TEARDROP

PREVENTION

Shiseido
Urban Environment UV Protection Cream SPF 40 ($30.00, shiseido.com)

PRODUCT 101: A feather-light daily sunscreen that provides exceptional hydration while protecting against external aggressors such as UV rays, dryness and air pollution for beautiful, healthy-looking skin. Exceptionally powerful formula effectively protects skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays that cause photo-aging. Hydro-Restoring Complex contains moisturizing amino acids that naturally exist in skin. Provides long-lasting moisture for skin that is smooth to the touch. Scutellaria Baicalensis helps prevent UV damage to essential fibroblasts which produce collagen and elastin, the key elements to resilient, youthful-looking skin. Rose Apple Leaf Extract counteracts oxidation, the process which accelerates skin aging, and helps prevent DNA damage caused by UV rays. Invisible on skin. Can be used as a makeup base for a beautiful foundation finish. Easily removes with daily cleanser.

BEAUTY QUEEN

The Gold Standard. Legendary. Elegant. Innovative. The most influential makeup artist in the world by Vogue magazine. Pat McGrath was born and raised in Northampton, England. One of the most creative makeup artists of her generation, McGrath began her career in 1990 after completing an art foundation course at Northampton College, and said she “grew up living and breathing fashion in a compulsively creative family”.

• While she had no formal makeup training, her career breakthrough came while working on i-D magazine in the early Nineties.

• Since then she has worked with all the world’s top fashion photographers, designers and models.

• During the Nineties she spent ten seasons creating the makeup concepts for Prada and Miu Miu and in 1999 was asked by Giorgio Armani to design his cosmetics line.

• In 2004 she was named global cosmetics creative design director for Procter&Gamble, the name behind makeup brands including Max Factor, Dolce & Gabbana, CoverGirl and SK-II.

• She regularly collaborates on major fashion advertising campaigns such as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Lanvin, Calvin Klein and Balenciaga, and her editorial work includes regular shoots with Vogue Italia and American Vogue.

• She is also Beauty Director of i-D magazine and dispenses her knowledge in the expert advice pages of Allure.

• In a Vogue article in 2007 she was named the most influential makeup artist in the world and has worked with celebrities as diverse as Madonna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cate Blanchett and Oprah Winfrey.

• Despite creating the makeup for a plethora of shows and campaigns each season, McGrath remains inspired, “I’m influenced a lot by the fabrics I see, the colours that are in the collections and the girl’s faces. It’s always a challenge but that’s the key – to make it different every time.”

LOVE ON TOP

RUSSIAN DOLL

DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2010
Photographer: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot

SICILIAN SENSUALITY

Dolce and Gabbana Men Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Show
Photographer: Steven Klein

PURIFY

Nars Cosmetics
Makeup Removing Water ($28.00, narscosmetics.com)

PRODUCT 101: A soap-free, oil-free, and alcohol-free water that removes face makeup and tones the skin. It gently, yet thoroughly sweeps makeup away without rubbing while soothing botanical ingredients hydrate and add radiance. The result: purified and toned skin. Non-comedogenic. Dermatologist-tested. Ophthalmologist-tested.

MODERN SEDUCTION

Prada Resort 2012
Photographer: Steven Meisel

STRIKE A POSE

Madonna
Magazine: Vogue Paris, October 1993
Photographer: Ellen von Unwerth

DRAGON GIRL

Rooney Mara
Magazine: Vogue US, November 2011
Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

FLORA

Gucci Cruise 2012
Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

GOLD FEVER

Yves Saint Laurent
Belle Du Jour Patent Clutch ($595.00, yvessaintlaurent.com)
Glossy patent leather brings trend perfection to this basic, logo-emblazoned clutch.

• Choose bronzo or canna (silver) patent leather with tonal topstitching.
• Sleek. Opulent. Like liquid gold.
• Topstitched YSL logo adorns flap top with snap closure.
• Suede lining; inside, open pocket.
• 6 1/2″H x 11″W x 1 1/2″D.
• Made in Italy.

SHE REMINDS ME OF YOU

ALL IS CALM, ALL IS BRIGHT

LOVE AFFAIR

YELLOW DIAMONDS

SUPER FABULOUS

Duran Duran and supermodels spark Girl Panic! The video for Duran Duran’s new single ‘Girl Panic!’ reunites some of the original supermodels for a daft romp around London. Soak up the glamour, fluff, sparkles, lipstick, leather, legs and Naomi Campbell! “We have made some pretty ambitious videos over the years, but this one was certainly the most challenging to date,” Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran said. “Coordinating the schedules of five of the world’s biggest super models, Jonas, and the band was no easy task – but we couldn’t be happier with the finished film. It has all of the ingredients that we feel are important – it’s humorous, glamorous, sexy and very Duran Duran.”

BULLETPROOF

“Bulletproof” is a song by English electropop duo La Roux from their eponymous debut album, La Roux (2009). The song was released digitally in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2009 and physically the following day as the album’s third single. “Bulletproof” was met with both critical and commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a sleeper hit in the United States, where it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2010. The single has sold 2,049,000 downloads in the US as of March 2011. “Bulletproof” was listed at number twenty-five on Rolling Stone’s list of The 25 Best Songs of 2009.

LOVE IS A BIRD

Madonna
Photographer: Steven Klein
Re-Invention Tour Book

WORTH IT

Stronger with Each Tear is the ninth studio album from Mary J. Blige. The album was released in the US on December 21, 2009. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 332,000 copies. It also went to number one on the R&B chart. Blige is the ninth woman in SoundScan’s 18-year history to see at least three albums all debut with an opening sales week of 300,000 or more. The album has now sold over 900,000 copies in the United States alone.

“The album represents who and what I am right now. I’m a stronger human being after all the growing pains. It’s about life, love, change, strength—mostly really knowing who you are and being confident in that.”