NY Fashion Week F/W 09
ALU at NYFW – Day Three At The Tents
images: All Lacquered Up, The Beauty of Life, Wire Image and BijulesNYC.com #NYFW
On our way out of the Herve Leger backstage area, we caught Project Runway winner Christian Siriano, chatting away on his cell.
As we headed for the exit, celebs started streaming into the W Backstage Lounge for the Herve Leger show. So we decided to hang and see who we could spot. First up, Michelle Trachtenberg.
Then Jessica Stroup from 90210
And since we were obviously weren’t getting great picture lighting backstage we made a beeline for the door just as Diane von Furstenberg made her way into the tents, family in tow.
Outside, we waited with the crowd and herd of paparazzi and spotted Lily Collins, daughter of Phil Collins.
January Jones of Mad Men
And Lucy Liu popped in just as we were heading off to our next show.
I spotted this silver chrome boots on a show attendee and just had to grab a quick shot. Fun, no?
In celeb nail news, Kim Kardashian was spotted at the Y-3 show wearing a nail ring from Bijules. What do we think of that kids?
ALU at NYFW – Backstage at Barbie
As a little girl you belonged to one of two camps. The Barbie lovers and everyone else. I was mos def on the Barbie side of the line. I was even in the fan club and I have the members only tie-front crop top and pink short shorts to prove it. Yes, they sent hoochie-wear to Barbie fans in the 80s.
My collection of Barbie dolls, accessories, etc is beyond ridiculous and it’s all still safely packed away at Mom and Dad’s house. I even had this odd knitting contraption to make my own Barbie tube dresses. My girls were stylin’. I would spend hours pulling out every single Barbie item I owned, making the living room uninhabitable for anyone over the age of ten. Go ahead say it, I was obsessed. I still am actually. Put the name Barbie on something, make it a limited edition and I’ll get in line. When I heard about Stila’s LE Paint Cans to celebrate her 50th anniversary, you better believe I stalked the collection online until they went on sale. Taking it one step further, Mattel invited 50 designers to create looks for a Barbie fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, bringing Barbie to life. Given three eras of Barbie (past, present, future) to work with, the designers conceptualized their vision of Barbie for the catwalk. 50 models and 50 tutu clad little girls strutted down the pink runway yesterday and I was backstage to bring you the nail, beauty and hair scoop. |
Beauty Inspiration – Retro, slightly S&M red lip, contoured skin with classic 50s cat eye Beauty Inspiration – A Sharon Tate vibe with a lighter beige-y pink glossy lip. Very feminine, very pretty. Really clean, shiny glossy skin. A bright pop of cheek color. False doe-eyed lashes. Get The Look – Illuminating Liquid Foundation, Perfecting Concealer, Stay All Day Waterproof Liner, Major Major Lash Concealer, Giggle Lip Vinyl (coming soon), All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer #1 Beauty Inspiration – Butterfly mask as though she’s going to the opera or a fabulous ball in Venice. Colbalt, electric blue, purples, pinks. Feathers, glitters, sequins. Beige glossy lip with a contoured cheek. Wild and crazy for future while retaining that Barbie beauty. Get The Look – While the runway look doesn’t really work in real life, Charlotte feels you can translate it to everyday with a smokey, cobalt blue eye and black eyeliner. Add a beige glossy lip and “it would be heaven.†Try Cobalt Blue Smudge Pot, Storm and Indigo Eye Shadow Pans, Topaz Kajal Liner and Praline Lip glaze Hair – A bun with braids hanging. It’s not about trends, it’s about playing and creating doll hair.
Makeup and Hair – Key makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, Stila Global Director of Education and celebrity makeup artist Sarah Lucero and Orlando Pita from T3 walked us through the inspiration and products for the beauty and hair.
Get The Look – Stila Natural Finish Oil-Free Foundation, Perfecting Concealer, Stila Sun Bronzer Shade 2, Fade Cheek Color, “Stay All Day” Waterproof Liner (coming soon), Major Major Lash Mascara, Lip Vinyl (coming soon) or Strawberry Lip Glaze.
Hair – Classic high ponytail with heavy bangs.
Hair – Valley Of The Dolls. Tease for height and use Orlando Pita Plump Styling Set & Control Hair Spray to create and set the loose curls.
images: All Lacquered Up, The Beauty of Life, Wire Image and Elle.com #NYFW
A Little Something I Saw While Getting My Nails Did
I’ll be sharing the full details on last night’s nail experience but I just had to show you this. I went to get my nails done before hitting the tents this morning and here’s what I saw next to me.
This woman spent over 6 hours getting 3D nail art on all her tips. Each piece is hand sculpted using acrylic powder, not to mention all the other adornments (glitter, jewels, hand painted designs). I don’t even want to know what this costs and I could NEVER wear such an ornate look but you have to say WOW and the skill level.
Have any of you donned any kind of intricate nail art? How long did it take? Would you be patient enough to sit for six hours to get something like this? #NYFW
ALU at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week F/W 09
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week starts today and I’m NYC bound. I’m heading out bright and early and will be reporting from the tents for the next seven days. This is my 2nd season covering fashion week and I have so much planned, my head is spinning. I’ll be going backstage to bring you the Fall/Winter nail and beauty trends as they happen.
This season, I’m teaming up with my blogging BFF, Jamie Sanders from The Beauty of Life, and we’re going for it. We’ll be live blogging, twittering and posting show recaps throughout the week. We also have some special events and outings planned that we can’t wait to share.
Also, I’ll be contributing to InsideTheTents.com, the first collaborative portal for NY fashion week blogosphere coverage. With over 60 bloggers adding to the collective posts, tweets and video coverage, it’s a one stop NYFW shop.
I’ve added a new Twitter widget to the sidebar in case you aren’t on Twitter and want to know what I’m up to. Also, because I’ll be sans laptop during the day, I won’t be able to respond to comments and emails regularly. So please be patient if I don’t get back to you right away.
I hope you enjoy my coverage of NYFW and come back often to see the latest scoop. #NYFW
image: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week