LYRA MAG.

ZOYA -Nail Polishes come in a range of colors-and finishes-including Pixie Dust, Glitter and Matte. Big FIve Free +Vegan friendly $9-$10. Love the way the website allows for searches... 88 MADISON AVE. Suite 128 VALERIE STAR-Makeup/Hair/Nail-at Caravan Stylist Studio -showed off her Jean-Michel Basquiat inspired nails... we chose this---use white nail polish over base coat-let dry a bit-then drop two other colors on nail beds-two per-separately...then take a cuticle stick to smudge them around-for a swirling water color effect. Apply top coat=DONE. Nail Art is here to stay, in style for ever, we feel---and women around the world share shaded talons-from more conservative demure, barely there one color polishes-to labor intensive designs (or stick-ons-so fast). CARAVAN STYLIST STUDIO- like the name implies,  provides head to toe help, gratis for celebs---getting ready for appearances- the Red Carpet, in public- or on-air ...using quality products ...

Caravan Stylist Design Studios Pop-Up Shop@ Century 21 -1972 Broadway, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week/Lincoln Center, Empire Hotel NYC  Okay, it's only been a few days and about 75 shows in-but the theme for Fall 2014 so far seems to be about comfortable apparel-wearable, realistic clothes. The makeup -mostly nude or barely there lips (versus the red-orange lips of Spring 2014), clean skin, strong brows, browns and grays for quietly defined-or smoky eyes-remind us of the 90s-when grunge ruled and Helmet Lang was worn by every gal we know. The Mark and Estel backstage-yielded up more theatrics-lookwise-which makes sense with celeb wearers like Lady Gaga and an Olsen twin. Goth lips-darker lip pencil-burgundy red lips, black lined eyes----cat's eye with more oomph…combed back hair with height at the crown-worked perfectly with the "Old World" clothes. The nails-were positively demure by comparison- a nice contrast-with Zoya's Natural collecti...