Posts Tagged ‘Makeup’
Revlon’s new LILAC Super Lustrous Lipgloss. Wearable and flattering on everyone
Monday, May 17th, 2010J. Crew and Essie team up to deliver these pretty shades for summer 2010
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
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Airbrush Makeup – LoveToKnow Makeup
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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The Origins of Airbrush Makeup
Airbrush makeup application came about after Dina Ousley, a Hollywood actress and makeup artist that was tired of mediocre results, invented it over a decade ago to help people on screen look more flattering. Dinair© has hit a new wave of popularity recently in the entertainment world, as it is the only makeup that looks natural on the ever-revealing and detailed High Definition televisions. As pictures on the screens have gotten more detailed, the makeup and flawless look of the actors needs to step up as well.
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The Makeup Room
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Airbrush Makeup for HDTV reprinted from DV Edge at World Digital Video Association
As more television stations broadcast in HDTV, makeup artists must adjust their technique and products for a screen resolution quality that has as much as10 times more picture detail than analogue TV!
via The Makeup Room.
Mad Men Makeup
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Betty Draper
One of my favorite TV shows is Mad Men. There are many reasons for this, but one of the fascinating things about this show is the attention to detail. Take, for instance, Betty Draper’s makeup. You can literally zoom in on the month and year of this show by taking a closer look at the hair, makeup and fashion. What do most people think of when they think of ’60′s makeup? “Mod” is the first thing that comes to my mind; Twiggy, nude lips (I read somewhere that girls would actually crush up white eye shadows and mix the powder with pink lip gloss to achieve a really nude lip), bold eyes with heavily mascaraed lashes, pastel greens and blue eye shadow, thick black “cat-eye” eye liner, mini skirts, gogo boots, really teased hair, I could go on. But Mad Men makes you realize that in the first part of the decade women were transitioning from the more conservative, formal, lady-like 1950′s era. Women still wore their complicated corsets and girdles, and gloves were worn to the grocery store as well as to formal events. Think Jackie Kennedy, Chanel suits, pillbox hats and French manicured fingertips. Pastel lip colors were favored for day, especially for a younger woman. Women could wear red lipstick by day and it was the most popular choice for evening. Pan-cake foundation achieved a flawless complexion. Lips colors promised a lush, full and usually matte pucker (frosts were introduced very late in the 1950′s and didn’t catch on until the late ’60′s). Rouge (not called “Blush” yet) was plopped on the apples of the cheeks in 2 circles. Eye shadow was minimal in neutral tones; natural looking. Betty’s skirts are slowly getting shorter, but s-l-o-w-l-y… UNTIL WE GET TO THE ROME EPISODE! I love this transformation! It’s like getting a sneak peek/ fast forward to what fashion and beauty in the U.S. will look like in just a few short years.
For a fascinating interview with the hair and makeup team responsible for Betty’s stunning Roman makeover, go to http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2009/10/mad-men-hair-and-makeup.php.
Betty's Roman transformation; fast forward to mod
the 1950's requisite weekly trip to the beauty parlor.
glamorous 1950's housewife a.k.a. June Cleaver... note red lipstick, pleated swing skirt, ladylike cardigan, laquered hair, doe eyes
Holiday Look 2009-Yves Saint Laurent
Thursday, October 29th, 2009This is a very sophisticated look from which I would pull certain specific products to be used in a more subtle way; the overall effect shown by YSL is a little strong for a bride or a debutante. However, the eye duo (“Ombres Duolumieres, “Pearly Pink & Mink Brown“ #23)
is beautiful and you don’t have to apply the darker shade as dark as the model’s. The lips are a gorgeous red, Rouge Pur Lipstick in “Sublime Red” #150, again, paired with a less intense more neutral eye ( much lighter than what we see in the photo). These products offer a range of intensities because they are so richly pigmented and are worth a stop by the counter. Also look at an alternative Rouge Pur lipstick shade called “Pink Grenadine” #152.
Organizing Makeup and the Brother P-Touch label maker
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
WOW! This may be one of the dorkiest things I’ve ever done. I recently had a blast organizing my black plastic mound of compacts, lipsticks and various other beauty containers. After years of digging, dreading the dig and finally getting into a beauty rut because the digging was such a deterrent to my creative juices, I got a grip. Literally, I got a grip on my husband’s label maker. Now, everything from my makeup to the dogs’ bowls have labels. This thing even let me adjust the size of the printing so I can glance down and find what I want without squinting and rifling through a sea of big hinged squares and rectangles. 
