Last week the 2012 Grammy Nominations Concert was held at the Nokia Theater in LA and Lady Gaga kicked it off with a performance of "Born This Way." As expected, she performed in full costume, and the skeletal body art is no joke. To pull it off for her music video and preformace, Gaga worked with a team of Temptu Pro Makeup & Body Artists. Check out the video below to see how it was done.
Helmut Lang Creates A Head Banging Party
As soon as I stepped into Pier 57 for the Helmut Lang show, I knew I was in for a treat. The studio looks like an abandoned warehouse and Helmut Lang took full advantage of it. There was loud music blaring before any of the guests walked in to set the tone for the day. The hair and makeup played right into the very cool atmosphere.
The makeup look was thought up by Lisa Butler and executed by Cory Bishop, both from Temptu. Their watchwords were "sporty chic." The duo wanted to create a face forward aggressive girl with attitude. To make the brow and eyes strong, they airbrushed the girls from the eyebrow (blonde) to the eyelid (brown).
They finished the eyes with black, waterproof mascara. To keep up with the active feel, they kept the face and lips dewy with sunset glow on the cheeks and a hydrating lip balm in VIP.
Paul Hanlon, the adorable hair genius for TIGI, wanted to invent a look for the girl who had spent the whole night headbanging at a concert. Definitely a little bit sweaty and greasy with plenty of spunk. The finished product was an unkempt, deconstructed knot. He began by spraying the whole head with TIGI Session Series' Salt Spray to take out the softness. Then, section by section, he ran Session Series' Styling Cream through the hair (an entire bottle per girl!). The hair was then fingercombed back into a messy ponytail. From there it was split into two big sections and tied like a shoelace. Right before the girls step foot on the runway, they got sprayed with Session Series' shine spray.
Definitely a fun look to try, especially on humid days when my hair won't do anything right. Word to the wise; to avoid looking dirty instead of cool, skip the styling cream and use mousse instead. It creates the same look without being too greasy.
Skin Is In at Herve Leger by Max Azria
I have to admit, I was more excited to check out the bandage dresses that I'll never be able to afford than the hair and make up at the Herve Leger show. Inspired by Marie Antoinette I found myself swooning (as expected) over the Spring/Summer 2011 collection.
So yes, hair and makeup for me was thrown out the window, but I was curious about something else. How can one make their bod look as hot as possible in one of these body hugging minis? The answer was not far behind thanks to Temptu makeup artist Lisa. I noticed she was airbrushing the models skin, arms, declote and legs with foundation to cover up any marks on the skin and a highlighter to give an overall glow for the cameras. Don't have an airbrush? She suggests using coconut oil to add a sheen to your bod.
Here are Lisa's tips on how you can do this at home the right way:
Gossip Girl Designer, Lorick Showcased Rosy Makeup & Finger Combed Buns
I was actually giddy to attend the spring 2011 presentation of the real designer behind Eleanor Waldorf’s creations on Gossip Girl. Since the start of the hit CW show, Abigail Lorick has successfully carved a name for herself in the fashion industry, being widely recognized for her girly garments that have very clean and tailored silhouettes. I was really excited to see what this former model envisioned for her own models to look like wearing her latest Lorick collection.
I first went backstage at the intimate Tela Tea Room studio to talk to the show’s lead on hair, Jeffrey Rice of Philip Pelusi Salons, who was busy perfecting a low, messy bun on one of the models. The look is “very soft, easy, and breezy…almost like the models did it themselves – casual, yet put together.”
Rubbing a combination of Beach Color, an organic product with a sugar granule texture, and Refresh Hair, which acts as a dry cleaner for the hair between his palms, Rice finger combed the models hair and softly wrapped it into a messy bun leaving hair band fully exposed – no bobby pins.
The key to the makeup was highlighting the skin and lead makeup artist, Deanna Melluso of Temptu, kept it minimal enhancing the models natural features. A light dewy mouth and a generous amount of Temptu's Peony blush on the apples of the cheeks (but not clownish at all) was all that was needed. A
Dashing Diva's lead manicurist Pattie Yankee applied Chelsea In The Buff to all the ladies nails. The shade is a nude, sheer color that goes well with the pastel color palette of the Lorick collection. The neutral color didn’t take away from the clothes at all, and was still very feminine, in keeping with the mood of the show.
