Make Up For Ever Love at the Grammys

I love MUFE, you love MUFE, we all really do love Make Up For Ever.

Rock royalty has been flocking to MAKE UP FOR EVER at the Grammy Style Studio to dish on the products they can’t live without and get touched up last week’s many red carpet events.  MAKE UP FOR EVER’s expert artists were also on-hand to offer tips and personalized product recommendations to get glam for yesterday’s big show.

Here is the scoop on a few celebrity favorites:

• Adam Lambert – loves MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Microfinish Powder
• Keri Hilson – is a big fan of HD Invisible Cover Foundation and HD Microfinish Powder
• Colbie Caillat – uses the HD Complexion range

All I can say is these musical talents know a great thing when they see it. I am a HUGE fan of the HD range, touting it as my HG. Good to know that I am in good (and glamorous) company. 

Backstage at Charlotte Ronson with the Avon Hair Team

Image Credit: NY Mag.com

Now it is time for a hair trends post. From what I saw, hair pulled back from the face seemed to be big on the runway this year. The following look was created by lead Avon hair stylist Allen Ruiz, for the Charlotte Ronson Spring 2010 New York Fashion Week show.

The inspiration for the look was a remake of 80’s style. Allen created the fresh, young wispy look, that mirrors Charlotte Ronson’s collection, and the look gives off the “just walked out of dance class at Julliard” vibe.

Here are the reasons why Allen loves this look:

Spring is all about wearing your hair up and away from your face.

Radiate confidence and positive energy by styling your bun so it looks finished, yet slightly disheveled.

Wearing your hair up in a bun creates a youthful, fresh look that is easy-to-achieve!

The reason I love it is because its quick, easy, and polished. You look sophisticated and youthful at the same time, without trying too hard.

Here is how you can re-create the look:

Step 1: Prep the hair from root to tip with Advance Techniques Salon Volume Finishing Spray to enhance natural shine and create volume.

Step 2: Using the Advance Techniques Paddle Brush and hair dryer, distribute the Advance Techniques Salon Volume Finishing Spray by sectioning off the hair and blow-drying to ensure that there is a natural, soft texture.

Step 3: Next, gather the hair tight to form a ponytail at the back crown of the head and secure with a ponytail holder keeping all sides flat.

Step 4: Holding hair at the base of the ponytail, twist the hair firmly in one direction to form a kink in to a spiral. Secure with bobby pins.

Step 5: On the sides, using the little hairs “muse” the wispy hairs to play up the natural texture.

Step 6: Lightly spray Advance Techniques Hair Spray to complete the style and hold in place.
All of the products mentioned are available on the Avon website.

How do you feel about the ballerina bun?

Backstage at Vassilios Kostetsos with Mehron

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Day 4 saw a brand new addition, the designs of Vassilios Kostetsos. With a huge following in Greece already, Kostetsos brought the audience at fashion week here in NYC to his home isle, for fashions inspired by Greek architectural sculpture.

With such an impressive line, the makeup of course had to match. Team Mehron stepped up to the plate, to transform models into modern day bronzed Greek Gods and Goddesses. Led by head Mehron artist Raedawn J, the makeup team took models to Greece with intense bronze eyes and dewy, bronzed skin.

Raedawn was kind enough to share the details on how she achieved the look.
The look began with beautiful, flawless skin. For models, Raedawn used foundation, sheered out with moisturizer for a dewy effect. To apply, a moistened BeautyBlender sponge was used. The look's focus was all on intense eyes, and to achieve the bronzed smoky look a mixture of Mehron e.y.e cream in gold, Mehron metallic pigment in bronze, and a Mehron 8 color eyeshadow palette was used. Brown mascara was then smudged into lashes, and a soft gold under the brows provided highlights. To finish the look, brows were defined using a brow pencil and angled brow brush. Strong, thick brows were the perfect compliment to the intense smoky eye.

Skin was finished off with contouring, highlighting, and lots of bronzer. Mehron Bronze Aura gave the model's skin the perfect golden glow. Lips and cheeks were a soft glowing pink, to contrast to the intense eyes and bronzed skin.

Voila, the finished look:
The hair, led by the team at Mizu salon in NYC, created a ballerina bun with a slight pomp in the front. The hair is pulled back to draw attention to the sharp lines of the clothing.

Last but not least, the male models need not be left out from the primping fun. They got the bronze treatment as well, with strong brows to match.

All in all, I must say that I am absolutely loving the look that the Mehron team created. Model Julie, who has walked in many shows this season sheepishly admitted that this has been her favorite look thus far. "I wore it out after the test", she admitted.

I had such a blast with the Mehron team, and had to snap a pic with the gorgeous and ultra talented Raedawn.
What do you all think of the look for Vassilios Kostetsos?

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week- BCBG Backstage

Those of you following me on twitter know, there was a minor setback in me getting to the BCBG backstage show first thing in the morning. Thankfully, the crisis was averted and I was granted backstage access. Of course I won't leave you in suspense either, here are all the juicy details from backstage and on.

MAC did the makeup, and MAC's very own superstar, Gordon Espinet was on hand to talk about the look of BCBG runway.
The makeup is all about the girls. It is a very young, fresh, and effortless kind of beauty, with just a hint of concealer and dramatic lashes.

Gordon's secret? MAC Zoomlash, applied with the 205 fan brush, to take lashes to new heights. The focus was all on the models and the clothes, and not on distracting, avant garde makeup.
The fun doesn't end there. I was fortunate enough to watch the runway show too. Here are the trends for BCBG runway fashion.

Mesh insets, whether it be in overlays on jewel toned dresses, or stitched right into the bodice of the array of knee length dresses, are all over the BCBG runway.

Asymmetrical and one shoulder styles are still hot,hot, hot.There is nothing sexier than exposed shoulder, just one.

The color palette is all over, with everything from pure white, to brilliant jewel tones, with very little black in sight.

What do you think, could I walk the runway?

Stay tuned for more on fashion week, right here on Krasey Beauty!