Fashion Pulse Daily - Part 392

September 13, 2012

The Best of Beauty: Spring 2013 Collections – Zac Posen, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Chris Benz,

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Here’s a roundup of the favorite beauty looks for hair, makeup, and nails that I saw around town for New York Fasion Week Spring 2013 collections! Some you can translate literally, others, you may want to steal one or two ideas for spring, or downplay the looks to a “less is more” aesthetic.




The Show: Zac Posen Spring 2013

The Beauty in a Nutshell: Several days prior, some of the models’ hair was dyed/tweaked with Precision Foam Hair Colour solely to enhance their natural shades by Harry Josh, John Frieda’s International Creative Consultant. “Its the return to solid hair color,” Josh declared. At the show, John Frieda Creative Consultant Luigi Murenu created a ’40s inspired wave with a one-inch curling iron and keeping it shiny and sealed with Frizz-Ease Mousse.

Kabuki of MAC Cosmetics was inspired by Lena Horne, using false lashes on the outs of the eyes for a bit of glam and a thinly drawn triangle shape at the outer edge of the eye. Michelle Saunders for Essie used for different natural shades, Glamour Purse, Not Just a Pretty Face, Brooch the Subject, and A Crewed Interest, to perfectly match the models skin tones, telling me that A Crewed Interest is my perfect match!

The Show: 3.1 Phillip Lim

The Beauty in a Nutshell: Francelle Daly for NARS Cosmetics created a “modern rocker eye” for girls that were “in a band at Coachella,” inspired by gals such as Florence Welch of Florench + the Machine and Grimes with bold lashes (up to 10 coats!). Michelle Saunders of Essie created a “retro edge” nail; a half and half look with Chinchilly (one of my absolute favorites), and Brooch the subject, painting the nail vertically down. Hair was super duper brushed and teased for a slept in, don’t give a care, look.

The Show: Chris Benz Spring 2013

The Beauty in a Nutshell: “Mousse makes the hair VERY easy to work with,” declared Nick Irwin for Catwalk by TIGI backstage at Chris Benz. He used a “tangerine size” amount of Catwalk by TIGI Mousse and using Tiny Tim as the reference, created several different parts of the look, however each unit is simple: 1) a three strand braid 2) braids, let out and then finished with flat-ironed edges 3) a nun at the top 4) headbands on some models.

Daniel Martin for Lancôme worked a hybrid of a “nymph, fairy look with a slight Japanese horror movie edge it,” with cream pigmented eyeshadows (Color Design Infinite in Perpetual Pink,  cheek and eye blush, clear mascara, white liner on the insides of the eyes, and the gorgeous new Balm in Love coral electric sheer lipstick shade on the lips. Anna Maria for Lancôme used the Lancôme Vernis in Love Nail Lacquer Beige Dentelle on fingers. My favorite takeaway: – the lip shade- the coolest sheer I’ve seen!

-Julia DiNardo

September 13, 2012

Erickson Beamon Spring 2013 Backstage Beauty

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The Theme: Inspired by the 1966 cult French film “Qui etes vous Polly Magoo?” (Who are You, Polly Magoo?)
The Keys: Tina Turnbow for NYX Cosmetics, Simcha Whitehill for Color Club, Sarah Potempa for Sarah Potempa and Beauty.com
The Color Palette: Ultra dramatic black and white elongated eye, metallic nails, with textured hair.
The Execution: Turnbow took inspiration from the 1960s, in particular model Penelope Tree, to create a black and white expressive, dramatic, butterfly shape. She kept the skin clean and dewy, with the eyes as the focal point (using this ultra cool, The Curve NYX Cosmetics Liner) and added a coral hued lip. When asked how the makeup can compliment, and not compete with the statement jewelry, Turnbow replied, “makeup is the accessory of the face; they can be separate accents.”

When it comes to nails, Color Club nail lead Ms. Whitehill demonstarted how to dab and swipe the top, bottom, and underside of a nail with a metallic hue for a bit of extra shine. Sarah Potempa demo’ed the hairstyle, which started with a hairbrush sprayed with hairspray in order to tease the hair, using the prep-a-comb tool she created to also tease without breaking the strands, and creating either a high pony tail or using her BeachWaver tool to rotate and create perfect waves.

[Gorgeous Erickson Beamon jewels spotted backstage]

–Julia DiNardo

September 13, 2012

Rachel Antonoff Spring 2013 Backstage Beauty

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The Theme: Inspired by the 1977 film “Powers of Ten,” Rachel Antonoff’s latest collection features an aerial view, a garden party, with landscapes, and the idea of a country club girl gone bad!
The Keys: Keri Blair for MAC Cosmetics, Jenny Balding for Cutler Salon, Candice Manacchio of CND.
The Color Palette: Clear, greys and whites, vibrant red, blues.
The Execution:  For makeup, Blair used cream blush to create a flush, while shearing out a blackened lip hue to manipulate it into more of a stain then a matte full-on color. With hair, Balding swept the left side under and back for a sleek, angular, shaved illusion, blow drying the hair to straighten it along with flat ironing the ends, while holding the look in place with Redken Fashion Works Hairspray.

For nails, Manacchio created three different looks, which took a team of six artists a total of 65 hours to make about 600 nails for the show! Secured with sticky tape or glue dots, the three styles of the nails mimicked the inspiration and actual pieces; a favorite was the white opaque nails with clear tips (to match her spring 2013 Bass brand collaboration jelly shoes), that had names of Antonoff’s friends and family written on them in Sharpie marker.

[All nail images courtesy of CND]

[The set for the Rachel Antonoff Spring 2013 show]

–Julia DiNardo

September 13, 2012

Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 Show and Backstage Beauty

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[All backstage images by Julia DiNardo]

The Show: Rebecca Minkoff for Spring 2013

The Theme: Inspired by 60s and 70s photographs by Slim Aarons

The Color Palette: vibrant reds, indigo, corals, creams, dove grey, and mint.

Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look:  All of the handbags and footwear are certainly must-haves, but the most striking were the white slightly belled denim with blue or red embroidery paneling down the entire sides (see below).

Backstage Beauty for Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013

The Theme: That beautiful, hip Rebecca Minkoff girl
The Keys: TRESemmé Lead Stylist Jeanie Syfu, Sarah Lucero for Stila Cosmetics, Haven for Essie.
The Color Palette: Turquoise, mint, bronzed, natural glow. A small wedge of mint on the eyes to match the nails, blush and bronzer for a natural glow, well defined eyebrows, a different take on beachy hair texture.
The Execution: Lots of mascara on top, a matte lip, well-brushed eyebrows. The hair went both shiny and matte by Jeanie Syfu of TRESemmé, a “casual but natural look with a messy middle part,” Syfu explained.
How-To Steps: Get the hair —
  1. Start by applying TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Finishing Spray and TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Foaming Mousse throughout the hair and power dry with fingers for texture
  2. Smooth out ends with a Mason Pearson brush
  3. Take random sections of hair and using a 1” barrel curling iron, create curls through the mid-lengths, making sure to leave the ends out
  4. Use the flat iron to straighten ends and give the beachy texture a polished finish
  5. Spray lightly with TRESemmé Fresh Start Volumizing Dry Shampoo for a matte look
  6. Create a middle part with a comb and finish with a dime size amount of TRESemmé Smooth & Silky Anti-Frizz Secret Crème to fingertips, raking through the hair from roots to ends
-Julia DiNardo
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