Backstage Beauty: Ann Demeulemeester


Updated 10/09/07 12:16 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 8 comments

Backstage Beauty: Ann Demeulemeester

The look at Ann Demeulemeester's fashion show was so sharp that I thought you might like to see how it was done. MAC makeup artist Rudi Cremers said of the look's inspiration: “30s, Man Ray, shadows, light dropped from one side of the face.” The makeup is deceptively simple-looking, but I think it would be worth the effort if you wanted a sleek, modern face. For a step-by-step Read more

Love It or Hate It? Blinged-Out Lips at John Galliano


Updated 12/31/07 10:39 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 54 comments

Love It or Hate It? Blinged-Out Lips at John Galliano

Ah, John Galliano, that master of minimalism. Seriously, how does he manage to turn out such understated looks time after time? For instance, at his fashion show in Paris, you could barely tell that his models wore any makeup at all. The eyeliner? Hardly perceptible. The crystals glued to lips? Very low-key. And don't get me started on that clean, bouncy hair. Joking aside, I'm getting a huge Read more

Which Parisian High-Style Hairstyle Do You Like Most?


Updated 12/31/07 10:49 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 53 comments

Which Parisian High-Style Hairstyle Do You Like Most?

Boy, do these models look happy or what? I kid, I kid. On the left is a look from Junya Watanabe, in the middle is one from Issey Miyake, and at right is one from Valentino. I love Paris Fashion Week because it's so high-concept and unwearable—and because it's perfectly timed to give me Halloween ideas, heh. Which of these looks do you like most? Source Which Parisian High-Style Read more

Love It or Hate It? Christian Dior


Updated 12/31/07 11:00 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 51 comments

Love It or Hate It? Christian Dior

Fab says that the spring Christian Dior collection reminds her of Marlene Dietrich, and I agree. Check out the eyebrows on this model! Judging by what we're seeing on runways and the red carpet, it seems like Old Hollywood makeup is here to stay. (Well, at least for another season, anyway.) I'm not so sure about the purposely messy hair, though. It's a little too convincingly bedhead for me. Read more