This morning, I had the pleasure to do Ms. Annabel Alpers makeup here in my apartment in Manhattan.
She's an amazing artist from Christchurch, New Zealand based now in New York. She is coming out with a new album in May called Bachelorette. Here is the link to her website; www.particletracks.com
There you can see her photos and preview some of her tracks.
Annabel is being photographed today by a U.K. magazine, so she wanted a clean look with a bit of an edge. For her look today, I applied a wash of an apricot shadow from Nars called Bohemian Gold. This made her beautiful blue eyes pop even more. I also gave her a stronger eyebrow to give her eyes more character and finished it off with a bold deep cranberry shade lipstick from Nars name Cruella Velvette Matte Lipstick www.narscosmetics.com. Now her look was not like Cruella Deville from 101 Dalmatians, but more of a hip, modern girl with a twist from Coco Chanel circa 1930's.
She looked stunning I must say.
We had an interesting conversation. Being that she is originally from Christchurch, NZ, I mentioned to her that I was supposed to be there for a Mecca Cosmetica event during the same time of the earthquake that happened recently in February 22nd, 2011.
I was blessed to have to had cancelled this trip because of my extensive traveling at the time for Nars Cosmetics and not being able to get my visa on time. My Nicaraguan passport saved me from disaster, for if I had an american passport, I would have gone there with no problem. There are many other places I would not want to be caught with an american passport, especially in the middle east. LOL
Instead of NZ, I went to Perth, Australia. Have you ever been there? The people are all tall and beautiful like Barbie and Ken. They are very happy since they live in 100 degree weather all year round with very little humidity. The economy there is booming, therefore you have your stepford style wives who go out in the day shopping and having their hair and make up done. While their husbands work in the oil and mining industry to supply all the luxuries for their wives. (not a bad place to be a wife heh?)
What I recommend women from this type of arid areas of the world, is to moisturize a lot. Wear lots of SPF, since the sun in Australia is quite harsh, and if they are going to tan, (which they will do), to do it from a bottle so the skin doesnt look like a california raisin by the time they are 50. I love Clarins self tanning milk. http://us.clarins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/beauty-products_body_self-tanning-milk-spf-6_C040102003_10051_10204_-1_23987?cm_mmc=LabeliumSearch-_-GoogleBrand-_-Product+Self+Tanning+Milk+SPF+6-_-NONE
I noticed they also love bright lipsticks, like the type you would use on "Something About Mary's" aunt from Boca Raton, FL. I dont blame them because it actually looks good on very bronze skin. Popular colors, Schiap, Dragon Girl, Barbarella, and Niagara. All by Nars.
Now, I also went to Melbourne, Australia after Perth, and there is a total different ball game.
The women there are more like New York. Independent career women who dont have the time to fuss with make up in the morning cause they have a board meeting at 9 a.m.
The weather also influences the personalities, It was totally opposite then Perth. Very humid, rainy and grey. A bit like London. From what I heard, they did not have a summer this year. And Australia had very bad wether all year long. Floods in the north, etc...
What I recommended the most for Melbournites, is to keep the face flawless with powder foundation for coverage and for a matte effect from the humidity. Stronger eyebrows to define the eyes with some eyeliner and mascara, and a beautiful bold lip that would compliment their coloring. This only takes 10 or 15 minutes tops and you can make it to your office on time looking sharp.
Sydney was again different from the rest. Is more of a beach culture mixed with an urban beat. Women are trendy and are not afraid to express themselves. I was rocking out looks with parrot green eyeshadows mixed with fuschia lipstick. Very Christian Dior couture. :^)
I loved the weather and the food there as well. Food is really expensive, but very diverse from all parts of the world, especially Thai and Japanese.
So, this is all for today, stay tune for future updates.
Big kiss and love,
Julio
www.juliosandino.com
She's an amazing artist from Christchurch, New Zealand based now in New York. She is coming out with a new album in May called Bachelorette. Here is the link to her website; www.particletracks.com
There you can see her photos and preview some of her tracks.
Annabel is being photographed today by a U.K. magazine, so she wanted a clean look with a bit of an edge. For her look today, I applied a wash of an apricot shadow from Nars called Bohemian Gold. This made her beautiful blue eyes pop even more. I also gave her a stronger eyebrow to give her eyes more character and finished it off with a bold deep cranberry shade lipstick from Nars name Cruella Velvette Matte Lipstick www.narscosmetics.com. Now her look was not like Cruella Deville from 101 Dalmatians, but more of a hip, modern girl with a twist from Coco Chanel circa 1930's.
She looked stunning I must say.
We had an interesting conversation. Being that she is originally from Christchurch, NZ, I mentioned to her that I was supposed to be there for a Mecca Cosmetica event during the same time of the earthquake that happened recently in February 22nd, 2011.
I was blessed to have to had cancelled this trip because of my extensive traveling at the time for Nars Cosmetics and not being able to get my visa on time. My Nicaraguan passport saved me from disaster, for if I had an american passport, I would have gone there with no problem. There are many other places I would not want to be caught with an american passport, especially in the middle east. LOL
Instead of NZ, I went to Perth, Australia. Have you ever been there? The people are all tall and beautiful like Barbie and Ken. They are very happy since they live in 100 degree weather all year round with very little humidity. The economy there is booming, therefore you have your stepford style wives who go out in the day shopping and having their hair and make up done. While their husbands work in the oil and mining industry to supply all the luxuries for their wives. (not a bad place to be a wife heh?)
What I recommend women from this type of arid areas of the world, is to moisturize a lot. Wear lots of SPF, since the sun in Australia is quite harsh, and if they are going to tan, (which they will do), to do it from a bottle so the skin doesnt look like a california raisin by the time they are 50. I love Clarins self tanning milk. http://us.clarins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/beauty-products_body_self-tanning-milk-spf-6_C040102003_10051_10204_-1_23987?cm_mmc=LabeliumSearch-_-GoogleBrand-_-Product+Self+Tanning+Milk+SPF+6-_-NONE
I noticed they also love bright lipsticks, like the type you would use on "Something About Mary's" aunt from Boca Raton, FL. I dont blame them because it actually looks good on very bronze skin. Popular colors, Schiap, Dragon Girl, Barbarella, and Niagara. All by Nars.
Now, I also went to Melbourne, Australia after Perth, and there is a total different ball game.
The women there are more like New York. Independent career women who dont have the time to fuss with make up in the morning cause they have a board meeting at 9 a.m.
The weather also influences the personalities, It was totally opposite then Perth. Very humid, rainy and grey. A bit like London. From what I heard, they did not have a summer this year. And Australia had very bad wether all year long. Floods in the north, etc...
What I recommended the most for Melbournites, is to keep the face flawless with powder foundation for coverage and for a matte effect from the humidity. Stronger eyebrows to define the eyes with some eyeliner and mascara, and a beautiful bold lip that would compliment their coloring. This only takes 10 or 15 minutes tops and you can make it to your office on time looking sharp.
Sydney was again different from the rest. Is more of a beach culture mixed with an urban beat. Women are trendy and are not afraid to express themselves. I was rocking out looks with parrot green eyeshadows mixed with fuschia lipstick. Very Christian Dior couture. :^)
I loved the weather and the food there as well. Food is really expensive, but very diverse from all parts of the world, especially Thai and Japanese.
So, this is all for today, stay tune for future updates.
Big kiss and love,
Julio
www.juliosandino.com
this is my favorite post yet! i love hearing about woman of the world, and how you beat on the beat! :)
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