nars cosmetics: new york launch party for “makeup your mind” the book and the interactive website

francois nars, the lovely and talented grace coddington and underwear giant calvin klein who seems to be getting younger by the day

london “it” girl alexa chung whom i ran into at old navy over the weekend in ny… that made her quite cool to be sure

the launch event at cedar lake nyc, that’s me in the black suit and white shirt

lake bell and francois nars

the very blond erin fetherston

ok the twins where not a stunt act but rather the djs from paris: ladies and gentlemen, les jumeaux

francois and amanda lepore keeping it real as usual

catering was supplied courtesy of martha stewart – that’s a joke.

makeup artist bad girl sarah sophie flicker

how to become a narsissist: the new interactive website with the same name as the book, where you can follow instructions and upload your picture for a chance to win 1 of 12 prizes

 

ok as always we are a bit behind schedule, recovery has its own perils… last tuesday nars cosmetics held their launch event at cedar lake in nyc to celebrate the launch of the book “makeup your mind: express yourself” (good thing there is no tax on word count) and its corresponding social media website makeupyourmind.com. the event was done as expected of nars, fully polished, and star studded with francois celebrity friends. everyone from the cheerful and talented simon doonan, to carol alt, elise overland, and anna sui turned up for a drink and a quick makeover. i ran into the lovely gender bender model andrej pejic who was charming and tall as usual. he looked rather flat next to amanda. the drinks were colorful and cold, i had a couple of champagnes, and eyed the under-lite trays of yellow tale sashimi’s swimming by. the event was from 7-10 followed by an after party which i wasn’t invited to. i dashed out at around 8:30 to make room for the ever flowing fans, as the party must go on… the instructional book “makeup your mind: express yourself” finally available was beautifully design by baron & baron and the website which contains the instructions “makeup your mind” was designed and produced by ceft and company new york by xy

david downton

it looks like rene gruau, but it’s not rene gruau, it’s david downton.  at first i couldn’t really figure out if the guy was still around or if he was 80 years ago, but now i know.  the dude is not so old, just some really talented guy with a kind of classical vision. by pp.

don’t go changin: model ANDREJ PEJIC


we couldnt include this image in the other post as the colors didn’t match but as you may know shes a he and doing it quite well.

so far so good… but we hope andrej doesn’t go through any plastic surgery and kitsch-ify this whole thing. so far its dignified. it goes like this, a pretty young aussie boy, dressed up to look like a girl, receives money and fame. nothing wrong there. work it all the way, but don’t do the sex change thang, you’ve been smart and having it all. just don’t pander to them, not even victoria’s secret, be who you are and if they take you then go as you are. weve been trying to sell make up to boys for years, the day will come. by dd

NARS reflects on heather marks

we all know film/video/experimental moments are the evolution of print ads. with all of the experimentation on how to express a brand aura beyond the printed page, a lot of messiness has resulted. here we see NARS branching into time and space with simplicity and elegance. by kl

Adore campaign: karen collins

adore is a cute posh fashion-house based in japan, producing collections we wish we had here in the US and europe. this latest campaign was shot by photographer karen collins using the lovely siri tollerød. very chic. pix from the night skies of tokyo. by mz

an aphrodisiac


after reading that this eau de parfum by killan has been created to be an olfactive aphrodisiac, using the narcotic lure of tobacco I am extremely curious to smell this . never did I imagine the smell of tobacco as an aphrodisiac…this surely has to be tested immediately. the back to black can be purchased at aedes de venustas for a mere $225. by kv