Update on Spring Summer 2011 Runway Hair & Makeup

Today's Daily Dish on SheKnows.com was all about what's happening with hair and makeup on the runways at Fashion Week NYC.

We shot this one two days into Fashion Week, and here's what we were seeing:

Hair:

Three main trends emerging with hair were all fabulous and fun (and easy for you and me to duplicate!)
1. Hair was completely pulled back from the face. Richard Chai showed it pulled back then worn long, Christian Siriano showed it pulled back and up.

2. Hair had a very deconstructed look and feel. Instead of being pulled back severely, it was loose and soft. Flyaways were not only okay, they were cool (yay!)

3. Hair was soft, feminine and flirty. Its easier for us to look lovely when hairstyles are soft and casual! Soft, high buns, ponies and side braids made for stress free tresses.

Makeup:


1. With the hair pulled back it was all about having a perfect complexion. Fire up your Clarisonic, bust out the deep cleansing masks, and get your skin extra lovely for spring!
Toss any matte or heavy foundations, and replace them with products that let your beautiful skin shine through. Use a luminizer or highlighter along the top of your cheekbones, temples and bridge of your nose to make your skin look truly radiant!


2. Brows are soft and lovely, cheeks are well defined, but pretty in pinky-nude shades.


3. Eyes are smudgy and muted, lips are either barely there bare with muted pink undertones, or
popping with bright invigorating color.

muted at Prabal Garung

lip popping at Cynthia Rowley

Spring Summer 2011

Better late than never! Here are some of my faves from Friday's shows in NYC:

Makeup at Doo Ri

Single girl sexy at Doo Ri

Always my favorite!! Jason Wu!!

 

Jason Wu

 

 

Aren't the turbans to die for??? Jason Wu

ethereal beauty at Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller

Perfect trench at Nicole Miller

Wide net lace at Peter Som. And fantastic shoes!!

I LOVE this!! Peter Som.

Rachel Comey owns that elusive relaxed chic vibe

Rachel Comey

Rachel Comey whimsical

Rachel Comey

Cynthia Rowley

 

The Fabulous and Fierce Christian Siriano

Christian Siriano's show was really quite exciting.
He showed some intensely wearable, feminine dresses, 
I loved the pulled back hair, and apart from the fierce blush
I liked the makeup too.

I would love to be wearing Siriano.


Check it out:

Gorgeous!

Simple but sweet

I love everything about this!

I would die for these pants! My absolute favorite piece so ar this week.

How exquisite is the back on this dress??

Um. Not sure what to make of this one. 

Fresh Faced at Ruffian

Models at the Ruffian show were deliciously fresh faced, yet put together

 Brows and cheeks were well defined, and counter balanced soft lips and eyes.

The collection featured animal prints, high waists, lower hemlines, white hot linen.
Fabulous!

Fashion Week NYC, Spring Summer 2011

Here are some images from today's shows.

Richard Chai had his models looking like they had just emerged from a swim. Hair slicked back, fresh faced and smudgy eyed.

backstage at Richard Chai

Nicholas K was showing side braids and ponies, soft brows, muted eyes and a soft lip

Organic by John Patrick had a slightly more refined makeup look. We saw the hemlines coming down, and amongst other things, some wide net lace pants!

 

Predictions for Spring Summer 2011

So Fashion Week is about to start (today!)

and the good folks at SheKnowsTV

asked me to pop in and do a little predicting

as to what we might be seeing this next week 

on the runways in New York.

I gave them 4 ideas:

1. Mad Men inspired early 60's style shift dresses

a la Jackie O

2. Wide weave lace.

3. Clogs.

Look for high heeled clogs like these ones from Chanel

4. Uplifting and energizing pastels in shades such as gladiola, daffodil, viola, and iris.

Lets see if I was right...

Fuschia Lips!

Fall can get so completely drab and boring, with its endless
khaki eyes, burnt oranges, and limitless variations on beige and brown.
Ho hum.

This season things are brightening up a little with the arrival of the matte fuschia lip.

Oddly enough, this looks flattering on everyone!
It's alive, its bright and its vibrant, breathing excitement into the grayest, rainy day.

A fuschia lip should be worn as its own signature statement. Pair it with a softer eye and a subtle pink cheek, or with this season's cat eye and a barely there brow

Some great fuschia options are:
Nars lipstick in Schiap
Makeup Forever lipstick in shade #36
Julie Hewett, Jacqueline
Shiseido lipstick RS 320
Dolce & Gabbana lipstick in Shocking
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Wild Orchid
MAC lipstick in Violetta