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Platinum is the new black

09/26/2012 by chicquero

IN A FLASH Hair editorial for Highlights #37 the world’s definitive hair, fashion and beauty magazine inspiring stylists and make-up artists around the globe. Some of the most exciting fashion photographers together with hair and make-up artists from the fashion capitals of the world collaborate on exclusive photo shoots for HIGHLIGHTS to create an exhilarating visual experience. As well as ‘hair in fashion’, they have also selected commercial and creative colour, trends and techniques from the collections of award-winning salons internationally. Photographer […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: beauty, colour, editorial, Fashion, hair, haircut, hairstyles, highlights, magazine, make-up, photography, platinum, style, trends, Yulia Gorbachenko

Random Make-up

04/18/2012 by chicquero

Carsten Witte, born in 1964, is the venerable priest of beauty. He had attended the Bielefeld school of photography, worked as assistant for renowned photographers and started his career as a freelancer with his own studio in 1989, he could finally dedicate himself exclusively to his perfect esthetics at taking shots of beautiful woman’s bodies, their eroticism and chasteness and the sensual play of shadow and light, whereas he has never betrayed the deference to the beautiful creature. The interpretation […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: beauty, carsten witte, colorful, cosmetics, eyelashes, Fashion, lipstick, make-up, photography, style

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Chair inspired make-up!

04/08/2012 by chicquero

Danish Finest is a beauty editorial that is inspired by Danish furniture designed by Arne Jacobsen. In collaboration with make-up and styling, we searched to catch the lines and curves of the Danish classic furniture: The ”Swan” and ”Seven” chairs. The result is a timeless beauty editorial where elements are mixed with colours and strange angles. I´m crazy about these clean pictures, incredible make up and great compositions. Styling Sarah P Hair and makeup Sidsel Marie Bøg Model Fanny @ […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: arne jacobsen, beauty, chairs, classics, danish, editorial, Fashion, finest, furniture, make-up, seven, swan

Why so serious? It´s make-up!

02/09/2012 by chicquero

ZOREN GOLD & MINORI (aka MI-ZO) is a collaborative photographers and directors unit. German photographer, ZOREN and Japanese graphic artist, MINORI met in LA and started their collaboration together in 2000. The duo has been based in LA, NY and Tokyo. They work in art, fashion and commerce. Now, live and work in LA. A clown’s makeup and character, that’s all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character. Emmett Kelly >>>YOU MAY ALSO LIKE<<< Beauty meets […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: arts, beauty, face, Fashion, make-up, metallic, mi-zo, minori, paint, photography, zoren gold

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Modern Camouflage!

01/31/2012 by chicquero

Cecilia Paredes was born in Lima, Peru. The photography of Paredes constitutes and attempts to demonstrate that the body of the women – her own body – is a sacred zone, not profane, to restore its perception as something miraculous amidst the technological chaos that currently surrounds us. Cecilia is interested in using art to explore the boundaries of nature. As a photographer, she often uses her own body as a medium for presenting a dialog between the spirit and […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: art, artist, background, blend, body, body paint, camouflage, cecilia paredes, cool, make-up, paint, painted, photography, prints, wall, wallpaper

Full of Faith

01/22/2012 by chicquero

FAITH Photography: Paul Cassidy Post and Colour Art: Cristina Durán Styling: Kattaca Art Direction: Pablo Perez Sanmartin Make-up: Vicente Oviedo for MAC Hair: José Andres Navas for Zach Photography Assistants: Eduardo Borrego, Pablo Jueguen Set Design: Q Sets Production Assistant: Belia Martin Tellado Model: Charlotte van der Sande (Delphoss) Faith and doubt both are needed – not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. Lillian Smith >>>YOU MAY ALSO LIKE<<< Alien Dolls Full of dreams Trading Sexy […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: cristina duran, faith, Fashion, Kattaca, mac, make-up, pablo perez sanmartin, paul cassidy, photoshoot

The person I know best..

01/21/2012 by chicquero

Kimiko Yoshida Self-Portraits, 2010. Born in Tokyo, Japan (1963). Lives in Europe since 1995. I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. Frida Kahlo >>>YOU MAY ALSO LIKE<<< Geometrik Pragmatic way I see art in the mirror Clown Portraits

Categories: Artsy • Tags: art, art portraits, black, costumes, face, kimiko yoshida, make-up, photoshoot, portraits, self portraits, white

Beauty meets art.

12/27/2011 by chicquero

Alexander Straulino for sure knows how to take a beauty shoot to the next level… totally thinking outside the box with the elements he has been using to acomplish his work such as dust, liquids, paint, newspaper just to mention a few! He understands beauty in a very particular way where beauty meets art. Faces turn out into real masterpieces! “Straulino’s pictures are unique. With his eagerness to experiment and his courage to try new things he partially alienates pictures so that […]

Categories: Artsy, Fashion • Tags: Alexander Straulino, artistic, beauty, beauty shoot, dusty, editorial, elements, innovative, make-up, models, newspaper, outside the box, paint, portfolio

Let my hair be!

12/13/2011 by chicquero

Well… the hair is real, it’s the head that’s fake… I’ve always loved this quote, it’s so true! Speaking of hair, world known hairstylistPeter Gray teamed up with former assistant Masa Honda to showcase the amazing hair editorial that will delight you in a bit… full of awesome hair sculptures. Shot by Takahiro Ogawa as part of the Asia Beauty Expo, styling by Yasuhiro Takehisa, art direction by Kazuya Goan, make up Chiho Omae and manicure Kotoe. The avant garde […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art direction, Asia Beauty Expo, Chiho Omae, editorial, hair, hair sculptures, Kazuya Goan, make-up, Masa Honda, Peter Gray, photography, Takahiro Ogawa, Yasuhiro Takehisa

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Trading sexy for futuristic.

12/01/2011 by chicquero

Brazilian bombshell Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrósio (she’s the real deal!) trades her glam, sexy look for an androgynous futuristic one featured in the winter cover shoot of Muse Magazine. Shot by Chad Pitman and styled by Melissa Rubini, Alessandra plays the role of a very sleek vixen in the designs of Balenciaga, Chloe, Balmain, Celine, among other great ones. Really love the fact she looks insanely gorgeous in such different way. Her transformation is done with multi-colored bobs and otherworldly […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Alessandra Ambrosio, androgynous, Chad Pitman, fashion designers, Fashion editorial, Future shock, futuristic, make-up, Melissa Rubini, Muse Magazine

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Boys, heel me up!

11/24/2011 by chicquero

Creative Italian fashion photographer Giampaolo Sgura and stylist Miguel Arnau pay a cool and very comic tribute to boys who have “a thing” for high heels and some other feminine accessories with their editorial “Cendrillon” . Shot for the Shoe issue of Antidote Magazine Fall / Winter 2011-12, the story features models Malthe Lund Madsen, Alexandre Cunha, Diego Fragoso, Adrian Cardoso, Sebastian Sauvé and Gil Soares from Fashion Model Management. It makes me smile their kinda sexy clueless face and the fact that in some of […]

Categories: Fashion, Laugh • Tags: Adrian Cardoso, Alexandre Cunha, Antidote Magazine, boys, boys in high heels, Cendrillon, Chanel handbag, clueless face, clutch, comic, comic photo shoot, Diego Fragoso, editorial, Fashion Model Management, fashion photographer, fashion photography, feminine accessories, fun, funny, Giampaolo Sgura, Gil Soares, high heels, hilarious poses, lipstick, make-up, Malthe Lund Madsen, men, men in high heels, mens make up, Miguel Arnau, models, Sebastian Sauvé, sexy, shoes, stylist, Thanksgiving, wtf

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Industrial summer in a tropical bikini!

11/03/2011 by chicquero

Tropical Future for Elle Brazil Fabulous photographer Manuel Nogueira, based in São Paulo – Brazil, captured a juicy, tropical themed shoot for the november issue of Elle Brazil. Sexy Brazilian bikini models presented in this editorial: Carmelita Mendes and Barbara di Creddo. Styled by the fabulous editor Susana Barbosa. The duo amazes us combining a rusty industrial landscape with a colorful botanical setting. These girls love to show off some sexy swimwear for the new season. Yeah, it´s summer time in Brazil (get jealous Northern Hemisphere)! […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, barbara di creddo, bikini, campaign, carmelita mendes, chic, culture, Design, diego américo, editorial, elle brazil, Elle magazine, Fashion, industrial, make-up, manuel nogueira, Moda, model, photo, photographer, photography, photos, styling, summer, susana barbosa, trends, tropical

An alternative that’s full of dreams

11/02/2011 by chicquero

WILD AND TAME… IN A SECRET GARDEN.. EXPLORING WONDERLAND.. MIRROR MOVEMENT.. Monki Image Campaign SS11 Fabulous storytelling from Monki SS11 campaign, filled with treasures! To step into one of them is to step into a part of the Monki World: the strange mirror movement, the surreal explored wonderland, the secrets of their secret garden, and the sickness of a wild and tame park. Monki is doing life and doing fashion, it is a store concept and a fashion brand. The stores are a […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: 11, 2011, ads, advertising, aorta, art, arte, campaign, chic, culture, Design, designer, editorial, Fashion, fashion shoot, fotografia, green, make-up, marketing, Moda, model, monki, photo, photo shoot, photography, photos, shoot, spring, style, summer, surreal, sustainable, trends, wild

Snow as a luxury you wear

11/01/2011 by chicquero

Teen Vogue Ski Vacation Snow day: sporty geometric winter knits. Ski bunny, with sleek boards, chill sweaters, and furry boots, you’ll be itching to hit the slopes (or at least look like you are). I love winter fashion shoots, the colors in contrast with the white landscape are phenomenal, these reminds us our stay in Lake Tahoe. I wish we had snow in Brazil, so we could rock on board. Oh btw, the bright lipstick is sensational. Photographed by Raymond Meier. […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, campaign, chic, culture, Design, designer, editorial, Fashion, make-up, Moda, model, moon boots, photographer, photography, photos, raymond meier, resort, ski, snow, snowboard, style, styling, stylish, stylist, teen, teen vogue, tendência, trends, Vogue

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Soviet Fashion Times

10/30/2011 by chicquero

Ulyana Sergeenko Ulyana Sergeenko is a fashion designer from Russia. This is her strong debut in the fashion world with her new collection autumn/winter 2011-12, also featured in VOGUE Russia (check it out the other fabulous looks).The collection is inspired by 1950′s, Soviet times. I would describe a collection as a chic Stilyagi (lit. “stylish”, “style hunter”) were primarily distinguished by their snappy or fashionable clothing, considered politically incorrect and contrary to the communist-socialist realities of the time, and fascination with modern […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: 1950, art, campaign, chic, communist, cultura, culture, Design, designer, editorial, Fashion, make-up, Moda, model, photo, photographer, photography, roupa, Russia, sapatos, socialist, soviet, stilyagi, styling, stylish, stylist, trends, ulyana sergeenko, vintage, Vogue, vogue russia

Like a knight in shining armor.

10/25/2011 by chicquero

Paris based photographer Ishi and stylist Zeina Esmail collaborate to produce this editorial for French Revue de Modes. Featuring Naty Chabanenko, she sports armor-like and architectural silhouettes from Gucci, Chanel, Thom Browne, Maison Martin Margiela, Burberry Prorsum, Louis Vuitton, Sonia Rykiel, Prabal Gurung and others. Asymmetrically cropped tresses by Kayla MiChele and dramatic make-up by Lottie Stannard give Naty a tough as nails edge. It turned out pretty dope, enjoy! “The best armor is to keep out of range”.

Categories: Fashion • Tags: armor, art, Burberry Prorsum, Chanel, corset, designer clothing, edward, Fashion, Fashion editorial, fashionista, French Revue de Modes, frinje, fur, gucci, helmet, high fashion, Ishi, Lottie Stannard, louis vuitton, Maison Martin Margiela, make-up, metal, model, Naty Chabanenko, photo, photographer, Prabal Gurung, Sonia Rykiel, stylist, Thom Browne, tough, war, warrior, Zeina Esmail

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1950s Free People

10/22/2011 by chicquero

50s is calling Free people in another chapter of their catalogue with 1950′s inspired clothing. It’s just so great to see them putting creative effort into their “catalogs”. The blonde bombshell is the gorgeous swedish model Elsa Hosk. The photography is a piece of work from Alexei Hay’s, a Miami born photographer, raised between New York and Tehran. Very classic All-American (swedish) looks. Elsa is a hot “mac and cheese” in leopard prints, cute dresses, skirts and peek-a-boo bodysuit. Great styling and vivid colors. We love […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: 1950, 50, 50s, ads, advertising, alexei hay, all american, american, americana, art, arte, campaign, catalog, catalogue, chic, culture, cute, Design, designer, editorial, elsa hosk, estilo, Fashion, fifties, free people, make-up, marketing, Moda, model, photo, photography, photos, spirit, style, trends, vintage

Caricatures, portraits and some clowns!

10/19/2011 by chicquero

Paradise Portraits, Circa 2001 Ubber photographer Erwin Olaf (Amen!), born in 1959, from Netherlands and lives in Amsterdam (jealous). Erwin has an insane portfolio which includes these portraits, in a series called Paradise Portraits. I love how expressive they look. Great models, sweet make-up and an Erwin twist? I’m all in! Look at their eyes, can you get what their thinking? Let’s do ourselves a favor and take a look at some of his work. I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: actors, art, arte, campaign, clown, culture, Design, designer, erwin olaf, Fashion, foto, halloween, halloween costume, halloween make up inspiration, make-up, Moda, model, photo, photography, photos, portrait, portraits paradise, style, trends

Bring decadent fantases…

10/14/2011 by chicquero

Amazing duo photographers Mert & Marcus never, but never ever fail when it comes to creating a sexy and intriguing editorial. They also always work with the best team such as models Lara Stone (adore her!), Joan Smalls, and Tao Okamoto featured in W Magazine September 2011 and styled by Edward Enninful. This editorial is called “Red Lights, Blue Angels” and for sure will delight you with sexiness, beauty, fur, latex and lace… “Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities”. Aldous Huxley

Categories: Fashion, Photography • Tags: amazing fashion photography, angels, beauty, blue angels, decadence, decadence avec elegance, decadent, decadente, Edward Enninful, fantases, fantasia, fantasy, Fashion, fashion magazine, fashion stylist, fetiche, fetish, fotógrafos fashion, foto, fotografia, fur, halloween inspiration, Joan Smalls, lace, Lara Stone, latex, make-up, Mert & Marcus, Moda, modelos, models, photo, photo shoot, photography, red lights, revista de moda, s&m, September issue, sexiness, sexy, stylish, Tao Okamoto, trends, trendy, W, W magazine, wardrobe stylist, wtf

I´ll double dare you.

10/13/2011 by chicquero

Daring Do! Vogue 2008 Photography by Craig McDean, Craig McDean is a British fashion photographer, originally from Middlewich near Manchester, but now based in New York City. The beautiful top model is Coco Rocha, I love her in Comics theme. The shoot is titled “Daring Do”, it was an editorial for Vogue US, May 2008. I love everything about this shoot, hair, make, styling, theme.. very inspiring. A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you’d […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, campaign, coco rocha, comics, Craig McDean, culture, Design, designer, editorial, Fashion, halloween, halloween costume, heroes, make-up, Moda, photo, photography, photos, style, styling, stylish, superhero, tendência, trends, US, Vogue

Wild now, but she will MAKE it UP to you!

10/12/2011 by chicquero

British photographer Steve Kraitt uses nature as inspiration to create his vibrant and visceral conceptualphoto series “The Female Species is Deadlier than the Male”. In nature we are taught to fear the punchy colors that adorn snakes, insects and various varieties of flora and fauna for fear of poison. Using the well-known example of the preying mantis, Steve Kraitt explores the alluring, and at times deadly power females seem to hold over males. “Using the serene visage of model Nell […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: allure, beauty, beauty photography, beauty shot, colours, editorial, Fashion, fauna, female, flora, make-up, maquiagem, Marina Keri, nature, Nell Nabarro, snake, snakes, Steve Kraitt, style, vibrant, wild, wildlife, woman

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