NY Fashion Week: Backstage Beauty at Thakoon Spring 2011



Thakoon's spring 2011 collection was inspired by nature, romance and rock 'n roll, so hair and makeup were created along the same lines, but with a beachy-cool twist.



"the clothes are light so i wanted the makeup to have a little more impact this time-- as if the girls were beautiful, cool fairies," said Thakoon. "i wanted the whole aura to feel like opening windows and letting in a breeze- fresh and romantic but tempered at the same time."



lead makeup artist for NARS, Diane Kendal (pictured above) described the makeup look as being "golden, but not tanned. as if the girls are glowing from within...with, of course, confidence."

to create each model's look, products by NARS were used: skin was prepped with Mattifying Primer and Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer (available spring 2011). eyelids were lined with Hollywoodland Shadow Pencil (available spring 2011) and contoured with Calanque Trio Eyeshadow (available spring 2011) using the darker shade in the outer corners. cheeks were given their glow by using Zen Blush with Laguna Bronzing Powder just on the apples highlighted with Etrusque Single Eyeshadow (new for holiday 2010). the look was finished by ling lips with Hopi Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil and applying Pure Matte Lipstick in Madere (both available spring 2011).


the hair at the show was created using all products by Frédéric Fekkai:

to create the look, dry hair was prepped by applying Full Blown Volume Styling Whip, combing it back away from the face with fingers. it was then spritzed with Coiff Oceanique Tousled Wave Spray from the middle to ends of the hair and finished by teasing the back of the hair, keeping it light and creating easy, beachy waves.

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Carrie Underwood Named Olay's First Celebrity Brand Ambassador



a first for the the brand, Olay skincare announced that they have chosen Carrie Underwood to be their celebrity brand ambassador. Carrie said at the press event, "i am very excited about this partnership." she added that she's been using "some product from Olay" for at least the past 10 years.

"Olay is something that women trust," said Carrie. "and i feel like people also have a connection with me and trust me because i can't lie." in regards to beauty care, she said, "it doesn't have to be complicated...you don't have to have 50 things in your medicine cabinet."

in addition to Carrie's appearance in print and television ads for Olay's "Challenge What's Possible" campaign (scheduled to debut later this year), Olay will also sponsor her Play On tour through the fall.


tell me: what do you think of Carrie partnering with Olay?

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By Crew