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fashion week spring 2010

Backstage Beauty: Vena Cava

Vena Cava’s spring 2010 show brought together MAC makeup artist Lloyd Simmonds and Beauty.com hairstylist Ted Gibson, where together they created a sophisticated yet updated look to compliment the collection nicely. With the use of black visors and dark sunglasses, Gibson stayed away from an “uptight ballerina ponytail” and went for a textured one instead, showing off the girl’s “duel personalities,” while Simmonds created a violet lip (can we mention he made the shade himself!) for a graphic feel to balance out the look.

With both artists calling these looks completely wearable, here’s a step by step guide on how to recreate both the hair and makeup looks from the show. [Continue reading...]

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Runway Review: BCBG Max Azria

BCBG Max Azria is a label known for fun, feminine, flirty styles that are fabulous enough to appeal to celebrities, like Nicole Kidman and Lauren Conrad, and real women alike. For Spring 2010,  designing duo Max and Lubov Azria stayed true to the brand’s signature chic and modern sensibility. This collection marked the return of the dress, celebrating its various forms: mini, maxi, draped, structured, sexy, subdued, retro, futuristic … Let’s just say it was quite a lineup!

See the rest of my review at foxnews.com

Splash image by Santina Amendola

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