Eli Wakamatsu - French Marie Claire Story

Eli Wakamatsu worked on this lovely 30 page (!) story for French Marie Claire with the fashion editor Mako Yamazaki and photographer Tiziano Magni and the results are beautiful.

The story was shot in Sweden over four days in May this year.  The first location was a privately owned, super stylish house with an infinity pool and view overlooking the river and quiet woodland. The architecture and décor was minimalist and urban and chosen particularly to create the interesting atmosphere for the story with the very different backdrop of the natural surroundings. The second part of the shoot was spent at the coast and the team were lucky to have amazing weather for the whole time.

Phyto-Teint Eclat Compact

The story was to show complete outfits from the collections of different designers which meant a different hair and make up look for each of the 30 shots. Eli used Sisley make-up  to achieve this starting with All Day All Year Essential day care to protect from UVA and UBV, free radicals and stress to the skin. Eli says that this is a “great product to set you up all day for any environment ”.

The model was (according to Eli “super lovely”) Anne-Marie Van Dijk at Viva Models  who also happens to be an enviromental campaigner and founded Pura Vida with another successful Dutch model Lonneke Engel, to raise awareness about eco-friendliness within the fashion industry. You can read about their launch party here and see their online magazine and newsletter 'Organice your life' here.

Eli Wakamatsu - Marie Claire UK November 2010 'In Bruges'

Love love love the story in the November edition of Marie Claire UK that Eli Wakamatsu worked on with fashion editor Sarah Christie and the photographer Kim Myers Robertson, (who made a beautiful film of the shoot) in Bruges earlier this year. One of the shots has been used as a cover for a test audience in Wales.

The team stayed at the super elegant boutique hotel called Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce which was used in the film 'In Bruges' with Colin Farrell

The pictures look amazing and completely betray the fact that the shoot didn’t run as smoothly as hoped thanks to some very stormy weather and the original model had to return home due to an accident she had before the trip. But in stepped the beautiful, fresh faced model Gabriella Holstein at Viva Paris Model agency.

Eli said  "We wanted to create her image quite womanly and weather-beaten a little, to suit the coastal location."

Eli used Chanel make-up on the shoot. Gabriella's skin was perfect with no blemishes at all so she decided to re-create a freckled texture by using much darker colour cream foundation, on top of Chanel's Soleil Tan de Chanel which gives an instant sun kissed effect.

Eli created a visible shaded area on the temples, eyes and in the cheekbones, topped by powder brush Chanel Plum attraction 63 to give little more intense glow. Eli used a Chanel grey-brown pencil  to draw freckles on her nose and forehead.

Eli used a range of Spicy brown eye shadow colours to suit Gabriella's skin tone and used matt face powder over the lipstick, to make them look dry, almost chapped looking to show Gabriella as a woman who spends lots of time by the sea.

The team made sure they didn’t leave Bruges without a well deserved look in at the best locally recommended Chocolatier (The Chocolate Line) in Bruges and picked up the tip that if you are buying Choclate in Bruges, look for this red sign which is for the masters trained at best Ter Groene Poorte culinary academy.

Introducing Anna Cofone - Hair Stylist

Me with Anna at The Coterie Event

 I am delighted to now be representing the lovely hair stylist Anna Cofone.

 

Already cited as ‘One to Watch’ in Vogue online and featured in Vogue in November of last year (right), Anna is also an ambassador for Shu Uemura Art of Hair.

Interview with Adam Reed for The Coterie

Anna has also recently been interviewed by Adam Reed for The Coterie and there will be a feature on her in the next edition of Creative Head.

Anna worked on a great story published in the Guardian this weekend and was shot by the photographer Tomas Falmer who said, “Anna was great, really lovely and she did an amazing job so all good!”

Photographer: Tomas Falmer Guardian 25/9/10

After a recent meeting, Alison Bird  (The Wall Group in New York) said, “she is so lovely. I think she is obviously a developing talent… but I can see that she is going to be great.” And “she has a such a nice, easy personality.”... I couldn’t have put it better myself!

Here is a small selection of her work.

Please see more on the website: www.emmadavies.co.uk and take a look at her own blog through being resident stylist at Lost in Beauty where she is available by appointment.

Maria Comparetto's London Fashion Week Diary

London Fashion Week has been busy for Maria Comparetto. (Deep breath)... starting on Thursday, she attended the Triumph Fashion awards (with Matthew Williamson, Helena Christensen and Rankin judging). 

Then it was on to the Cat Deeley/Links party at the Ivy Club then to Momos where she danced until her feet hurt!
  

Bright eyed and bushy tailed on Friday it was off to head a team from MAC on the Jayne Pierson in collaboration with Vogue Italia Presentation for London Fashion Week On/Off schedule.

To create the amazing graphic metallic eye, inspired by the colours used in the collection, Maria used the Mac ‘Hyacinth’ pencil to make the shape, pressed in ‘Deep Truth’ shadow to set then used ‘Naval Blue’ pigment powder to give a metallic finish to the eye. Maria said, “The trend this season is no mascara, this gives more impact to the graphic eye shape”.

Lips were blocked out using Mac ‘Dim’ then a light stroke of ‘High Tea’ lipstick was applied.

The whole look was a nod to the 80s with a fresh modern twist.

No surprise there was an excellent reception to the show and to Maria’s make-up. Maria herself had her eye on the gold structured shirt.

Apparently On/Off said they couldn't believe how organised the hair and make-up was backstage. I received a mail from the Jayne Pierson team to say that “Maria and team did such a good job, the lighting on the catwalk worked so well with the effects on the models faces.”

Drinks at "fashion week fashion strong" on Monmouth Street followed.

As a change to being behind the scenes, Maria was on the front row as a guest at the Matthew Williamson show on Sunday. A call time of 6am on the Mary Katranatzou show with Val Garland didn’t stop her from attending Matthew’s aftershow party at The Parlour @ Sketch until 2:30am. I don’t know how she does it! Next stop Milan…

Maria Comparetto - Make-up Attitude/Tomas Falmer