Tweet Having left no makeup counter unexplored, nor beauty aisle un-perused, for the Summer 2011 issue of Jones magazine (on newsstands now) I do my obligatory deep dive into beauty — zoning in on summer’s white hot gotta-have-it picks: jewel-toned liners, pop art polishes and pristine pore refiners are just a taste of what you [...]
Tweet Do you fear cream blush? Many women do. I happen to favor the airy texture of cream. Recently on the Bergdorf Goodman blog, 5th/58th, I penned a post on conquering your beauty fear of cream blush. Think you can’t wear it? Read on and I show you how! FULL BERGDORF GOODMAN ARTICLE
TweetIf ever you are bored, and find time to read the “About Felicia Walker Benson” tab on this blog, you will learn a few nifty fun facts about moi. If you skim pass the first few lines of standard self-important bio blah blah blah, you will learn a little bit about my day job at [...]
Tweet MAC makeup artist Kristin Gallegos designed the look for Naeem Khan’s Spring/Summer 2011 show. The makeup was inspired by 1990‘s Versace in Miami. The foundation was done using MAC Face and Body Foundation. It was applied a shade darker than each model’s skintone and Mineralized Skin Finished was added to give a sun kissed [...]
Tweet During NYFW as I ran from venue to venue I was noticing a trend; almost all the makeup artists I encountered were doing very minimal coverage on the face. Most were spot concealing and giving models a fresh faced look. Backstage for United Bamboo, Dick Page, of Shiseido summed it up well “Spring is [...]
Tweet Union Jack Black and Yummy Mummy were the Butter London colors of choice for Vena Cava’s Spring 2011 nail look. Neither of the colors are new but based on the Vena Cava’s line of seventies inspired pieces that included cropped pants and knee length and longer hemlines, the choice of dual toned nails was [...]
TweetWhen I first walked into the Rebecca Moses presentation at The Box at Lincoln Center, I felt I had walked into story time. The long black jersey dress with plunging cowl back and leopard print skirt worn with the embellished camisole and leopard jacket, beckoned to me from “The Library” section. The green flower atop [...]
TweetFridays with Felicia: An intimate look behind the curtain as I share my favorite style/ beauty discoveries and ThisThatBeauty shenanigans from previous week. Fashion Week was a blast! It’s weird but I love to see the week coming and I love to see it GO! I live for the anticipation of the tents, yet I [...]
TweetTwas the night before Fashion Week and oh what a pity, my hair was in dire need of TLC – quick, fast, and in a jiffy! It’s a good thing I was lucky enough to receive an invite to an exclusive pre-NYFW event at Aveda Advanced Academy. Aveda’s Creative Director, Antoinette Beenders, and her team [...]
TweetFor the second consecutive year, Mehron keyed the makeup for Toni Francesc. Francesc’s S/S11 line is entitled Urban Forest. Key makeup artist, Jackie Mdligo, placed heavy emphasis on the eyes using colors found in nature and the forest. Paradise AQ in yellow, a color found in Mehron’s body paint line, was used to highlight the [...]
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