Spotted: New York Fashion Week Spring 2010

Fashion Week is one of my favorite holiday seasons!  Models roaming the streets, backstage chaos, intoxicating fashion.  Mmm, I smell it already!  Now that Spring is only a few short months away, the new beauty trends are about to take effect.  Many of these things are products that have been around for years, but used for new look concepts.  Since I’m officially beauty, here’s what (and who) I captured in the tents.

Above Lipmix in orange, crimson and white are shown.  These dense creams make the perfect base for any great lip.  Artists used a dab of lipmix and custom blended with lipsticks and glosses. One of my favorite lip looks (inspired by Twinkle) uses MAC Orange Lipmix and Utterly Posh Dazzleglass.   Another  classic hit that popped up all over backstage are Face & Body Foundations.  These water based foundations are sheer and creamy, and work well mixed with other foundations.  They give little coverage, so they are perfect for evening out your skin or creating the illusion of perfect body. Also notice that there are a mix of brushes on the table, some MAC, but others are paint brushes that can be found at your local art store.

Backstage at Erin Fetherson, models wore soft smokey eyes using browns and taupes. Models wore Brun and Cork eye shadows, along with Teddy and Coffee eye pencils. Cheeks were glazed with Optimistic Orange Blush Cream, which debuted just last week with the MAC in Lillyland collection. It’s true, backstage is the testing ground for future collections!

Cream Color Bases were used on eyes, lips, cheeks and face to really create a seamless, dewy finish.  Now that my collection has grown to over 15 of these, they make the perfect multi-purpose product.  These were used at literally every show that I covered during Fashion Week! My favorites include Brown, Bronze, Flaming Fuchshia and Dusk.

Ah, the Mineralize Skin Finish Natural.  These baked powders leave you with a satin veil of coverage on your face.  Using a powder brush, you’ll get even, sheer coverage. For more of a glowy effect, try buffing onto the skin with a kabuki brush.  You’ll be stunned by the effect!  Try using it pressed on the eye lid as a shadow.

Spotted: Tia Williams! By this point, I’d seen Tia twice in one week and “stoked” isn’t even the word that describes it.  ”The Accidental Diva” was confirmation that I could be a Beauty Editor!  We’re missing “Shake Your Beauty” like crazy, but so glad she’s holding down the online beauty content at Essence.com! If you missed it, backtrack and check out my tribute to Tia Williams.

Spotted: Look closely at the middle of the screen. I spy a bottle of Scott Barnes Luminizing Mist! This glowy sheen in a bottle is a major love of mine, and apparently it’s a great item to have backstage. When his makeup line re-emerges, I’ll be first in line for a bottle of this liquid crack.  Can’t get enough of it.

Who knows what will appear backstage at New York Fashion Week this year, but Scandalous Beauty will be in the house!  You’ll have an instant forcast of the top products for Fall/Winter 2010. Stay tuned!!