Namaste and Aloha!
This is your #1 makeup artist Mahealani "Mahe" writing you from beautiful New York City, as I returned late last night from Madrid, Spain also visiting Paris, France. I am here in preparing for NYC Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010, and wanted to share my experiences and thoughts on Spring/Summer 2010 as I have been fortunate enough to travel around the world and see them first hand. It has been 2 months since I have been in New Delhi and I miss you all! Enjoy!
We have 3 main trends to Spring/Summer this year, based simply on LOVE, SKIN and ROMANCE. Your makeup should not take your more than 10 minutes AND 5 minutes for hair. If I have said it once, I’ll say it again, skin is in internationally. Make sure that you are in a great skin care regimen that works for your skin type. cleanse , tone, moisturize and do not forget that sunscreen (no less than SPF 30) is your best anti-aging mechanism. Never leave home without it!
Ladies, its all about skin and lips! We hope everyone is listening to what we have to say! Start off with a tinted moisturizer or if you feel you need the added coverage, touch conceal with your favorite concealer and pow der to finish. Use a light eye shadow for contour, finishing with a coat of mascara. Your finishing look will consist of a spring lip. Use a color that will pop your lips such as a matte pink, coral, or rose red. For a long lasting seal, line lips filling in softly with lip liner, then seal with a moisturizing lipstick.
S/S DAY WEAR – LOOK #1
Ladies, its all about skin and lips! We hope everyone is listening to what we have to say! Start off with a tinted moisturizer or if you feel you need the added coverage, touch conceal with your favorite concealer and pow der to finish. Use a light eye shadow for contour, finishing with a coat of mascara. Your finishing look will consist of a spring lip. Use a color that will pop your lips such as a matte pink, coral, or rose red. For a long lasting seal, line lips filling in softly with lip liner, then seal with a moisturizing lipstick.
No gloss necessary. If you feel like you need the added moisture through the day, using finger tips, tap on your favorite lip moisture. This will keep color sealed and lip fully hydrated. For you hair, put in a nice head band, pony tail or bow that fits your personality. This will complete you day look!
S/S NIGHT WEAR – LOOK #2
Romance is in the air, and for that special 
evening look lets bump it up a bit! With a clean and fresh face, start off with your favorite foundation, powder to set. Use a brown, taupe or grey eyeliner to set the mood. Next, we would like to blend from the bottom of lips to top of the brow line with soft Grey or metallic color. Look at what you will be wearing and go from there. It will be all about your eyes. Get a black eyeliner and line in inner eye, bottom and top, this will lighten your natural eye color, everyone will be drawn to anything and everything you have to say. Keep it a bit messy. When in doubt, use your fingertips, as the heat of your body is sometimes the best blender. Curl lashes and top off with a few coats of mascara. A nude blush of pale pink, bone or bark just where you need it. Keep it simple. Finishing with a shimmer light pink, coral or nude lip will finish this look seductively to drawn all those who come in to contact with you. For hair, it should look like you just rolled out of bed taking no more than 2 minutes. Tease, back comb (a few sections at a time) and spray hair spray into your roots for volume. If in doubt, grab your hands, tip over upside down and scrunch away. Flip over and spray!
evening look lets bump it up a bit! With a clean and fresh face, start off with your favorite foundation, powder to set. Use a brown, taupe or grey eyeliner to set the mood. Next, we would like to blend from the bottom of lips to top of the brow line with soft Grey or metallic color. Look at what you will be wearing and go from there. It will be all about your eyes. Get a black eyeliner and line in inner eye, bottom and top, this will lighten your natural eye color, everyone will be drawn to anything and everything you have to say. Keep it a bit messy. When in doubt, use your fingertips, as the heat of your body is sometimes the best blender. Curl lashes and top off with a few coats of mascara. A nude blush of pale pink, bone or bark just where you need it. Keep it simple. Finishing with a shimmer light pink, coral or nude lip will finish this look seductively to drawn all those who come in to contact with you. For hair, it should look like you just rolled out of bed taking no more than 2 minutes. Tease, back comb (a few sections at a time) and spray hair spray into your roots for volume. If in doubt, grab your hands, tip over upside down and scrunch away. Flip over and spray!
S/S Couture / Red Carpet Wear
For those special evenings that we must look our absolute best, here is what I sugg
est.
est. Starting off always with clean skin, use a matte foundation making sure you blend in to neck line. Powder to set. Define eyebrows with a shadow using a soft angel brush, not a pencil as this will look to harsh and defined. Use a liquid black eyeliner and define top eyelid only staying close to your lash line. Contour eye crease with a soft brown, bark, or gray. Keeping the mood fresh, clean and romantic. Take a shimmer silver or gold and pop a bit of color into you inner crease of tear ducks. This would be near you inner eye, close to ridge of nose. Finish with a few coats of mascara, top and bottom of lashes.
Contour checks with a matte rose or peach blush. Use a shimmer color of your choice on lip (I like to match to my dress, or when in doubt, keep it simple and use your favorite soft shimmer color.) Hair should be slick, clean and pulled back. You can do a up-do, ponytail or my favorite, a simple low bun. It is sexy, fun,fabulous and above all haute-couture. Spray with you favorite hair product to set in place and you are ready for anything!
This has been my international take on Spring/Summer 2010, I hope I was able to share some in site with you. Never forget that to look beautiful, you must feel beautiful from the inside out. Take a step back, look in the mirror and do what feels right.
It has been a pleasure India, and until next time…!
