Saturday, February 28, 2015

NARS on both Oscar's Red Carpet & New York Fashion Week, covers both the West Coast & the East Coast.

By Laura Medina

NARS, like Tom Ford, is getting steep in Hollywood.
He currently has Oscar-winner, Tilda Swinton as the marble-sque face for his new foundation and nude-based but contoured Spring 2015 Collection.
 
All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation
 The Spring 2015 Color Collection features Tilda Swinton in the second of four
‘Portraits by The Artist’, a seasonal series of acts created by NARS Founder and
Creative Director François Nars. Act 2, is a nude scene daring, baring, anything but neutral.
Disrobed tones in spectral effects expose a new natural state. The look begins with a provocative pink shimmer on cheeks. The barely-there effect extends to eyes, where a bold beige base sets the stage for burnished neutrals with lucid depth. Lips are undone in tan pigments topped with a whisper of opalescent gloss. 

While NARS is known for daring color, this collection shows a different side of the brand’s ethos. As François explains, “I think a woman can look very beautiful not wearing any color at all but just neutral shades of beiges, browns, and ivories. You can really sculpt the face in a very beautiful way without always having to use bold shades. That’s what this collection is all about. I thought it was very fresh and surprising, which is what I always love to do: surprise people.”

Disrobed tones in spectral effects expose a new natural state. The fresh Spring look begins with a provocative pink shimmer on cheeks. The barely-there effect extends to eyes, where a bold beige base sets the stage for burnished neutrals with lucid depth. Lips are undone in tan pigments topped with a whisper of opalescent gloss.
Shades Include: Porto Venere Eye Paint$25 Soft pale pink Reckless Blush$30 Sheer pink shimmer Valhalla Single Eyeshadow$25 Soft shimmering pink peach Liguria Lipstick, $26 Nude caramel
St-Paul-De-Vence Duo Eyeshadow$35 (L) Shimmering nectarine (R) Chestnut Guyane Lip Gloss$26 Seashell pink Vent Salé Lip Gloss $26 Silver highlight 


If wet/dry eyeshadows are the hottest thing on the shelves, NARS' Dual-Intensity Blush is the next step up.

Instead of two different powdered blushes where one compact is light and the other compact is the deeper shade, in one NARS Dual-Intensity Blush, you can wet one blush for a deeper, more opaque shade and texture while keeping the same shade of blush dry for the a lighter color impact and airier texture.


While you watched Lady Gaga belting out "Sounds of Music" showtunes...and owning them, she was wearing NARS for an elegant, ladylike look that the Oscars demand.

NARS worked with celebrity makeup artist Sarah Tanno to create the red carpet makeup look for Lady Gaga at the 87TH Academy Awards. Please see below for more details and the products used to achieve this look. 
Beauty Inspiration: “For the red carpet we decided on a classic red lip and clean, radiant skin. I used NARS Jungle Red Lip Liner and Dragon Girl Velvet Matte Lip Pencil for this polished look."
Key NARS products used:
 NARS worked with celebrity makeup artist Maki Ryoke to create the red carpet makeup look for Nicole Kidman at the 87TH Academy Awards. Please see below for more details and the products used to achieve this look. 
Beauty Inspiration: “We took inspiration from the gown Nicole is wearing to create a beautiful, clean and modern look. We decided to focus on her eyes and add a little more intensity than usual with a rich, luxurious, shimmery smoky eye to keep it natural and cool and really play off her statement dress.”
Key NARS products used:
  All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation | Craving Dual-Intensity Blush (NEW for Spring 2015, for now try Copacabana Multiple for left side and South Beach Multiple for right side)


NARS International Lead Makeup Stylist, Uzo created the red carpet makeup look for Ava Duvernay at the 87TH Academy Awards. Please see below for more details and the products used to achieve this look. 
 
Beauty Inspiration: "Miuccia Prada custom designed the stunning azzurro-blue gown especially for Ava for the Academy Awards. The entire look including hair and make-up was based on Ava's personal style -elegant and distinguished with a hint of 60's influence. A bold, dark smoky eye and a plum lip completed the look."
 
 

SHOW: Rag & Bone AW ‘15
LEAD ARTIST: Gucci Westman for NARS Cosmetics
LOOK: “She’s a bit Jean Seberg and Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element. Sporty. Cool. Luxe.”
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
SKIN
COMPLEXION
BROWS
Flibuste Velvet Shadow Stick (available Fall 2015, for now try Black Valley Eye Paint) 
CHEEKS  
EYES
Audacious Mascara (New for Fall 2015, for now try Larger than Life® Volumizing Mascara)
LIPS
 SHOW: Rodarte AW ‘15
LEAD ARTIST: James Kaliardos for NARS Cosmetics
LOOK: “The Fall/Winter 2015 makeup is inspired by the idea of a delicate, refined beauty. The Swarovski crystal effect on the eye adds depth and shine to the lower lash and the glossy lip reflects the light.”
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
SKIN
COMPLEXION
BROWS
CHEEKS  
Tribulation Blush (New for Fall 2015, for now try Nico Blush)
Left side of Fervor Blush (New for Spring 2015, for now try Deep Throat Blush)
EYES
Audacious Mascara (New for Fall 2015, for now try Larger than Life® Volumizing Mascara)
Right side of Craving Blush (New for Spring 2015, for now try South Beach Multiple)
LIPS
Chelsea Girls Lip Gloss (New for Fall 2015, for now try Chihuahua Lip Gloss)
 SHOW: Thakoon AW ‘15
LEAD ARTIST: Diane Kendal for NARS Cosmetics
LOOK: “Inspired by the northern lights, Thakoon wanted the girls to look beautiful, keeping the ideal of lights and reflection.”
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
COMPLEXION
CHEEKS
Tribulation Blush (new for Fall 2015, for now try Nico Blush)
Left side of Craving Dual-Intensity Blush (New for Spring 2015; for now try Copacabana Multiple)
EYES
Right side of Craving Dual-Intensity Blush (New for Spring 2015; for now try South Beach Multiple)
Left side of Fervor Dual-Intensity Blush (New for Spring 2015, for now try the right side of Hula Hula Duo Eyeshadow layered over Seduction Blush )
LIPS
VIP Red Lipstick (New for Fall 2015, for now try Mysterious Red Velvet Matte Lip Pencil)
SHOW: Naeem Khan AW ‘15
LEAD ARTIST: James Boehmer for NARS Cosmetics
LOOK: “Naeem is celebrating his 10th anniversary this season. He wanted the makeup to be dark, sensual and incredibly glamorous. I thought about the artwork of Tamara de Lempicka. The women depicted in her paintings still seem so modern, and I borrowed colors from her signature palette. The eye is architectural yet soft- a smoky eye without any hard edges or strong definition- and without mascara or brows. The lip is a deep matte chocolate red that is classic Naeem. Skin is glossed and shiny on the cheekbones to add dimension without color or depth."
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
                                   
SKIN    
COMPLEXION
BROWS
EYES   
LIPS    
 SHOW: Christopher Kane AW ‘15
LEAD ARTIST: Lucia Pieroni using NARS Cosmetics
LOOK: “It's beautiful, radiant, nude skin with a strong handsome eyebrow. It gives the feel of a still-life drawing.”
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
COMPLEXION
CHEEKS  
BROWS
(depending on model’s brow color)
EYES  
LIPS
NAIL
Ithaque Nail Polish

 BACKSTAGE AT TANYA TAYLOR AUTUMN/WINTER 2015

SHOW: TANYA TAYLOR AW’15
 
LEAD ARTIST: Uzo, NARS International Lead Makeup Stylist
 
LOOK: "A subtle, but modern palette comprised of luminous skin, muted eyes and rose pink lips was all that was needed to be the perfect backdrop to this season's marine-inspired array of holographic prints, spinal embroidery and graphic stripes."
 
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
 
SKIN    
 
COMPLEXION
 
CHEEKS
Lighter Skintones:
 
Darker Skintones:
 
BROWS
 
EYES   
Tribulation Blush (New for Fall 2015, for now try Nico Blush)
Audacious Mascara (New for Fall 2015, for now try Larger Than Life® Volumizing Mascara)
 
LIPS    


 ERDEM AUTUMN/WINTER 2015

 SHOW: Erdem AW ‘15
 
LEAD ARTIST: Val Garland for NARS Cosmetics
 
LOOK: “Think of Visconti - it's '60s, it's odd, it’s Hitchcockian. She's an Italian oligarch who's landed on hard times and has come undone. Her look is all about a brow and a well-defined eye.”
 
Below please find the key products used to create the exclusive look:
 
SKIN
 
COMPLEXION
 
CHEEKS  
 
BROWS
(depending on model’s brow color)
 
EYES  
Minorque Kohliner (New for Fall 2015, for now try Black Moon Eyeliner Pencil) 
 
LIPS
 




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