Bay Area Fashionista

Beauty secrets from Marchesa’s New York Fashion Week runway

Marchesa showed a stunning collection for the fall/winter 2012/2013 season during New York Fashion Week. Equally stunning were the models that walked the runway with natural faces and slightly metallic eyes.

The make-up at Marchesa’s New York Fashion Week show was done by Talia Shobrook for Laura Mercier and she has shared her backstage secrets with us! The following text was written and provided by Laura Mercier Cosmetics:

INSPIRATION

Marchesa’s Fall 2012 collection found inspiration in William Adolphe Bouguereaus’ famed 1878 portrait, “A Soul Brought to Heaven.” The classically angelic figures in the painting were brought to life in the collection through frothy tulles, embroidered brocades and pleated silks.

Talia Shobrook, the lead makeup artist for the show, drew from the otherworldly etherealness of the collection to create a makeup look that was “my vision of an angel, brought to life through a luminous palette.”

FACE

Shobrook stated “iridescent, porcelain skin was the foundation of the look and evoked the untouched perfection of angels.”

Talia first moisturized the skin with Laura Mercier Mega-Moisturizer Crème

She then applied a mixture of Laura Mercier Hydrating Foundation Primer and Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Radiance to the entire face to give it an iridescent base
Next, she used Laura Mercier Silk Crème Foundation to lend the skin a porcelain, marbleized look
Lastly, she highlighted the face with the mixture of Laura Mercier Hydrating Foundation Primer and Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Radiance to give it luminosity

LIPS

Talia then “applied a cherubic lip, with a stained effect to modernize the look.”
Talia mixed Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lip Colour in Merlot and Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lip Colour in Haute Red (NEW: Available Fall 2012) and applied to the center of the mouth
She then pressed in the color with her fingertips to allow the pigment to bleed outwards

EYES

According to Shobrook, “the ethereal eye lent an incandescent glow to the entire look.”
Talia first applied Laura Mercier NEW Eye Canvas to the lid to set a base
Next, she applied the Laura Mercier Illuminating Eye Colour in Gilded Moonshine (NEW: Available Fall 2012) as a liner around the entire edge of the eye
Laura Mercier Center Faux Lashes were used to give the eye a rounded shape
Talia finished by applying several coats of Laura Mercier Full Blown Volume Lash Building Mascara

All Laura Mercier products mentioned in this article can be found at Laura Mercier counters at fine departments and online at lauramercier.com

*Special THANK YOU to Laura Mercier for providing us with this fabulous tips and tricks!

Belts for the spring 2012 season

This spring season, silhouettes have become less constricting and many dresses have less structure than in past seasons. This has made the belt incredibly important as it is one of the few ways to create a waistline on a dress. Many dresses are offering a loose top and body conscious skirt with a thin, elastic waistline; this begs and pleads for a belt-and not just any belt, a fabulous belt!

Belts for the spring season are available in every thickness and fabrication imaginable. There are Kimono belts in solid colors and color blocking as well as traditional belts which boast a large buckle. Many belts are elastic with a hidden closure which works really well on dresses and offer timeless appeal.

When adding a belt to a dress, or long top, it is important to look for the right style. If the dress or top offers a loud print and multiple colors, it would be wise to look for a solid colored belt which matches the fabric or is in a neural which blends well with the color combination. If you are belting a solid colored garment, look for a color blocked kimono belt or buckle belt. Solid colored garments also look fabulous with complicated woven belts and texture.

We found a few different styles of belts through Polyvore and created the set below. Happy shopping and stay fabulous

Spring pumps to fall into

Now that Pantone has released the official color report for fall 2012, and the autumn runways are underway, Fashionistas can start making educated buying decisions when it comes to items that can be worn now and into the fall season. One of the biggest spring trends is the solid colored pump. The solid colored pump is an easy way to incorporate fall colors into a spring wardrobe since the solid colored pump trend is continuing into fall 2012.

Since color is an important trend, when shopping for spring pumps it is important to make wise color choices. By purchasing colors for spring which are part of the fall color palette, a savvy-shopper can save money on shoes by not having to purchase new pumps for the fall season! Love it!

We love the fall color palette which contains many shades that can be found on store shelves this season. Our favorite colors to invest in for the spring and fall seasons? We love bright blue, green, rose and Tangerine. The perfect neutral is the pale grey as it plays well with spring’s bright colors, blends easily with pastels and is one of the hottest neutral hues on the fall 2012 runways. Love that!

We found pumps in every one of Pantone’s fall color palette from the current spring collections around the web and assembled them into the Polyvore set below. Hope you love it! Happy shopping and stay fabulous

Cookie Notice