TRIP TO SPAIN- CORDOVA AND PUENTE GENIL

14th of November 08 - Linate Airport, here I am again, ready for a new adventure.
This time I'm flying to London Gatwick to meet the TAKTIK HAIR
team and then we'll fly all together to Malaga and from there to Puente Genil, where the show is taking place.
We had such an amazing time, Spanish people are very nice and warm. The weather was amazing and the food I'm not even starting... but most important thing:
THE SHOW! which was another big success! The Spanish crowd was totally impressed with the looks and the colours that the Londoners brought to their country.We brought new ideas with the catwalk, knowledge with the seminar, and last but not least LOTS OF FUN!

Here some pictures from the show and some from our little trip in Cordoba during our half day off.


















CORDOVA













MOI





ERNESTO AND THE MODEL



ME AND THE BOYZ






TAKTIK TEAM (HAVING FUN)

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..