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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week’s backstage was truly the beauty lover’s frontstage! I hope you all enjoyed my coverage- I know I had a ball! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Spring 2011 collections this September! Please stay tuned…

Best nails and hair for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week goes to Sally Hansen and Tresemme for Tracy Reese’s Fall 2010 Collection runway show. Sally Hansen created an exclusive collection of colors to coordinate with the collection.

This was the ninth season for the Sally Hansen collaboration with Tracy Reese, and for the show models wore “Wet Clay” (a light nude) layered with black lace to compliment the runway collection.

More hair and nail photos are available here, here and here. This was definitely backstage beauty at it’s BEST! Do you agree?


photos: WWD, Elle.com, style.com

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week‘s backstage was truly the beauty lover’s frontstage! I hope you all enjoyed my coverage- I know I had a ball! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Spring 2011 collections this September! Please stay tuned…

The backstage hairstyling team for Betsey Johnson was lead by Thomas Dunkin for Sebastian. This particular show was held offsite at the Altman Building on Sunday, February 14th.

Thomas says of the hair, “we went with a country girl meets Brigit Bardot look that was messy, fun and flirtatious, fitting with Betsey’s collection.”

Hmmmm…. so what do you think? View the entire collection here.

While covering backstage at Andy & Debb, I had the opportunity to discuss the hair look with Phyto’s lead hairstylist, David Cruz. He stated that the goal was to achieve a beautiful, perfect texture, that’s shiny and healthy, but with very little volume- center parted and tucked a little behind the ears.

The hair was prepped with Phytovolume Actif Volumizing Spray with a mix of Phyto 7 Daily Hydrating Cream and then blown out. The ends of the hair were then flat ironed, section by section. To add shine and control flyaways, the hair was finished with Phyto Professional Glossing Cream from roots to ends.

Easy enough, right? Definitely a look you could achieve using these products, along with the right tools! The complete runway look is available here.

photos: Phyto, Elle.com

Celebrity hairstylist, Amoy Pitters created the hair look for the Eryn Brinie Fall 2010 presentation. The look, described as ethereal, wind-swept and effortless, was created by using one of my favorite brands, Rene Furterer (you’ll remember that I love, love, love the Complex 5 Regenerating Extract!).

Amoy created the look by first applying Rene Furterer Volume Mousse from root to end to achieve texture. Using a 1-2″ curling iron, she created soft waves throughout the crown. After adding Amoy Couture Hair Clip-On Extensions to add fullness and length to the hair, she then sprayed a brush with Rene Furterer Dry Shampoo to create volume.

Next, using a comb, she brushed back the hair at the root, sweeping the hair to one side and creating a long braid. She continued to comb the braid back to create lose flyaways for a soft, renaissance look.

After the models’ makeup was applied, Amoy then finished the hair look by applying Rene Furterer Finishing Spray, securing any loose hairs.

So are you all impressed? Please let me know your thoughts!

photos: Ann Lawlor, Eryn Brinie

I love Valente Frazier- like SERIOUSLY! I’ve had the opportunity to see him at a celebrity makeup symposium a few years ago and found him to be such a huge inspiration. And isn’t that what life is about- using your gifts to inspire others? He shared with us his journey – the steps and the many risks he’d taken to achieve his dream, and I can’t tell you all how much I love meeting people who are living their dreams! And, after watching his makeup demonstration, I was blown away! So now you understand why I had to include him in my fashion week coverage!

And just so you know, he’s the Emmy Award-winning makeup artist for such celebrities as Iman and Tyra Banks; and his work has been featured in Elle, Essence and O, The Oprah Magazine. This fashion week he led the IMAN Cosmetics backstage beauty team in creating the looks for the ARISE African Collective fashion show.

Most notable was the strong, sexy IMAN eye look, sheer sexy lip and bronzed cheeks. Complete looks from the show are available here!

I became well versed in all Wella products while apprenticing at Vidal Sassoon and so I was curious to see what the artistic team would create for DKNY’s runway show. I was told that the fall collection “encapsulates New York art and soul, reflecting the convergence of creative worlds and individual style that is the spirit of New York City. The hair look was a “refined side-swept ponytail projecting a sexy equestrian vibe with a subtly strong, yet not too masculine look“.

Wella Professionals lead colorist Eva Scrivo directed a team of colorists to handpaint extensions using Blondor, Koleston Perfect and ColorTouch to match the natural color palette of the models’ hair- ranging from medium brown to a spectrum of blonde shades. Extensions were then woven in to soften the look by placing the paler pieces in the front where the sun would naturally lighten the hair.

Eugene Souleiman (top photo), Global Creative Director for Wella Professionals, led the styling team by creating the low side ponytail using System Professionals Volumagic to give the side part direction. System Professional Hypercurl was used on the length of the ponytail for separation and added texture. Additional looks from the runway show are available here.

Are you all impressed? Love the look?

photo: style.com


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