NYFW September 12th - MAC Cometics Face Charts

BEHNAZ SARAFPOUR
“A GIRL ON HOLIDAY IN INDIA, A SERENE, PEACEFUL VACATION.
IT’S SOFT MAKEUP, INSPIRED BY NATURE. THE WAY YOU LOOK WHEN
YOU ARE REALLY RELAXED AND SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL THINGS.”
GORDON ESPINET


EYE
DALLIANCE MEGA METAL SHADOW (AVAILABLE 2011) –
BLENDED ONTO THE LIDS AND ALONG THE LOWER LASH LINE.
I GET NO KICK EYE KOHL (AVAILABLE 2011) –
DRAWN ONTO THE WATERLINES.


LIP
SUPREMELY CONFIDENT SHEEN SUPREME LIPSTICK –
APPLIED TO THE LIPS.


FACE
FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION – FOR SHEER COVERAGE
PREP + PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER –
TO SET FOUNDATION.
GIVE ME SUN! M·A·C BRONZING EVERYDAY (AVAILABLE 2011) –
APPLIED TO THE CHEEKS AND BRUSHED UP FROM THE
BROW BONES OVER THE TEMPLES.

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
“THE LOOK IS BASED ON ANDY WARHOL’S SILKSCREEN OF
DIANE’S LIPS – ITS AN ICONIC IMAGE FOR DVF.”
JAMES KALIARDOS
EYE
PEARL CREAM COLOUR BASE – TOUCHED ONTO THE CENTERS
OF THE EYELIDS AND THE TEAR DUCTS.
SCULPT AND SHADESTER M·A·C PRO SCULPTING POWDERS –
TO CONTOUR THE CREASE OF THE EYELIDS.


LIP
M·A·C PRO PROCESS MAGENTA CHROMAGRAPHIC PENCIL –
LINING AND FILLING IN THE LIP.
MAGENTA MADNESS PIGMENT – BRUSHED OVER THE PENCIL
FOR A NEON PINK MATTE LIP.


FACE
STUDIO SCULPT FOUNDATION – FOR MATTE PERFECTED SKIN.
MINERALIZE SKINFINISH NATURAL – TO SET FOUNDATION.
SCULPT AND SHADESTER M·A·C PRO SCULPTING POWDERS –
TO CONTOUR THE CHEEKS AND TEMPLES.
PEARL CREAM COLOUR BASE – HIGHLIGHTING THE
CHEEKBONES AND THE CENTER OF THE NOSE.

ERIN FETHERSTON
“THE COLLECTION IS ALL ABOUT A ’70S COCKTAIL PARTY SO THE
LOOK IS GIRL ON HOLIDAY, QUITE FLUSHED AND HOT, JUST OFF THE
BEACH AND PUTTING ON A BIT OF MAKEUP BEFORE THE PARTY.”
LUCIA PICA


EYE
M·A·C GLOSS TEXTURE – PATTED ONTO EYELIDS FOR A SLIGHT
SHEEN.
ZOOM BLACK MASCARA – APPLIED TO TOP AND BOTTOM LASHES.


LIP
SO CHAUD LIPSTICK – PATTED ON, NOT REALLY DEFINED,
FOR MATTE ORANGE LIPS.


FACE
SELECT MOISTURECOVER CONCEALER – APPLIED ONLY
WHERE NEEDED.
M·A·C PRO GLYCERIN SPRAY – TO ACHIEVE THAT “JUST OUT OF THE
SUN” SHEEN ON THE HIGH PLANES OF THE FACE AND CHEEKS.
M·A·C PRO BROWN CREAM COLOUR BASE – BLENDED
INTO THE CHEEKS FOR A NATURAL FLUSH.
CARE BLENDS ESSENTIAL OILS – BUFFED OVER THE CHEEKS
TO ADD TO THE SHEEN.

PREEN
“THE COLORS OF THE MAKEUP ARE INSPIRED BY EGYPT, THE COLORS
OF THE SAND. THE CLOTHES HAVE BEAUTIFUL PALE BLUES AND
LAVENDERS SO WE’RE DOING A LITTLE BLUE ON THE EYE AS WELL.
VERY CATHERINE DENEUVE, BUT SUPER MINIMAL.”
JAMES KALIARDOS


EYE
LITE BRITE CREAMSHADOW (AVAILABLE 2011) –
HIGHLIGHTING THE INNER CORNERS OF THE EYELIDS.
SWELL BABY SHADOW (AVAILABLE 2011) –
BRUSHED THROUGH THE CREASE OF THE EYELIDS.
M·A·C PRO NC15/NW20 CHROMAGRAPHIC PENCIL –
DRAWN ALONG THE WATERLINES.


LIP
SUPER KISSABLE LIP COLOUR – PRESSED ONTO THE LIPS.


FACE
FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION – BLENDED ONTO THE SKIN.
PREP + PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER –
TO SET FOUNDATION.
GIVE ME SUN! M·A·C BRONZING EVERYDAY (AVAILABLE 2011) –
BLENDED ONTO CHEEKS.
PEARL CREAM COLOUR BASE – TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHEEKBONES.

DVF Versus Mercy Part II

Nathalie Atkinson, the intuitive fashionista who first spotted the similarities between the two jackets was kind enough to direct me to her original articles regarding this matter. Please read Copycats: A Tale of Two Jackets, and Copycats: A Tale of Two Jackets Part 2, to get the whole scoop!

Thanks Nathalie!

xo

DVF Versus Mercy

I love DVF and I was surprised when I was first told about this issue. It seems as though DVF has knocked off a Toronto label by the name of Mercy. Here is the article from the Toronto Star...

A struggling Toronto fashion label is getting an undisclosed financial settlement from fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg for appropriating the design of their vintage-looking, tea-dyed, floral jacket.
Following weeks of negotiations that pit the Mercy label against the New York-based fashion designer, a deal was tentatively reached yesterday when von Furstenberg agreed to compensate designers Jennifer Halchuk and Richard Lyle for knocking off their jacket.
Von Furstenberg, who was unavailable for comment, is the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and is in the front lines in the battle to create legislation, called The Design Piracy Prohibition Act, aimed at thwarting those guilty of the very infraction of which she is accused.
The popular Mercy jacket, introduced in the label's spring 2008 collection, sold for about $300.
"That jacket had our fingerprints all over it," says Lyle, particularly, "the little design gestures that are on the inside."
Halchuk and Lyle have been partners in their business for 15 years and have an enviable reputation in Toronto for design innovation with a vintage sensibility.
The von Furstenberg jacket, which debuted this spring, retails for about $1,000. It captured attention when Jessica Alba wore it on the cover of Elle magazine and when it showed up in an episode of The City and then again in an episode of Gossip Girl.
Last month, the remarkable similarity between the two jackets was revealed by Toronto journalist Nathalie Atkinson. The story was quickly picked up by bloggers including fashion copycat watchdog Counterfeit Chic.
It was beyond coincidence. Both had the same seamed sash with floppy asymmetrical bow, same loose sleeves with elastic hem, same quirky darts at the elbow and same drawstring in the back lining. Even the floral fabric was similar.
That's when the chintz hit the fan.
Von Furstenberg's response was swift. She fired the staff member accused of lifting the Mercy design and immediately initiated negotiations with the Canadian designers. "Everyone wanted this to settle quickly," Halchuk said.
"I am devastated," von Furstenberg told Fordham University law professor Susan Scafidi, who operates Counterfeit Chic, "but this can be a lesson for everyone."
"I will do what is necessary to do, and if indeed there was an infringement, I will compensate and will use this example to make sure this doesn't happen again – not just for me, but for everybody," the 62-year-old designer continued.
Mostly Halchuk and Lyle resent the attention von Furstenberg gained for her version of their jacket. "That's what's making me crazy,"
Halchuk said.
As a repeat victim of design theft, von Furstenberg knows all too well the sting of being copied. Her trademark '70s wrap dress, for example, has been ripped off for decades.
Just two years ago she went after the fashion retailer Forever 21 because she felt it had crossed a line by manufacturing a dress that was too much like one of her own.
According to Counterfeit Chic, "Diane, who has suffered at the hands of career copyists herself and has been a determined proponent of U.S.
legislation to extend intellectual property protections to fashion designs, immediately sought to get all of the facts and to reach out to the Mercy duo." She planned from the beginning to voluntarily compensate the Canadian designers for the unauthorized use of their work.
But Scafidi qualifies that the incident did not involve copyright violation because only prints and surface treatments are subject to protection and the von Furstenberg pattern and the Mercy floral are different.
What is at the heart of this matter is the design infringement – the precise infraction at the core of the proposed legislation.
Yesterday at Mercy's John St. studio, the phone rang. It was the designers' New York lawyer calling to notify them a deal was imminent – conditions would be met that included an undisclosed compensation and the promise of a joint statement explaining the details in the case of the twin jackets.
"The proceeds will not change our lives but it will help our company,"
explains Halchuk "(But) this incident has strengthened our belief in our aesthetic."
While they say they have no animosity for von Furstenberg, they have one question for the design assistant who stole their jacket: "As you were tearing it apart with seam rippers, did you at least appreciate the effort and the workmanship?"

Tsk Tsk DVF! As for Mercy, imitation is the highest form of flattery...especially when DVF is doing it...

xo

Diane von Furstenberg Loves Obama

Diane von Furstenberg has released an "Obama Love Tote Bag" to show her admiration for the new president of the United States as part of her "Runway to Change" initiative. All proceeds go to the Inaugural Committee. Love the tote! Love DVF! Love Obama!

Let's Talk Ravishing Red

Today I will be off replacing the things that went missing along with my make up bag. Fortunately, there is one piece that I do not have to replace, because when I first purchased it, I got two, just so I would have back up. I am so glad I did. I first fell in love with Diane von Furstenberg's Foreign Affair, in her adorable store in Paris. It is the most perfect shade of red that you will ever see. I had to have it, and that is why I purchased two rather than one. I believer every girl has to have a gorgeous shade of red in their make up bag. If you can't get your hands on Foreign Affair I have some other suggestions for you.

MAC Lipstick - Ruby Woo

MAC Lipstick - Viva Glam

Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge - Exotic Orchid