Did you guys catch our live Q&A on twitter today with our makeup artist Deanna? It was so much fun and we got some really great tips – in case you missed it, here are some highlights :)
@ls5391 lip colour for light skin – we love, Love Devotion by Nars it’s one of their sheer Colors and a great spring color!
— Free People (@FreePeople) February 7, 2012
Q: How can i make my face look slimmer? To enhance my cheek bones…
Deanna: Nars Zen is a perfect blush for contouring your cheeks and making your face look slimmer – using a brush, apply just below cheek bone and blend in to skin.
Q: For someone who hates lipstick, what is a good product to use that gives your lips color and lasts?
Deanna: Nars, Bobbi Brown and Laura Mercier all have great tinted lip balms, even Burt’s Bees we love! Nars has a great variety of colors, and the texture is great – not too glossy.
Q: why does face powder always make my skin look cakey and old?
Deanna: It’s the combination of powder and how the powder is applied – it’s better to use a loose powder and a brush – I always use a brush, on shoots and in the studio. A sheer loose powder with a yellowish color is what works best – a good one is Bobbi Brown Sheer Powder Loose Finish in pale yellow. Dip the brush in the powder and tap off, apply to t zones, chin, and forehead – don’t powder your cheeks too heavily.
Q: How do I get Ginger’s look in the February catalog?
Deanna: For Ginger we used Nars Mambo eyeliner – a brown shade – along the lash line and extended out to get a winged eye, and along the bottom lash line to join with the top and accentuate the almond shape. Use a narrow brush to smudge the line and get a smoky eye. Curl the eyelashes, lots of mascara, and a bit of sheer gold highlight on the inner corners of the eye. Contour the cheek with Nars Zen, and a sexy pink lip – we like Nars Dolce Vita or Roman Holiday. Finish with red nail polish!
Here’s another tip: Before applying a matte lip color, exfoliate your lips – we LOVE Fresh Sugar Lip Polish!
Hi guys – we appreciate your feedback but we do not want to share negative and personal attacks on the model.
Christian – ginger is one of the fp girls that Freja embodies in the catalog, you can learn more about them on our website right now!
Who is Ginger?? That is Freja Beha Erichsen, a very well-known runway/editorial model. She is not freakishly thin, I’m sorry. When you see an anorexic you KNOW IT, it’s shocking. Bones would be jutting out, and skin would have a sunken look. I used to see a girl jogging along the same road, everyday. She was undoubtedly anorexic, you saw her skeleton before you saw her, that’s how shocking it is. They also have severe hair loss & a “peach fuzz” on their skin in some cases. It’s like seeing a ghost. I wish this cry-wolf-anorexia thing would cease, it’s so tired. Research the disease before diagnosing every thin person you see. You should be more worried about the disease of obesity in this country.
They took my down..thought that might happen. But seriously, this is the first time that I have been shocked (in a bad way)by the sight of a model in a free people catalog. Usually the girls are shockingly beautiful and healthy looking, so I was really surprised…and when I read another girls comment about wanting to get Gingers look it made me
Feel sad. I just dont think that her look should be put out there as a standard to hold ones self against, or to admire…she looks Ill. Let me make it clear that I don’t “hate” anyone, especially not for the way they look, but this girl looks seriously unhealthy. I can’t even imagine how many impressionable young girls look through the free people catalog and try to immatate the look of the models…that’s what they are there for right? To help bring a face to the brand and sell clothes to girls who admire them.after seeing her I wonder how many girls skipped dinner. I’m tired of the “models are supposed to be built like coat hangers” argument. I’d rather see the clothes on real people than hangers..and before you get all up in arms about me “hating on thin people”, so you know I’m 5′8 and 120, I eat extremely healthfully and get lots of exercise. I think this models looks warranted all of the “anorexia” comments, her looks are a big departure from the free people norm.