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Makeup Bag:
Stephanie LaCava
May 14, 2012 / Comments (2)
“In terms of beauty, I’m not so into super polished looks. I like something a little natural, a bit wild, and quirky. That kind of look works with me as well, because I have red hair and my teeth are a little funny. I like that about other people, like Vanessa Paradis and Jane Birkin. I also love classic beauty — Isabelle Adjani, to me, is the classic ideal of beauty, especially in the movie, Le Reine Margot. She looks perfect with her lips, her pale skin, and I think her entire look is just so beautiful. I like strong aloof French …
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Inspiration:
Dior Vernis + Holton Rower
May 10, 2012 / Comments (1)
Last Thursday, Dior Beauty teamed up with the Hole Gallery for a dinner and pour (more on that later) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dior Vernis and artist Holton Rower’s solo show at the gallery. Art and beauty are two of my most beloved passions so naturally I was honored to be included. The dinner was beautiful as was to be expected from Dior: White candles that melted into multicolored drippings, the most phenomenal flower table dressings, and even DIY dessert pours (to mirror the pour paintings of Holton Rower, on display in the gallery).
After dinner, guests like Harley Viera-Netwon, Charlotte Ronson, …
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The Making of a Met Ball Beauty
May 8, 2012 / Comments (1)
The Met Ball is highly regarded as the “Oscar’s for fashion” so naturally the who’s-who of the fashion industry shows up wearing their fashion finest. Last night, everyone from Gywneth Paltrow, Mary-Kate Olsen, Alexa Chung, Gisele, Karolina Kurkova – and so many more – gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2012 Costume Institute Gala honoring Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.
One such lucky Met Ball attendee was Vogue Booking’s Editor Valerie Boster. Valerie is a very good friend of mine so when she asked that I do her makeup for the gala, I was… to put it mildly, flattered. …
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Makeup Bag:
Karla Martinez of W Magazine
May 7, 2012 / Comments (4)
“Being a Latin American girl, I always think of makeup as a second skin. It’s part of a woman’s way of getting dressed. I have a mother who would not leave the house without curling her eyelashes or having lipstick on. She was someone who was always made up and put together, though never in an excessive way, always very elegant with makeup done in a very natural way. The first time I really thought about beauty and makeup, I was 11 or 12 and I have a sister who is 2 years older than me and I saw the makeup she would wear. …
