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Backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Paula — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:37:06 +0000

This season I went backstage at “Naeem Khan” to talk to bumble and bumble key stylist, Laurent Philippon, about the look for the hair at the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

He said that the models would have an “easy, slouchy French twist”, inspired by 70′s French cinema.

Backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Paula — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:33:49 +0000

This season I had the pleasure of going backstage at “Naeem Khan” and chat with NARS Director of Global Artistry, James Boehmer, about the look for the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

He said the look was inspired by 60′s Italian Bombshells, but more modern, not retro at all. They played with the shape of the eyeliner, not going all the way out to the corner before angling up. They also kept the skin luminous with the new Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer. And on the lips they used a Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil color that is coming out this Fall called “More”.

Backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Paula — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:50:56 +0000

This season I was able to go backstage the “Badgley Mischka” show and talk to hairstylist Peter Gray, for MoroccanOil, about the look of the hair for the Fall/Winter 2012 show.

He said the look came from the movie “Metropolis”, whose lead character is a lady with a granny haircut, that is very fuzzy and she looks “demonic and crazy”. He thought that that look would work really well with the hard angles of the clothing collection that season.

Backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Paula — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:33:26 +0000

This season I was able to go backstage the “Badgley Mischka” show and talk to makeup artist Tom Pecheux, for MAC, about the look for the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

He told me that they wanted to go for a “sophisticated, gothic, twisted woman, but quite super chic at the same time” look. He went with a matte finish face and both strong matte eyes and lips.

Backstage at the Badgley Mishka Fall/Winter 2012 show – Nails

Paula — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:29:20 +0000

This season I was able to go backstage the “Badgley Mischka” show and chat with Deborah Lippmann about the nails for the Fall/Winter 2012 show.

She said that the overall show was inspired by the movie “Metropolis”, so the look was very dark. So, they went with using a dark aubergine called “Dark Side of the Moon” for the base color, and for texture on the tips they used a gold called “Nefertiti”. She also gives a great tip to do your own french style manicure at home, too:

Backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Paula — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:43:13 +0000

I do not hide my fangirl love for Mally Roncal in the least. So it should come as no surprise how much I enjoy getting to go backstage at Tracy Reese shows and talk to her. This season I was greeted by Mally’s right-hand MUA, Albee Franson with a big hug and the exclamation that my eyes were great & exactly what was being done for the models in Tracy’s show, “somebody must have leaked”. LOL! It made me feel great that my lazy day eyes of only bright eyeliner and mascara were on point!

Mally told us (*with her hilarious NSFW potty mouth, that she controls so well on QVC!) that the look for the Fall/Winter 2012 show was flawless skin (*of course), super highlighted cheeks with lightly bronzed face, super full brows and with a rosy-ish lip. The liner was a pencil, super fast and easy to look “like you did it yourself”.

Backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Paula — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:41:42 +0000

This season I was able to go backstage at Tracy Reese and talk to hairstylist Jeanie Syfu, for TRESemme, about the look for the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

She said that the look was created by applying the 24Hour Body Mousse, then rough drying the hair for texture. They then curled random sections of hair with a double-barrel for an irregular wave pattern, before pulling the hair into a ponytail at the nape of the neck.

Backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Paula — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:49:29 +0000

This season I was lucky enough to go backstage “Carmen Marc Valvo” and see one of my favorite makeup artists, Romero Jennings, for MAC. We chatted about his fab shoes and the look for the Fall/Winter fashion show, among other things.

He told me that he created a really strong smokey eye, drawing ideas from “The Artist”.

Backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Paula — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:38:58 +0000

This season I was able to go backstage at “Carmen Marc Valvo” and talk to the amaze hairstylist Ted Gibson about the look for the Fall/Winter 2012 show.

He told me that the look was “masculine couture”. He created a triangle bun, that was finished with Fix It Gel all over to give it a “brilliant shine”.

Backstage at the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Paula — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:36:15 +0000

This season I was able to go backstage at Joy Cioci and talk to Tommy Buckett from the Marie Robinson Salon about the look for the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

He said that the look was inspired by the “girl that doesn’t care… She’s pretty sexy and kind of vulnerable, all at once”. This “loose and organic” braided hair was not affixed with any pins or elastics, and sprayed with drugstore hairspray for it’s tack and texture.

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Backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Pinning the updo on a model backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Pinning the updo on a model backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Laurent Philippon checks a models\' hair backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Laurent Philippon makes final adjustments on a models\' updo backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairsylist Laurent Philippon shows how to start the models\' updo backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Laurent Philippon creates an updo on a model backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Putting the final pins in a models\' updo backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Side view of the updo at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Top look at the updo at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Look at the back of the updo at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Setting the models\' skin backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Starting on the models\' sharp eyeliner backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Applying the sharp eyeliner to a model backstage at the Naeem Khann Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Checking the models\' eyeliner backstage at the Naeem Khan Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

I just love NARS MUA Jenny Smith\'s little braids.

Backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Curling a models\' hair backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

With so many tiny curls, it helps to have two hairstylists work on a model backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Liking this hairstylists style while working on a model backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Peter Gray checks the curls on a model backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Peter Gray shows how to separate the hair for the small curls on a model backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Peter Gray uses MoroccanOIl spray to texturize the models\' hair before curling, backstage at the Badgley Miscka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist Peter Gray curls a models\' hair backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Model getting her foundation applied backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting her eye makeup done backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting her eyeshadow smoked out backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting her eyeshadow done backstage at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Badgley Mishka Fall/Winter 2012 show – Nails

Deborah Lippmann products used at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

\"Dark Side of the Moon\" polish for nails and toes, with \"Nefertiti\" gold used on nail tips for the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting \"Dark Side of the Moon\" applied backstage at the Badgley Mischka FalllWinter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting \"Nefertiti\" put on the tips of her nails for the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

Albee Franson taking a speedy pic of the models\' look backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Albee Franson checking out the work on a model backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Mally Roncal brushing on highlighter on a model backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Mally Roncal discussing the look for the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Mally Roncal discussing the look for the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Mally Roncal talking about the look for the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show, while making up one of the models.

Albee Franson cheesing it up backstage at the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Albee Franson checking out what Mally Roncall is doing, and saying, backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Designer Tracy Reese discusses the look of the hair for the Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show with hairstylist Jeanie Syfu for TRESemme.

Hairstylist putting the finishing touches on a models\' hair backstage at the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

The finished ponytail look for the Tracy Reese Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 show – Makeup

The model look for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

A makeup artist applies foundation to a model backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Makeup artists making up multiple models backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting her eyeshadow smoked out backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting her eyeshadow wing smoked out backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Another model getting her eyeshadow smoked out backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Carla, from Nordstrom Beauty, talks to MUA Romero Jennings about the makeup look for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

The final makeup look for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

MUA Romero Jennings amazing shoes, backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Love this shirt on the MUA -

Backstage at the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Hairstylist pulls the hair back into a ponytail to start the look of the hair for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist twists the ponytail to get the bun look to the hair for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Hairstylist secures the twisted ponytail to create the triangular bun for the hair look of the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

The final look of the front side of the hair for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

The final look of the side of the hair for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

The final look of the back of the hair for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Backstage at the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show – Hair

Model getting her hair braided before the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show.

Hair braiding for the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show.

Left side of models\' braided hair for the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show.

Back of the models\' braided hair for the Joy Cicoi Fall/Winter 2012 show.

Right back side of the models\' braided hair for the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show.

Front braid on a model for the Joy Cioci Fall/Winter 2012 show.