Goth makeup? Are you feeling it?

Whatever happened to the old rule of focusing on one feature on the face and accentuating it only?  Most makeup people will tell you that smoky eyes look best with light lips and the other way around.  This year though there's a trend I've been seeing that really focuses on a very "Goth" looking face- on the runway it didn't mean that the girl was wearing leather clothes and safety pins but really the makeup was just an accessory that was shown with even very sophisticated clothing.

I love doing those racoon like eyes as there's something about them that look beautiful on girls with light eyes but on darker eyes they tend to close the eyes too much for me.  Pairing it with a dark matte mouth?  Maybe a little too Elvira but the trick here is to make it wearable by still only accentuating one thing.

My favorite way to do eyes like these is to start with a black or charcoal gel eyeliner on the lid and then patting the desired color onto that.  I think it always looks better if you stay away from too much sparkle and keep things a little matte (especially at the brow bone)   Then it's very important that you line all around the eye and inside the waterline.  I would recommend doing your foundation after you do the eyes and have cleaned up underneath them.  Also, keep the blush light and the lips?  well it's your call but honestly I think light lips are still my favorite for this look.

Goth makeup at Z spoke by Zac Pozen

Givenchy beauty Fall 2011 campaign

Love this palette- Dior 065 

Bobby brown long wear eyeliner

"From Prada to nada" DVD giveaway!!

From PRADA to nada DVDs giveaway at latinamakeup.blogspot

FROM PRADA TO NADA, is out on DVD/Blu-Ray on May 3 and TWO of my readers will receive their own dvd as a gift!  

This will run through May 4th so please post your information and let me know what you'd like to see more on Latinamakeup.blogspot. (ie, more makeup tutorials, makeup review  or more Latina focused beauty news,etc,etc.)  I 'd love ot hear your opinion and of course know that you are a follower.
I'll get back to you with the winners on May 4th and will need to get your address for the studios to send your DVD directly to you.

The fun comedy stars Alexa Vega, Camilla Belle, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker and Adriana Barraza. The film is a re-telling of Jane Austen’s novel, “Sense and Sensability” with a Latin spin. Two wealthy sisters (Camilla and Alexa) lose their father and their estate in Beverly Hills and suddenly their lives are turned upside down. They move to East LA to live with their estranged aunt Aurelia (Adriana) and struggle to adjust to a modest lifestyle. Hilarity ensues as they welcome this new life and as they do they find not only true family, but romance.

Below is some more information, including a link to the trailer:

Film:                            FROM PRADA TO NADA

Studio:                        Pantelion

Starring:                     Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Camilla Belle, Adriana Barraza

Directed By:               Angel Gracia

Genre:                        Comedy / Romance / Drama

Rating:                        PG-13

Trailer:                        http://www.facebook.com/FromPradatoNada

Synopsis:                   From Prada to Nada is a new romantic comedy starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza.  It’s a whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills.  Mary has become so “90210” she refuses to admit she is of Mexican decent.  When dad suddenly passes away, their posh lives are turned upside down.  They discover they have been left penniless and are forced to move into their estranged aunt Aurelia’s (Adriana Barraza) modest but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood of East LA.  They are terrified to leave their world of privilege; neither Nora nor Mary speak Spanish or have ever had to take on actual responsibility. The girls gradually adapt to their new environment; their BMW and Prius are traded for the public bus and a used car.  As they embrace the culture that for so long they refused to accept, they both discover romance, the true meaning of family, and they learn that the life of PRADA actually means NADA without love, family and community.

Have you seen Jessica Alba in April's Italian Vogue?

Shot by Michelangelo di Battista Jessica looks like high couture with dark makeup a dark bob wig and wearing Lanvin, Prada and Dolce... Love the lace eye mask and those reddish brown lips!  Tres Chic!

The power of makeup!

Lately Jennifer Lopez has been a lot in my mind- and not just mine as she seems to be the hottest thing around right now!  It seems that at every job I've been doing lately everyone speaks about how beautiful she looks in American Idol, how she's made a "comeback", etc,etc..   Funny since just a couple of years ago people were thinking of her as somewhat "washed up."  Well now People Magazine has just named her "The Most Beautiful Woman" and her new hit "On the floor" was #5 in the Billboard 100 chart.

I must confess that this season I haven't really watched Idol but the few times I've seen her on there I love the fact that she is always changing her hair and makeup looks and so far everything I see looks flawless.  I remember Paula's look which seemed to be the same every show (smoky eyes, light lips) but Jennifer wears red lips, glitter eyes, slicked back hair, blue eyeshadow, wow!  I love it and I love the fact that she is a Latina!

I have met Jennifer before and have seen her up close- but never worked with her yet... so I wanted to go back and take a look at some of the looks that have been created on her face.  I also found some pictures of her without makeup which I think are so important for all you guys to see- hey she's really another "Jenny from the block" until her face gets beat.  And that's what I call "the power of makeup!"

The "real" Jennifer.   Her nose is a little wide, upper lip is small, has a lot of skin discolorations- sound familiar?

Jennifer Lopez in TOUS jewelry campaign, shot by Ellen Von Unwerth 3/2011

Pink and blue eye shadows on Jennifer Lopez

               

Jennifer Lopez- red carpet makeup

Purple and red lip looks on Jennifer Lopez

New editorial in April/May's Siempre Mujer Magazine

Here are some shots from April/May's "Siempre Mujer" magazine.  I had a great time working with the team from the magazine who came down from NY to enjoy some warm, sunny desert weather.  The title of the story says it all "Musa del Desierto" or "The Desert Muse".  The eyes were smoky but I wanted to bring the model's hazel/brown eyes and used a green eyeliner in the waterline.  This trick is great to bring any green and even golden tones in brown and hazel eyes. Here I used Urban Decay's Glide-on eye pencil in "Covet".

And check out the magazine's website at www.siempremujer.com and also follow on facebook and twitter.   Their executive editor,  Ursula Carranza is also an accomplished Peruvian beauty editor and she writes some of the best beauty "chismes"out there.  Check out her tips-you'll love them as much as I do!

Here are some of shots from the story:

Siempre Mujer Magazine, April/May 2010 ph: Joseph Montezinos Hair: Will Carrillo/Celestine Makeup: Luis Casco/Celestine  Fashion Styling: Brett McCall

Siempre Mujer Magazine, April/May 2010 ph: Joseph Montezinos Hair: Will Carrillo/Celestine Makeup: Luis Casco/Celestine  Fashion Styling: Brett McCall

Music video makeup mayhem

It's been a crazy month with lots of shoots and work that I will be sharing with you soon.  A few days ago I had the opportunity to work on a music video for an amazing british singer, Carina Round.  The director called on me to create almost 30 different makeup looks as the video features Carina's character morphing into different "alter egos."  So quick changes called for planning and the help of two wonderful assistants- Fanny and Veronica both former students of Angie at "The Downey Makeup Academy"
Here are some looks that I was able to photograph with my I-phone behind the scenes.

Carina Round-bald cap look by Luis Casco

Here's Carina with a bald cap (I used spirit gum to hold it in place, then wax to blend the edges)  Makeup ForEver's Pro line clown makeup all over the face and applied over the bald cap (thanks Vero!)  I also used a makeup forever aqua eyeshadow all around the eyes.

Carina Round- Modern queen Elizabeth makeup look by Luis Casco

Here I waxed out her eyebrows (again, spirit gum, wax and sealer) Then I used Cinema Secrets concealer palette to blend them in.  MakeUpForEver's HD foundation with HD powder and Mary Kay's sweet plum eyeshadow over MAC's paint pot primer.

Carina Round- bloody mouth makeup look by Luis Casco

This look called for Carina's lips to look like they were bleeding.  I used Ben Nye's liquid blood for that effect.  this shot was taken at the makeup chair but I had to do it a few times over while on set until the director got his shot ("blood" dripping off of her mouth)

Carina Round music video- Screen captions