Daryl K Spring '12 Show

I always try to attend a few fashion shows when I'm in NY and last Fall I went to Daryl K's 20th Anniversary Show.  She is an amazing designer and I have a lot of her current and older stuff.  I always get compliments when I wear her clothes.  Confession:  I finally splurged on her black leather leggings and I haven't looked back.

The Queen of Cool.


Daryl K's Spring '12 Collection





Love the model's hair.



Great people watching outside the show.






New Work with Eddie Bauer

Lookin' good Eddie Bauer!






7x7 Fashion Issue

New Executive Editor, Chloe Harris Frankeny gives 7x7 a makeover.  Read more about it here.

I did the makeup for this fashion story + cover with a very talented crew.

Photographer: Hyung - Won Ryoo
Stylist:  Lauren Goodman
Hair:  Sara Watson
Model:  Shelby Coleman @IMG









Paris Beauty Trends

Here are some of my favorite looks from the Paris shows.

At Dior Pat McGrath designed a minimal polished look with nicely groomed eyebrows, mascara on upper & lower lashes, and shadow to emphasize the crease in the eyelid.

Isabel Marant - the queen of cool had very natural looking makeup with lightly textured hair.  Makeup artist Karem Herman created a California sun kissed glow using lots of bronzer and a little color on the lips.



Jean Paul Gaultier's hair  by Guido Palau had a "graffiti stripe" with long extensions.  The makeup by Stephane Marais has a "fucked up beauty" quality created with liquid eyeliner and greasepaint.



For Stella McCartney Pat McGrath used a brilliant cobalt blue mascara.



At Givenchy Pat McGrath created a Goth look by using burgundy around the the eyes and a deep mulberry lipstick.




Now is the time to add some colored mascara to your own makeup bag.  A little while ago I bought Benefit's Bad Gal in Plum and Buxom's Blue Noir.

The Pale Parade

One of the trends I love for Spring is lipstick in pale matte colors like purple, pink, and coral.

These are my faves:



Shiseido Perfect Rouge RS320 - The perfect purple, not too dark & not too opaque.

Revlon Creme Primrose 668 - Milky lavender good for layering on top of other colors.

Mac Viva Glam Gaga A61 - Perfect bubble gum pink.

Illamasqua in Obey - Pale coral that is super matte & opaque.

Shiseido Perfect Rouge Matte PK224 - Flattering coral that's not too orange.

Makeup tip:  Apply lipstick in a quick sweep, then mash it down with your finger.  It looks like you've had it on for awhile and not like it's just sitting on top of your lips.

Stay tuned for tweets from Paris @racybeauty