BEHIND THE SCENES
BACKSTAGE IN PARIS FOR HARPERS BAZAAR
MARCH 07.2013
by AIMEE BLAUT
Go behind the scenes at Paris Fashion Week with me reporting on backstage beauty for Harpers Bazaar. Read my full diary featuring Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Olympia Le Tan, Mugler and more here
THE SPOTLIGHT
THE FORMULA X HARPER’S BAZAAR / BEAUTY CHRONICLES / PARIS FASHION WEEK
MARCH 02.2012
by AIMEE BLAUT
It's great to be working with the folks at BAZAAR during Paris Fashion Week. I will updating the posts daily so check back here for links to my Paris beauty diaries!
My first show of the day was Dries Van Noten, which was beautiful! Backstage had enough Chanel products to make any girl swoon. After the show on my way to. . . Read More
Today began with a pain au chocolat and then I was off to Creative Door Studios for a little rendezvous with my pal and jewelry designer Bliss Lau. She has the best red Givenchy lip gloss. . . Read More
I woke up to a very full inbox and how better to work in Paris than with some treats from Poilâne? Afterwards, I headed over to Hotel Lutetia to meet Valentina Ilardi Martin from GREY Magazine to. . . Read More
My first stop of the day was Viktor and Rolf. I spotted Karlie Kloss backstage being a total babe while getting her makeup done. Pat McGrath designed yet another amazing look- this time with a dark glossy lip. The show was in Le. . .Read More
Today began with Sunday brunch at Hotel Amour. I was in good company, dining with the ladies from Milk Studios. Next, I popped over to Hotel Lotti where my friend, Milliner Gigi Burris has her. . . Read More
I woke up early this morning to shoot the famed Serge Lutens boutique in Palais Royal for GREY.I die for Serge Lutens and love their shop so I was thrilled when Soulaimane offered me a lipstick and perfume- choosing which ones was a a hard decision!… Read More
When I woke up this morning I quickly realized that I had exhausted my supply of Bioderma Crealine. So my first stop of the day was a pharmacy. It’s no secret that Parisian pharmacies have the best products. I picked up some Bioderma…Read More
My final day of Paris Fashion Week began with a stop at Mamie Gâteaux for a little something sweet. Then, I was off to The Lotti to see Olympia Le Tan’s collection. It’s gorgeous, she transformed so many iconic books into . . . Read More
Photos by: Aimee Blaut
Tags: Anna Della Russo, BAZAAR, Dries Van Noten, Gareth Pugh, Harper's Bazaar, Natalie Joos, Paris Fashion Week, Yves Saint Laurent
YOU ARE A BABE
KERRY PIERI, WEB EDITOR, HARPER’S BAZAAR
JANUARY 24.2012
by AIMEE BLAUT
"My job overall is to have original content for the web and to tell the story of what’s going on in fashion at any given moment. I write articles and profile people and cover events. It’s so fun. My favorite part is meeting people and seeing their creative processes. I feel like fashion people get put in a corner but really it’s full of all these artistic types, from photographers to makeup artists and writers who really dedicate themselves to a craft and there is really something interesting in learning about why they do what they do."
“The most intensive part of my beauty regimen, if you could call it that [laughs], is at night. I recently got the Clarisonic and I’m kind of obsessed. I use a fairly non-scary cleanser like a Cetaphil or something along those lines. And then I’m really big on moisturizing –I don’t want to use that anti-aging, strip your skin stuff yet. I use a night cream and SKII eye cream, especially in the winter, to have everything stay super moisturized.”
(Naomi collar by DANNIJO)
“Most of the time I’m big on [playing up] my eyes with a pink cheek and nude lip. I always have to have black eyeliner in the interior rim of my eyes; I think it makes them look really bright. I typically use NARS but those new Dolce and Gabbana ones are really good too. At night, sometimes I’ll use Makeup Forever liquid liner to do a fun little cat eye and a lot of mascara. For the pink cheek I use NARS Orgasm a lot — and that Benefit blush (CORALista) is nice too.”
“I like to use lipstick as an accessory — sometimes I’ll do a red or a really deep burgundy. I really like a neon pink if I’m wearing gray; I think it’s fun. I wear a lot of MAC lipsticks (Pink Nouveau) and those Dolce and Gabbana reds. I have four different shades of red from them and they’re all so good. My favorite of theirs for nighttime is Scarlett — it has some blue to it and is a little bit darker.”
“I do wash my hair everyday even though they tell you not to. I try to use light products like the Shu Uemura shampoo.”
“My older sister was way more into beauty than I ever was and she collects products. So when I was in eighth grade and she was a junior in high school, she had this metallic vamp lipstick by Chanel in this purpley silver color. I wore it a lot, which looked probably pretty ridiculous since I was only in eighth grade. Looking back, it was actually pretty sophisticated that I was interested in thirty-five dollar lipstick when I was fourteen [laughs].”
Photos by: Aimee Blaut
Tags: Benefit, Cetaphil, Chanel, Clarisonic, DANNIJO, Dolce and Gabbana, Harper's Bazaar, Kerry Pieri, MAC, nars, Shu Uemura, SKII
