The last show I worked during LFW SS 10 was Jonathan Saunders. Keyed by Lucia Peroni, the girls had a slightly pale look to their skin, bleached brows, and blood red lips just in the centre of the mouth. Eyes were very slightly shaded with MAC Kid eyeshadow, and Shroom eyeshadow was used to highlight the tops of the cheekbones. To create skin that was bright and pale at the same time, we used a few pumps of MAC Strobe Liquid. Wet look hair with a deep side part completed the beautiful yet eery look.

Big playful bows were seen on the Spring/Summer runways. This seasons bow is oversized, floppy and full of girlish charm. At Marc, Luella and DVF, brightly coloured bows were worn in the hair, but countless other shows featured bows on blouses, dresses and all manner of accessories. An easy way to wear the trend is with a headband. But if big bows are way too Tavi for you then try wearing a headband with a smaller bow. Here are some of our favourites:

1. Bando Faboooosh Hairband
2. Cara Accessories ‘Special Fluttering’ Floral Bow Headband
3. Topshop Floppy Bow Headband

Brights are the high voltage sister look to this Spring’s pastels. We’ve been obsessed with the orange lips for months now, but brights on the eyes, cheeks, and nails are a perfect way to wear the trend too. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils are an easy way to brighten up the eyes. Just wrap them around the eye and smudge. If you want to wear bold colours on the lips and cheeks too, go for see through shades like Tokidoki Prisma Lipgloss. The colour is bright and glossy but the pigment is not intense so it works perfectly with a bright eye look. Skin should be natural matte with the high planes of the face highlighted to draw attention.

I have just returned from my favourite city that was celebrating twenty five years of fashion week-London was amazing! In contrast to New York, London is known for it’s edgier more hard hitting street style both on and off the runway. The make up for Spring Summer 2010 was not really about looking tan and perfect but more about creating a statement. Burberry has been revived from it’s stuffy old English history to be youthful and fresh. At Jonathan Saunders we perfected and slightly paled out the skin so the models looked almost waxy. Virtually every girl had her eyebrows bleached to non existence. Lips were toned down with concealer except the very inner part which had bright red and deep currant coloured liners applied to the mouth, very “new moon” style. What’s a London runway without colour? Marios Schwab, Luella, and Richard Nicholl had variations on colour from soft to bright. Erdem gave us long lush lashes. Now Milan is in full swing get ready for heavy doses of glamour.

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As NY fashion week comes to a close we couldn’t help but notice a few trends emerging. Super natural lips, healthy tan skin, full brows, and burnished browns all over the eyes. I’m ready to throw out all my bright colours, that is until the end of this week when London starts.

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