YOUR HIT LIST – A STYLIST’S GUIDE TO ‘L.A. FASHION WEEK’
Can I Get Some Runway Please?!
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Beauty How to – Vanessa Comar – Trend Watch – Re-Creating the Look
The March Featured Make-up Pro-Artist Vanessa Comar is back one final time and this time is teaching us how to get one of the latest Trend looks direct from the Runways…
Click on Photos to enlarge to see end result of Beauty How To
all photos by Jessy Plume
Tools of the Trade – For this look Pro Artist Vanessa used:
Lips:mixed with three parts Peach Lip Glaze by Stila
Kajol Pencil in Topaz
Face:
Perfecting Concealer in shade AA by Stila
Eyes:
Eye Shadow mix for Trend color in Mint:Sephora Color Duo # 3 combo
Gold/Green base color was Stila shade Fandango mixed w/
Chubby Pencil by Pop Beauty in Galaxy
To read a Q & A with Vanessa click here
To Check out more of Vanessa’s Favorite Products click here
Check back next week for Tips from April’s featured Make-Up Artist Candace Garcia
What are they wearing?
On Vanessa: Dress by InSight naile by Naja of Extremedy’s 2012
Model: Sasha
To contact Vanessa or see more of Vanessa’s work visit her site here
Beauty How to – Vanessa Comar – Creating the Smokey Eye with a Metallic Edge
Make-up Pro-Artist Vanessa Comar is back and this time is teaching us how to create the perfect Smokey Eye with a Metallic Edge…
NOTE: In this Beauty How To segment you are also witness to the rare act of “word improvisation”, with the coining of a Vanessa Comar original term “aplicating“
TRAffIK Glossary (coming soon)
You won’t find this in the dictionary….
aplicating [ah-plih-cay-ting]
–verb (used with or without object)
ap-li-cating def: 1. special use of quality w/ close attention to application agents and specific useage.
Tools of the Trade – For this look Pro Artist Vanessa used:
1. Stila Black Smudge Pot
2. Double sided Brush #20 by Stila
3. Liquid Eyeshadow Primer in Kitten by Stila
4. All Over Illuminator #8 by Stila
To read a Q & A with Vanessa click here
To Check out more of Vanessa’s Favorite Products click here
Check back next week for one final video tip by Vanessa Comar
What are they wearing?
On Vanessa: Dress by InSight
On Suzie (model): Dress by Backstage (available at Nordstroms, The Closet (Orange County location), Strut (Seattle) and Villains (San Francisco)
Vanessa’s naile by Naja of Extremedy’s 2012
Beauty How to – Vanessa Comar – How to Plump Your Lips
Tools of the Trade – For this look Pro Artist Vanessa used:
1. Stila Four-In-One PAINT YOUR POUT RED palette
2. Lip Brush #6 by Stila
3. Duwop Lip Venom
4. Kajal pencil in Topaz by Stila for shaping
To read a Q & A with Vanessa click here
To Check out more of Vanessa’s Favorite Products click here
Check back next week for another video tip by Vanessa Comar
What are they wearing?
On Vanessa: Dress by InSight
On Tonya (model): Dress by Backstage (available at Nordstroms, The Closet (Orange County location), Strut (Seattle) and Villains (San Francisco)
Vanessa’s naile by Naja of Extremedy’s 2012
Tried and True: From Our Make-Up Bags to Yours – Stila Pro Artist Vanessa Comar
Vanessa Comar, our March Featured Make-up Artist shares her list of favorite products
Top 5 Brands I Use:
1. Stila
2. Nars
3. Make-up Forever
4. Kevin Aucoin
5. Cargo
Honestly almost every product line at Sephora makes at least one or two phenomenal products, it’s familiarity with formulations and combinations to get the right result.
First things First: Good Brushes = Perfect Application.
- Sephora Brush Set – $69
- Stila Smudge Pot – $18
Cream Blushes
- Stila Convertible Color (for lips and cheeks) – $25
Lip Venom by DuWop
- DuWop’s Lip Venom – $16
Dior Show mascara for the very dramatic lash
- Dior Show – $24
Featured Make-Up Artist for March: Pro Artist Vanessa Comar
photo by Jessy Plume
With a resume that includes Fashion Shows, Photo Shoots, Red Carpet Events, Awards Shows, Music Videos, and the world Extreme Sports, Make-Up Artist Vanessa Comar has it covered when it comes to making people look good.
As this March’s Featured Make-Up Artist over the next few weeks you will learn some of Vanessa’s insider “Tricks of the Trade” beginning with this Q & A Session. Keep checking back as she reveals her favorite producs and provides some how to “step by step” advice including on how to get lips that are perfect plump.
TRAFFIK: Where are you from originally and where are you based now?
VC: Born in NY raised in Cali, live and work in LA
TRAFFIK: How did you get involved in doing makeup and why?
VC: Officially I’m sure it had something to do with Color Energy by Cristinia Bornstein, but I was already doing covers for the Santa Barbara Independent in 2001 for the fashion editions as well as styling the wardrobe as a fashion editor’s assistant.
After art school and during the launch of my own clothing line I returned to doing make-up/product development in 2004 for Tony & Tina Cosmetics (T&T), a company ironically based from NY.
I quickly became the Trend Consultant for Nordstrom’s regionally throughout the Southern California doors for T&T. Stila Cosmetics brought me out to LA in 2006 and I worked for them while attending the Art Institute majoring in Graphic Design.
It was a blast! Travel and lots of free product every season combined with training for the new “in look”
TRAffIK: What are some of the various projects/shoots you have done make-up for?
VC: Recently…
Red Carpet event w/Linda Cardellini
Lisa Kline Shoot
TWS Awards Show Hosts
Fuel TV Host
Rad Girls (www.radgirls.tv)
( from left to right: for Lisa Kline, TWS Awards photo by ZEX Sports, RAD Girls for Maxim.com – click on images to enlarge)
TRAffIK: What type of scenarios/situations (tv, commercial, fashionshow/runway, photo shoots, etc.) do you most like doing make-up for?
VC: Private Clients, Fashion Shows, Product Development
TRAffIK: What do you enjoy about doing make-up?
VC: It’s relaxing! And of course making people beautiful, FX or character make-up never caught on with me, it’s always been about fashion and beauty or demonstrating technique.
TRAffIK. Do you remember the first make-up item that you purchased or used? What was it?
VC: I really bought into skin care first, and then when MAC first came out, I was ALL OVER that!!!
TRAffIK: At what age did you start wearing make-up? What made you start?
VC: Well, I was kinda a tomboyish sorta girl and resisted until about junior high, but then fell in love with the whole thing.
TRAffIK: Are you able to tell what colors would work best on someone just by looking at them? How?
VC: There are really great ways to predict what will work on someone. I start with looking at eye color and skin tone.
TRAffIK: Is there a make-up look that you feel works for everyone?
VC: Anything you can put together in three steps is the perfect everyday look. Less is more, more or less.
TRAffIK: What is the biggest or most common mistake that you feel people make when it comes to make-up?
VC: Looking at magazines and trying to re-create a photo-shopped image
TRAffIK: What would your advice be for someone who has never worn make-up but wants to start?
VC: The best advice is to sit down with the pros near you. Either in a flagship store or a department store counter. Ask the manager who they recommend and sit down for an hour, it’s free.
TRAffIK: What do you feel makes a great make-up artist?
VC: Perseverance, confidence, and talent.
TRAffIK: What are some of the most common questions you get from women in regards to makeup?
VC: How do I do the smokey eye?
TRAffIK: Are there any people in your field that you look up to?
VC: Janice Dickinson’s make-up artist team, she always looks amazing!
TRAffIK: Are there any celebrities whose makeup you think always looks great?
VC: Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Beyonce
TRAffIK: Is there any celebrity (or multiple celebrities) whose makeup you would love to do? Why?
VC: Meghan Fox. Basically, people that can constantly re-invent themselves.
TRAffIK: How would you describe your personal make-up approach?
VC: Fresh appeal, bringing out individual beauty through features.
TRAffIK: What is your going out make-up process (either daily morning getting ready or nighttime)?
VC: I’m a total chameleon with my make-up and will almost never repeat the same look twice.
TRAffIK: Is there any product or beauty regimen that you swear by?
VC:
1. exfoliate
2. use lip conditioner daily
3.throw away old product!!! Anything more than 2 years old.
4. shape the brows
5. illuminate
TRAffIK: What is your favorite feature (eyes/lips/face) to do make-up for?
VC: Creating high cheekbones and full luscious lips
- Simone Loffer photo by Chris Carlo Make-up by Vanessa Comar
TRAffIK: How do you feel about permanent make-up?
VC: Brows look pretty good if done right. Not a fan of permanent eye or lip liner.
TRAffIK: How do you feel about plastic surgery?
VC: I would recommend upper eye lid surgery for more crease. There are so many things you can do these days, just make sure it fits your profile.
TRAffIK: For someone who is getting their make-up done by you, what kind of experience can they expect?
VC: More relaxing than intimidating with great results, I let the client be a part of the experience.
TRAffIK: If you weren’t a make-up artist what would you be?
VC: A unicorn
TRAffIK: What do you do to unwind?
VC: Bubble bath or hit the gym, or both
TRAffIK: What are some of your favorite places to shop for make-up?
what are they wearing?
Models (Tonya and Suzie) and Vanessa are all wearing Backstage