VESSEL BY LOIS COLLECTION & BACKSTAGE BEAUTY

Lois

It’s fashion week and as I've been telling you guys, I've been insanely busy.  Recently, I attended the Vessel by Lois show and was really impressed with the beautiful makeup and  gorgeous threads. Lois (not pronounced the way you think-it actually rhymes with Roy )  is a former model and author who has now added designer to her resume-and rightfully so. Lois’ influence for her collection was the uniforms she had to wear as a child going to parochial school in Jamaica.  As these gorgeous statuesque models strolled down the runway, I found myself lusting over so many of the beautifully tailored ready-to -wear items. From the gorgeous gray and white Daisy Dress,

to my favorite item which was the royal purple cape. 

 

You can’t go wrong with purple and also, how cool is it to walk down the street with a bold purple cape draped over your shoulders. It just feels regal and worthy of a Queen (which I am, and so are you lovelies).

Although I loved the collection, my absolute favorite thing about this whole show was the makeup. My girl Felicia of www.thisthatbeauty.com  was the creative force behind the look really out did her self. Felicia says that the makeup had to introduce an element of structure to align with the collection. All makeup used was by a mineral company called Youngblood Cosmetics. After seeing the collection in action, I had to purchase a few items myself. Felicia said, structure was conveyed through the cheeks and brows. The cheeks had no blush, just a light dusting of mineral radiance to the apples. The exact shade is YoungBlood cosmetics Sprinkle. Now for the eyes (which were breathtaking) Felicia incorporated plum, aubergine, and muted gray to bring vibrancy to them. Exact shades were heather, smoke, halo, alabaster, storm. The eyes were also rimmed with black liner then smudged with shadow so that the liner was not obvious. The lips were lightly stained with the exact shade bistro. 

For the skin, she wanted luminosity and coverage. So to achieve this she balanced the skin by prepping it with Youngblood mineral primer and then she applied a combination of booth loose and liquid mineral foundation according to the individuals skin. Then Hi-Def setting power completed the look. 

The nails were done by M2M. I love M2M and will do a review on them soon. Their polishes are also toluene, formaldehyde and Pthalate free. The 2 colors that were used were Let's Talk (inspired by Tyra Banks) and First Lady(inspired by none other than Michelle Obama)

The overall look was polished, feminine classic, and best of all HAUTE!