Beauty

February 19, 2013

Beauty buzz: LFW’s top 10

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February 18, 2013

Beauty Mole – Vivienne Westwood

“Val created a look for the show which was inspired by Catherine DeNeuve in Belle De Jour and Helmut Newton images. Read more »

In the line of beauty

“I am campaigning for the comeback of lip liner,” announces Terry Barber, director of make-up artistry at M.A.C.  Read more »

Wham bam, thank you, glam!

I’ve been in denial all week, refusing to see what’s been staring me in the face. Glam, glam, GLAM! Read more »

Beauty Mole – Woolmark

The colour palette for Christians's designs featured hues of beautiful salon pink through to intense mustard. For the makeup, we decided to make the lips the focus of the look... Read more »

February 17, 2013

You’ve Been Punk’d

Grunge, goth, glam and now punk – designers are reappropriating the stronger visual elements of these music scenes and bringing them bang up to date with a new rebel attitude. And it’s played out through hair and make-up as well as clothes. Read more »

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The New Manicure-all

After last season’s over-abundance of nude nails, London manicurists are rebelling. Sophisticated and ladylike, this season’s nails are an extension of the clothes, with styles ranging from the literal (‘sewn-on seams’ on ring fingernails at PPQ) to the lateral (pink nails tipped green by L’Oréal Paris’ Lorraine Griffin at Sister by Sibling) to colour coordinated. »

The godfather of make-up returns: all hail Topolino

Topolino (Italian for ‘little mouse’), one of the greatest make-up artists of all time, was in London this week to work with long-standing creative partner Philip Treacy on his show (he’s only missed one in nearly 20 years). »

Beauty Mole – Erdem (Hair)

Marc Trinder, Charles Worthington's Art Team Director, explains how the hairstyles were created for the Erdem SS13 show. »

Beauty Mole – Mary Katrantzou

Val Garland explains how the make-up looks for the Mary Katrantzou SS13 show were created using MAC products. »

Beauty Mole – J JS Lee

Terry Barber, MAC's Directory of Make-up Artistry, shares with us the look created at J JS Lee SS13. »

Little Metallic Mermaids

Hair’s biggest heroes can’t stop playing with dye and neither, for that matter, can fashion folk. »

How low can you go?

“The lower the ponytail, the longer the length,” said hairstylist Liam Curran backstage at KTZ. Sure, it’s an obvious statement, but it’s this low-profile pony that is playing with the proportions of hair silhouettes this season.  »

Beauty Mole – Roksanda Ilincic

St Tropez's Skin Finishing Expert Nicola Joss describes how glowing skin was created for the SS13 Roksanda Ilincic models. »

Beauty Mole – Erdem

MAC Make-up Artist Andrew Gallimore explains how the make-up looks for the Erdem SS13 show were created. »

Haute couture for hair

If you are looking for a foil to this season’s overarching Nineties chic, we have just the thing in the form of an emerging beauty aesthetic that is considerably more polished. »

Beauty Mole – Nicole Farhi

MAC Senior Artist Nicole Thompson explains how the make-up looks for the J JS Lee SS13 show were created. »

The Subtle Art of Face-Painting

Donna Karan’s were pink, Derek Lam’s were teal, Michael Kors’ blue and green, and Peter Som’s mauve, green and yellow.  »

It’s grunge, but not as we knew it

New York and London are dominated by an urban culture and attitude that infects fashion and, barely a beat behind, beauty, too.  »

Beauty Moment – Roksanda Ilincic (Hair)

Marc Trinder, Art Team Director for Charles Worthington, reveals how to recreate the hair from the SS13 Roksanda Ilincic show. »

Beauty Mole – Peter Pilotto

MAC Make-Up Artist Lucia Pica explains how the make-up looks for the Peter Pilotto SS13 show were created. »

How to look hot, hot, hot

If the end of summer has you hankering for sunny, exotic climes, take an exercise in escapism through the backstage portal, where beauty looks transported us to faraway places. »

Smells like Nineties spirit

Grungy hair at Proenza Schouler, scrubbed skin at Narciso Rodriguez, DayGlo strips in the centre partings of ponytailed hair at Alexander Wang…  »

Oddly beautiful: 10 LFW trends

1. Deathly becomes her: against a spooky backdrop at the abandoned Sorting Office, McQ’s corpse brides (above) were an arresting sight, thanks to the dream hair and make-up team of Guido Palau and Diane Kendal. »

The gossip: LFW’s top-10 beauty hits

Nuance of neon: Clone-like, robotic girls made up a beautiful model army at Erdem. »

Beauty Mole – Michael van der Ham

MAC Make-Up Artist Lauren Parsons reveals how the make-up looks were created for the SS13 Michael van der Ham show. »

Beauty Mole – Philip Treacy

MAC Key Make-Up Artist Topolino explains how the make-up looks for the Philip Treacy SS13 show were created. »

Shop the beauty experts’ edit

Wander up to the third floor in Harvey Nichols and you’ll find a true beauty haven, BeautyMART. »

Just Dotty About Freckles

For summer it is the turn of fresh, glowing skin and, most importantly, a generous scattering of delicious freckles »

Beauty Mole – Holly Fulton

HOLLY FULTON WOMENSWEAR 2012 A/W COLLECTION Photography by L’Oreal Professionnel. »

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