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Here is an interview with fashion designer Alexis Lamontagna, backstage and just minutes before the debut of her Fall 2008 Collection at LA Fashion Week.

Alexis Lamontagna

Interview with fashion designer Alexis Lamontagna by Marta Walsh:

Marta: What is the look for your Fall 2008 collection?
Alexis: The look for this season is goth glamour. Gothic Jean Harlow.

Marta: What was your inspiration for this look?
Alexis: 1920’s Hollywood Glamour, mixed with a Dita Von Teese and Morticia Adams.

Marta: What colors dominate your collection?
Alexis: You will see a lot of black and red. They are my favorite colors.

Marta: What type of clothes have you designed for this show?
Alexis: This collection includes jeans, high waited slacks, low waisted slacks, cashmere sweaters, leather jackets. We have couple of beautiful gowns and silk little dresses. So it’s everything!

Marta: What is the hair and makeup look to go with your collection?
Alexis: Goth glamour.

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Talking Makeup and a pic of myself, Marta Walsh, made it in an article that ran yesterday in LA Daily News!

Marta at Talking Makeup far right. Click pic above to read full article! 

The picture was taken while interviewing Davis Factor, co-founder of Smashbox Cosmetics, during opening night of LA Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City. We couldn’t me more excited:)

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Makeup backstage at Octavio Carlin LA Fashion Week Fall 2008, was created by Lori Taylor of Smashbox Cosmetics.

The makeup look backstage at Octavio Carlin, created by Lori Taylor of Smashbox Cosmetics.

The look is radiant, not too much powder, and some concealer. Lips are red, glossy, yet natural, Lucille Ball style.

Makeup in the making-Lori Taylor with model backstage.

The Smashbox Cosmetics makeup artist team, backstage at Octavio Carlin.

Tools of the trade-All by Smashbox Cosmetics.

Two of my favorite Smashbox products: O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color, and O-Glow Intuitive Lip Gloss.

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Sean James at Fred Segal was the lead hairstylist backstage at Bow & Arrow by Alan Del Rosario, Fall 2008 LA Fashion Week.

Sean James with Model backstage at Bow & Arrow.

The hairstyle for the Bow & Arrow show according to Sean was inspired by Bridget Bardot and Cindy Crawford. The hair is big, full, and long. Hair Products by: Paul Mitchell.

Tools of the trade: Paul Mitchell haircare.

Here is a short video of Sean James backstage at Bow & Arrow:

Makeup was created by lead makeup artist Lori Taylor for Smashbox Cosmetics. The makeup look is all about the 1980’s and Brooke Shields and Murial Hemmingway.

Complexion is all matte. Eyes are strong and eyebrows are thick and full. Cheeks are in either warm and peach or matte peach. Lips are nude, in Photo Finish Lipstick with Sila-Silk Technology (Sheer) Elegant by Smashbox, which is a yellow beige lipstick, $22.

Makeup in process, backstage at Bow & Arrow LA Fashion Week.

Here are two short videos of makeup by Smashbox, backstage at Bow & Arrow:

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Tiffany Johnson of Mac Cosmetics, created the makeup look at Maggie Barry for the Fall 2008 LA Fashion Week.

Tiffany Johnson, lead makeup artist for Mac Cosmetics
backstage at Maggie Barry.

The makeup look was inspired by the overall theme of the fashion show of “Napoleon Hookers” type of characters, as Tiffany described it, with a strong eyebrow focus.

In this video, Tiffany Johnson of Mac Cosmetics describes the makeup look at Maggie Barry:

The hair style for the show was created by lead hair stylist Kaz Amor, and Kristen Sess of Warren Tricomi Salon on Melrose Avenue Los Angeles.

Kaz Amor, celebrity hairstylist at Warren Tricomi Salon in LA.

And here is Kristen Sess from the Warren Tricomi team,  further describing the hair style at Maggie Barry:

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Key makeup artist backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton Fall 2008 LA Fashion Week was Lori Taylor for Smashbox Cosmetics. The makeup look for the show was clean and soft. Eyes are in black, silver and grey with a soft cat eye.

Lori Taylor lead makeup artist for Smashbox Cosmetics
backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton. 

In this video, Lori Taylor farther explains the makeup look at Nicolai by Nicky Hilton:

Lashes depend on the model, only if needed. Cheeks are lightly highlighted without a contour. Lips are in sheer red color gloss. This makeup look goes very well with the hair style for the show, created by lead hairstylist forghd Hair, Omar Lopez.

I finally met Omar Lopez, ghd’s lead hairstylist. Omar is fabulous!

Tools of the trade-ghd Hair products and tools, brushes,
and Glaceau Smartwater one of LA Fashion Week’s sponsers.

According to Omar, the look is a bit preppy, sleek, and sort of like a girl with a long hair tied into a ponytail riding horses in an English countryside.

Here is an interview with the ghd Hair team, further explaining the hair style backstage at Nicholai by Nicky Hilton: 

To learn more about Omar Lopez, you can read my interview with him here: Beauty Interviews!

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Laurie is my gorgeous friend from Beauty’s Spot, we met up in LA Fashion week just to make faces…just kidding.  

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I had the pleasure to meet the fabulous fashion designer Joseph Domingo backstage, just before the debut of his Fall 2008 collection at LA Fashion Week.

Joseph Domingo and Marta Walsh at Talking Makeup.

Joseph seemed very passionate about his work and particularly about his latest collection. Needless to say, that Joseph’s collection was one of my favorites at the fashion week. I saw at least 3 outfits that I wanted to have! Now that’s a good sign. I also got a chance to chat with him and learn more about his muse for the show.

Interview with Joseph Domingo by Marta Walsh:

Marta: Can you tell us about the inspiration of your Fall 2008 Collection?
Joseph: My collection this season is Vixen inspired, cat woman, Jessica Rabbit, and the film Body Heat. A sexy but strong woman. The waist is form fitted. The dresses and skirts are not short, they are below the knee. You don’t to show much skin in order to be sexy. It’s more of a silhouette.

Marta: Who do you see wearing your collection, or who would be your ideal mannequin?
Joseph: Halle Berry, Jessica Alba.

Marta: What is the color scheme throughout your collection?
Joseph: Black, red, copper, and purple.

Marta: Where did you draw the inspiration for the color scheme?
Joseph: It’s when I saw a cat woman outfit, and it’s just goes from there. A lot of bustiers. The color purple is a classic, and I always incorporate red in my collections. I think red is a very sensual color for a woman, every woman should have a little red dress.

Joseph Domingo Fall 2008 collection on the runway at LA Fashion Week. 

Marta: What is your favorite outfit from the collection?
Joseph: It’s the last piece you are going to see at the runway, a coat. You wouldn’t think a coat can be sexy, but this one is long, sits on the waist, 3/4 length. It has an embroidery in the back that you can see once the model walks back on the stage. So it’s very dramatic. And I always love drama!

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Makeup backstage at Joseph Domingo LA Fashion Week Fall 2008 is all about a cotton candy vixen. They eyebrows are waxed to make the brows look very high, and the eyes are cat eyes.

Backstage makeup at Joseph Domingo.

The main shades for the makeup are bronzes and purples to match with the color scheme of the Joseph Domingo collection. Lips are very dark and vampy lips, in burgundy.

Products used to achieve the makeup backstage at Joseph Domingo were by Shiseido, Lancome, MAC, Stila foundation and powder. Makeup was done by the Elite Cosmetology team.

Backstage hair at Joseph Domingo.

To find out about the hair backstage at Joseph Domingo we asked Manhal Mansour, the president and CEO of Elite Cosmetology from San Francisco which is a special hair and makeup company. Elite Cosmetology does hair and makeup for magazines, photo shoots, and music videos. The have locations in LA and New York and an academy with three campuses. 

Backstage hair at Joseph Domingo.

“The hair is going to be cotton candy, sophisticated, very couture, big hair with lots of volume” says Manhal. “The inspiration for the look is a very couture and very sophisticated vixen”. The products used to achieve the look are by Goldwell Hair. Hair was done by the Elite Cosmetology team.

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We sat down with Davis Factor of Smashbox Cosmetics at LA Fashion week to pick his brains about the latest news from Smashbox.

Davis Factor and Marta at Talking Makeup. 

Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls is a new special-edition makeup collection inspired by LA Fashion week and the Fall 2008 Pussy Cat Dolls collection by Robin Antin. Smashbox Cosmetics and hot musical group The Pussycat Dolls, have chosen the special-edition Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls collection to be worn by their models in The Pussycat Dolls runway show. Only 200 are available, so make sure you get yourself some before it’s gone!

Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls special limited-edition collection includes: Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pout (True Color) which by the way became my official lipgloss at the fashion week, I love it!

It’s a beautiful light pink shade and as Smashbox describes it: ‘The perfect babydoll pink shade.’ It applies smoothly and is just beautiful, $18.

Babydoll pink.

Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls Eye Shadow Trio in Twilight.

This Color coordinated shadow trio includes a base, contour and highlight shade perfect for creating dramatic eyes, $28.

 
Shimmering white, silver, black.

Smashbox For The Pussycat Dolls Soft Lights in Prism which is a soft petal shimmer.

This illuminating cheek powder will give a gorgeous lit-from-within glow.

Soft rose petal shimmer..

The Smashbox For The Pussy Cat Dolls is now available at www.smashbox.com and at all the usual Smashbox retailers.

Davis Factor also mentioned their upcoming collection scheduled for Fall, called: Wicked Lovely.

And this is besides the point, I got to test O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color by Smashbox during LA Fashion week, ans once again I’m in love. This blush is clear gel that turns to a perfect light pinkish, most natural blush. We add Smashbox Cosmetics to Talking makeup’s most favorite makeup lines list.

O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color by Smashbox Cosmetics.

We will bring you the full interview with Davis Factor of Smashbox in our future posts. This was a group interview by Marta Walsh of Talking Makeup together with Total Beauty’s Kristen Nelson, Laurie from Beauty’s Spot, Erika from Makeup Bag, Anne from The Jet Set Girls, Jamie from Specktra, and Tammy from A Mom in Red High Heels.