Rebecca Minkoff - New York Fashion Week - Spring Summer 2014 -

New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2014 Show featured Rebecca Minkoff's showcase of next season’s collection inspired by the tribal and colorful features of Mexico.

Images: Gustavo Villar

Models sported intricate braided hairstyles strongly evoking the image of Frida. Terracotta cheeks, natural eyes and lips with luminous skin grazed each models face as fabrics of silk and cotton flowed effortlessly on their bodies.

Images: Gustavo Villar

Lead makeup artist: Sarah Lucero on the makeup looks for Rebecca Minkoff:

Since the collection is inspired by Navajo desert brows needs to be strong. Use a brow pen it’s like liquid liner for your eye brow. Go in the direction that the brow grows and move in short quick strokes. A trick is to hold pen all the way back so that your hand can move swifter.  Lashes are curled, to make eyes look wide like a Navajo girl exploring. If you use mascara before the eyeliner it allows you to expand the lash and see your shape. That last lash you see is where you wing it.  We’re using a red peachy matte shadow all over the eye lid.

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Images: Gustavo Villar

Makeup, Hair, and More from Rachel Zoe's Spring Summer 2014 Collection

Rachel Zoe Spring Summer 2014 Collection

For my inaugural Fashion Friday post, we're featuring the fabulous stylish turned designer Rachel Zoe, whose Spring Summer 2014 collection featured easy wearable clothes, with models sporting a fresh and natural look, perfect for every age and body type.

Rachel Zoe's stylist background comes through at each of her design shows. No where is it more apparent than in the holistic style of the entire show, from hair - to makeup - to accessories.

Rachel Zoe wowed the crowd during her Spring/Summer 2014 show highlighting easy breezy casual styles. 

Aside from the beautiful pieces of clothing that came down the runway was equally beautiful cosmetic work done on the models. Each model wore thick braids made from pieces of loose hair and some pieces of hair that had already braided into fishtail braids.

The braids were kept very loose and textured looking almost dry and frizzy. Thin pieces of hair were pulled out from the front to give a messy, rushed hair look. 

Eyebrows were kept thick while on the eye was a tan toned metallic eye shadow thinly placed right on the eye lid, not passing the crease. Lips ranged from muted colors like pink, reds, and orange all in a satin finish. Eyeliner in a light brown was used along the lower lash line.

Charlotte Tilbury, lead makeup artist, on about the beauty look:
Brushed eye brows for natural looking brows. Maybelline’s Dream Fresh BB Cream for fresh honey toned skin. Maybelline’s Color Tattoo on the lid up towards the brow bone. A healthy flesh on the face, with bronzer and blush and mascara placed on top and bottom lashes. Maybelline’s Totally Toffee and Red Rebel lipstick mixed for lip color with no rough edges.


Antonio Corral Calero, lead hairstylist, on about the hair look:
The look is inspired by a girl in a safari; she may not be able to wash her hair for a couple days. There’s a lot of texture, a lot of braids. We pull some pieces out that fly away. It’s about simplicity and feeling hot. We have seen a lot of braids and ponytails, tons of variations of ponytails. Anything goes, it’s all about how you interpret beauty. We’re at a time of our lives were it’s about personality and adapting style to your own personality.

Sunshine Outing, lead manicurist, on about the look:
We went with a white blended with a nude. Maybelline’s Color Show Lust for Buff and Porcelain Party were mixed together. For summer trends, half moon manicures, are big. Nail art is still huge; expectations are getting bigger and bigger.

Lead makeup artist: Charlotte Tilbury
Lead hairstylist: Antonio Corral Calero
Lead manicurist: Sunshine Outing
Makeup products used: Maybelline New York
Hair products used: MORRACCANOIL

Nail products used: Maybelline Color Show

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Desigual Collection - NY Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2014

As we look ahead to Fall Winter Fashion 2014, the good news is in!

There's lots of color and pattern to look forward to, especially from design companies like Desigual. The design house is known for its use of saturated color and flamboyant prints.

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This fall/winter expect to see more color than usual in your wardrobe from Desigual. In the true Desigual nature, dresses, tops, and coats were eye-catching with mixed prints, lots of geometrics, and checkered patterns with stripes and graphic images.

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Chunky peep toe booties were what models wore on their feet. Short dresses and bulls-eye patterns reminded us all of a mod ‘60’s influence in this collection.


Models’ skins were kept fresh faced, while eyes were played up with gold foil shadow. Bright yellow gold shadow was used in the inner to half of the eyelid and a darker burnt gold color smoked out the eyes towards the end.

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Lips were glossy in nude, pink, or burgundy. Pink blush made cheeks look like fresh, young, and natural. Hair was bouncy with curls either half up and half down with a funky side part, or in a retro-pixie cut  and pompadour.


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Pamella Roland - NY Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2014

All that is old is new again.

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Photography by: Eric Marillier

Shows like Mad Men and movies like the Great Gatsby have made a comeback and each salutes the elegance of a not so long ago era.

Pamella Roland's New York Fashion Week Show for Fall-Winter 2014 offered fashion the same salute with her designs that feature a retro vibe with a modern twist. What I love most about these designs are that they can be worn by a woman of any age. They're classic, timeless, and uber-chic.

For the 2014 Fall/Winter Season, Roland's designs capture the modern stylish woman - and women everywhere will thank her for it!

Beauty Press.com reports:

Vintage meets old Hollywood glam in the most recent collection from Pamella Roland. Form fitting dresses with deep V-cuts in lush colors like deep plum and red wine bared arms through sheer black sleeves. Silky black, gold, and burgundy dresses also stunned the runway. The Great Gatsby must have inspired much of this collection, as it’s apparent with the amount of flapper look alike dresses. Leather skirts and sequin pants with boxy, thick velvet sweaters were bountiful.

 Models wore their hair in deep side parts and large finger waves in the front; long hair was brought all to one side over the right shoulder. Silver metallic eye shadow was used on the eyelids while lips were stained with a cherry red. Eyebrows were kept natural. 

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Photographer: Eric Marillier