Here in the city we call home, Toronto Fashion Week recently came to a close—but the designers left a clear message for spring 2012. It’s all about the eyes and the hair. So many designers showed hair that was pulled away from the face and accompanied by colourful lids and completely nude lips. (Frankly, I’m kind of upset about the latter since I just don’t think I can give up my fuchsia lipstick.) But we’ll let you be the judge of this startlingly simple roundup. Here are six of my favourite beauty looks from the spring shows. Keep reading »
I don’t know about you, but for me September was one big blur. Keeping up with the ‘big four’ Fashion Weeks (New York, London, Milan and Paris) is always daunting—there are the endless tweets to read, livestreams to watch and photo galleries to click through. And that’s just to check out the hair and makeup! Now that Paris has wrapped up and we’re just about to head into Toronto (come on, you can do it!), I’ve had a chance to get a closer look at an emerging Fashion Week beauty category: nail art! Here are the top 10 manicures I’m obsessing over right now. Keep reading »
Like I always say—when Chanel speaks, we listen. And I am definitely ready to hear what the brand has to say about beauty for spring ’12; namely, that the metallic trend that we swooned over for fall is going to stick around for a while, except with a pearly twist.
That’s right: it’s all about Girls with Pearls. Not the Mad Men retro necklace kind. And definitely not those pearly finishes that were popular for lipsticks in the ’80s. (C’mon. You know what I’m talking about.) Nope, this is an all-new, “2012 pearl” that features glimmering finishes on the lids and nails; mermaid-esque hair; and an all-around “underwater” feeling. Oh, and faux pearl “piercings” too, if you really want to go crazy.
Now, if you’ve been following all the Fashion Week coverage, you might have had an inkling that designers were on to some kind of deep-sea theme. It was happening at Armani, and Givenchy (which we didn’t cover here beauty-wise but had a surfer girl narrative), and who could forget all of the wet-look hair? (Prada, Alexander Wang….) But Chanel—as per usual—was the one brand to tie it all together and present us with a very aspirational, modern and yet highly wearable interpretation. Get ready, because this is makeup and nail polish that you’ll be drooling after for spring. Keep reading »
