September 22, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

LFW: Me Backstage At Fearne Cotton & Very.co.uk SS12

Fearne Cotton took us back to the 70’s at her LFW show with Very.co.uk earlier this week. Bold colours and big hair was standard on the catwalk. Front row guests included The City star, stunning Whitney Port as well as Fearne’s bestie Holly Willoughby.

Backstage, i was with the OPI tech team picking the brightest and boldest shades for nails. Celeb stylist Karl Plewka wanted nail colours to coordinate but not match the bright orange lips that the models would be sporting. He wanted to create a Tom Ford-esq look for the runway.

Makeup

The amazing makeup team created a gorgeous retro look, sheer, natural skin, toned down eyes (there would be huge sunglasses covering them) teamed with a beautiful orange lip. The team used MAC’s Morange Amplified Lipstick with MAC Lipmix in Orange.

Nails
We used two different OPI shades to maintain that bright high gloss 70’s image. A fuchsia pink on fingers ‘You’re A Pisa Work’ and a bold lime green on toes – ‘Who The Shrek Are You’. They look like a rather odd pairing, but actually worked perfectly to create a retro look. Everyone loved it. The models were super keen on the fuchsia, Fearne also wore these shades and was pretty chuffed with her nails .

OPI You’re A Pisa Work & Who The Shrek Are You

Hair
The L’Oreal hair team were fab, they added hair pieces to the girls’ natural hair, then tightly plaited them. These were taken out just before the show achieving that BIG, almost Afro effect. It looked gorgeous, i might try it out myself.

Fearne also sported big hair and Orange lips.

The Show

Following a star studded drinks reception, guests took to their seats and were dazzled by a delicious collection of colours, cuts and styles.

The gorgeous Whitney Port supported Fearne in the front row

Holly Willoughby

Backstage Whitney with her mentor, ex boss Kelly Cutrone

September 21, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

LFW: Nail Rock Designs for Meadham Kirchhoff SS12

How adorable are these gorgeous nail appliques created by Nail Rock specifically for the Meadham Kirchhoff SS12 show.
The show was a girly girls fantasy world and these definitely bring out the girly in me!

I had the task of peeling off these appliques from the nails of a couple of models yesterday afternoon. They had come straight over to the Fearne Cotton and Very.co.uk show, so were getting new looks for their fingers and toes. They did look ridiculously cute, i should have kept the peels and reused them!

If you look closely at the Kirchhoff collection, you can see which designs are reflected in the custom made nail applications.

September 20, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

LFW Exclusive Footage: Get The Low Ponytail Seen At Jonathan Saunders SS12

I loved the slick low ponytail with a low side parting created for the Jonathan Saunders SS12 show. It’s a perfect look to take you from desk to drinks. I am definitely going to be giving it a go.
Take a peek at this exclusive backstage footage to see how Head Stylist Paul Hanlon and the Frederick Fekkai team styled the models with this look.

September 20, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

LFW: Me Backstage At BLOW Presents SS12

BLOW Presents showcases the work of emerging design talent destined for success. This year at LFW, Fanny and Jessy, Jane Bowler, Shinsuke Mitsouka and Eleanor Amoroso were sending their collections down the runway. The show was sponsored by Wella with the OPI tech team doing nails. I was there to witness fashion frenzy and make nails look super lovely!
There were 24 models. 12 Brunettes and 12 Blondes. The brunettes were made up in a natural looking makeup, wet look hair styled by Wella, which was pinned back in a bun, and nude nails using OPI’s Samoan Sand – this is one of my fave nude shades.

The blonde models looked slightly more vampy, they had deep dark lips, frosted brows and OPI’s Black Onyx on their fingers. Their hair was tightly cane-rowed at the front, about two or three rows. I wish i could do these plaits on my hair!

I loved the quirkiness of the Jane Bowler show, there was a lot of colour fringing going on, and it gave the makeup team an opportunity to play with lashes…taking them to a whole other level!

The BLOW Presents Show:

September 18, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

LFW: Me Backstage At Bernard Chandran SS12

I’ve been lucky enough to work on a few London Fashion Week S/S12 shows. Here is a round up of my first show, Bernard Chandran. His collection was 1950’s inspired, the colours were muted neutrals with the odd splash of green and turquoise. This was completely reflected backstage with makeup and nails. It was a great show to work on, the pace was fast and furious, and the result was slick.

Hair:
Hair by L’Oreal was sleek with lots of extensions.

Makeup:
The look was high gloss skin, airbrushed for a perfect finish with nude lips. The MAC girls created a really high density colour which popped against the model’s dark skin. The eyes were the centrepiece for this look, a geometry style liner in a bold turquoise blue which struck out in to a wing.

Nails:
The brief was to create ‘nice sweet girl’ nails. We used two OPI shades, Tickle My France-Y and DS Glow. The nude Tickle My France-Y covered the entire nail bed while the golden DS Glow kissed the tip at an angle. I will be posting a piece on how to create the look soon.