It’s the final day of Summer, the start of the Labor Day weekend and a blue moon! ?Take advantage of this lucky combination of events and show off your tousled beach waves, bronzed eyes and glowing skin one last time before moving on to Fall’s deeper palette. Note: Why not go dancing under the blue… Read more »
In just two days it will be September but the weather is still sweltering hot. Since Fall clothes are completely out of the question, I’m opting for dark lipstick in an attempt at transitioning the seasons gracefully. ?Above is the ethereal looking JP sporting the perfect Fall lip? sharp lines, exaggerated peaks and Chanel’s Rouge… Read more »
I remember being a young girl and hearing women say “I need to put on my face”. ?And I was immediately fascinated by the idea that some women had a second face. ?Through astute observation, I concluded that they seemed to store that other face in the bathroom or sometimes in their purse. ?I wondered… Read more »
This is an outtake from a recent collaboration with The Violet Files. ?Click here to see the original post including the matching nails created by the fabulous Jenna Hipp?and an “undone” look. ?The model, Lucy, is an amazing new face from Australia (I can’t get enough of the girls from Oz!) and all the make-up… Read more »
Forgive me for the slow post rate this past few weeks! ?For those of you who sent concerned emails, rest assured that the rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. ?Instead I’ve been locked inside a studio, buried under mounds of white powder (make-up powder, not the kind so prevalent at Hollywood parties) and… Read more »
There is something inherently sophisticated about Rachael’s beauty. She has a modern version of the icy blond good looks that Alfred Hitchcock immortalized in his films. Think Tippi Hedren in The Birds, Grace Kelly in Rear Window?or Kim Novak in Vertigo. Rather than opt for a vintage make-up style (tempting, especially with Hitchcock on the… Read more »
A few weeks ago I shot James (Beauty & Style Director at Studio C.H.G) for The Violet Files “Undone / Done” feature. ?Luke (hair collaborator) and I transformed James from her natural good looks into a 1960’s Italian bombshell? think Sophia Loren in the film Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Click here to check out the… Read more »
Subtlety and refinement seem to be lost arts in America, especially when it comes to make-up. ?While I love intense colors, graphic slashes of black or white and bold red lips, sometimes subtle touches of muted color just feel so right. ?Try it out this weekend – set aside your cobalt eye shadow, coral lipstick,… Read more »
Heather Marks is one of the best beauty faces in the business, for her many credits check out her model profile on New York Magazine. ?She also happens to be a very cool, down to earth girl and a total pleasure to work with. ?And yes, I know this look is sliding out of Summer… Read more »
There are days when I literally get bored with beauty or at least beauty make-up and I need a little something extra. ?Enter my frequent collaborator Jodie and a single brush stroke of white. ?Somewhere between Margiela, traditional Japanese sumi-e painting and the tribal face decorations of Papua New Guinea, this happened. ?Your mission, if… Read more »
