PHOTOGRAPHER// Robin Black MODELS// Hannah Vandermolen, Sara Cummings MAKEUP// Robin Black HAIR// Sheridan Ward for L’Oreal Professional USA WARDROBE// White tank by Calvin Klein, everything else is the model’s own.
Posts Categorized: outtakes
BEAUTY ICONS: ANNA KARINA & BRIGITTE BARDOT
BEAUTY IS BORING’S ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, REGINA YAZDI AND I CHAT ABOUT HER BEAUTY INFLUENCES, WHEN SHE FIRST DISCOVERED ANNA KARINA AND EXACTLY WHAT PRODUCTS SHE USES TO CREATE BRIGITTE BARDOT’S ICONIC SMOKY EYE. By Robin Black Regina and I met on social media, she was my second Instagram “date” (the first was brilliant art director @queenruba). We… Read more »
Polaroids… Crystal Van Commenee
I snapped these behind the scenes on set for our Marc Jacobs Limited Edition Beauty Box shoot. The hair look, created by Bobby Eliot, reminds me of Antonio Lopez’s glamorous Polaroids of 1970’s models like Jerry Hall. The model, Crystal Van Commenee, is a gorgeous new face that I have been working with quite a bit recently. And yes,… Read more »
ROLE MODELS
WHAT MAKES A GREAT NEW FACE OF FASHION WEEK? WE ASKED A FEW MODELS – HAILING FROM KENYA TO DENMARK TO OKLAHOMA – TO STOP BY THE BEAUTY IS BORING STUDIO. By Faran Krentcil It happens every Fashion Week: a handful of ambitious new models flock to Manhattan and are chosen—or maybe invoked, spirit-at-a-séance-style—to represent the season’s best looks. They open and… Read more »
The new Rodin luxury lipstick… Sheena Lim
The incredibly chic Linda Rodin recently launched Rodin Luxury Lipstick, a carefully curated collection of five colors with a moisturizing texture and a hint of her signature fragrance. I have been wanting to test it so after our official shoot, model and artist Sheena Lim picked out her favorite shade (Red Hedy) and we snapped… Read more »
In the Studio with Marc Jacobs Beauty, Samie Robinson & MACK
Some behind the scenes action with Samie Robinson and Mack. Keep your eyes on the Video page tomorrow… something exciting is coming!
Casting Digitals… Hannah Vandermolen
I’ve shot Hannah many times and it’s always fun when she finds time to visit the studio – aside from her modeling career, Hannah is an accomplished fine artist and musician. Whenever she drops by, I snap a few quick casting digitals since Hannah’s hair is ever changing. Check out her black shave undercut in… Read more »
Last Summer with Allure
Big Shot Polaroid outtakes from last summer’s Allure shoot featuring model Julia Almendra with perfect curls by Bobby Eliot.
Five red lipsticks… and Cindy Crawford
This is what happens when Regina Yazdi and I spend Sunday in the studio… My favorite five red lipsticks as swatched by Regina on her brilliant illustration of Cindy Crawford.
Polaroids with Miriam Haney
I spent today with model Miriam Haney shooting several new looks for The Face. Afterwards we snapped a few Polaroids for old times sake. I first shot Miriam when she was a new face, these days she is doing everything from appearing in campaigns to walking the runway for Louis Vuitton!