Makeup

The Backstage

Alexander Wang Fall 2012

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 >

The Look

The Look: Ginta In Yves Saint Laurent

Ginta Lapina (Women) wearing the lavender eye shadow from the Candy Palette, Voile de Blush gel blush in Pink Veil, Rouge Volupté Perle lipstick in Sparkling Fuschia, and La Laque nail color in no.Read more >

The Extras

Love Affair: Barneys New York

Valentine’s Day. You creep up on us and take over the whole first half of the month. I don’t so much love the day as much as I do all the stuff that goes with it...Read more >

The Look

The Look: Hanaa In Lancôme

Hanaa may be a long way from her native Tunisia, but she still takes orders from her mom.Read more >

The Review

Bright Idea

Well well, a welcome trend in launches this January! Thank the collective consciousness for thinking one thing and one thing only for a winter escape: the brighter the better.Read more >

The Look

The Look: Caroline In Lancôme

Miss Caroline Brasch Nielsen (Marilyn) demonstrating how to wear a red lip in the middle of winter...Read more >

The Look

The Look: Hanne In Guerlain

Hanne Gaby Odiele (Ford) wearing Les Ombres de Nuit 4-Colour Eye Palette, Parure de Nuit Pressed Powder & Blush, and limited edition Rouge Automatique lipstick in Nuit d'Amour, from Guerlain's "Belle de Nuit" holiday collection.Read more >

The Review

Highlighters

If there’s a single makeup artist trick that’s impacted my day-to-day routine the most over the past year, it has to be highlighting and contouring.Read more >

The Makeup

Sequins!

It’s holiday party season, and do you know what that means? Red lips! Glitter nail polish! Shimmery eye shadows! Sequins on your eyelids! Yes, that’s right—sequins.Read more >

The Look

The Look: Constance In Estée Lauder

Constance Jablonski (Marilyn) wearing limited edition Pure Color Gelée Powder eye shadow in Cyber Lilac and Pure Color Intense Kajal eyeliner in Blackened Plum and Blackened Black, from the new Cyber Eyes collection.Read more >

The Top Shelf

Jane Larkworthy, Beauty Director, W

“I was never really a beauty junkie, but it’s just those chromosomes that make you walk into a magazine’s beauty closet and think, ‘Oh my God, that is a wall of shampoo.Read more >

The Extras

When Tessa Met Jenna

When I think Clinique, I think many things: 3 Step Skin Care System. All About Eyes.Read more >

The Backstage

Angel Makeup, Revamped

If you felt like something was missing at the Victoria’s Secret runway show last night, that’s because it was. “Enough with the false lashes,” makeup artist Tom Pecheux declared.Read more >

The Backstage

Versace for H&M

Tom Pecheux: We’re doing very strong eyes—very kind of square.Read more >

The Look

The Look: Julia In Burberry

Burberry beauty’s debut fall collection is on shelves and who better to show off the subtle, sultry shades than 23-year-old Cannes native Julia Frauche.Read more >

The Professional

Jeanine Lobell, Makeup Artist

“My parents are from Queens, but I grew up in Sweden. Then I moved to London.Read more >

The Look

The Look: Anais In Chanel

Anais Mali (Ford) wearing Illusion D'Ombré gel eye shadow in Épatant, Illusoire, and Émerveille, Rouge Coco lipstick in Plumetis, and Peridot nail lacquer, by Chanel. Photos by ITG.Read more >

The Extras

Dolce & Gabbana Make Up: Milan

Prior to September twenty-fifth, my experience of Dolce & Gabbana’s predictably fabulous makeup line was limited to drive-bys at the Saks counter.Read more >

The Face

Siddhartha Bekers, Makeup Artist

Meet Sid. I first spotted Sid backstage at Proenza Schouler last season. She was applying makeup to fellow Dutchwoman (Siddhartha?Read more >

The Backstage

Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2012

Guido (Redken): The hair is very classic, in a kind of filmic way…very simple, all going back, like an actress.Read more >

The Backstage

Rochas Spring 2012

Eugene Souleiman: These girls look so perfect that they’re another species, basically. For hair, I wanted to do something with a nod to Mars Attacks!Read more >

The Backstage

Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2012

Pat McGrath (Dolce & Gabbana): She’s a beautiful, fresh young Italian girl—it’s this cinematic, modern beauty based on Sophia Loren.Read more >

The Backstage

Proenza Schouler Spring 2012

Paul Hanlon (Fekkai): The hair’s got a bit of a continuation from last season, I suppose, as far as texture goes.Read more >