Purple is the New Black

I have been obsessed with purple lately - specifically shades of lilac.

Like this lip and cheek stain combo from Benefit.  It's the perfect summer shade and looks great with a tan.

My favorite nail polish is Chanel's Sweet Lilac.

Enjoy the last month of summer by drinking the PURPLE KOOL-AID like me.  

Okay, and I recently had my hair dyed a shade of grayish purple - thanks Michael M @Veer & Wander Salon
And my hair cut by Andre Gunn @Brydges MacKinney 
xoxoxo

photo by Dennis Sanner

Karlie's New Cut

Supermodel Karlie Kloss has a new haircut thanks to Garren.  It's a just above-the-shoulder length bob with bangs!

Personally, I love it.  It's refreshing when I see a model that's willing to cut the long tresses.

J MENDEL Backstage Spring '13

For J Mendel Gucci's makeup was a lightly smokey eye with a hint of lip color.  She applied a medium shade of brown on the crease of the lid and blended outward using Revlon Colorstay Eye Shadow Quad 500 Addictive Intoxiquant.

One of the most important features in Gucci's makeup is to make the skin look flawless.  To achieve this she starts with  Dr Hauschka's Rose Day Cream.

Addictive Intoxiquant Eye Shadow

Gucci doing demo for her team

J Mendel looks on

finished makeup

Lindsey Wixen

Lindsey goofing off

The hair was designed by Orlando Pita.  I watched his team make waves using a flat iron.

Models lining up

Finished hair

Oscar de la Renta Spring '13 Backstage

The hair and makeup for Oscar was gorgeous!

Orlando Pita added bright colored extensions to a combo french twist/beehive for an edgy modern look.

Gucci Westman's makeup was minimal with a magenta lip stain and finished brows as the prominent features.  The result was ladies who lunch with an edge.

It was pretty crowded backstage and the hair took quite a long time to complete.

Colorful Hair

Everyone's doing it.  I did it.  Are you thinking about doing it?

Putting color in your hair is all the rage right now as you've probably noticed.  I've seen pretty much every shade from shocking pink, lavender purple, and a whole head of blue.  Check out Kelly Osbourne's latest color...

You can do it yourself, but from my experience it's best to leave color to the professionals.  I went to Courtney Kimball at Lustre Salon in Hayes Valley.

These pictures might inspire you to take the plunge.

Dree Hemingway

Kate Bosworth

Girl at fashion show

chic girls on Bond Street

Photo of me by Danica Suskin

John Cale rocks the pink

Kelly Osbourne's lavender hair

Taking it too far?

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.