Classic Red Lip

The all important classic red lip was todays subject. We recapped lining and filling in the lips using Mac Ruby Woo red a colour that suits nearly all!  

To begging the Lip I lined using Mac Cherry Lip liner. To prep the lip liner I sprayed with IPA to cleanse the pencil and then sharpened once. I do this before using any pencil to ensure my pencil is clean and safe to use! Matching my lip pencil to my Lip colour is really important. Using a pencil on the lips gives more staying power to the lip stick. 

When I was first introduced to make up by celebrity make up artist Karen Mason she showed me this diagram that should be followed when applying lip liner. I am sharing it because its something that I never forget and is away to create neater lip lines. Drawing from the outer corners to the inner centre of the lip is also a lot easier because you can see clearly what you are doing. 

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A really comfortable way to give your self support is to rest your arm gently on your models shoulder supporting her head whilst using your other hand to draw onto the lips. Working in this way gives me a lot more control and comfortability. Im not resting at all hard on my model in fact she found it a lot more comfortable as it helps her to keep still and feel secure. I lined the lips ensuring in the mirror that the line was even and symmetrical on both sides. I faced some minor hiccups with this because on one occasion I drew over the natural lip line a little too much. To correct this I used a cotton bud dipped in toner and wiped the excess off. I found lining the top lip a little difficult because my models lip line was very faint in fact when I look back on the final image it looks almost slightly exaggerated and perhaps the cupids bow lip line could have been made just a little more subtle. After I had lined the lips I asked her to open her mouth slightly and I filled in the corners with the side of the pencil to ensure the colour was all over. I also think its important to line the corner of the lips with a pencil instead of a lipstick because lipstick can build up in the corner of the mouth and this isn't what you want to look at!

I filled in the lips using a clean lip brush loaded up with plenty of lipstick. Holding it steady I filled in the holding it pretty much flat, I find using the tip moves the product around a little too much. For this look no lip gloss was used.

In todays work shop I learnt a new way to matt a lipstick. This was done by covering the models lips with one layer of tissue and then powdering over the tissue covered lips. This gave a really nice matt finish and would be great for longer lasting lips. 

Red Lip is probably my favourite lip look so I couldn't resist practising on myself using the same products!

1. Lining the lips 

2. Lining the lips

4. Lipstick applied over pencil

3. Filling in the lips with pencil

TOM FORD AW14 London Fashion Week

Tom Ford AW14 London1

Tom Ford AW14 London2

Tom Ford AW14 collection shows of dark grungy colours and a range of perfect wintery textures that excite me for the season. With velvety reds and and rocking leathers strutting the catwalk. I think its only right that the make up and hair mirrors the edgy striking personality of the clothes. I have chosen to review the make up and hair for Tom Fords AW14 campaign as I thought the look was one of the strongest of the season! 

Backstage Tom Ford AW14
Make up by Charlotte Tilbury2

The make up look was created by one of my favourite artists, Charlotte Tilbury inspired by a "rock n roll slept in look"1 
The skin was prepped by Tom Fords Intensive Moisuriser The moisturiser gives a dewy plumped complexion and its fair to say the models did look gorgeously hydrated. This product retails at a whopping £185 so for those of you like me that find this slightly out of price range an alternative that I have tried and tested and would highly recommend is Jurliques Replenishing Moisture cream at just £27 I have been using this every winter for the past couple of years and it gives my skin a really hydrated plump feel and sits really nicely underneath a full face of make up. It also lasts an entire day!

To perfect the skin Charlotte Tilbury used Tom Fords Traceless Foundation Stick2 Its obvious the models skin looks almost bare faced and has only had a light touch up with the foundation, This compliments the care free feeling that Tom Fords collection gives off. 

Charlotte Tilbury Brushed and gelled the brows in place without colour being added, I like that they have been left natural, Im starting to notice a lot more that this year less enthusiasm has been put on colouring the eye brows, perhaps those Kim K defined eye brows are slipping out of fashion. It was also recently mentioned in a Make up Master class by Paddy Mgurgan that he is seeing less and less demand for heavily coloured brows, perhaps this is a trend that is trickling down from the catwalk to every day people! 

The eyes are the most defining part of the look and is what underlines that care free rolled out of bed look. Tom Fords Onyx Eye Pencil was used around the natural shape of the whole eye followed by Tom Fords Noir Absolute Gel Liner applied by smudging into the eye line combining with the eye pencil that had been applied. Mascara was only used on the root of the lashes3  The lips are also blamed and bare. 

This is a relatively quick make up routine and is something that can really be adapted by every day people, Making it much more appealing to ordinary people such as myself. Its something that one can achieve during the morning rush before work as almost a quick cheat to smokey eye!

I browsed nearly all of the AW14 looks and it seems this get out of bed look was a bit of a recurring theme! With the likes of Peter Some, Missoni and Antonio Berardi sending ladies down the catwalk with the 'I don't care!' eye make up. 

Maybelline Eye Liner3

Now we are in AW14 I've also had a look at whats currently on sale and have noticed a few similarities to this look on sale. 

This campaign is Maybellines current advertisement for there eye liners and gel liners. They have gone for a similar 'just got up' smudgy eye look with a slightly different take including a huge winged eyeliner to show off what there products can do. 

Hair Designer Orlando Pita
Tom Ford AW144

Orlando Pita was the man behind the Hair for Tom Fords AW14 Campaign. 
Orlando has been working in the industry for over 25 years, He insists on his website that fashion is the only arena for him because it allows change for him as a stylist "the minute something becomes acceptable its time to move on"5 he is a stylist that thrives from creating unique and draw dropping styles. His portfolio consists of only the top profiles having styled for the cover of Vogue, Vanity fair, Elle magazine as well as working on an endless number of A list celebrities and catwalks. Aside from defining hair styles around the world, Orlando Pita also has his own luxury hair care range. 



This is not the first show Orlando Pita has styled for Tom Ford the last I remember being SS14 campaign where models had a stylish and full of volume slightly messy up do.

For the AW14 Campaign Pita styled the hair into a free flowing natural looking straight hair style. This seemed a key aspect to the show, "Ford wanted the girls to feel real, natural and not to precise"6 
Models had a blow dry to give volume and the hair was then straightened, Creme was used to control any fly aways.6 Its not clear to me what cream was used however an alternative for controlling fly aways is Bed Head Smoothing Cream.

Bibliography

http://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/blog/2014/02/the-look-tom-ford-aw14/

3. Maybelline.co.uk, (2014). Maybelline UK | Makeup, Cosmetics & Beauty Products. [online] Available at: http://www.maybelline.co.uk 

4. http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2014/ready-to-wear/tom-ford/backstage-photos/gallery/1126774Orlandopita.com, (2014). 

5. Orlando Pita - Celebrity Hairstylist. Available at: http://orlandopita.com

6. http://www.beautiqueblog.com/the-coverage/2014/2/18/cool-girls-tom-ford

Chanel Allure rouge lip gloss

1.http://www.chanel.com/en_GB/

2.https://twitter.com/picalucia

Nasty Girl / Mac Collaboration

Sophia Amoruso1

Recently on my Twitter news feed it was announced by Sophia Amoruso founder and CEO of one of my most favourite style destinations Nasty Gal that Mac and Nasty girl were to team up for a new 'daring' collection! 

Sophia Amoruso started Nasty Gal in 2006 by opening up an eBay store2. She would find and resale vintage clothing pieces and in only 5 years she has become one of the most fastest selling retailers. I find the clothes on sale at Nasty gal really individual, edgy and out there, this shines through in the recent collaboration with Mac. Since starting Nasty girl she has also become a best selling author of #GIRLBOSS a book about her story full of inspirations to encourage others to work for what they want. 

I was so excited by the new Mac collection. Sofia Amoruso is a huge inspiration and I admire everything she has achieved. I have been in store and they had a sample out of the collection, I think its an absolutely perfect representation of Nasty Gal and so have decide to review the campaign. 

The collection hits Mac stores on December 4th. Consisting of three vampy matte lips colours and a rocking red nail polish for me this concludes all that is needed for winter time! Each colour is perfect for wearing on dark wintery cold days.

Not only are the colours perfect for winter I think a lot of care has been taken to reflect the edgy style that Nasty Gal is all about, the colours are daring and fearless perfectly suited to a #GIRLBOSS. 

This campaign is sure to encourage all, to come out of there shell and be courageous, Mac are always promoting provocative, influential people who break boundaries and I feel this Nasty Gal/Mac collection will be sure to encourage this type of attitude. 

This campaign focuses solely on the lips the rest of the make up is relatively simple, I think this is also a reflection of many of the AW14 campaigns from the likes of Prada, Rodarte, Busardi and other campaigns where models wore consistent dark vampy wintery lips. I have also noticed other campaigns from brands such as Lime Crime, Rimmel London and many others introducing new darker ranges of matte vampy lip colours.

In the campaign images #girlboss Sophia Amoruso sports her usual choppy punk fringe. This campaign is as much about her as it is about Mac, not many changes have been made to Sophia's usual sultry look. 

I think the overall look of the campaign is very versatile for all men and women of all ages. The look doesn't come across as specific to anyone apart from of course Nast Gals thousands of fans. Besides this with simple light make up and a striking lip I feel just about anyone could pull off this look. 

Bibliography 

1.Philly.com, (2014). Q&A with Sophia Amoruso: Fashion site's CEO on being a female boss in the tech world. [online] Available at: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/style/QA-with-Sophia-Amoruso-Fashion-sites-CEO-on-being-a-female-boss-in-the-tech-world-.html

2. Nastygal.com, (2014). Nasty Gal - About Us - New & Vintage Online Clothing Store. [online] Available at: http://www.nastygal.com/about-us

Catwalk Lips

Today we worked on creating a funky cat walk lip that ignored the natural lip lines giving a exaggerated cupids bow! I have uploaded two versions this as I wanted to improve my first lip. 

After sanitising hands, cleansing and moisturising the face I was ready to get going. Because we was creating a new shape to the lips, I began by blocking out the natural lip line. I used concealer to cover the top lip giving a nice even coverage whilst blocking out the natural curves and grooves on the lip, I also went ever so slightly up around the nose and chin just to cover some minor blemishes and create an even skin tone this was the only area that I was photographing. 

To colour the lips I used Black Track from Mac and for application I used a medium sized angle brush, this was really helpful to use to achieve this look because I used the angle brush as a measurement for getting both sides of the cupids bow symmetrical. 

After applying black track to the back of my hand I went in first by measuring the cupids bow with the brush applying thin lines to form the shape of the lips. I also used the angle brush to line the lips slightly to give me a guideline, for this look I did not use a lip pencil. The bottom lip was not altered the shape remained the same. 

I then filled in the lips with black track shaping them as symmetrical as possible. To finish the look I applied vaseline, The vaseline was placed on the lips using the same angle brush that had the black track on, initially I applied it using a unused brush however this started to move the black track that was on the lips around making it look patchy. So I decided to swap back to the brush I used to apply the black track this time using a much less minimal amount of vaseline so not to break the product down again! The vaseline was applied to the lips avoiding the edges to prevent the lip colour bleeding. This gave the lips a lovely shine to them.

Finished Lips 

Finished Lips 

When I finished the lips I wasn't happy with the cupids bow, as this was a catwalk lip the cupids bow was asked to be higher and pointer, when I looked at the lips I created I felt they needed to be far more drastic with a taller cupids bow. I have followed the natural lip line a little to much. Although they were a lot higher then my models natural lips they were not tall enough. 

Because I wasn't completely happy with my first catwalk lips I worked on another model after applying a bald cap in a theatrical session. I used the same technique this time focusing more on creating a suitable cupids bow keeping the brief in mind. I was really happy with how they worked out. What I did differently was to completely ignore the natural lip line and just go for it creating a drastic tall pointy cupids bow 

Conical Wand Hair Styling

In todays workshop we worked on adding texture to the hair using conical wands, I really like using conical wands on my hair to add bouncy volume and lovely texture, I looked at a number of hair styles for some inspiration with my styling.The first person that springs to mind when thinking of luscious tonged curls is Beyoncè! This style to the right is a really good example of what can be achieved using conical wands. 

Section Size

Clipped Curls

To begin I sectioned the hair after combing through the dolls head, The conical wands I was using were switched on heating up resting on the guard so not to come into contact with anything incase of burring, Conical wands get extremely hot and I am very cautious with them with the barrel being exposed meaning more chance of an accident for me or my model. After combing through the hair I sectioned it keeping the hair that wasn't being styled out of the way clipped up above. The sections I used varied I wanted to create a style that had tighter curls underneath at the bottom and gradually faded upwards into larger curls for a similar Beyoncè inspired look. I tonged each section from the bottom of the hair upwards curling all the way to the root as I wanted to create full curls. On my first tong I forgot to apply setting spray to the hair I new this immediately when i took it off the tong the hair had fly aways and looked quite frizzy, I did this curl again applying setting spray and the hair was a lot smoother this really reassured me why its so important to use setting spray!


I used clips to hold the curls in place, I didn't want to dress the curls out until they cooled down, also this helps to give better hold to the curls. 

I continued tonging the curls and clipping them getting larger as I passed the occipital bone, For the front left hand side of the head I rolled the curls backwards this is because I wanted to the curls to wave backwards off the face were the side parting started, On the right side I rolled the tong forward as I had done with the rest of the hair for a forward facing fringe, However to get a curve shape for the fringe I gently pulled the tong upwards diagonally to give a slight flick to the hair.


One of my main health and safety points to remember was to not leave the tong resting on the head incase they get too hot its easy to do this when working on a dolly however this would be very dangerous on a model although I do not let the tongs get too hot on the hair I always feel the hair thats wrapped around the tong and take it off as soon as I feel the heat coming through not only is this safer but its also a way of saving time. 

Before dressing curls 

After Dressing curls

When I dressed out the curles they didn't hold as tight as I desired, they almost dropped a little, I find this happens a lot with my dolls head. To correct this I re worked the curles by wrapping them around my fingertips, giving them far more definition and I also think they look a lot smoother.





To complete the look I combed through the top of the hair and then teased it with my fingers to create some really nice full volume. I also combed through the fringe and finished using a minimal amount of hairspray to hold the style. 

Smokey Eye

Model After

Model Before 

In Todays workshop we practised creating a strong black smokey eye suitable for Catwalk. This was a very enjoyable session however I did face a number of challenges! 

To being with I prepped my model by cleansing and moisturising the skin to remove any previous make up. My Models skin was extremely sensitive because of this I used a milk cleanser to sooth and moisturised really gently. 

1.Black Eye shadow on its
own/2.Black eye shadow
with gel liner

I then started by working creating the base for the smokey eye. To achieve this look its vital to go on with a black base this is to create an intense jet black colouring on the eye. When I applied the eye shadow on its own to the back of my hand the colour that comes out is almost translucent and isn't a genuine transparent jet black as this look requires there for its really necessary to apply black eye shadow on top of a black gel liner base or black track etc. 

For the base I used Mac Black Gel Liner to apply the base I used a concealer brush, this is because a congealer brush is slightly stronger and tougher then an eye shadow brush, this is important because gel liners dry super quickly and can become tough to move about so a stonger denser brush can provide the support needed to smudge and spread the gel liner. Because of the gel liners quick drying properties I applied the make up to one eye at a time getting a shape I was happy with before moving onto the next one. 

Before applying the liner I applied a small line to the crease line to mark my edge of the gel liner, to check that the crease line is in the right place when the model opens her eye you should not be able to see the marking this is a way of judging that the guideline has not gone over the crease. Any further then this then this would create a completely black eye going right up to the brow line. I had problems with this because I was not experienced on working on eyes so small so naturally I wanted to extend the gel liner area above the brow line. I did this a couple of times and had to change the shape by reducing it using a cotton bud and toner. Unfortunately my model had sensitive skin so this was a bit of a problem and caused some discomfort so I stopped using the toner to reduce the size of the gel liner area and instead used JoJoba oil which can be very soothing to the skin, although it doesn't remove gel liner as well as the toner it did the job and more importantly did not bring discomfort to my model. As stronger products such as toners can be very irritating to her skin. In future no matter what size the eye lid I must remember to stick to the guideline of the pre placed line in the crease of the eye. Ignoring this really took time to rectify because of how quickly the black gel liner dries. Also the black area was far to large and started to look like an entire black eye.

After applying the gell liner up to the crease line again I used a concealer brush to blend and drag the edges to create a soft line. Leaving a harsh line defeats the point of a smokey eye as I feel the whole point of a smokey eye is to have that smoke of colour on the edge rather then a straight line edge. Again a concealer brush was vital to use when blending out the edges with it being strong enough to drag such a dry stiff product. Using gel liner as a base is great because it is very durable and strong so is perfect for catwalks and shows.

I applied Black eye shadow from my Ben Nye pallet on top of the dried gel liner to intensify the black and give that smokey effect that is only possible from an eye shadow. This is also vital to set the gel liner in place thats why its important to do this after applying the black gel liner. 

For the brow bone I used Mac Brûlée to highlight the brow bone. 

Once I had blended my edges I applied Oh Naturel from my Ben Nye Pallet mixed with black and brown to the crease line and blended this helped to give a natural blend and finish to the line using colours similar to my models skin tone. Using a skin tone colour to blend the line also prevents the blended area from looking grey on the skin.

When I stepped back to look at my model the shape of the eye was looking a little to rounded, I wanted to create a much more winged shape for the eye to achieve this I went back of the edges slightly with a eye shadow brush and black eye shadow to create that winged shape that I intended. What also helped me to create this shape was when I was applying my foundation I was able to manipulate the shape when applying foundation to the edges just to perfect both eyes into matching and even shapes. 

Mascara helped to intensify the look. I applied this using a clean mascara wand using fresh mascara from the back of my clean hand. 

To prepare the face for applying the eye I had to clean the excess off underneath the eye. I used a calming milk cleanser on a soft cotton pad taking into consideration the sensitivity of my models skin. 

For the base I applied Kryolan Ultra Foundation this was my first time working with the foundation. I found you really only need a tiny amount to go along way, Its really great at covering and so applied a small amount to the centre of the face then worked with a blending brush to blend the foundation outwards towards the edges of the face, afterwards my model said this is one she will be buying for her personal use because it worked really well on her skin and didn't cause any reaction or flares like some other foundations on her sensitive skin. I didn't need to use any concealer on my models skin. She had no blemishes that needed covering, the Kryolan Ultra covered everything that needed to be covered. 

For the eye brows I gave them a little shape and darkness I think this helped to create a stronger look and worked well with the smokey eye because it helped to give the look a little more of an edgier look. Also giving the shape a little more definition helped to frame the smokey eye nicely specifically as I had created that wing shape with the smokey eye. I gave the eye brows shape using a Mac Eye Brow Pencil I like using this product however sometimes I find them very soft and so I had to take extra care not to apply to much pressure when working with them. In some areas when this happened I used and eye brow brush to work in the colour evenly so that there were no darker areas due to too much pressure being applied. 

I added the make up to the under eye after the foundation had been applied, for this I applied black eye shadow just below the waterline using a small angled brush, I then blended this line to create a smokey effect using a small blending brush. Unfortunately I lost the picture I took of this! 

The smokey eye to me is timeless and so I think its a really important technique to know! One of my favourite smokey eye advocates is Cara Delevigne 

Shampoo & Blow Drying

Blow Drying Straight 

In todays lesson we worked on blow drying hair straight. This is something I have experience in after working in a hair dressers when I first started working. Despite this I still faced some challenges! I also regularly Blow Dry for friends and family so I have added some photos of other straight blow drys I have documented in my own time. 

To begin with I washed and conditioned my models hair.To prepare for the was I gowned my model and protected her neck by placing a towel around it for comfort when leaning on the sink as well as to soak up any water that may trickle down onto her neck and become uncomfortable. 
The first sink we went to failed to get hot and was far to freezing cold to use on my model, this going against what I feel is correct health and safety I took my model to another sink. We luckily have more then one sink however if this was in a shoot or film situation and had there only been one sink I would have overcome this by having to wet the models hair using a spray bottle with water and then proceeding with the styling. If the models hair absolutely needed to be washed there are products such as dry shampoo which can be a life saver for quick cleaning in situations like these. 
With clawed fingers I gently massaged the scalp with shampoo I did this twice. When rinsing the shampoo off I made sure to check the heat was controlled and to a perfect temperature. My model told me she does like when the water is slightly colder then usual so I also asked her how it felt and she was happy. I conditioned the hair once applying it slightly from the roots by running my fingers through the scalp and then concentrating on the bottom. I then proceeded with about a 2-3 minuet massage. Once finished I made sure all traces of conditioner or any product were removed. This is really Important! I have once had an experience when I first started working in a hairdressers and I didnt rinse the shampoo out completely this meant when it came to styling the hair was flat and extremely hard to style meaning I had to wash it again. This was not a nice experience for the customer and has always stuck with me. 
To finish the cleaning session I wrapped a clean towel around my models head to stop water dripping down her back.

After washing my models hair I then sat her down in my chair drying of the excess water with a towel, there are a number of reasons why this is important to do. Some of these I picked up working in a salon.

• Firstly Its safer to blow dry hair that is not soaking wet because of the use of electrics. 
• Any products applied to soaking wet hair will of course become diluted with all the excess water. This means they will just drip of the hair during the blow dry. 
• "The key to a perfectly balanced blow dry requires hair that is equally moist from side to side which is less possible with soaking wet hair"1 

To prep the hair I didn't apply any products to the hair. I don't think this was the correct decision to make because I noticed once I had finished there were some fly away hairs I think this could have been prevented by applying a mouse or setting spray I think this may have helped by providing some hold. They both would also have helped to give some volume to the hair. To overcome this once finished blow drying I applied a tiny amount of dressing cream mainly at the ends of the hair. This helped because it reduced the static look and controlled some of the strays. 

When blowdrying I sectioned the the hair into two parts on either side of the head and blow dryed smaller sections taken from either of them. I did this so that the wet hair didn't have contact with the hair that was blow dried. The brush I used to blow dry was a Classic Denman brush. I find this a really good brush to use for obtaining very sleek hair. Especially for my self with naturally very frizzy hair. 

I was very pleased with the end result. In the middle picture there is some volume at the roots of the hair because I teased it slightly by the tips of my fingers at the roots. Just to give some lift to the hair. As my model doesn't like her hair to look to dead straight. I asked at the beginning where she normally wears her parting when I was sectioning the hair. 

Below are some photos of a Blow Dry I did for someone in my own time. The model wanted her hair to be very sleek and straight for a night out. To save time she decided to wash her hair herself. I learnt from the first time when I didn't use products and decided this time because my model was going out for the night it was necessary to support the hair with some holding mousse. I used Philip Kingsley Weatherproof styling Froth. I really like this product and have used it for quite a few years. It does give a really supportive hold to the style as well as providing lots of shine and volume. Another reason I like it is because it doesn't have that really sticky feel that I have experienced from some high street products. I think you can really see a difference from the before and after picture just how much fuller my models hair looks. I think the product has also helped to control fly aways and there isn't at all a static look to the hair which I experienced on my first blow dry when I didn't use any product on the hair.

To Blow Dry the hair I used Head Jog Medium Radial Ceramic Brush I find these brushes really great to use. They have tiny wholes so the hair drys faster which is great in a shoot environment when time is minimal. Also I find that even when using them to brush dry hair they are very good at getting hair very straight. I think I prefer them to use for blow drying then the Denman Classic brush I used on the first Blow Dry so from now on they will most likely always be my first option. 

Before the blow dry 

After Blow Dry

After Blow Dry

Tata Naka SS15 London Fashion Week

Tata Naka SS15 London Fashion Week

        

Tata Naka SS15

Tata Naka SS15 

"Tata Naka inspiration for the SS15 collection comes from the clean lines and deceptive simplicity of architecture" 1

During my A levels studying design I wrote a paper on Zaha Hadid one of the worlds most famous architects very well known for her curvaceous structures using metal most commonly, making buildings appear light and airy. She was a very big inspiration of mine when it came to designing. I found out that Zaha Hadid's architecture was also an inspiration behind Tata Naka's SS15 campaign! This is clearly shown through the curves and lines continuously gracing the collection.                            

Designing the hair for the show backstage was leading hair stylist Bill Watson 2 Bill Watson has designed for Tata Naka's previous campaigns such as the AW13 London Fashion week were he created fabulous 80'S prom queen hair 3. Together with a team from Toni & Guy they created a hair style that also mirrored the architecture theme. All the models have clearly had a simple straight blow-dry but there is also a slight static fly aways at the top of the head. Looking back to Zaha Hadids influence I think this is a really good choice although her designs are very simple they are very electric and striking particularly because of her choice of materials used. This type of hair style can quite perfectly be associated with this type of architecture.  

Bill Watson Tata Naka SS155

This is a simple hair style in comparison to other wacky hair dos that stepped on the catwalk, Despite this there were a number of steps taken to achieve this look. 

Firstly Label M Sea Salt Sprey was applied to the hair. This was a key brand used to create the look. The salt spray gives texture as well as creating a slightly matt finish. It was applied to the roots to give a slight lift followed by a ruff blow dry7 

Label M Hairspray  was applied by the hair team after the blow dry to the top and lengths of the hair4 It was then teased and played with to create the static look. During an interview with Bill Watson he said that he wanted to keep the hair natural looking so added the faux static to show this6   


Label M is a brand I have never come across before but clearly the results work really well I can see that there is a slight lift in the roots as desired but without giving too much volume. I think it comes across as a very natural style, one that you would see someone going about there day to day errands wearing. I also think the hair style doesn't detract from the fantastic clothing collection which of course is what the shows about. I think sometimes its easy to get caught up in the make up and hair without thinking enough about what the model is wearing. 

Tata Naka SS15 Make up look.8

The Make up look for Tata Naka SS15 really reminds me of growing up in the 90's with those brownish tones and smaller more natural eyebrows then we see today. 

The main products chosen for the show were supplied by MAC. For the base Mineralise Moisture Foundation was used and buffed in all over in the picture to the right you can see the model has a slight dewiness on the side of her face and chin this is because Mac Pro Setting powder was applied to the T-Zone only. To finish the base Mac Luna Creme Colour Base was applied to highlight the cheeks, bridge of the nose and the brow bone.9  

I think the base of this look is really fresh and natural in some way it almost mirrors that of the bare faced look that we saw from Marc Jacobs & Givenchy on the catwalk for SS15. Which Makes me think that this coming spring is going to be all about toning it down a touch. 

For the eyes MAC again were the winners for the look. The team used Groundwork paint pot all over the lids with Cake eye shadow to accentuate the sockets.10 The choice of colours used are bold and deep colours but you can see they have been used lightly for a softer feel. Im really inspired by this look for the eyes its very versatile. I also think Its something we can rock from winter right through to spring. If I was to take it slightly darker I think this will be a powerful look for the autumn winter period.  

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8. http://www.iamnrc.com/2014/09/18/london-fashion-week-ss15-tata-naka/

9. Glam UK, (2014). Backstage at TATA NAKA SS15. Available at: http://uk.glam.com/tata-naka-ss15-backstage/ 

10.Glam UK, (2014). Backstage at TATA NAKA SS15. Available at: http://uk.glam.com/tata-naka-ss15-backstage/