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Fergie, MAC Viva Glam Spokesperson, Helps Raise Funds for MAC Aids Fund in Los Angeles
This past Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Fergie, MAC Cosmetics’ VIVA GLAM Spokesperson, revealed her new VIVA GLAM VI Special Edition Lipstick and new VIVA GLAM advertising campaign in Los Angeles.
Fergie.
Fergie with John Demsey, Group President,
MAC Cosmetics, & Chairman of the MAC AIDS Fund.
Fergie with Nancy Mahon, Senior Vice President & Executive Director,
MAC Aids Fund, and John Demsey
Fergie visited Project Angel Food, an organization committed to providing free prepared meals and nutrition counseling for those living with HIV/AIDS. She then appeared at the MAC store on North Robertson Blvd to help raise awareness of HIV/AIDS by helping to sell VIVA GLAM lipsticks, which have raised over $130 million for HIV/AIDS globally over the past 15 years. 100% of the selling price of MAC’s VIVA GLAM products go towards the MAC AIDS Fund.
NEW! MAC Viva Glam VI Special Edition Lipstick will be available March 19, 2009.
Nicolas Degennes Givenchy’s Le Makeup Artistic Director Interview with Marta Walsh
I’m so excited to share with you my interview with Nicolas Degennes, Givenchy’s Le Makeup Artistic Director for Beauty Interviews. Here it is:
Nicolas Degennes is Givenchy’s Le Makeup Artistic Director. Nicolas is the brilliant mind behind Givenchy Spring 2009 Maharani Makeup Collection and of Givenchy’s many other beautiful makeup. I met Nicolas at a Givenchy breakfast in New York City and was absolutely mesmerized with his speech. Nicolas made me fall in love with Givenchy, makeup, beauty, and being a woman. I had to share my life changing experience meeting Nicolas with you.
Nicolas Degennes.
In this interview Nicolas Degennes takes us back to Paris at age 16 where the love for art and beauty began for him, his philosophy about makeup, memorable celebrity collaborations such as with Monica Bellucci, Kristin Scott Thomas and Liv Taylor. Some of the must-have Givenchy products in every woman’s makeup bag, and where he finds his biggest inspirations in life.
Givenchy Spring 2009 Maharani Makeup Collection.
Marta Walsh: When did your fascination with beauty begin?
Nicolas Degennes: My passion with makeup and the arts began when I was a child. I left Paris at the tender age of 16 to follow my dream to study the arts, music, theater and photography. While exploring my fascination with arts in a fresh and inspiring environment, I befriended a great makeup artist in New York who introduced me to the world of makeup. Beauty and makeup became my newfound passion, and I have been working in this field ever since.
Estée Lauder’s Vivid Garden Summer Collection
Estée Lauder’s Vivid Garden Summer Collection: Warm temperatures and sunny days call for a festive garden tea party. Set in a delightfully feminine garden of blooming flowers in shades of pinks and purples, delectable petit-fours and decadent layer cakes iced in fanciful butterfly and bloom designs are passed on shining silver trays as guests enjoy a selection of delightful elixir teas. An atmosphere of fresh airiness abounds with guests dressed in softly flowing dresses with youthful expressions of color in unordinary combinations.
Drawing inspiration from the lively bright shades of a fully blooming summer garden and the delectable treats of an afternoon tea, Estée Lauder introduces Vivid Garden – a fairytale-like limited edition color collection for summer 2009. With pops of floral bright colors for a look of youthful vibrancy, graphic elements and shades of teal, lime, and aquamarine complement vivid pinks and playful purples for eyes, while cheeks blush with a luminous sheer glow and lips tantalize with saturated pigments in creamy textures and sheer glazes.
Givenchy Spring 2009 Makeup Collection
On my recent trip to New York City, I had breakfast with Givenchy! Yes, Givenchy, sounds a bit like ‘breakfast at Tiffany’s’ right? Needless to say, that day changed my life. I know, I’m a bit over dramatic, but it’s true. If you had the opportunity to meet and hear Givenchy’s Le Makeup Artistic Director Nicolas Degennes I’m sure you too would fall in love…with Givenchy, with makeup, beauty, and being a woman.
Nicolas Degennes presented us with Givenchy’s Spring 2009 Makeup Collection or the Maharani Spring 2009 Collection and walked with us through his inspiration journey when creating this beautiful collection. Which in case was India.
Nicolas’ philosophy about makeup and beauty is all about freedom. The freedom to express yourself with makeup and be what you want to be, and the freedom to play with makeup. He told us many times at the meeting to please touch the makeup, feel it, don’t be afraid to play with it and make it your own!
I’m wearing Givenchy today: Prismissime – 22 Maharani Apricots. Shade #5 from left to right on my eye lid and a bit on my crease, and shade #1 from left on my brow-bone and inner corner.
I’ve lined eye lids with one of the best eye pencils I’ve ever tried, Magic Kajal Eye Pencil! It is rich in pigment, glides on easily on skin, and lasts all day. Really, you have to try this! Nicholas Degennes told us at the meeting that in India both men and women wear an eye liner such as the Magic Kajal Eye Pencil to protect them from the sun!
London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2009 : MAC Makeup Looks
Here are some of the MAC Cosmetics makeup look for London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2009:
DESIGNER: Giles
ARTIST: Miranda Joyce
“The collection is quite structured so I wanted the look a bit undone-that’s why we purposely smudged the lip a little bit. It’s a true bright matt-ish red but patted on so you get this soft, sexy, mouth.”-Miranda Joyce.
Eyes: Clear brow set-combed through brows. Plushblack Plushlash mascara-applied lightly to top lashes.
Skin: Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation-blended into the skin. Prep+Prime Loose-Applied to set foundation. Luna Cream Colour Base-Blended as a sheer highlight onto the inner corners of the eyes, bridge of nose, forehead and wrapped around tops of cheek bones to accentuate the nudity of the face.
Taylor Momsen Wears NARS at Marchesa and Anna Sui
Taylor Momsen was spotted at Marchesa and Anna Sui’s A/W 2009 shows wearing NARS Cosmetics.
Taylor Momsen portrays the character Jenny Humphrey on The CW television series Gossip Girl.
“Taylor wanted a smoky, strong eye – her signature look,” said NARS Makeup Artist Sharon Brown. “I used Black Moon Eyeliner Pencil to rim her eyes and smudge over the entire lid.”
…Blue shadow was layered for a pop of color. Finally, Cyprus, a bronze shadow with shimmer, was added for a flawless transition into her next outfit.
“She was wearing a beautiful dress with copper accents later that night so I wanted the look to work well into the evening.” With the eyes as the focus, the cheeks were kept soft and highlighted, and the lips were delicately glossed with a new sheer pink grapefruit shade for spring.
Below is Sharon’s step-by-step to recreate Taylor’s look:
Top 3 Nail Polish Looks by Talking Makeup
Talking Makeup’s top nail polish looks for the week are: MAC Hello Kitty On The Prawl, which I’ve received so many compliments by fashionista friends during New York Fashion Week Fall 2009. You are one step ahead with fashion with this one!
Hello Kitty Nail Lacquer in On The Prawl: Light creamy grey, $11.
From OPI’s new South Beach Nail Collection Feeling Hot Hot Hot! The best bright pink nail polish I’ve seen without looking too tacky! A must-have shade for the upcoming summer months, or if you happen to stop by Miami Beach, well of course:)
OPI South Beach Nail Collection Feeling Hot Hot Hot!
MAC Lead Makeup Artist Backstage at Twinkle
New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 report: Watch Marta’s video blog for today where she interviews Gregory Arlt. MAC Lead Makeup Artist, backstage at Twinkle during New York Fashion Week Fall 2009. btw-Gregory Arlt is one of the coolest makeup artists in the world, he has an amazing energy and very easy to chat to. Thank you Greg! You are fabulous:)
Products mentioned in Marta’s Video Blog: MAC Lipstick in Lady Danger, MAC Eye Shadow in Naked Lunch, MAC Eye Shadow in Floof, MAC Select Moisture Concealer, and MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Powder.
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Estée Lauder’s Bronze Goddess Color Collection
ESTÉE LAUDER INTRODUCES BRONZE GODDESS: An Alluring Color Collection of Divine Summer Beauty.
Nothing says summer has arrived more than skin that glimmers with a warm, sun-kissed glow. This summer, whether your plans include a trip to a French Polynesian island or some other supreme summer destination, instantly transport yourself to a place of honeyed skin and sultry summer days with a new collection of pure summer beauty from Estée Lauder.
Estée Lauder’s Bronze Goddess Color Collection returns for Summer 2009 with new bronzekissed colors for lips, face and nails that shimmer with summer heat and capture the beauty of sun-drenched beaches, playful laughter, long golden days and soft sultry nights. Making every woman look and feel divine, the Bronze Goddess Color Collection artfully combines naturally warm bronzed skin with vivid accents in new, sun-kissed colors of coral and rose. Eyes are lined in bright water colors and dusted with a soft shimmer, while lips and nails glisten in golden nude tones, for a look that is seductive, sultry and purely divine.