Yohji Yamamoto show LOVE!

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Oh Kate!

Fave new foundation!

For years Ive been swooning over the Armani Lumious silk foundation. I was so in love with it that nothing else could find its way into my makeup kit and I only had eyes for it. The lovely people at Tarte sent me there ReCreate Foundation spf 15 so I gave it a shot on myself first and I have to say it is A-MAZ-ING! First of all it is smooth, velvety, and makes you look absoutely perfect and on a positive note its almost half the price!!! 37 dollars sure beats Armani's 59.00.

Please dont ever slather yourself in baby oil under the sun but enjoy this photo

M.A.C. Rebel lipstick

quite possibly one of the best shades of wine lipstick, it has just enough red to make it less goth-like.

Chanel Vamp

Dear Chanel,

Please do a relaunch of ChanelVamp ads from the 90's.

Love,

Kristin

Deep Purple Lips

I am completely and utterly obsessed with purple lipstick. Its an intense lip to pull off but anyone can do it with a bit of confidence! Start off by just lightly dabbing the tube onto your lips with a little aquaphor to create the perfect stain.... if you're feeling up to it which I definitely am go full force and apply with opaqueness from the tube! With a lip like this you might want to keep everything else a bit bare. A bit of foundation to even out the skin, and maybe even no mascara. This lip is an accessory, own it! I love this makeup from the Peter Som show its the perfect way to wear a dark lip.

Met Ball with Jamie Bochert

Its only taken me months to post this but better late then never? For the Met Ball I did Model Jamie Bocherts makeup wearing Rodarte. I love her and her darkness she reminds me a bit of Patti Smith with her Rock & Roll cool.

Lord and Taylor video

Lord & Taylor "Cashmere" from Starworks Artists on Vimeo.

Check out this video I just did with DP Steven Pan for Lord and Taylor. There were lots of bold bright lips and dancing on set.

Fall Loeffler Randall Campaign shot by Jamie Isaia

A couple of months ago I worked on the Fall Loeffler Randall Campaign. We shot at a Boy Scout Camp in New Jersey and I got to work with the talented and cool Jamie Isaia. I really love her style and couldn't wait to finally work with her she is....RAD! You can view behind the scenes pics if you click on the above link!

Mark. Gloss Gorgeous stay on lip stain I'm a fan!

Today I got a lovely little package in the mail! I couldn't wait to tear it open so I did and there was no better place than the NYC subway at Prince St. What I found were some goodies from the people at Mark. cosmetics. I've been dying to try Mark. Gloss Gorgeous stay on lip stain. I've heard great things and best of all that this stay on color does NOT dry out your lips! I was a bit skeptical cause these "stay on" products are always a bit of a let down for me. I didn't want my lips to end up looking like I've been stranded in the desert for a month but with nice berry stain. So here I am 5 hours later and its still on! It has a punch of color and a moist finish, Mark. I am sold!

Ladies and Gents...presenting the cover...

My Essence cover featuring Iman, Naomi, Liya and... me!

German Cosmo Photog Jens Stoltze

Heres a sneak peek of a shoot I just did for German Cosmo all shot with Polaroid film.......... ahhh film I love you! More to come!

the best tinted moisturizer

Tartes Smooth Operator foundation is my new favorite.... It has an SPF 20 (although Id wear a higher sunscreen underneath) it doesn't leave your skin feeling sticky or heavy. Its extremely lightweight and oil free but offers the perfect amount of coverage for everyday wear. Oh and my favorite part about it.... its free of Parabens and has vitamins in it so its good for your skin! Parabens are cancer causing...they are NOT our friend.

Frye Campaign shot by Dewey Nicks and makeup by me

I went out to Joshua Tree a couple months ago to shoot the new Frye boots campaign with Dewey Nicks and the beautiful Anne Vyalitsyna. Call time was 4am and we shot till 7pm that evening. It was a long day but fun and so nice to be out in the Desert and out of this concrete jungle called NYC!

Coco Young Transformed by Conrad Dornan and Kristin Hilton for 'Hair Play' Collaboration Between Shu Uemura and 'V' Magazine

Coco Young Transformed by Conrad Dornan for 'Hair Play' Collaboration Between Shu Uemura and 'V' Magazinejavascript:void(0)

Is your skincare/makeup harmful?

Our skin is by far our largest organ we slather it in creams that our supposed to help us be radiant, cellulite free, toned, bronzed. We also expose it to pollution and the suns rays on a daily basis but what are we really putting on our skin and could our products be harmful to our bodies? Everything we put topically on our skin is absorbed into our bloodstream scary right!

Dr. Mercola from Telegraph UK says:
Putting chemicals on your skin is actually far worse than ingesting them, because when you eat something the enzymes in your saliva and stomach help break it down and flush it out of your body. When you put these chemicals on your skin, however, it is absorbed straight into your blood stream without filtering of any kind, so there's no protection against the toxin. The five pounds of toxic chemicals per year you may be absorbing from the use of toiletries and beauty products are largely going directly to your delicate organs."

Check out this great site which can look up your products at home and tell you if they are harmful or not:

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

Oh Japan you so crazy!

Movie Night with Belle De Jour

Last night I watched Belle de Jour a provocative and emotionally complex film about sexual inhibition, liberation, and obsession. Highly controversial for the time which is probably what makes me like it so much. If you haven't seen it do yourself a favor

Furry Faces leads me to Furry Brows

Don't get me wrong I love a good Boy Brow. The bigger the brow the better in most cases but Topshop took this brow idea to a whole other level! These images are from Topshops blog.

Topshops Fall 2010 show

Berlin Fashion week!

Germany I love you but come on Bearded Ladies oh wait I mean Bearded Bald ladies. Have we run out of ideas for makeup or have I just gotten use to the normal aesthetic of what beauty is?

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/07/berlin_fashion_week_slideshow.html#photo=6x53824