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Backstage Beauty Report | Isabel Marant

30.09.11

No consequence was used by Stephane Lancien backstage at Isabel Marant to manufacture mussed hair meant to look as if a girl had well-deserved been for a spin in a convertible. “Sexy — but by misapprehension,” said Lancien of the messy, haphazard smartness. The face was more low key. “It’s my makeup in real existence,” said the model Snejana Onopka of Karim Rahman’s calling. A longtime collaborator with Marant, Rahman managed to prevail upon sense of the designer’s taste for duality. “She likes color; she doesn’t like color. She likes lipstick; she doesn’t like lipstick,” he said. “It’s a outstanding balance.” This effect was created using grounds mixed with moisturizer and a flush of L’Oréal Glam Bronze in Thriving and Universal Sun all over the face and close to the nose “like sun marks.” There was no mascara, but brown kohl was penciled between upper and put down lashes and blended with the finger. Lips were a bright salmon — L’Oréal Tint Riche Pink Passion — apparently the anti-color, anti-lipstick of lipsticks.

Source: New York Times (blog)

Let your skin shine with these make-up trends at LFW

21.09.11

"We're affecting towards natural, invisible coverage that uses almost supernatural highlights to hop off light and add definition to the face," says Terry Barber, MAC 's top banana of artistry for the UK.

Previous seasons' make-up trends may have captivated their cue from bygone eras but SS12's key skin look is being led by impressive new goods technology.

Think powdery metallics that melt into the scrape and light-bouncing highlighters that sit somewhere between a gloss and a balm. Next salt you won't want to be without Topshop 's Skin Glow (£10, topshop.com), the imaginative metal-X Cream Shadows by MAC (£15.50, maccosmetics.co.uk from December) - with the addition of its Illuminator in Shine, and Tendertones Lip Tint in Hot and Saucy that set in motion next spring.

For anyone (me) baulking at the thought of letting your look correspond entirely on your skin, you can pick one accent feature (lips, cheeks or eyes) in this occasion's "peach melba" palette of pinks, oranges and coral reds.

At Mulberry, announce-up artist Mathius Vanhoof patted a mix of L'Oréal Paris Color Riche Lipstick in Become a reality Red (£8.76) and Deep Raspberry (£8.16; lorealparis.co.uk) onto cheeks to add a shimmering enthusiasm. Fuchsia eyes glittered at Ashish and a neon-pink creative of eyeliner jumped out from lashes at Louise Gray .

Source: Evening Standard

The smart solutions: Providing the answers to all of your beauty dilemmas

22.09.11

‘Leave alone bronzer, as this looks better on blondes and can seem unnatural against black hair. A deeper red-toned blush will give a healthy look to the strip and for lips, try a berry-toned deep pink,’ Gucci adds.

The Age-Defying with DNA Interest SPF 20, is available in eight shades, £13.99 (Boots, Superdrug and 0800 085 2716 for stockists)

How do you eliminate lipstick stains from the lining of your new designer handbag?

Before you take it to the dry cleaner, try washing-up solution, which nearly always does the trick. Usually this can help safely erase lipstick and other make-up stains, including foundation.

Make a result of washing-up liquid and warm water, then, using a cotton wool pad, use the mixture to the stain in a circular motion. Turn the bag heart out if you can, pulling the lining as far as it will go and keep dabbing the stain (don’t rub) until it’s gone. For master results, allow your bag to dry naturally. This works well on cotton and polyester lined bags, but for other fabrics — including suede and leather — you may distress a specialist cleaner.

Source: Daily Mail