September 11, 2009 | BeautyStat.com
 

September 2009

Charlotte Ronson loves her tulle. The backstage beauty look was inspired by the ballerina who meets New York City style, and there were ballerina-style chignons on the hair, sparkly pinks and sheers on the face and a lovely Nail Art technique done on the nails. ...

I never would have thought of acid yellow eyeshadow as a minimalist look, but Phillippe Chansel for MAC at the Rosa Cha show convinced me otherwise. The bright accessories from this swimsuit collection inspired equally happy eyeshadow. Chansel started off by mixing Studio Sculpt...

You've seen fabulous clothing from the Lorick line whether you realize it or not. This youthful line stars as the Waldorf Collection on the CW's Gossip Girl. Their Spring 2010 runway show came in three distinct acts with three different and complimentary make-up looks. JP McCary, the head make-up artist for this show, explains: lorick-spring 2010 Pastel Look Look 1, for the Watercolor section, lifts colors directly from a graceful painting. A bold teal liner under the eye with taupe in the eyelid crease and natural brow compliment subtle orange blush and lip stain. Champagne highlighter in a V on cheekbones and temples makes the look very now, as McCary tells me that soft shimmer a big trend for spring. lorick-spring 2010 Watercolor Look For Look 2, the Pastel unit, McCary created a mod 60s look with deep black shadow under the eye and on the upper lash line that gradual fades to white as it nears the (still natural) brows. A baby doll pink lip stain continues the mod theme.
Agent Provocateur kicked NYC's Spring 2010 Fashion Week off to a rollicking start with the launch of their new line, Soiree. The high end kinky-with-class collection, including panties studded with Swarovski crystal, call spectacular make-up and hair. Chantal Miller and Pasquale Ferrante answer the call. Agent Provocateur Spring 2010 Fashion Week Miller wanted the make-up for the show to capture the spirit of the Timeless Woman. "She's the woman for whom time doesn't exist," Miller explained. "She uses liquid eyeliner, and she knows how to do a flawless red lip." MAC eye-pigment MAC fluidline A strong eye, bearing MAC's Fluidline liquid eyeliner in Blacktrack and baby blue, olive green, turquoise, and rich gold shadows, balanced out the aforementioned flawless lips in MAC's Pro Longwear Lipcolour in Ruby Red.