Thursday, February 24, 2011

NY Hispanic Designers- makeup trends fall 2011


I wanted to focus on the Hispanic designers who showed at NY Fashion week for Fall 2011.  Overall, Latino designers delivered on beautiful and extremely elegant clothes.  Nothing too trendy but still with an edge!  As far as the makeup, there were a few repetitive trends.  Stained lips and cheeks were the it thing for sure but always paired with an unexpected pop of interest.  We are seeing more and more brows these days even though some model's bleached out brows were left alone but overall  a more defined arch seemed to be in vogue for Fall.

Eyes were not a big focus on any of these looks, the strongest look was Oscar de La Renta's Brigitte Bardot kohl rimmed eyes but the cheeks and lips were stained and looked like the girl had just come in from running out in the cold snow.

There were a few shows that featured the strongest lips trend for the season.  Deep purple lips and the guys at Custo Barcelona delivered with perfectly "icy" skin and matte merlot lips.

One thing that did stick out was Juan Carlos Obando's look.  The girls had their hair slicked back with what seemed to be globs of gold paint.  Quite a contrast to their makeup which was all natural except for the heavy brows.


Top trends in NY in my opinion;

1- Purple lipstick
2- Berry stain lips
3- Flushed cheeks
4- Smoky but very well blended eyes
5- Gold eye shadow
6- Heavier brows

  Here are some shots of what the Latin designers sent down the runway.  What are your thoughts?

Oscar De la Renta- Fall 2011 makeup look

Christian Cota- Fall 2011 makeup look

Juan Carlos Obando- Fall 2011 makeup look

Custo Barcelona- Fall 2011 Makeup look
Carolina Herrera- Fall 2011 makeup look

Narciso Rodriguez- Fall 2011 Makeup look

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Check out the article I wrote for Glamour en Español!

Glamour En Español Jan 2011 article by Luis Casco

In this article I talk about my 3 favorite Foundation tips
They are:
1- Identify the color by looking for the one that disappears into your neck area (don't want your face and neck to be a different color!)
2-Apply your base with a brush- you don't waste any product and it gives you a flawless finish
3-Don't use the same foundation tone throughout the year- your skin changes so have at least two different ones or mix them together.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

NEW Gaga "VIVA Glam" is out

Gaga returns as the face of Viva Glam.  These products are for such a great cause and this collection of lipstick/lipglass is beautiful.  It will work great on people with smaller lips who want them to look full.   Also on anyone who wants to rock that Brigitte Bardot dark eyeliner and fleshy tone lip.
Established in 1994 to support men, women and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS globally, VIVA GLAM I, II, III, IV, V and VI, were launched as continuous shades that have achieved remarkable success. For Spring 2011 they’ve captured the essence of Gaga with a delicious new shade of nude Lipstick and Lipglass inspired by The Lady and her passions. Little Monsters of the world, unite!

Lady Gaga's Spring 2011 Viva Glam collection (lipstick and lipgl

Monday, February 14, 2011

Liked Selena's makeup at the grammy's? Here's every product used..



Selena Gomez' look at the 53rd annual Grammy awards

COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Lipstick - Siren


Selena Gomez at the Grammy Awards by Celebrity Makeup Artist Karan Mitchell

Selena Gomez
The inspiration for Selena's makeup was to compliment the sensual champagne shade of her J.Mendel dress with a soft focus. I started with Selena's eyes. I first lined her upper and lower lashline with COVERGIRL LiquilineBlast eyeliner in Brown Blaze. I love how the liquid-like pencil blends so easily and that you can easily control its intensity. Using a medium eyeshadow brush I blended the light shade from the COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Bronze Fire on the entire eyelid up to the eyebrow. I then took Step two, the darker shade, and with a smaller eyeshadow brush, I blended the color above and below the eye as well as into the crease of the eyelid. I then used the COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow in Brown Smolder on the outside corners of her upper eyelids to create more dimension and drew a thin line with a slight wing to the outer edges on the upper lash line using COVERGIRL LineExact Liquid liner in Very Black. I finished her eyes with two coats of COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume Mascara in Black.
For her skin, I used COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Silk Foundation to give her a flawless finish. To highlight the t-zone and highlight under the eyes I used the COVERGIRL CG Smoothers Concealer in medium. To set the base I used COVERGIRL TruBlend Pressed Powder in #2 Translucent Light with a soft brush. I then applied to the apples of the cheeks COVERGIRL Cheekers Blush in Pretty Peach.
I finished her look with COVERGIRL LipPerfection lipcolor in the bright gorgeous shade of Siren.


Las instrucciones en Español:
Al maquillar a Selena, quise complementar el sensual vestido color champagne de J. Mendel, con un suave enfoque. Comencé con los ojos de Selena. Primero tracé la línea de los bordes superior e inferior de sus pestañas con el lápiz COVERGIRL LiquilineBlast Eyeliner en el color #420 - Brown Blaze. Me encanta cómo este lápiz que parece líquido se mezcla tan fácilmente y la forma en que uno puede controlar su intensidad. Después, utilizando una brocha mediana para sombras, mezclé el tono suave de COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast en sus tonalidades Bronze Fire en todo el párpado hasta la ceja.  Entonces seguí con el segundo paso: la tonalidad más oscura y, con una brocha más pequeña para sombras, mezclé el color en la parte superior e inferior del ojo así como entre el pliegue del párpado. A continuación, en las esquinas de los párpados superiores, utilicé la sombra COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow en Brown Smolder, para crear más dimensión, y tracé una línea fina con una pequeña curvatura o “colita” en los bordes en la línea de las pestañas superiores usando el delineador COVERGIRL LineExact Liquid Liner en Very Black. Para terminar de maquillar los ojos, apliqué dos capas del rimel COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume en Black.

Para la piel usé la base COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Silk Foundation para darle un acabado nítido. Para destacar la zona T y debajo de los ojos, apliqué el COVERGIRL Smoothers Concealer en mediano. Para fijar la base, usé los polvos COVERGIRL TruBlend Pressed Powder en #2 el tono Translucent Light con una brocha suave. Después apliqué el rubor COVERGIRL Cheekers Blush en la tonalidad Pretty Peach, sobre la parte más protuberante de las mejillas.

Rematé su look con el lápiz labial COVERGIRL LipPerfection en el fabuloso y radiante color Siren.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Fall 2011 NY Fashion week-makeup first 3 days

So far, no big surprises with the Makeup during Fashion week but here are some noteworthy looks. The beautiful gold/navy combination at Jason Wu that coordinated with the nails and the swipe of gold on the hair looked great on the runway.  
Also, after a few seasons of browns and golds there's been a lot a lot of pink on the eyes at shows like Charlotte Ronson and combined with deep berries at Ruffian. 
Lip looks have gone from deep reds to even the purples that are maybe inspired by the latest couture shows in Paris. 
As far as retro makeup,  the campy side of 70's disco (a la Bianca Jagger) was made wearable and chic at Rebecca Taylor with lots of glossy red lips and smoky eyes. 
Eyeliner? haven't seen much except inside the waterline. Glitter? well, I would have hated to have been backstage at Vena Cava- Silver was everywhere! 
This is it so far- I'm ready for MORE!


Swipe of bright gold on blue lids at Jason Wu



Pinks and berries on the lids at Ruffian

70's vamps at Rebecca Taylor
Deep red matte lips at Luca Luca
MAC Pro Glitters in Silver, 3-D Silver and Reflects Purple Duo, all stuck to the lids with MAC Pro Shine Mixing Medium at VENA CAVA

Frosty lips at Peter Som

Monday, February 7, 2011

Kudos to Latina magazine!

So happy to see the March issue of Latina magazine which features Gray's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez.  Just love the way that they are embracing her latina beauty and curves!
The hair and makeup is a mix of Hollywood vintage and modern vixen.  Que bella!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Are you a beauty blogger in Houston?

Please post your info... I have a great opportunity for you!

Loving purple lipstick right now!!!

http://www.smashbox.com/O-GLOSS-NOIRLinda Cantello for Giorgio Armani cosmetics was the lead makeup artist at the Armani Prive Spring 2011 show in Paris last week.  The look was all about lips with a beautiful purple shade adorned with a small jewel rhinestone on the bottom lip.  Cool! This is a  great, edgy Fall look but for those of you who think you might end up looking like a "bruja" you can always try a sheer purple gloss or even a stain.  Skip the liner for a less formal look.

Try Smashbox's O-Gloss-Noir (it goes on black but it lightens up as soon as you put it on.  It's beautiful: http://www.smashbox.com/O-GLOSS-NOIR
Or Covergirl's Lipslicks lipgloss in Edgy.  This is very wearable and not too strong:
http://www.covergirl.com/beauty-products/lip-makeup/lipgloss/lipslicks-lipgloss
Spring 2011 Armani Prive Couture makeup look 

The look was started by applying a perfect and strong burgundy lipliner, notice the eyes are left almost bare with just a bit of contour, eyebrows are filled in to match the strong lines:
Then the lips are filled in with a lip brush and a strong pigmented purple lipstick.
 
The nails were painted a beautiful deep blue color (don't want to be too matchy now!):


Here the face chart that was placed for all the makeup artists to follow Linda's lead- simple but strong!

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