MARYSIA SWIM at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim

Fiji inspired, this collection was one of my favorite at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim. The collection was beautiful, simple, and elegant with luxurious fabrics such as soft new Japanese fabric that flowed gracefully. Neutral earth shades which was inspired by a dream vacation to the islands of the South Pacific. It showcased underwire bra tops, high waist briefs, silk chemises, flirty ruffled necklines and oversize vest. The straw hats were so classic that it gave it a lady like approach that it completed the collection.

Hair Soft side bun

Makeup was a beach and fresh faced look with a beautiful glow. The makeup was neutral with a delicately smoky seaweed green eye designed to complement the collection. MAKE UP FOR EVER Mat Bronze and MAKE UP FOR EVER Compact Shine On were used to give the skin a soft glow. To give the cheeks a natural contour MAKE UP FOR EVER Sculpting Blush #20 was applied.

The eyes had a grey wash that was created by blending MAKE UP FOR EVER Flash Color #0 in teal from the lid into the crease and then sweeping Eye Shadow #33 in grey across the eye lid and crease, then dusting it around the outer corner of the eyes and just below the lower lash line. The models did not wear liner or mascara.

On the lips they applied lacquered MAKE UP FOR EVER Lipstick #221 for a natural, nude lip.

Who: Designer Marysia Dobrzanska Reeves
When: Monday July 19, 2010
Where: The Raleigh Hotel in Miami
Tine: 8pm Oasis

CREDITS
Written by: Brandy Gomez-Duplessis
Photos by: Getty Images
Face Chart: MAKE UP FOR EVER
 
ABOUT

Brandy Gomez-Duplessis is a Celebrity Makeup Artist who lives in New Orleans known as the Big Easy, works in New York, the Big Apple, where dreams comes true and enjoys playing in sizzling South Beach Miami. Brandy is also a L'OREAL Paris Pro Makeup Artist and the Beauty Editor for Caribbean Posh Magazine in the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. You can read more of her work on Anti-Bride and Destination I Do Bridal Magazine. You can also keep up with Brandy by reading her personal blog "Inside The Life of A Makeup Artist", her fashion blog "Black Tie Stiletto" or follow her glamxurious tweets on twitter.

AQUA DI LARA at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami

This collection I luved a lot, it was sleek, futuristic, edgy and sexy. Something Lady GaGa would wear while hanging out. Lots of cut-outs on the one piece and great use of colors. AQUA DI LARA thought about this collection and who would wear these swimwear. I really enjoyed the overall effort from hair to makeup and how the models all looked uniformed.

Hair was long, sleek, and polished. The top of the hair was brushed back to show off the face.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Cream #14 to the outer corners of the lids and blended inward. MAKE UP FOR EVER Eye Shadow #17 to the crease and then dusted the outer corners and crease with MAKE UP FOR EVER Star Powder #930 to add a golden brown shimmer. The inner corner of the eyes were then dusted with MAKE UP FOR EVER Star Powder #946 to add a lighter dimension of shimmer. The eyes were lined with MAKE UP FOR EVER Waterproof Liner #1 in black and the lashes were coated with MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Smoky Lash. The skin was bronzed and highlighted with a light shimmery nude lip. MAKE UP FOR EVER Fascinating Lip Gloss #16

WHO: Designer Reyhan Sofraci
WHEN: Saturday July 17, 2010
WHERE: The Raleigh Hotel in Miami
TIME: 7pm Oasis

CREDITSWritten by Brandy Gomez-Duplessis
Photos by Getty Images
Face Charts by Make Up For Ever

ABOUT

Brandy Gomez-Duplessis is a Celebrity Makeup Artist who currently lives in New Orleans but will be relocating to New York this fall. Brandy is also a L'OREAL Paris Pro Makeup Artist and the Beauty Editor for Caribbean Posh Magazine in the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. You can read more of her work on Anti-Bride and Destination I Do Bridal Magazine. You can also keep up with Brandy by reading her personal blog "Inside The Life of A Makeup Artist", her fashion blog "Black Tie Stiletto" or follow her glamxurious tweets on twitter.

DOLORES CORTES at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami

I had mixed feelings about the Dolores Cortes collection. Some pieces looked young with polka dot bikinis and denim swimsuits. Then the few I personaly liked were the one-piece swimwear. Others looked like something a more mature woman would wear. I loved all of the long cover-ups and strong colors like fuchsia and purples. Dolores played with a variety of textures and patterns in this collection.

Hair didn’t have a uniform look. Some hair was styled really nice and others was over tousled and just too wild. Maybe the models didn't have time running from one show to the next.

Makeup on the models was safari-chic, glowing skin was inspired by bohemian references of the 50’s Parisian woman. I love the exotic shimmering greens and gold eye shadow colors. The lightly highlight cheeks was MAKE UP FOR EVER Sculpting Blush #22. The eyes were the focal point of the look. MAKE UP FOR EVER Diamond Shadow #302 in teal to the lid, then applied MAKE UP FOR EVER Diamond Shadow #310 in a shimmering emerald green starting one quarter of the way in from the outer corner of the eye to the outer eye lid and then into the crease and lower brow bone. Next applied MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Cream #11 in gold to the inner corner of the eye lid for a metallic pop. The eyes were lined with MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Eyes #0L in black and the lashes were coated with MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Smoky Lash. Each model had a preference for a matte or glossy nude lip. Lip colors used were MAKE UP FOR EVER Lipstick #502 or MAKE UP FOR EVER Glossy Full Couleur #10 to complete the look.

WHO: Designer Dolores Cortes
WHEN: Friday July 16, 2010

WHERE: The Raleigh Hotel in Miami
TIME: 7:30pm Pool Deck

CREDITS
Written by Brandy Gomez-Duplessis
Photos by Gety Images
Face Chart by Make Up For Ever

ABOUT

Brandy Gomez-Duplessis is a Celebrity Makeup Artist who currently lives in New Orleans but will be relocating to New York this fall. Brandy is also a L'OREAL Paris Pro Makeup Artist and the Beauty Editor for Caribbean Posh Magazine in the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. You can read more of her work on Anti-Bride and Destination I Do Bridal Magazine. You can also keep up with Brandy by reading her personal blog "Inside The Life of A Makeup Artist", her fashion blog "Black Tie Stiletto" or follow her glamxurious tweets on twitter.