In April’s issue of Seventeen Magazine, you will find a perfect example of how you can add lots of drama with individual lashes! You will fall in love with how they really elongate your eyes. At your local drug store or beauty supply, pick up Short, Medium, Long and Mini Individual Flare Lashes, or online you can find Combo Packs that have Short,...
Read MoreSoft Spring Colors
One of my favorite make-up looks for Spring ’09. For this shoot on Jenna, I used a rosy pink lip color, a mosaic of petal pink on her cheeks and varied her eye color, using a base of light gold then switching it up between aubergine and aquamarine. Foundation: I used Hourglass Veil Fluid Oil-Free Foundation in Sand, a really luminous formula that...
Read MoreA Trio Of Black Liner
Black Eyeliner served three ways! (Ok, I’ve probably been watching too much Top Chef!) Here is a quick course on the eyeliner techniques that I used on Annalynne McCord, Shenae Grimes and Jessica Stroup for 90210’s photo gallery, shot by Art Streiber. It’s a great example of three different ways you can apply black eyeliner: Kohl Pencil,...
Read MoreArt Imitates Art!
This is probably my favorite cover of all time! Photographer Art Streiber and Entertainment Weekly Photo Editors Lisa Berman and Michael Kochman are the geniuses behind the concept… inspired by this 1966 cover of Esquire, they wanted to show how Lauren practically has to live her life on camera. My inspiration came from a young Bridgitte Bardot;...
Read MoreNude Cheeks and Lips Make It All About The Eyes
Here is a great example of how you can really make your eyes stand out by keeping everything else in the nude family. Amy Hixson, one of my favorite Victoria’s Secret models, let me try this look out on her for a play shoot with uber-talented photographer Randall Slavin. We took all of the shots at a playground around the corner from his house,...
Read MoreTop 10 Beauty MUST-Have’s
I get asked all the time about the products that I can’t live without. After years of doing make-up with every brand on the market, here is a list of my top ten favorites: PRIMER: Yves Saint Laurent Top Secrets Flash Radiance — It smooths away fine lines, hydrates and prepares the skin for foundation better than any primer I have used....
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