I might have mentioned somewhere before that I am slightly obsessed with January Jones’s cool, blonde beauty, and I thought she looked the most radiant of all the stars on the red carpet at yesterday’s Emmy Awards. She looked like a modern day Hitchcock heroine in her extraordinary Versace gown, and I’m quite the fan of her makeup artist, LA-based Rachel Goodwin.
Rachel was inspired by Irving Penn’s iconic photos of his wife, 50’s supermodel Lisa Fonssagrives, whose signature extended eyeliner symbolised the epitome of elegance.
Here’s what she used:
Foundation – Make Up for Ever Face and Body foundation
Blush – NARS Penny Lane cream blush
Eyes
Chanel Liquid Liner in Noir extended out past the edge of her eye with extra false lashes on the outer corners
Chanel Inimitable mascara in Noir on top lashes
Chanel Inimitable mascara in Purple on lower lashes
Lips – Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Confidence
The ace-ness that is makeup maestro Peter Phillips has done it again – a new limited edition beauty collection to celebrate the re-launch of the new Chanel boutique in Soho, and I am positively frothing at the mouth at the new nail varnishes.
Here is the lovely video about the new collection.
Jennifer Aniston was as gorgeous as always in LA on Monday, for the premiere of her new movie The Switch. Her makeup is always polished, glowing and pretty natural but it suits her perfectly. I’ve been a fan of her longtime makeup artist, Angela Levin, for a few years now, and she always makes her clients look like a lovely best version of themselves (and if makeup isn’t doing that, what in tarnation are we using it for?)
Here’s what she used:
Skin Prep – Chanel Sublimage Concentrate
Face – La Mer foundation in 06
Cheeks – Chanel Powder Blush in Rose Pétale
Eyes
Chanel Quadra eyeshadow in Tentation Cuivré (Brown and copper shades new for Holiday!) “Starting from the inner corner of her lashes I blended the shadow out, going from light to dark.”
I found this lovely video of Chanel makeup maestro Peter Phillips backstage at the recent Chanel Haute Couture show, explaining his inspiration for the show – which is Courtney Love meets Haute Couture (trust Peter Phillips to bust out a combo like that and make it look so right, and perfectly chic).
Hair is by none other than Sam McKnight, one of my very favourite hairdressers, and the clothes – well, let’s just say that haute couture ain’t dead yet.
Oh, and that perfect red lip? It’s Chanel Precision Lip Definer in Carmin and Rouge Coco lipstick in Rivoli.
Since I’m already on the topic of all things Chanel – and regular readers will know it’s a topic I revisit often, as I love, love, love this brand – currently on counter in Asia are none other than the super deluxe eyelash curlers that I blogged about a while ago. And the other thing that is shortly winging it’s way into my makeup kit? The new cream eyeshadow duos which are absolutely gorgeous. The texture is amazing, and I’ll be starting with Gris-Subtil, the deep slate grey and shimmering silver, and then working on adding some more. You know, a girl has to have projects.
It’s gotta be Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick in Super, Genial and Darling. Super because it’s super hot candy pink, which let’s face it is always a winner, Genial because it’s a gorgeous punchy coral – a firm MM favourite in the colour stakes, and Darling, because it’s neither of those – it’s not for statement lips, it’s for your lips, just better. The perfect nothing colour. Who could ask for more than that?
There is a bonafide revolution going on in makeup halls not just around the country, but around the world – Lipstick is Back.
Relegated to the status of a makeup also ran since, ooh, about 1999, when gloss usurped its position as women’s choice of lip enhancer, lipstick has quietly been easing its way back into our lives.
For me the tide turned on a shoot with David Bailey over a year ago – Kay Montano had these beautiful, creamy lipsticks from Bobbi Brown that she had been using on Nicole Kidman (aptly named ‘Creamy Lipsticks’), and I fell in love all over again with their delicious texture and the fact that they were moisturizing and had a sheen on them, but no stickiness. Gloss had been feeling a little passé for awhile, but this was the first time I had tossed an actual lipstick in my handbag in years.
My gloss bag at work started to shrink, and my lipstick palettes increase. I was using bolder colors at work – bright oranges, corals, fuchsia, red in all its permutations from deep wine to eye-popping cherries and strawberries.
Then came the launch of Chanel’s Rouge Coco lipstick in March this year with its ethereal image of Vanessa Paradis. Chanel’s Global Makeup artist, Peter Phillips, was so vocal in his championing of the forgotten makeup product, that it heralded something of a return. In the last couple of months it feels like every line is bringing lipstick back, and when the master of the fashion zeitgeist, Tom Ford, decides to launch a line of lippies, you know it’s a done deal.
My new-found love of lipstick has led me to try out quite a few lately, and my top winners at the moment are:
YSL Rouge Volupte – love the colours and they are super-creamy
Bobbi Brown – perfect for your natural lip shade but better
Chanel Rouge Coco – they really are as good as the buzz
Estee Lauder – if you’re re-investigating the classics, why not go to the source?
Illamasqua – For mouth-watering statement lip shades
NARS – from nudes to reds, his colour selection is unparalleled
MAC – like a lipstick candy store for grown ups
Lipstick is not just about applying lip colour – it’s an attitude, a feeling, a gift to yourself. It’s time (if you haven’t done so already), to make like a lady, and get yourself a lipstick.
Only Thandie Newton could wear yellow this well! Her mustard coloured Louis Vuitton dress was a perfect foil to her beautiful tawny skin, and her long-time makeup artist, Kay Montano, was on hand to embellish her look. Here’s what she used:
Base – Myface Mymix foundation in Med/Dark 2
Powder – Temptu loose powder
Blush – Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Pink Truffle
Eyes
Chanel Bronze eyeshadow
Lord & Berry black eyeliner smudged in around lash lines
Nicole Kidman looked radiant in Hong Kong yesterday, appearing at the opening of the new Omega watch store, and later at the charity gala event, “A Night with the Stars”. The gala was in conjunction with Omega in support of UNIFEM, for which she is an ambassador, and her husband, singer Keith Urban was also performing.
Wearing a gorgeous string strap dress by Nina Ricci she looked every inch the movie star. Her makeup artist, Kay Montano, was channeling 1940’s Hollywood film-noir glamour for makeup with a sheer, modern twist. Here’s what Kay used:
Base – a mixture of Chanel Base Lumiere and Myface Mymix foundation in Fair 01 Powder – Jurlique loose powder in t-zone only Blush – Myface Paradisio Pink blush Eyes
Myface Midnight Hour Soulful Shades eyeshadow trio, a mixture of smoky greys and black
Bobbi Brown Black Ink gel eyeliner
Chanel Inimitable Obscure mascara in black
Lips – Chanel Rouge Coco in Cambon mixed with Nude lip balm for a modern, soft red lip.
Makeup by Rachel Goodwin for Chanel Beaute
