Light, Pretty & Lush...

Lena is a Gypsy...done modern day, with some vintage inspired twists. Erin the stylist pulled a gorgeous Spring 2010 color palette comprised primarily of beiges, blush, nudes and grays mixed with some strategic metallics. Top it off with amazing shoes tons of accessories like headscarves and vintage inspired jewelry and then I finished it off with some succulent, uber feminine soft and pretty makeup...Even though a last minute curveball came our way (last minute model change and me hunting for parking for over an hour), it all came together perfectly!!!

Lena before the 'Gypsy Glam'

Lena after...(I kept it light and pretty and lush)

Anyone that knows me and is familiar with my work knows that I love skin. I had to go back to my roots on this one. The clothes, the mood, the location and the lighting were all the perfect backdrop for me to make the focus of this makeup the skin...

Newstand Alert

Brides Magazine Nov./Dec. 2009 issue. I have the beauty story in the back of the magazine: A lovely 6 page spread on translating the newest bridal trends in makeup. I shot this one a while back, but am only able to share it now. The nail biting can now stop since its currently on newstands. Below is an excerpt from a fragrance story that I did for the same issue...

The entire beauty editorial "From Runway to Your Day" can be seen in its entirety on my website.

Caught out there...

ph: D. Kreiger via Racked.com

This was snapped of me sometime during Fashion Week. I vaguely remember taking it and was surprised when it was posted several weeks later with votes rating my outfit attached to it over on the super cool blog Racked...I was alerted to it via a text message from a friend of mine and thought it was a cool reminder to always be on your toes. I figured that I would share it here...

The Must See list:

I had to go over the river and through the woods almost to Grandmother's house (figuratively speaking), but I finally made it out to see The September Issue, thankfully, while it was still September. 

This movie is a MUST see for anyone who works in fashion or has a desire to.  As someone who works quite a bit with magazines, I cannot help but to have so many thoughts and opinions about this movie, both positive and negative. I will only share 2 of the positive ones here on this blog:

1.) Grace Coddington always has been and always will be a humble genius

2.) Ladytron on the soundtrack is equally genius



Next up on the must see list is 'Coco, before Chanel':  Sure to be as genius and as badass as Coco Chanel herself...   

Extra, Extra! Newsstand Alert!!!

Essence magazine October 2009 issue. Mary J. Blige graces the October cover. My work graces page 44: Beauty Strands hair story. A quick little one page story where I did the makeup and Dana Gibbs did the hair (I also did the "At What Cost" Video with her). The 'bob' hairstyle is featured 5 different ways and makeup was matched accordingly. Remember our model Adaora? Well here she is....

Photo: A. Russino, Hair: Dana Gibbs, Makeup: Kim Weber

New York Fashion Week S/S '10: A Story in Several Parts

I don't work Fashion Weeks as much as I used to...I enjoy doing them, but, I often times book other work that can have scheduling conflicts, but I like going back to the Tents whenever I can, to get a glimpse, a feel and inspirations for the editorial seasons to come. I held initially for 16 shows this season in New York and confirmed 14 of those. But, anyone that has worked fashion week can tell you, its quite volatile as far as scheduling is concerned. Add to that that Mercury yet again, went into Retrograde (It feels like its lived there this entire year, but, thats another story...) some other scheduling conflicts and other last minute editorial shoots (December issues haven't all closed yet), and that number got reduced even further to about half. What is to follow is a light documentation of my time backstage this season, told in several parts...

Isaac Mizrahi: New York Fashion Week S/S 2010 Pt. IV

I closed my last show with Tom Pechaux where he created a look of matte, matte skin and matte, matte fluorescent lips for the Isaac Mizrahi show. Kind of genius! What a great way to spend the last day of NYFW...

The hair and makeup reference board @ Mizrahi

Yulia @ Isaac Mizrahi

Karolin @ Isaac Mizrahi

There goes that pulled back hair again...(trend alert...)

Irina finally runway ready...I had to start her makeup while she was in hair and start her lips at her rack. I finished them in lineup right before she went out...

Dresser/Styling instructions

Cool shoes...

Yulia, runway ready

Yulia

Karolin

Irina

(runway photos courtesy of Style.com/: M.Madeira)