Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Alicia Silverstone Loves La Bella Donna

It's hard to believe that some mascaras still contain mercury in 2010. Cosmetics' Database is the leading expert on cosmetic ingredients. They give full ingredient lists on the cosmetics we're buying everyday. Here's their list of toxic ingredients and which cosmetic lines are using them in their formulations:

www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

There are great alternatives to chemical makeup. Alicia Silverstone gives away a few of her favorites in April's issue of Town&Country magazine and you can bet that her mascara does not contain mercury. She raves about La Bella Donna's mineral powder foundation and mineral mascara. Here's the story...

































For more on La Bella Donna, visit www.labelladonna.com.


Sunday, March 21, 2010

Headshot Makeup and Hair













Headshot hair and makeup is designed to showcase the actors' range without overpowering their look. As with bridal makeup, LESS IS MORE. Leave the strip eyelashes and trend-driven lip shades for a fashion shoot and use your best makeup primers and contouring powders instead. Here are two of my favorite headshot clients, Shannon LaForge and Derrick Denicola. Notice how much impact their wardrobe, hair and makeup changes have on the image. Of course, the fact that they are both talented actors helps immensely.