FASHION Magazine

“This hair is chaotic⎯it’s an organized mess,” said Paul Pereira, Schwarzkopf Essential Looks Stylist who enlisted OSiS Dust It mattifying powder and OSiS Freeze hairspray to achieve the big volume and tumbleweed-like textured updos that reminded us of the lopsided beehives at Vera Wang’s Spring 2011 show. The organized part revealed itself when the models turned around. “Lucian wanted the nape of the neck to show,” said Pereira, so he created a tight and tiny French braid that ran up the back of the head to meet the messy portion.

Hearing about makeup artists’ brushes with celebrities—especially if they’re slightly salacious—is often the cherry on top of the conversation. Smashbox pro lead artist Lori Taylor’s stories weren’t dishy, but that didn’t make me love them any less when she was in town last week to preview the brand’s Fall 2010 launches. Given that the company’s roots are in Los Angeles—the line was created to meet the demands of shoots at a photo studio of the same name—Taylor runs into the Hollywood elite frequently. When she mentioned she had been doing touch-ups at the recent MTV Movie Awards, of course I had to press for names. None were too impressive, but the one that did make me squeal out loud was the mention of the last living Golden Girl, Betty White.

One of FASHION’s favourite beauty trends this season was the nude face. But this wasn’t about ’90s-style brown lipstick. Runway artists used neutrals to create beautifully layered monochromatic looks, and many purposefully skipped eyeliner and mascara to keep everything uniform.  “A nude face is about blending the right products in the right order,” says Lori Taylor, lead makeup artist for Smashbox (smashboxcanada.com). Below, Taylor shares a few tips for creating the new nude face.