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What is a model to do when the opportunity to shoot with an awesome photographer pops up last minute, but finding a great makeup artist to be on set at the last minute …on a Saturday…in the middle of Minneapolis Fashion Week…and in the beginning of wedding season, proves impossible… Well in my case, she gets her [...]
Lead hairstylist at Nicole Miller, Kevin Ryan, wanted the hair to have a bit of a rock and roll edge, but not too casual. The hair was down, straight and wet looking, almost as if the girls had wet their hands in the sink and ran it through their hair. Products used to achieve the [...]
Malcolm McLarens’ 1984 single Madame Butterfly inspired the look at Imitation. The look exuded both sensuality and sexuality; it was all about the eyes and lips. In the words of lead makeup artist Nadine Luke for MAC Cosmetics, you “would want to look like that.” To create the eyes, Feline eye pencil was blended on the [...]
At Doo. Ri the makeup was inspired by an imaginary meeting between Jane Birken and Patti Smith. Lead makeup artist, Tom Pecheux for MAC Cosmetics, went for a look that was feminine and sophisticated, but a bit dark. Not a lot of foundation was used– a shimmery gray brown shadow all over the lids, a [...]
Can I even tell you my excitement level today? Someone in Korea reads my beauty blog! Not only someone, but an editor for NYLON Magazine in Korea. As I posted on my personal facebook page, “How cool is it that someone in Korea knows who the heck I am!” I am STOKED, stoked I tell [...]
Soft, shiny, silky hair…another one of those beauty ambitions that we never tire of pursuing relentlessly. I can attest that I’ve oftentimes went to great lengths in the pursuit of healthy looking and feeling hair. Along with trying many mainstream deep conditioning treatments, I’ve also experimented with a few homemade remedies suggested by family members, friends and [...]
