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Highlights from Presentations: At Artbeam....Claudia Li "Self-Preservation" collection theme.... Make-Up Shiseido, Hair Cutler/Redken origami shapes and folds... White waffle Bell Cuff top, White waffle-Wine leather Combo skirt Midnight Dress-Denim panels DENIM trench coat-a fav look-wrapped silhouette knits...  Rubin Singer-Industria Studios "HOMOMORPHISM" Hair-Jon Reyman-Aveda, Make-up Janell Gleason for Aveda oversized chrome yellow duchess satin ruffle=stylish exclamation point  on black paneled silk faille cocktail dress.... architectural feminine...evening wear Day wear-or evening wear-shimmery jacket and sheath dress-bonded velvet+duchess satin fabrics are luscious, silks, with accents -glass, bugle bead embroideries-emerald -teal-chartreuse silks richly jeweled in glamorous collection  new-cashmere knits + day-evening wear intricate details on cocktail frock-a big wow!

  SHOW : Marc Jacobs SS ‘15 LEAD ARTIST:   François Nars, Founder & Creative Director NARS created the look for the Marc Jacobs SS ‘15 runway show…( or non-look, in a way )     LEAD ARTIST:   François Nars , Founder & Creative Director   LOOK: "The look for the show features no makeup – we only applied moisturizer. With Marc we always take it to the extreme, we’ve done bold looks in the past, but this season we wanted to make a statement by not applying anything.   on right-Kendall Jenner... This goes back to one of the looks that I’ve always loved – bare skin, nothing on the face, lips or eye, just beautiful skin – I love makeup but I also love seeing women without makeup. To me, it’s a great way to show fashion.  It works so well with the clothes and the hair. Who knows, maybe next season we will go back to a full face of makeup. I love having the flexibility to do this, we are not locked into applying ma...

 Busy, busy, busy-Redken 5th Avenue NYC Creative Consultant Guido...giving the models two no fail looks-longish thick beachy waves/slightly tousled and sporty ponytails. At Alexander Wang-classic coiffeur that never dates. Guido   fused glamour with grunge at the Alexander Wang show this season to create a nonchalant, yet sexy runway look. By adding thickening lotions and texturizers to the hair, Guido created volume without altering the model's natural texture with teasing or heat styling. "Overall it's a very sexy look this season. I wanted the hair to reflect the cool, low-key Alexander Wang type girl. I suppose there are equal parts grunge and glamour, in that the hair is voluminous, yet natural." -Guido, Redken Creative Consultant Redken Products Used: -powder refresh 01 aerosol hair powder/dry shampoo -quick tease 15 backcombing finishing spray\ Create the Look: Towel dry hair Create a messy center part wi...

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week/NYC Lincoln Center words/backstage images Judith Ecochard runway images Fraser Harrison/Image.net Video mbfashionweek.com Revlon ColorStay Nail Enamel in Tradewinds $7.99 KaufmanFranco  -a nine-years old label-is known for their sophisticated/sleek body-conscious urban-wear in rich, sumptuous fabrics, leather and exotic skins- for women.  This outing -the Fall 2013 collection-was the debut on the runway for the duo.  Revlon 's Global Artistic Director , Gucci Westman created sultry eyes for the show-using Revlon products to get the looks that we think---are do-able city day-to-night makeup for the non-pros to aspire to. multi-tasking on a model  This being a morning show-the backstage was a buzzing hive of activity from the get-go...with the models simultaneously getting hair/nails/makeup done by a swarm of black clad, busy bee artists. NAIL Trends for Fall 2013---solid colors at practically every show we...