ttF Fashion Diary: M∙A∙C Pro to Pro Party
Last night I went to an incredibly cool cocktail party: M∙A∙C Cosmetics hosts annual events for its makeup artists and this one’s theme was Typography. Models’ nude bodies were fully painted with MAC Pro products and displayed around the big space at Milk Studios. It was one big art installation with beautiful people.
“Type design is one of the most visible and widespread forms of graphic expression in daily life. It is still not noticed by all readers of newspapers, magazines or books. Nevertheless letter forms reflect the style of a period, and its cultural background. We are surrounded by them everywhere.” - Hermann Zapf, German Typographer
Banana Republic blouse, True Meaning jacket, Forever 21 necklace and jeans, Lauren Merkin clutch, Steve Madden Trinitie pumps
Fashion Staples Used: Silk Blouse, Dark Skinny Jeans
If you’re okay with artistic nudity keep reading to see photos and videos from the event…
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Yesterday was all about getting good deals and saving money. Today, aka World AIDS Day, is all about giving back. (PRDUCT) RED has some pretty cool items this year. I adore Stella McCartney’s graphic necklace tee for Gap ($28). But MAC has created the perfect stocking stuffer that helps fight HIV and AIDS. The Miracles Happen Viva Glam lip kit ($22.50) features the three most popular shades of Viva Glam V and VI lipsticks and Viva Glam V lip gloss and comes in an incredibly sleek compact.
Of course, they still have their idividual lip products, too. And you can never have too many red lipsticks in your makeup box!
The Los Angeles Times published a step-by-step tutorial on how to get the aquatic, Lady Gaga and vampire looks MAC senior makeup artist John Stapleton and MAC makeup artist Jae-R Tuason created. They have some very impressive shots, but I also took a few myself behind the scenes.
Keep reading to see the gallery and if you want to get your makeup done too, call your local MAC store and make an appointment. It’s $50 for most Halloween makeovers.
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A friend recently asked me to be a model for a MAC shoot that was creating different Halloween looks for The Los Angeles Times. I gave you guys a sneak preview last week and now the whole feature is up online. MAC senior makeup artist John Stapleton, who created my vampire look—as well as the aquatic look—is truly a genius. Enjoy!
And make sure you come back to ThinkThruFashion tomorrow for a behind-the-scenes look of the shoot.
ttF Daily Faves hibernated during Fashion Week but they’ve returned now that all the spring trends are covered. For the rest of October, I’m dedicating each Daily Fave to my fave holiday, Halloween. Yesterday was Heidi Klum’s costume tips. And today is In Style’s new The Twilight Saga: New Moon makeovers.
Everyone wants to be a vampire these days, and if you can’t get a MAC makeup artist to turn you into one, all you need to do is upload a picture of yourself on to Instyle.com. I transformed into Rosalie, but Alice, Esme, Jane and of course Bella are also available. Alice probably would have been a better choice considering Nikki Reed pulls off blonde hair way better than I do.
There are even Edward, Jacob and Carlisle options if your hubby wants to join in on the Twilight fun too.
Halloween is my favorite holiday. So when my friend asked me if I wanted to be a model for a costume beauty story for the Los Angeles Times I didn’t have to even think twice before saying yes.
On Friday, I joined two other models at the MAC store on Robertson and was magically transformed into a vampire. Here’s a sneak peak of the ridiculously awesome bloody mouth MAC makeup artist John created for the shoot using lip stain. I’ll be posting all the behind the scene shots of my vampire makeover, as well as the Lady Gaga poker face and aquatic looks, next weekend when the article comes out in the Image section of the newspaper.
