Delicious Dior.

Galliano is known for his elaborate and fantastical runway shows.  Roxanne Lowit, who has been covering the backstage mayhem of fashion shows for the past 30 years, is known as the go to woman to capture the fleeting moments before and during the shows.  Now Roxanne has come out with a book that is a MUST for any fashion or makeup fanatic.  The big glossy book is an awesome beauty tome and wonderful documentation of the most incredible makeup of the past decade.  (never has there been a better partnership than John Galliano and Pat McGrath)

Roxanne was always backstage when I used to work on the shows..... (Somewhere in her archive is a picture of me and Kate Moss when we both had baby pink hair -- she had hers dyed for the Versace show that season -- ah how I'd love to get my hands on that negative!)  Roxanne has more energy and enthusiasm for her job than almost anyone else I have ever had the pleasure of working with.  Check out her other books (this is her 3rd)....they are an intimate documentation of New York nightlife from the 70's on.

I got myself this book as an early Christmas gift.... but this book is perfect for your Christmas list!

More Things I Like: Patrick Dougherty

Two Christmases ago my husband and I drove from San Francisco down through Big Sur.  We stopped at the Big Sur Bakery (http://www.bigsurbakery.com/blog/) for a little lunch--delicious!--and next door to the restaurant was a crazy hippie garden that had these incredible giant "nests" that you could climb into....there's a ladder that you crawl up and there were pretty pillows strewn about in them.  They were just wonderful and we fell in love with them.  I am not 100% sure they were done by Patrick Dougherty, but if not then someone should pay him residuals because they looked just like his work.  (All of these images are Mr. Doughertys)

If you live in Los Angeles you might remember seeing an installation of twigs on the outside of the Max Azria store on Melrose.  That was done by Mr. Dougherty.  I just think his work is outstanding and I love the environments that he creates.  Kinda wish we had one in our garden... how amazing would that be?

Addiction.

Believe it or not I still have one or two Tokyo posts left in me.  I know, you thought I had completely exhausted the subject of makeup shopping in Tokyo, but I still have a few more tidbits up my sleeve.  And I've saved the best for last.....  This line is barely a year old and it was developed by a makeup artist named Ayako.  She is an amazing makeup artist (she worked with Francois Nars for years) and has created an incredible line.  The shadows, especially the metallic shimmer ones, have almost a sticky texture, it's just delicious.  Unlike other shadows, it doesn't have a lot of fall off, even the really dark colors.  I am so in love with this makeup line it's not even funny.  Just talking about it sends me into a slight panic because I want more, more, more of it and it's only sold in Asia.  

I love the lipsticks.  And the packaging is just divine.  I only bought a few colors, but each one is totally perfect.

Here's another shot of the four shadows I bought and two waterproof liners--one in cream, the other in black.

A light coverage foundation...if I remember correctly it's the only formula of foundation that she makes.  And of course, it's amazing.  Fingers crossed I go back soon so I can buy more from this line.  It can't happen soon enough.....

Holiday Cheer.

When I was young, I loved those really bad quality eyeshadow sets form the drugstore....the ones that had 50 colors and came in a really cheap plastic box...the product was so bad that no matter how dark or sparkly the color, it just looked like nothing on your hand, or eye for that matter.  But I loved the way it looked.....like a world of possibilities.  Now all of the lucky budding makeup artists out there can ask Santa for a Stila Color Wheel for Christmas and get really pretty eyeshadows that actually work and have amazing pay-off.  Plus it's super cheap, like under $40.  I want one just because it's so pretty to look at.  Maybe I can glue two together and make it into an ornament for my tree or something... Now where did I put that hot glue gun?

I Love Nick Cave.

Nick Cave is an artist who makes "Sound Suits" out of everything from twigs to faux fur the leather strips.  I am really upset because he had a show here in LA last year and I didn't know who he was so I missed it.  And now I'm gutted because I would love to see these suits in person, and even better...during a performance.  Aren't they just stunning?  His sense of color and texture makes me crazy happy.....You can see video of him "playing" the suits on YouTube.  I recommend it!!

Halle Berry at the Carousel of Hope Ball

The perpetually stunning Halle Berry.... She gets more and more gorgeous every year.  I am always honored when I get to make up that face.  This look was for the Carousel of Hope Ball, a benefit for children's diabetes.  A few people in my family suffer from diabetes, it's a cause that's close to my heart.

Here are the products I used on Halle that night (all products by Revlon):

Foundation:
Photo Ready Foundation in "Caramel"


Powder:
Colorstay Finishing Mineral Powder in "Suntan Matte"


Luminizer:
Age Defying Spa Face Illuminator in"Bronze Light" (this is one of my FAVORITE drug store steals!)


Blush:
Colorstay Mineral Blush in "Golden Bronze"


Eyeshadow:
Luxurious Color Perle Shadow in "Black Galaxy"
Cream Eyeshadow in "Copper Canyon"


Liner:
Luxurious Color Kohl Eyeliner in "Black Truffle"


Mascara:
Fabulash in "Blackest Black"


Lips:
Colorburst in "Blush"

Milla Jovovitch at the Hollywood Awards

I did the lovely Milla Jovovitch the other night for the Hollywood Awards where she was honored for her work in the new movie "Stone".  She is so incredibly beautiful....the pale blue eyes, the perfect proportions....I just love getting to make up that gorgeous face.


Most of the time us makeup artists beg people to steer away from getting too matchy-matchy with their makeup, but we decided to play with the tones of her orange Temperly dress instead of shy away from them, working with copper and apricot tones on eyes, lips and cheeks.  (The bronzy/apricot shadow made her eyes the most intense shade of blue and gave them depth and definition without looking too overdone.)


Here's a breakdown of the products I used for Milla (all products are by L'Oreal):

Foundation:
True Match in "Natural Beige"


Concealer:
Infallible Neverfail Concealer in "Medium Light"


Powder:
True Match All Over Mineral Glow in "Nude Glow"


Blush:
True Match in "Apricot Kiss"


Eyeshadow:
HIP Metallic Duo Shadow in "Charged"


Eyeliner:
HIP Studio Secrets Color Truth cream liner in "Black"


Mascara:
Voluminous in "Black"


Lips:
Infallible Lipcolor in "Apricot"