Create Cynthia Rowley's Fall 2008 Runway Makeup & Hair!

Cynthia Rowley (in black) backstage at her Fall 2008 show
all photos on this page by Alison Blackman

During Fall 2008 Fashion Week, I had the opportunity to go backstage and discover how we all can get the “straight off the runway” look inspired by the Cynthia Rowley Runway Show. You can check out my personal experiences, photos of backstage, the clothes, and the runway http://www.advicesisters.net/2008/02/sensational-cynthia-rowleys-pop-up-book. Now that Fall is actually coming closer, here are the actual products and "how-to" to create this "fairytale" look on your own in the coming months:

Cynthia Rowley's creative, carefree and clever shows never disappoint. To create the enchanted forest/fairytale children's pop-up book look that inspired the Fall 2008 clothes in Rowley's collection, the hair and makeup had to be perfect. Avon products made the vision a reality. This model is just waiting for the clothes to arrive and the show to begin!


The Hair: The hair look, created by Avon Global Stylist Advisors Allen Ruiz, Anthony Barrow and Chie Sugwara, was inspired by the romance of the Cynthia Rowley Collection. Ruiz and Barrow wanted to keep the girls looking beautiful with very soft romantic hair.

The look is matte in texture for movement on the runway, and shiny to keep with the romance of the collection. You can see from my photo just how stunning this was!



The team used Avon Advanced Techniques Volumizing Mousse on damp hair focusing on the roots to create a volume foundation and gave the models' hair shine throughout. You can see some of the Avon products in my photo. Hair was blow dried using the Advance Techniques Two-Sided Oval Brush. To add texture and volume to the hair the Advance Techniques Extra Hold Hair Spray was used while blow drying and back-combing the hair with the Advanced Techniques Flair Styler Brush. Finally, they applied a mist of Advance Techniques Mirror Shine Spray to create a "halo" effect at the crown adding to the contrasting of textures of smooth crown and texturized full body.



The Makeup: The makeup for Fall 2008, created by Charlotte Tilbury for Avon, was inspired by a fresh, modern storybook Victorian fairytale girl who looks like she has just come in from the cold. The skin is pale and luminous with flushed rosy cheeks using Avon Be Blushed Cheek Color in Pink Melon and Crushed Berry, also used on lips to create a natural “just ate berries” stain.

Here is a sample of the actual colors used on the models (the makeup artists were using black plastic plates as "palettes"--sometimes it's easiest to just use what you have available to make your job, easier!). Eyes are natural, yet fresh with Glazewear Liquid Lip Color in Clear on the eyelids to catch the light and give a subtle sheen. A light touch of SuperSHOCK Mascara in Black adds subtle definition to the lashes.



This look, toned down a bit for real life instead of the runway, is a perfect compliment to Fall fashions. You can re-create it at home! Visit www.avon.com!





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