LISAP FASHION PARTY

For the launching of LISAP SPLASHER a new range made of six multifunctional colours, LISAP organized a special event called SPLASHER FASHION PARTY near Riccione in Italy.
One of the hairdressers team partecipating was TAKTIK HAIR,
lead by my dear friend Ernesto Montenovo.
The show was a big success, everybody was amazed by the creativity with the presentations and the "moroccan theme". The cut and colours collections was also very popular, which brought to the audience new ideas and inspiration.

Here all the images from the backstage:



THE MOROCCAN COLLECTION

The girls..






...the dancers




...and the bongo players



THE TWO PRESENTATIONS




THE CUT AND COLOUR COLLECTION









THE TRIALS THE DAY BEFORE THE SHOW..










THE TEAM


"D" LEADER ERNESTO MONTENOVO


THE HANDSOME EDUCATORS DARIO AND JOHAN


GREEK GODDESS ART DIRECTOR PENNY


NICOLA KING OF COLOURISTS WITH HIS NICOLA T SHIRT


MYSELF, MAKE-UP ARTIST QUEEN



OUR FABOLOUS STYLIST GRETCHEN OWEN

ROZA FASHION SHOW

One of the amazing "side effects" of my job is the fact that it allows me to travel all the time, meeting new people, seeing new places..(even though sometimes you only end up seeing new hotels)
So after finishing fashion week in Milan I'm alreday booked in London for another fashion show. This time though I'm the lead make up artist and I will run it.
Fun Fun Fun!!
It's for a russian couture label called ROZA, fabolous!
After meeting the designer we discussed the look she wanted for the make up. The collection had an inspiration from the 30's, the dresses were beautiful and elegant with a modern twist. So the girls on the catwalk needed to be as beautiful
and modern with a retro feel at the same time.
So..I went for the eyebrows. The skin was flawless, dewy, young with a touch of rose blusher on the cheeks and highlighter on the cheekbones. The eyes were kept quite natural, just a hint of smokey look and a couple of individual lashes in the corner. The eyebrow were the focus, still quite natural but well marked and the shape a la 30's was the key. On the lips a stain of raspberry lipstick to finish the look.
To complement the look the hair was tied on the back and on the front gorgeous soft waves were framing the face.

Here some pictures from the backstage:















MAKE UP TEAM:
LEADER: CHIARA GUIZZETTI
ASSISTANTS:
KATHRINE O'NEILL
HEATHER WHITE
KEN NAKANO
EMILY GOMEZ

HAIR TEAM:
AVEDA TEAM LEADED BY MICHAEL PRINOTH

MILAN FASHION WEEK part 2

LA PERLA

For LA PERLA show during Milan fashion week I had the pleasure to do the make up for the fabolous Bianca Balti.




Dotti, the lead make up artist created a beautiful semi natural look. The skin was gorgeous, looking expensive emphasised with the MADINA highlighter on the temples and the highest part of the cheekbones. The eyes were soft smoky: we used a cream metallic charcoal color , coffee pencil by MAC
on the rim of the eyes. Sculptured cheekbones and pale lips.



CHECK OUT THE VIDEO OF THE INTERVIEW IN THE BACKSTAGE,


BLUMARINE

When I arrived to the Velodromo Vigorelli where the Blumarine show was going to take place, they were setting up the room.I was immediately attracted by the sight of a beautiful arch made of yellow roses that was framing the entrance of the catwalk. I knew then that it was going to be an amazing day.





The make up look that lead make up artist Charlotte Tilbury created was angelic, dewy, luscious.

The base was light coverage, dewy, healthy with a touch of cream blusher.

The eyes were defined with brown cream eyeshadow on the socket of the eyes and on the bottom eyelid, very soft. Shimmery pigment on the inner corner and a touch on the eyelid, to open up the eyes.

On the lips rose cream blush, tapped with fingers to give a stain effect, covered with a layer of clear gloss.

Shimmery pigment on the cheekbones and on the lips bow.

Result = bellissima

MILAN FASHION WEEK

20th September 2008 - Fashion week moves from London to Milan, and I move with it.
My italian fashion journey starts with BLUGIRL.




As we've seen for Ashley Isham and Jenny Pachkam there's a coming back of colours, especially pastels, on the make up trends for SS09.

We all know blusher can give a healthy fresh young look, that's why Charlotte really goes for it with the look for Blugirl.It's pink, it's round shaped and this time it's right on the apple of the cheeks. To complement the blusher a beautiful pink-rasberry-strawberry colour on the lips, applied without definition (no brush or pencil) for an effortless natural look, a la Lolita style.

Here a couple of the images from the backstage, the look that I recreated for Charlotte Tilbury.






CHECK OUT THE VIDEO OF THE BACKSTAGE, I'M THE ONE WITH THE ORANGE DRESS ..WHO LOOKS VERY SERIOUS..

LONDON FASHION WEEK 3

ARMAND BASI ONE


Wednsday 17th of september 2008, day 4 of London Fashion Week.

I had 2 shows planned for the day with Charlotte Tilbury : Armand Basi One and Jenny Pachkam.

The look that Charlotte created for Armand Basi One was quite natural, simple and elegant. The strong feature were the eyebrows, beautifully groomed and shaped.

Flawless skin with a soft touch of blusher on the cheeks and contouring to create amazing cheekbones.

The eyes were softly defined with matt brown colour on the socket of the eyes and along the bottom lashes line. In the corner shimmery gold powder to open up.Curled lashes and brown mascara.

Shimmery whiteish powder along the nose and on the bow of the lips.

We do the last touch ups on the line and we're soon off to
the BFC Tent for the Jenny Pachkam show.




"My" model for the JENNY PACHKAM show.

I loved the make up that Charlotte designed for JP show!
Pink, Lilac and Silver were the main colours. The girls looked like little fairies.

Starting with a flawless even base we made sure the skin looked perfect and fresh.On the eyes shimmery cream lilac and violet.

We then applied pink blusher which started from the socket of the eyes going down the cheek without covering the apple of the cheeks, in a way that the final shape would look like a little butterfly.

Charlotte wanted to create a soft look but with a bit of edge, so we added some eyeliner in the corner of the eyelid and then smudged it. Black khol on the rim of the eye. Lots of silver in the inside corner. Ultra curled lashes and layerS of mascara. Natural brows, natural lips.

At the very end we added gloss on the eyelids which looked beautiful under the lights.

The show was gorgeous: pinks, oranges, corals, glittery bits, sparkling stones, roses and ribbons, fairytale like.

LONDON FASHION WEEK 2

On Tuesday morning, 3rd day of London Fashion Week I went to the Royal Opera House to work for the Ashley Isham show, the lead make up artist was Charlotte Tilbury. How exciting!
The look that Charlotte designed was colorful, literally. The inspiration was 70's disco.
The colours that we used were pale blue, red, green, (all matt) and shimmery gold on the inside of the corner. We applied them without blending, almost like we were randomly painting the eyes, except it wasn't that random, the girls had to look beautiful, so we had to take into consideration their features and the eye shape.
Beautiful skin, shimmer on the cheekbones, natural lips.

Here some images from the show: