Beauty Trend: Face
Spring/Summer 2009Girls On Film
Controversial photographer David Hamilton was the starting point for the Derek Lam beauty inspiration this season - as MAC artist Tom Pecheux hoped to capture the beautiful soft-focus effect of the girls in his film Bilitis. "The look is sensual," he said, "and at the same time fresh and modern." Pecheux used stacks of nudes, taupes and browns to create the bronzed, soft-edged effect, including MAC's Yoghurt and Paradisco Eye Shadows on the models' lips.
Amy Stone
Beauty Trend: Face
Spring/Summer 2009
Call Of The Wild
Several broadly varied influences stretching from Japan to Africa to Russian-born 1960s supermodel Verushka came together for spring/summer 2009's Amanda Wakeley show, giving the Lancôme team the tough job of distilling them all into one beauty look. Lead make-up artist Sharon Dowsett plumped for a safari-ready, super-chic and ultra-honed face - perfect for the summer heat. "Think rich girl," said Dowsett, who began with Lancôme's professional duty primer, La Base Pro, to achieve an especially even finish, "It's about polished skin and that natural perfection all wrapped up in a haze of beige."
Amy Stone
Beauty Trend: Hair
Spring/Summer 2009
Hey Lady
On the flipside of the coin from the heavy rock'n'roll fringes seen at the likes of L'Wren Scott's spring/summer 2009 show is the contrasting ladylike direction hair is taking for the new season. Tousled, messy manes were out and modernisations of the traditional chignon, roll and pleat were seen at Chanel, Marni and Carolina Herrera. The look screams über-expense and high society; Yves Saint Laurent models wore ultra-neat rolls for 1940s glamour - experiment with horizontal and vertical twists to achieve the same.
Amy Stone
Beauty Trend: Lips
Spring/Summer 2009
Deep Purple
It might not be a trend we're all that keen to follow when spring comes around, but Charlotte Tilbury's work on the Zac Posen models at Thursday's NY Fashion Week show certainly had heads turning. Instead of sticking to tradition with golds and bronzes, Tilbury opted for a dazzling purple lip to take spring's biggest beauty trend to a futuristic level - contrasting the shocking metallic lilacs with a dewy, highlighted complexion. Speaking to WWD, Tilbury said, "I'm seeing pastels and metallics as the make-up trends of the season... Shine and shimmer make lips look bigger because they catch the light so effectively."
Amy Stone
Lace it up
The gladiator style of last season have morphed into these retro-inspired lace-up styles/ Fittingly girly and playful, rather than fierce, the lace-up detail showed up on styles from stilettos to sandals. Opt for straps so intricately overlapped that the gaps look almost like cut-outs - these have a peekaboo effect we love.
Equestrian elegance
Be the envy of every cowgirl with Aigner’s Double Saddle, a superbly soft slouchy deerskin bag. Bigger than it looks, a discreet clasp opens it to reveal ample, roomy space for all your shopping! We especially love the cool fringe tassels and hobo handle
Classic work bags for fall
We've always recommended Furla's bags to those hunting for affordable leather work bags. Perfect for those who want quality leather but not to splurge on exorbitant sum for a designer label, Furla fills the gap between the labels and mass market brands perfectly. We love their slouchy, soft leather bags for everything from the office to weekends out.
Shiseido
Light Fantastic
Shiseido launches its autumn/winter 2008-9 colour collection on counters this week, and this season, it's all about contrast. Intriguing Elegance is a line of five key products created by Shiseido's Artistic Director Dick Page to create a dramatic combination of highlight and shadow and so form the chiaroscuro effect - a traditional painting technique that gives three-dimensionality through contrast of colour. These eye shadow quads give ultra-silky application and a dynamic final effect. £26, from Shiseido counters nationwide.
Amy Stone
bareMinerals
Solar Power
I think we are all in agreement that a tan goes a long way to making us look good and, when you have been partying all day and dancing all night (as tends to happen during festival season), every little helps. bareMinerals has just launched A Little Sun, an instant pick-me-up for the face to stop us looking tired. Sweep over the cheeks and forehead for a subtle glow. £22
Ally Pyle
BenefitFestival
Beauty Guide
When you need to pack small, it is better to have a little of everything in one place. Benefit's "Just in Case" set is a collection of the beauty brand's greatest hits: "some kinda gorgeous" will cover your complexion, "benetint" will mean flushed lips and cheeks, "california kissin'" to make your teeth look super-white and "eyecon" to cover dark circles. All you need to pop in your handbag. £22.50
Ally Pyle
Stephen Webster
Winning Ways
In Las Vegas,
ten years after he first exhibited under his own name at the Couture Design Awards, Stephen Webster has won the Best of Diamonds Awards at the prestigious event. "10 years ago... we won the Editor's Choice Award, which was the most exciting thing for me," said Webster. "I am delighted that ten years down the line we still have it in us to cause excitement and approval from the crème of the jewellery industry." His winning piece was a stunning white gold necklace from the Jewels Verne fine jewellery collection, which features 16.22carats of diamonds and 2.13carats of whitediamond drops retailing for £88,000.
Julia Neel
Beauty Trend: Eyes
Spring/Summer 2009
Perfectly Imperfect
While autumn/winter 2008-09 make-up for is all about getting in touch with your inner goth, it seems a lighter mood is just around the corner. VOGUE.COM caught up with make-up legend Bobbi Brown backstage at Rachel Roy's New York Fashion Week show to find out how she creates the catwalk look for the models and what will be big in beauty next spring...
Bobbi said, "I love working with Rachel Roy - she's incredibly talented and such a lovely person. I was inspired by her spring collection to create a look that was 'perfectly imperfect.' I kept the face clean with a hint of shimmer blush, and used the new Bobbi Brights Palette (launching in spring 2009) to create a smoky purple eye, loosely applied for a fun, layered look. That's one of my favorite parts of Fashion Week - trying out new techniques that are a bit more daring and bold." We say start practicing now with Bobbi Brown's famous Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Violet Ink (£13.50).
'Perfectly imperfect' - now that's the trend for us...
Phoebe Frangoul
Beauty Trend:
Hair Spring/Summer 2009
Rock 'N' RollWhile the rock influence might be nothing new for hair - think Autumn/Winter 2008-9's glam rock phase - this season's look is taking the concept right back to its rock 'n' roll roots. Chloe and Anna Sui both sent out models with roughed up, dishevelled manes, harking back to the genre's 1960s heyday, while L'Wren Scott's models were given long, sweeping and thick-cut fringes for a true Marianne Faithfull edge. Reject the rules of grooming for spring because fashion seems to be embracing the frizzy, the messy and the untamed all over again.
Amy Stone
Beauty Trend: Eyes
Spring/Summer 2009Rainbow Brights"This is not a time for downbeat make-up," said Max Factor's Global Creative Director - and pioneering make-up artist - Pat McGrath, and boy, does the fashion world seem to agree. And while colour-blocking and potent tribal prints appeared to be the catwalk's answer to the current downturn in the global mood, make-up followed suit with bold shades, futuristic rainbow flashes and graphic patterns adorning models' faces. Hussein Chalayan's space-age cobalt sunglasses matched models' fuchsia lips, while the Gucci girls worked a tropical, electric blue, strategically positioned around the eye for maximum drama. The future's looking bright.
Amy Stone
Beauty Trend:
Autumn/Winter 2009-10New York, New YorkNYC's autumn/winter 2009-10 collections took faces through an exciting journey of colour and era. Beginning with taupes, beiges and sepia-toned shading of the Thirties and Forties at Diane Von Furstenberg and Donna Karan, with a punky pit-stop in the Fifties where DKNY flaunted black graphics paired with bubblegum pinks, and culminating in an explosive Eighties stop-over courtesy of Marc Jacobs where a Siouxsie Sioux-inspired palette rocked the runways.
A return to refined glamour was present at shows like Oscar De la Renta and Luca Luca, where chief make-up artist James Kaliardos described the feel as "romantic, glamorous, feminine - sculpted and shaped, timeless and classic." Tuleh, Matthew Williamson and J. Mendel embraced a more dramatic twist, though, with overtly smoky eyes and a high-octane lip palette of blood red and deepest mauve, with Polly Osmond for MAC describing the look as "Thirties Parisian".
Jessica David
H.Samuel
Secret Sparkle
As of January 25, H.Samuel will launch an exclusive online service that allows users to send gifts - anything from a watch to an engagement ring - to their loved ones anonymously. Favourite secret messages last year? Those addressed to 'cupcake', 'pig', 'bunny', 'princess' and 'jelly tot'. Start composing your own ode to that special someone now. www.hsamuel.com.
Leisa Barnett
Jacqueline Rabun
You Cube
We have long admired the grid-like aesthetic of Jacqueline Rabun's gold and diamond jewellery. The designer - whose creations have featured on the cover of Vogue and been worn by Madonna - has won us over again with her box-like Grace pendant. Available from www.jacquelinerabun.com.
Julia Neel
Tiffany & Co Charmed, I'm Sure
For those lucky enough to be able to ignore the credit crunch, this £48,000 charm bracelet is surely the last word in jewellery extravagance. Tiffany's "ultimate charm bracelet" features a selection of charms made from yellow gold, platinum and diamonds that embody all of the iconic symbols of Tiffany. That little blue box is there, as is a "Return to Tiffany" tag and the famed Atlas clock. The bracelet will be on display at the new Westfield store from Thursday October 30.
Julia Neel
H.Stern
Good Luck Charm
Just in time for spring/summer 2009's ethnic feeling, Diane Von Furstenberg has once again teamed up with H.Stern to create the Icons collection, which makes use of ancient symbols that are important to the legendary designer and her philosophies - a heart for love and strength, the Tibetan love knot for eternal love and the gingko Leaf as a symbol of health and longevity. In 18 karat re-shaped, hammered and flattened gold, the range features this charm bracelet as well as a pendant and earrings. Available at H.Stern, £960, 0800 085 9921.
Julia Neel
Ginza Tanaka Jewellery Fashion Week The fashion world will take on extra glitter this week as it celebrates London's first ever Jewellery Fashion Week, sponsored by Coutts. One of the most impressive pieces featured will be this £1 million handbag - designed by Japanese jewellery designer Ginza Tanaka, it's made of platinum and set with over 2,000 diamonds.
The strap is detachable and can be worn as a necklace or bracelet, while the eight-carat pear-shaped diamond centre-piece can be worn separately as a brooch.
Now that's an It-bag. Jewellery Fashion Weekruns from June 11 to152008.
Dolly Jones
Hannah Martin Golden Girl When Angelina Jolie, Agyness Deyn, Rufus Wainwright, The Killers, Christopher Bailey, Vivienne Westwood, Georgina Goodman and Olivia Morris are fans of your collection - it's safe to say your star is on the rise. Jewellery designer Hannah Martin, then, must be stratospheric as she launches her latest rock star and pirate-inspired jewellery collection - including this dazzling ruby ring - online at www.Hannah Martin London.com and Dover Street Market this week.
Lauren Milligan
Jimmy Choo
Jimmy Choo
Easy On The Eyes
As it turns out, Jimmy Choo's collection of super-stylish shades is just as desirable as the brand's red carpet-ready shoes. Take, for instance, these turquoise frames, which tick both the oversized and brightly coloured trend boxes. Perfect for the faces of ladies who lunch and chic festival goers alike. £191, call 01423 520 303 for stockist enquiries.
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