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NOTD – the Valentine's Day edition: Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics NSFW

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Hey guys!

This is what I am currently wearing – OCC’s NSFW.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics NSFW

NSFW you ask?  Not Safe For Work in web speak!! But this classic red creme polish is absolutely suitable for work and play!  I also rocked this for various New York Fashion Week events (NYFW)!

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S/S'12 Trend Report: NARS at Rodarte

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NARS Makeup Artist James Kaliardos created this look for Rodarte at New York Fall Fashion Week 2011.  The designers drew inspiration from the great Vincent VanGogh.

James Kaliardos for NARS at Rodarte

I am really loving that smokey eye!

According to Kaliardos:

“It’s a really beautiful, round smokey eye, with gradations of blue, it’s like Starry Night and then there’s this beautiful lavender lip, complemented by warm skin.”

The look and products used:

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S/S'12 Trend Report: NARS at Thakoon

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NARS Makeup Artist Diane Kendel created this look for Thakoon at New York Fall Fashion Week 2011.  Thakoon’s inspirations were the spice markets in India, full on colourful!

Thakoon, S/S'12

According to Diane Kendel:

“Because the collection is so colourful, I wanted to focus on a classic, strong brow.  I kept the face natural, with a little pink in the cheek for healthy colour.  On the eyes, I focus on the contouring to show strength and attitude, a cowboy attitude that is.”

Diane Kendel for NARS, backstage at Thakoon, S/S'12

Here’s what she created and the key products used:

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S/S'12 Trend Report: NARS at Joy Cioci

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NARS National Makeup Artist, Uzo created this look for the Joy Cioci show at New York Fashion Week 2011.  It seems that the very bold, bright lip continues into the next few seasons.  According to Uzo,

NARS National Makeup Artist Uzo

“Radiant skin is having a moment again, we were seeing very matte skin throughout the past few seasons, but dewiness is back, paired with a precisely-lined, bold lip.  It’s elegant, but it’s tough.”

Here’s what she created and the key products used:

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