For Spring 2013, NARS debuts a new, limited edition gift set, based on the fast-paced city’s top-selling hues. Elevate any look with four evocative eyeshadows and the brand’s iconic Laguna Bronzing Powder and Amour Blush for cheeks – all in one sleek, go-anywhere compact. Lip Gloss and Nail Polish, both boasting serious shine, round out [...read more...]
Uzo, NARS International Lead Makeup Stylist wanted to give the models at Joy Cioci “glistening cheeks and pink lips”. The look is ‘mermaid meets the 1920s.’ Part vintage. Part fantasy,” said Uzo. “Eyes are bathed in shades of shimmering ocean blue. Cheeks are glistening in silvery pearl. The lips and its’ cupid bow are dramatized [...read more...]
Kicking off Mercedes-Benz Fashion week, I was able to go backstage of Creatures of the Wind at Milk Studios to get a closer look at all the Nars products being used for the show! Nars Director of Global Artistry, James Boehmer, schooled us on the colors and techniques used for the show. Boehmer said the inspiration for the theme [...read more...]
Hannah Murray for NARS Cosmetics wanted to give the models at Helmut Lang fresh skin and lived-in makeup Juergen Teller’s images of Annie Morton came to mind,” said Michael and Nicole Colovos, the husband and wife designing team behind the label. “An off-duty ‘90s girl on a Sunday morning with slept-in, smudged eyes and scrubbed [...read more...]
Beauty addicts and professional Makeup Artists convened at The Makeup Show NYC this past weekend at the Metropolitan Pavilion. The event was packed full of dream seminars by top beauty industry leaders, exclusive product launches, and the latest makeup and beauty trends. Renowned makeup brands like Smashbox, NARS, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Make Up For Ever [...read more...]
I recently previewed the new NARS ‘Thakoon’ Nail Polish Spring/Summer 2012 collection, you can take a look at it here. I decided to get a long overdue mani with Koliary, a gorgeous Cyan Blue shade from the collection that reminds me of the Mediterranean Sea! This beautiful color stays true to the shade in the [...read more...]
Designer, Mandy Coon was inspired by the texture and the metallic colors of crystals formations. It was an inspiration that she loved since childhood. Francelle, NARS National Makeup Artist stuck with the natural looking dewy skin trend with lavender eyes “It’s girly because of the eye color, but it’s tough since there’s no eyeliner,” said [...read more...]
Some trends just look so complicated on paper. And of the colors that are a challenge to incorporate into a look, orange is pretty high up there. It might actually be top of the list, maybe topped only by canary yellow on the difficult-to-apply charts. But the flip side of orange is that when it’s [...read more...]
The Makeup Show NYC descended upon the Big Apple for it’s 6th consecutive year bringing beauty professionals two days of lectures, workshops and the opportunity to stock their kits with some of the best products on the market. Some of the pro-focused brands present were Make Up For Ever, Stila, Face Atelier, Smashbox, Obsessive Compulsive [...read more...]
It’s only two days until Easter, and store shelves are brimming with an abundance of green things. Mother Nature has a lot of green going on, too, as skittish plants and flowers finally make an appearance after a long, dreary winter. (Crocuses, I don’t blame you- I’d have stayed underground until mid-April too, if I [...read more...]
