Saturday, October 31, 2009

Reem Acra Bridal 2o1o Collection


Reem Acra is a Lebanese designer in NYC and she perennially creates some of the most gorgeous wedding gowns. In addition to her bridal collections, she designs stunning ready-to-wear and a line of accessories, all of which are often worn by celebrities... and longingly coveted by mortals. (I dream about one of her neckpieces.)

I recently had the honor of keying her bridal presentation for the second season in a row. Last season we went for grown-up sophistication with a smokey eye. This time, Reem wanted a very fresh, young look to the makeup - and hair as well, which was executed by Teddi of Bb. Here is a shot of the final look taken at the makeup test, modeled by the lovely Holland:


The fresh-faced look is achieved with very minimal use of Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage en lieu of full foundation, followed by Lancome Subtle Fluff blush applied to the apples of the cheeks, and 3C Mood Lighting Shimmer Creme in Afterglow on the cheekbones/browbone/chin/tearduct areas. The compliment Shimmer Creme On Fire is placed at the hair- and jawline. Lips were prepped with Karite Lips (always!), and the brightest YSL hot pink lipstick popped into the inner edge at the center of the mouth, with Benefit Lip Plump muting out the majority of the lips to keep the look soft. I curled the lash with a Shu Uemura eyelash curler and applied a dark brown Lancome mascara to the upper lashes only. Finally, MAC Taupe liner went in the lower inner rim of the eyes, followed by MAC pigment in Subtle along the upper and lower lashline.


...et voilĂ !


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

LA: Tonight Show with Wolfmother 1o/26/o9


Lucky me, I got to work with Wolfmother again on Monday, for an appearance on the Tonight Show in Los Angeles. They played "New Moon Rising", the first single on their new record "Cosmic Egg". What a treat to work with gents Andrew, Ian, Aidan & Dave, and to be in the audience for this huge-sounding performance.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Beauty of Life


Here is some background info on where I come from, as posted on the Beauty of Life blog. Also included you'll find tidbits on some of the products I use addictively - always a popular topic with the beauty junkies out there..!