I’m a superstitious girl, I don’t know about you. Each time Friday the 13th comes around, I have to play mind games with myself and avoid looking at the calendar or writing the date for fear that the sheer recognition of the day might spell trouble. I know, right?
Well, instead of being all doom and gloom here, I thought it might be fun to play off the “scary” theme and relive some of those not-so-savory moments in the world of makeup. Wanna play? It’s Friday, of course you do!
Okay, here’s what I want to know: What makeup disaster have you …read more

Collier Strong, a Consulting Makeup Artist for L’Oréal Paris, gave me some tips on the trends that we saw the celebrities don on the Golden Globes red carpet tonight.
Trend 1: Focus On The Lips
It’s all about a beautiful bold lip! Whether it’s warm or cool, a bold, opaque, red lip has a very sexy yet romantic feel. The eyes are as glamorous or neutral as your wardrobe dictates. During the day, eyes are kept simple; at night, opt for a darker look. Either way, eye makeup should be blended beautifully and brows should be perfectly groomed for an elegant look. …read more

I love this look. While Sephora is coining it “Festive Flirt,” I am chalking it up into the American Classic category (which I am really loving).
Here are the products Sephora is recommending to wow party guests this Holiday season and have everyone talking about just how hot you look:
Kevyn Aucoin The Sensual Skin Enhancer
Benefit Powderflage
Make Up For Ever Eyelashes (#25021)
Stila Eye Shadow Pan Black Cat
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Eldorado
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte in Red Taboo
Do you love it or hate it?
*Photo Credit: Sephora

Back when I was in New York for Fashion Week, Victoria’s Secret had rented out an entire suite to showcase their latest lingerie as well as their fall makeup line. Naturally I made my way over the to line up of makeup and was able to pick up their Cream to Powder Eye Shadow Duo, as well as a Metallic Eye Liner, Blush Highlighter Duo and Lip Gloss Duo.
The gorgeous eye shadow is a neutral tone in Catwalk (pictured)–a creamy taupe and the powder shadow a rich chocolate color. Each shadow exhibits a shimmer on your eyes and looks beautiful. …read more

Love YSL, but I totally cannot get into the dark lip/black lip trend AT ALL. However, for those of you who can, YSL has a very limited edition gloss that is available now called PUR Black. It is an online exclusive that could possibly sell out (since I may be in the minority about hating on the dark lip fall makeup trend.)
The official quote from the folks at YSL:
“Mysterious, sensual, luminous… A cosmetic jewel that turns lips into a spectacular fashion statement.From plum to ebony, it dresses lips in an infinite range of shades, depending on how it is applied …read more

Behnaz Sarafpour was my favorite show to be backstage for, not only because of the wonderful spring-like look to the makeup that is completely wearable off the runway, but because MAC Cosmetics Makeup Artist Charlotte Tilbury (pictured) was lovely and Linea Pro hair stylist, Ashley Javier was hot very nice.
Charlotte’s look for Behnaz’s show was romantic, paintly and garden nymph-inspired. She used no foundation on the face, only lip conditioner on the lips (for a sweet, healthy look), and broken silver (Cyber Metal X) and brown on the eyes.

The makeup complimented Ashley’s ethereal look for hair. The overall look reminded …read more

This was my first time backstage at Diesel Black Gold and it was definitely wonderful! I had the opportunity to talk with Val Garland from MAC who was leading the makeup for the show. The look was definitely different, but very atune to what Diesel is about.

The focus for this show was on the brows, however not your typical bold brow like last season, but one uniquely different. They were a defined penciled brow with pops of color. Wavy Blue and Magenta were used to shade the brows drawing attention above the eyes. Each brow was draw with a thin …read more

Be on the lookout for this makeup trend come Spring 2009–cat eyes with color! See the above chart to find out how the makeup artists from tarte cosmetics got Tina Turnbow’s inspired look.

The palette used for this look comes out February 2009, so be on the look out!
* Photo Credit (c) Shannon Nelson

Amazingly, smoky eyes are in for Spring, but I must say, I absolutely love this lip color that Bobbi Brown did for Tory Burch’s show this past Tuesday at New York Fashion Week.
“Tory Burch and I have worked together many times during Fashion Week, and I always enjoy designing the makeup for her show. This season, she created a look that was inspired by architecture: It was modern, structural, and chic. To reflect this in the makeup, I created a fresh, nude face with a textured, multi-dimensional smoky eye. For a beautiful base, I applied concealer underneath the eyes followed …read more

The matte look is a dream come true for girls like me with super shiny skin. Clinique’s look for fall is titled, “Modern Matte,” and the look couldn’t be more retro classic beauty.
Not only is the skin matte with this look, but it spans eyes, cheeks and lips as well.
Products used for this model include:
Colour Surge Eye Shadow Stay Matte in Stone Violet and Slate
High Impact Mascara in Black
Blushwear Cream Stick in Shy Blush
Defining Lip Liner in Sugared Fig
High Impact Lip Colour SPF 15 in Plum Nude
This makeup look is one that would fit into the fall fashion trend of …read more