Backstage Beauty: Alice Ritter

BellaSugar — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:42:54 -0800

When it comes to Alice Ritter, Fab is a big fan but I'd wager that I'm even more into the French-born designer's chic clothing. At yesterday's presentation, she showed off high-waisted trousers, a subtly ruffled violet dress that I'm dying to buy, and other Gallic-girl ensembles.

Lead hair stylist Takamichi was inspired by easygoing French hairstyles of the '60s and '70s-think Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot, or women in films by Godard or Truffaut. "Everything is down, and it's quite natural," he explained. "It's like you see in the movies of the '60s: Very natural, straight down. It's quite simple."

And if you like the makeup, hold tight. I spoke with James Boehmer, the Nars makeup artist who created the look, and I'll have more detailed information for you soon!

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Backstage Beauty: Erin Fetherston

BellaSugar — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:00:33 -0800

One of my favorite things to do is to watch a model's face go from nude to runway-ready, which is just what I got to do with Nars senior makeup artist James Boehmer. Erin Fetherston's collection was inspired by Juliet (of the Capulets), so James came up with a subtle, innocent face for the show.

Fresh, young, dewy skin is essential to this look. James and his team used concealer only where absolutely necessary, letting the texture of skin show through. A light dusting of loose powder kept foreheads from looking shiny under the lights. (For most models, the shade Snow was used). The eyes were deceptively simple. James used a soft brown pencil to highlight the crease, helping to define the eye without leaving that color visible when the model's eyes were open. A few false lashes near the center of the eye were coated with mascara, but lightly-so that you see long lashes, not obvious mascara.

Cheeks got glowy with a little Rosebud Salve on just the apples, and then the artists added color by blending red lipstick into it. For lips, James dabbed color on the inside of the lip, moving outward. When watching the show, Fab specifically mentioned the makeup-something she doesn't always do-so I was glad to see that she loved the look as much as I did.

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