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it’s fashion week!

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happy friday, lovelies! i’m blogging from a very glamorous bus on its way to nyc where i will commence 72 hours of fashion week madness.

i. can’t, wait.

my day kicks off backstage at rebecca minkoff where mark is doing beauty for the downtown romantic designer. i’m so excited to see all of the fun new product and the sure-to-be-stunning finished model look. the plum and copper ombre eye up above is a sneak peek secured by the fine people at refinery29. if that’s any indication of what’s to come this afternoon, it’s gonna be good.

a few beauty notes from fashion week days one and two:

  • opi painted model nails with pinky nude shade passion at bcbg max azria
  • maybelline was on faces at bcbg with a “healthy, fresh, and effortless” look — products used include dream bouncy blush in coffee cake for a natural understated flush on cheek apples, graphic lined eyes with eye studio lasting drama gel eyeliner in blackest black, and a clean moisturized lip achieved with baby lips in quenched
  • at the lauren moffatt presentation, nails were short and squoval, drenched in a good mandarin is hard to find
  • the kate spade presentation showcased models with thick fringed bangs, polka dot nails by deborah lippmann (can’t wait to get a shot of them!) and lips awash in jouer tint in orchid

ps – i’ll be tweeting, facebooking, and instagraming my way through this weekend’s events and would love to have you follow along!

another pretty face: michelle williams

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i can’t get my mind off of michelle’s pretty pixie and classically chic makeup from sunday’s golden globes red carpet. she was all done up in chanel from lashes to lips, but i’ve recreated her look for you with some of my favorite products.

start off with an ultra light and luminous makeup base like jouer’s luminizing moisture tint. it evens out skintone and light-reflecting pigments give off a gorgeous glow.

on the eyes, use a silver gray shadow like revlon diamond lust in night sky (don’t forget to smudge some underneath the bottom lash line) and at least two coats of cover girl lash blast 24 hour mascara for lots of long, almost spidery lash. if you’ll look up, you’ll notice that michelle’s brows are subtly perfect without being too pronounced. dash a little too faced brownies in blonde-y (even if you’re dark haired) throughout the arch in upward strokes, finishing with the spoolie brush to blend.

for cheeks, dust on some maybelline dream bouncy blush in orchid hush and swipe chanel perle rouge coco lipstick (this is the actual shade she wore – sometimes there is just no duplicate for perfection) on lips to polish everything off.

oh, and that vintage fred leighton headband? dying. when i find  replacement for that beautiful bauble, i’ll let ya know.