Red Lips Live On !!!!!!

It seems as if everywhere you turned during Fall 2010 New York Fashion Week RED lips were the look. From Velvety textured, to subtle, to FIRE-engine Red. As said by Make up Artist Val Garland backstage at Monique Lhuillier " Red Lips Live On "

Make Up Station

Lead Artist Val Garland explained the inspiration/look for the show to me as -

Breakfast at Tiffany's Brow ( the Brows were extended from the highest arch to capture that Audrey Hepburn-esque essence) , glossy 20's bare lid, no blush - BUT ton's of highlighter to achieve porcelain skin a la "film noir". Last but not least, a lolita lip - my favorite part of the look, which was achieved with lip mix on the lips, with the application of a powder blush to Matte the lip out completely . Garlands forecast for Fall 2010 - "Red Lips Live On ( I love this quote!) , Graphic Eyes ( lots of colors ) , Lots of Liner, Lots of Lash "

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A Close up view of the products of the hour- M.A.C. Pro Lip Mix in "Crimson" along with M.A.C. Pro Powder Blush in "Apple Red" , Highlighter - which was in heavy use for the show as well .

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Val Garland extending the brows : think "Audrey Hepburn"
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Applying the Apple Red Powder Blush to give the lips that pure "Velvet" texture.

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The complete look on the runway
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Other notable "RED" mentions

Diego Binetti - 2/14/10

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The Blonds -2/16/10

CND Nails in Review NYFW

February 15, 2010 - Carolina Herrera , CND's leading nail stylist Roxanne Valinoti used Chocolate Milk topped with Air Dry for an ultra-shiny luxe manicure to accompany the plum smokey eyes. I loved this with such powerful eyes, the nails are a shade of nude but not totally transparent, there is still a luxe quality to this shade of brown.

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Roxanne with the Chocolate Milk + Air Dry Duo
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Monique Lhuillier - CND's leading nail stylist Angi Wingle created a high-shine molten ( she described it to me as being almost like Lava) manicure using Rouge Red to compliment the China Doll beauty look for the show. Insider Secret : Angi infomed me that press-ons are on site for the models who are tardy for the party !!! That way there is no room mis-haps ( nails not drying, GOD Forbid - nails ruining the clothes ) - I thought that piece of information was cool !! :)

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Angi ( I heart her!!! ) with Rouge Red
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Feb 14 , 2010 - Diego Binetti , CND's leading nail stylist Kristina Estabrooks created a crystal (I was told the crystal was in fact vintage glass) noir manicure using a two-sided technique with Blackjack on the front topped with textured clusters and Dark Ruby on the reverse side of each nail. The dark nails were a beautiful contrast to the clothing .

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