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The Unveiling of Wizard Of Oz Ruby Slipper At The New York Spring 09 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Debut of The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Collection, made with CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements, in the famed windows of Saks Fifth Avenue and in 10022-SHOE serves as the official launch to New York Spring 2009 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week [MBFW]. Top shoe designers were granted creative license to reinterpret the iconic Ruby Slippers with unlimited access to CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements.
Participating designers include: A. Testoni, Abaete, Alberta Ferretti, Betsey Johnson, Botkier, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Giuseppe Zanotti, Jimmy Choo, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Lisa Pliner Manolo Blahnik, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Roger Vivier, Sergio Rossi, Stuart Weitzman, Tibi, Tuleh.
On September 4, 2008, the highly anticipated The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Collection will be unveiled at the official launch event for MBFW, hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, in partnership with CRYSTALLIZED- Swarovski Elements. This event marks the beginning of a year-long 70th Anniversary campaign for The Wizard of Oz.
Marta & Laurie on Sephora’s Beauty & The Blog
My gorgeous friend Laurie from Beauty’s Spot and myself, Marta, were featured in Sephora’s Beauty & The Blog today.
Well really, Laurie was a guest blogger for Sephora’s blog and was kind enough to post our photo together from the LA Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week taken at the Smashbox studios in March 2008.
Laurie is one of the most talented writers I know on the net and we love her!
Talking Makeup in LA Daily News!
Talking Makeup and a pic of myself, Marta Walsh, made it in an article that ran yesterday in LA Daily News!
Marta at Talking Makeup far right. Click pic above to read full article!
The picture was taken while interviewing Davis Factor, co-founder of Smashbox Cosmetics, during opening night of LA Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City. We couldn’t have been more excited:)
Click pic above to read full article!
LA Fashion Week-Hair & Makeup Backstage at Maggie Barry for Xubaz
Tiffany Johnson of Mac Cosmetics, created the makeup look at Maggie Barry for the Fall 2008 LA Fashion Week.
Tiffany Johnson, lead makeup artist for Mac Cosmetics
backstage at Maggie Barry.
The makeup look was inspired by the overall theme of the fashion show of “Napoleon Hookers” type of characters, as Tiffany described it, with a strong eyebrow focus.
In this video, Tiffany Johnson of Mac Cosmetics describes the makeup look at Maggie Barry:
The hair style for the show was created by lead hair stylist Kaz Amor, and Kristin Ess of Warren Tricomi Los Angeles Salon on Melrose Avenue.
Kaz Amor, celebrity hairstylist at Warren Tricomi Salon in LA.
LA Fashion Week-Hair & Makeup Backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton
Key makeup artist backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton Fall 2008 LA Fashion Week was Lori Taylor for Smashbox Cosmetics. The makeup look for the show was clean and soft. Eyes are in black, silver and grey with a soft cat eye.
Lori Taylor lead makeup artist for Smashbox Cosmetics
backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton.
In this video, Lori Taylor farther explains the makeup look at Nicolai by Nicky Hilton:
Lashes depend on the model, only if needed. Cheeks are lightly highlighted without a contour. Lips are in sheer red color gloss. This makeup look goes very well with the hair style for the show, created by lead hairstylist for ghd Hair, Omar Lopez.
I finally met Omar Lopez, ghd’s lead hairstylist. Omar is fabulous!
Tools of the trade-ghd Hair products and tools, brushes,
and Glaceau Smartwater one of LA Fashion Week’s sponsors.
Andy Bodine, ghd’s Training Ambassador (right) with model,
backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton.
According to Omar, the look is a bit preppy, sleek, and sort of like a girl with a long hair tied into a ponytail riding horses in an English countryside.
Here is an interview with Andy Bodine, ghd’s Training Ambassador, further explaining the hair style backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton:
To learn more about Omar Lopez, you can read my interview with him here: Beauty Interviews!
LA Fashion Week-Backstage Hair & Makeup at Jenny Han
We met Victoria Rowe, the lead makeup artist for Too Faced makeup line, backstage at Jenny Han LA Fashion Week.
Marta is waiting to go in backstage at Jenny Han.
Victoria describes the makeup look for the Jenny Han show as “1970’s Halston” and the 1980’s to go with Jenny Han’s jewel toned garments. “Rene Russo meets Christie Brinkley” she added “we are going overboard”.
The colors are intense and metallic. Complexion is moist and dewy. Eyes are heavy and have two looks: look number one is eye shadow in fantasy island green, and look number two is eye shadow in royal purple. Victoria also used Eye Shadow Liquifier by Too Faced ($17.50) to line the eyes.
Victoria Rowe lead makeup artist for Too Faced, backstage
at Jenny Han.
Eye brows are thick full and extreme, Brook Shields style. Both looks are topped with beige glitter. Lashes are long and full. Cheeks are in Pink Leopard Bronzer (Complexion Perfecting Matte Bronze) by Too Faced ($28.50) which has a platinum ashy shimmer to it. Lips are wet, either in frosty brown or in frosty pink. Victoria Rowe must-have product to achieve the look for the Jenny Han show was Eye Shadow Liquifier by Too Faced.
For more details about the look, check out a video of my interview with Victoria Rowe backstage at Jenny Han LA Fashion Week:
Key hairstylist for the Jenny Han fashion show was Matt Adams of Thomas Chase using Bumble and Bumble haircare products.
Matt Adams (left) backstage at Jenny Han.
Matt describes the look as “Farah Fawcett meets Jerry Hall” which is all about soft flowy curls to go with Jenny Han’s collection of flowy dresses.
Here is a video where Matt Adams farther describes the look:
A video of Matt Adams working on model’s hair backstage at Jenny Han:
Making Faces with Laurie
Laurie is my gorgeous friend from Beauty’s Spot, we met up in LA Fashion week just to make faces…just kidding.
Interview with Fashion Designer Joseph Domingo
I had the pleasure to meet the fabulous fashion designer Joseph Domingo backstage just before the debut of his Fall 2008 collection at LA Fashion Week.
Joseph Domingo and Marta Walsh at Talking Makeup.
Joseph seemed very passionate about his work and particularly about his latest collection. Needless to say, that Joseph’s collection was one of my favorites at the fashion week. I saw at least 3 outfits that I wanted to have! Now that’s a good sign. I also got a chance to chat with him and learn more about his muse for the show.
Interview with Joseph Domingo by Marta Walsh:
Marta: Can you tell us about the inspiration of your Fall 2008 Collection?
Joseph: My collection this season is Vixen inspired, cat woman, Jessica Rabbit, the film Body Heat. A sexy but strong woman. The waist is form fitted. It’s not short, it’s below the knee. You don’t to show much skin in order to be sexy. It’s more of a silhouette.
Marta: Who do you see wearing your collection, or your ideal mannequin?
Joseph: Halle Berry, Jessica Alba.
Marta: What is the color scheme throughout your collection?
Joseph: Black, red, copper, and purple.
Marta: Where did you draw the inspiration for the color scheme?
Joseph: It’s when I saw a cat woman outfit and it’s just goes from there. A lot of bustiers. The color purple is a classic, and I always incorporate red in my collections. I think red is a very sensual color for a woman, every woman should have a little red dress.
Marta: What is your favorite outfit from the collection?
Joseph: It’s the last piece you are going to see at the runway, a jacket (black three-quarter sleeve satin jacket with embellished back & shoulders with belt). You wouldn’t think a jacket can be sexy, but this one is long, sits on the waist, 3/4 length. It has an embroidery in the back that you can see once the model walks back on the stage. So it’s very dramatic. And I always love drama.
LA Fashion Week-Hair & Makeup Backstage at Joseph Domingo
Makeup backstage at Joseph Domingo LA Fashion Week Fall 2008 is all about a cotton candy vixen. They eyebrows are waxed to make the brows look very high, and the eyes are cat eyes.
Backstage makeup at Joseph Domingo.
The main shades for the makeup are bronzes and purples to match with the color scheme of the Joseph Domingo collection. Lips are very dark and vampy lips, in burgundy.
Products used to achieve the makeup backstage at Joseph Domingo were by Shiseido, Lancome, MAC, Stila foundation and powder. Makeup was done by Alyson from the Elite Cosmetology team.
Backstage hair at Joseph Domingo.
To find out about the hair backstage at Joseph Domingo we asked Manhal Mansour, the president and CEO of Elite Cosmetology from San Francisco which is a special hair and makeup company. Elite Cosmetology does hair and makeup for magazines, photo shoots, and music videos. The have locations in LA and New York and an academy with three campuses.
Backstage hair at Joseph Domingo.
“The hair is going to be cotton candy, sophisticated, very couture, big hair with lots of volume” says Manhal. “The inspiration for the look is a very couture and very sophisticated vixen”. The products used to achieve the look are by Goldwell Hair. Hair was done by the Elite Cosmetology team.
Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls
We sat down with Davis Factor of Smashbox Cosmetics at LA Fashion week to pick his brains about the latest news from Smashbox.
Davis Factor and Marta at Talking Makeup.
Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls is a new special-edition makeup collection inspired by LA Fashion week and the Fall 2008 Pussy Cat Dolls collection by Robin Antin. Smashbox Cosmetics and hot musical group The Pussycat Dolls, have chosen the special-edition Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls collection to be worn by their models in The Pussycat Dolls runway show. Only 200 are available, so make sure you get yourself some before it’s gone!
Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls special limited-edition collection includes: Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pout (True Color) which by the way became my official lipgloss at the fashion week, I love it!
It’s a beautiful light pink shade and as Smashbox describes it: ‘The perfect babydoll pink shade.’ It applies smoothly and is just beautiful, $18.
Babydoll pink.
Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls Eye Shadow Trio in Twilight.
This Color coordinated shadow trio includes a base, contour and highlight shade perfect for creating dramatic eyes, $28.
Shimmering white, silver, black.
Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls Soft Lights in Prism which is a soft petal shimmer.
This illuminating cheek powder will give a gorgeous lit-from-within glow.
Soft rose petal shimmer..
The Smashbox For The Pussy Cat Dolls is now available at www.smashbox.com and at all the usual Smashbox retailers.
Davis Factor also mentioned their upcoming collection scheduled for Fall, called: Wicked Lovely.
And this is besides the point, I got to test O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color by Smashbox during LA Fashion week, ans once again I’m in love. This blush is clear gel that turns to a perfect light pinkish, most natural blush. We add Smashbox Cosmetics to Talking makeup’s most favorite makeup lines list.
O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color by Smashbox Cosmetics.
We will bring you the full interview with Davis Factor of Smashbox in our future posts. This was a group interview by Marta Walsh of Talking Makeup together with Total Beauty’s Kristen Nelson, Laurie from Beauty’s Spot, Erika from Makeup Bag, Anne from The Jet Set Girls, Jamie from Specktra, and Tammy from A Mom in Red High Heels.