Odile Gilbert, key hairstylist for PHYTO, created a dande-lion updo for the recent 3.1 Philip Lim show at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week.

Make Up For Ever Alliance artist, Lottie, served as key make up artist for the Mara Hoffman Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Lottie created a fresh, “cool girl” look for the models, focusing on dewy skin, groomed brows and natural lips. The focal point of the look was “lived in” eyeliner which was smoked out on the bottom lash line to create intensity.

I know it sounds like fun, and for the most part it really is, but Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week is brutal. Last September I came away with a case of H1N1 influenza with resulting pneumonia to remember it by. I actually missed my last two days there because I was so ill in bed. And last February was so crazy that I don’t even remember much about it now. But when you’re running around the fashion elite and making pronouncements about being a beauty blogger, the pressure is on to look your best. These are the 10 products that will be in my luggage as I try to survive yet another NYFW.
For the first time in the company’s history, Estee Lauder hit Mercedes Benz Fashion Week to do the beauty for Derek Lam! Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 artists for the show, while manicurist Jin Soon Choi worked her magic on the nails using a new color that will be released in the fall. “When Derek showed me the fabrics that inspired his Fall 2010 collection – bold and muted tones mixed with earthy pigments including terracotta, greens and browns – I thought the makeup shades should be complimentary. So we chose a blend of bold [...]
















