Into The Gloss

“For a long time, I felt like I didn’t want any artifice because I always liked, even in my work, the idea that people really see me and really see what I propose as a person and as an actress. Read more

“I live in the American Gardens Building on West 81st Street, on the eleventh floor. My name is Patrick Bateman. I'm twenty-seven years old. Read more

The making of "The Makeup". a little snippet from my shoot with the lovely Eniko, for ITG. Enjoy! Read more

Eniko Mihalik is rarely without nail polish, which, for a model, is unusual. Read more

“When I was in eighth grade, I cut my hair off. My dad ended up buzzing it for me. Read more

“I love decorating places, just creating scenes. In my parents’ house, they used to have mirrors all around the bathroom, and I thought that was quite nice. Read more

At David Mallett’s salon, everyone seems like a “regular”. It’s the sort of place where clients become friends, who invite their friends, who—I imagine—all go on vacation together... Read more

"I study urbanism at Columbia—I’m a sociology and urban studies undergrad student. Read more

“My beauty routine is based more around skincare. I like to alternate a lot with various scrubs and serums and creams, so I use different ones throughout the week. Read more

“I’ve been working at Chanel with Karl [Lagerfeld] for twelve years now, I think. It is consistently challenging, broadening, sharpening and refining. Read more

Last week in Paris, in the middle of shows, backstage appointments, shoots, dinners, and shopping, a group of very busy girls skipped into room 461 at the Ritz for the best kind of party (in my mind)... Read more

“I do sculptures and film; my speciality is 3-D animations. Read more

"I found Vesna nail salon last season in Paris. This time I went in to get a gel manicure, which literally lasts month. Read more

Guido (Redken): I wanted to depersonalize the girls, completely. We designed some visors so the look is very futuristic. Read more

Luigi Murenu: The girls are dark creatures of the night, but they still have that ‘glam’ appearance. Read more

Lucia Pieroni (Clé de Peau): The makeup inspiration is nature—Marco (Zanini) was inspired by Scandinavian pottery, so all the prints that you see are from this incredible pottery. Read more

I love trying out makeup, don’t get me wrong, but trial and error takes time. Read more

Talk about getting close to the action. Read more

Something terrible happened last night. Going the “low key” route, I decided to pocket—not purse—my few essentials for a casual dinner: credit card, ID, cash, keys, done. Read more

"I’m doing a very soft veil of foundation because I want the girls to look fresh" Read more

"We’re doing the typical Proenza girl—very cool—so we’re just moisturizing the face, evening out the skin as needed, adding brown greasepaint around the eye, brushing the eyebrows and that’s it." Read more

James Kaliardos (NARS): We’re inspired by Australia today…and I went there this year, which is so funny. The Mulleavy sisters and I are always in sync like that—it’s really weird. Read more

Guido (Redken): You know, sometimes it’s not about the hair…this time it’s about the hats, which are amazing—the total silhouette is amazing—so mine is the supporting part today. Read more

Diane Kendal (MAC): This season he [Alexander] took a quite serious approach, there are tweeds, a lot of lamination, shrink-wrapping—so he wanted the girls to look quite strong and bit warrior-like. Read more