Fashion Week SS 09: Backstage at Baby Phat

Ahhh!! This post is wayyy overdue.

Two weeks ago (three?? I don't know, during NY Fashion Week), yours truly had the AMAZING opportunity to get behind the scenes at the show of her IDOL!

ok idol is a bit of a strong word...but its quite close.

I'm talkin' Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons

Backstage was CRAZY!!! First off, there was this narrow space considered the hair and makeup area so carrying your bag (which is oversized), camera, pad and pen, and UMBRELLA (cuz of course I'd be the one to get caught in the rain) all whilst trying not to knock down makeup artists, models, and PR people is NOT an easy feat.

The chaos that is backstage.

But I managed. And I'm happy I did.

I got to interview the AMAZING Odile Gilbert

(crappy picture because I managed to get her while she was blinking but remember...I was carrying half of NYC with me people)

Odile modeling the Linea Pro Flat Iron

The inspiration for the hair, makeup and nails was CHER! Which Cher are you asking (because that woman had a different look every darn decade)...this was straight up 1970s Cher baby! The look was very long, shiny straight hair. Some of the models sported hair parted down the middle while others got bangs. parted down the middle. Odile and her team were using the newest flat iron from Linea Pro- Linea Pro Titanium Flat Iron.

"This thing is amazing...you should try it!"- Odile

Odile, darling, I would try it but word had it backstage that this sucker costs $800...that's a college class right there.
Yeah you're seeing correctly...that baby is COVERED in Swarovski crystals. PHENOMENAL!!!!

Shoutout to Mizani!! This is what the girls use at my Dominican salon to get my hair done right!!!

Then I managed to get some chatty time with lead MAC makeup artist, James, who was a doll and I want him to do my makeup
...I'm just saying

James and I

The table o' makeup

Eyes

Whole lid: use a medium tone gold color

Inner Corner: Bright gold

And use a darker brown to sculpt the eye and give it dimensions.

Lashes: angled, spiky false lashes were used. Tip: put the mascara first, then the falsies and then mascara again. (they used black mascara on the models.

Cheeks

Peachy orange placed high on the cheekbones

Face: used warm shades on the models

Lips: Peachy lipgloss and lipstick

makeup artist, oh so focused...

James working his magic

After that (as if my head wasn't swirling from all the makeup I just saw) I spoke to Roxanne from CND. She was PHENOMENAL!! So funny, down to earth, and even let me try on the press ons from the show..haha

My crappy finger

The tips for the models

The polish? strawberry daffodil. The look? "long, baby pink and soft almond. natural, but baby phat natural." Now when you see these puppies on the mdels they DID NOT LOOK FAKE at all. Roxanne made a very valid point when she told me that nails these season are like accessories, especially in this economy where if you don't want to drop cash on clothes you can simply get your nails done and BAM! there's your outfit.

This light pink color is sophisticated, simple yet chic...anyone can wear it. Most of all it's EASY...no fussyness about it!

The press ons were pre adhesive but it took the nail artists about 4 hous to a day to color ALL of the nails for ALL of the models.

Never me...

The final look for Baby Phat:

This girl was a doll..lettin' me snap pictures of her throught the entire time. But then again...its kinda her job

And I couldn't help myself...BOYSSSSSS!!!
Hottie #1 and Hottie #2