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Christian Cota Fall 2010 - Beauty Backstage at Fashion Week

by Lindsey Schickner (Subscribe to Lindsey Schickner's posts)
Posted Feb 17th 2010 at 9:45PM  
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MAKEUP: Hung Vanngo for M.A.C
HAIR: Omar Lopez for Sultra
NAILS: Dashing Diva
SNAPSHOT: Graphic cubism with a chic and delicate edge

THE SCOOP: Mexican-born designer Christian Cota, created a Fall 2010 collection filled with delicate hand painted fabrics manipulated into edgy and structured pieces. The collection was dominated by colors made simple with clean and direct lines for a back-to-basics appeal. The hair and makeup teams collaborated to create a beauty look at once elegant and edgy, to make the clothing stand out beautifully.

Makeup artist Hung Vanngo chose simple makeup with a fierce accent (eyeliner with a square edge) to complement the polished lines and bold colors of the collection. "The makeup is semi-matte, which looks quite pretty and natural," said Vanngo.

Hair stylist Omar Lopez opted for blond wigs to accompany the collection of sleek designs. Lopez used bombshell blond wigs that he dyed even blonder to appear almost gray, after which he hand painted streaks of two different color schemes into the wigs; one a blue tone and the other copper. "They will look really stunning and completely uniform on the runway," said Lopez. "The clothes are so amazing so we wanted really pretty hair to go along with them."

Photo: Lindsey Schickner/ AOL StyleList

GET THE LOOK - MAKEUP: All products by M.A.C. For the face, apply Prep + Prime Skin for an even complexion. The brows are completely natural. Apply a dab of clear Brow Finisher to keep them in place. For eyes, apply Technakohl Eyliner in Purple Dash. For lashes, apply several coats of Zoom Lash Mascara. For cheeks, apply a little blush followed by cream color highlighter. For lips, use Lipstick in Peach Stock if you have an olive complexion and Myth for a fairer complexion. Then apply Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder to the entire face to set the makeup.

GET THE LOOK - HAIR: All products by Sultra. Take a platinum blond wig and dye it light, almost gray color blond. Blow dry the wig with the Sophisticate Power Dryer. Hand paint streeks of grey/blue or copper/brown through the bottom half of the wig. Part the hair in sections and use the Seductress Flat Iron for a couple seconds on one section at a time. Finish with a shine spray.

GET THE LOOK - NAILS: All products by Dashing Diva. The Nail Team created a special two-tone acryllic nail for this show. The nail starts with a dark purple shade called "Your Standing On My Dress" and fads into a lighter blue color called "Water Taxi."















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