidebar, that showcases tweets from their artists directly backstage at the tents. Also, if you have a particular MAC makeup artist you want to follow exclusively, check out MAC Artists Tweets and follow them individually. And if *THAT* isn't enough fashion week info for you, you can search twitter #NYFW hashtag and see what EVERYONE that uses that tag is saying. (*WARNING* - could definitely lead to information overload - esp when several are at the same show at the same time.)
Oh, speaking of twitter/information overload - American Express, one of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week sponsors has provided an electronic board, inside the tent, that displays live tweets that use the hashtag #amexmbfw. I think it is really cool for such a big company to embrace people tweeting - a great way to instantly show the people in the tents immediate reaction to things. Love it!
So, there you have it lovelies - even tho I am not there, I will def be here, using a bunch of different means, to still bring you my perspective on what goes on at NYFW. I hope you enjoy it. :)
And boy, did they jump right in, with "bold blue eyes, copper lips, matte skin, bare cheeks and neutral nails" at the Derek Lam Fall/Winter 2010 show. Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 artists to create the stunning look on 22 models - While famed manicurist Jin Soon Choi and her team polished their nails with a new color that was tested backstage!
One of the things that Tom is doing as the new Creative Makeup Director is working on new high-impact colors that will be on Estée Lauder counters in Fall 2010, but he runway tested some of them backstage for this show:
To achieve this look Santini used the following:
"First, Santini wet hair with Davines DEDE Conditioner to condition and strengthen the hair without leaving it heavy. He then dried the hair and separated it into two sections. Backcombing by the nape of the neck, Santini used an old fashioned sewing needle and some elastic string to weave the hair together to create an organic ponytail. Lastly Santini applied Davines For Wizards No.4 Glossy Modeling Putty, a paste that creates texture and separation with natural movement, to the hair to finish the look."
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