African Rainbow

New photography work by GL Wood.

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Fashion Editorial: Inspiration

"The Collections" editorial photographed by Norbert Schoerner is FULL of amazing clothes from designers like Prada, Versace, Miu Miu, etc. 

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Peek-a-boo

I see you.....

Photographed by: Anthony Collins

Make-up, Hairstyling & Nail art by: Aja Eskandar

Fashion Editorial: Inspiration

Click the pictures to view the entire photo set.

Malgosia Bela by Tim Walker for Vogue Italy

Julie Ordon by Giampaolo Sgura in Wonderland Magazine

Izzy, Mirielle & Marie-Helene by Jamie Nelson for Elle Mexico

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Lost In The Jungle

"Los Angeles, what is that?" [she asked]

She wasn't even from Earth,

dropped off in the "jungles" of L.A.

She was lost.

[to be continued....]

 Photographed by: Sidfly

Make-up by: Aja Eskandar

Styling by: Yoko + Lennon

Invite | Beverly Hills Fashion Festival

The Queen of Halloween!

Halloween is such a fun holiday.  I think of Halloween as a fun holiday because it really allows people an opportunity to put forth their best creative efforts when deciding upon and creating a costume.

[ Me dressed as a Flapper ]

There are people that only wear face masks on Halloween, and then there are those people who spend money to create something floating around in their imagination.  One person that immediately comes to mind when I think of Halloween is Heidi Klum.  Have you seen her Halloween costumes?!!?!  They are phenomenal!  If there was a "Queen of Halloween", she would wear the crown.   

Check out some of her previous costumes:

[Heidi Klum as Hindu Goddess Kali]

[Heidi Klum as Sexy Cat]

[Heidi Klum as Red Witch]

[Heidi Klum as Vampire Lady]

[ Heidi Klum as Lady Godiva]

[Heidi Klum as Betty Boop]

[Heidi Klum as Eve in Garden of Eden]

[Heidi Klum as a Raven]

The pictures of her 2010 costume haven't penetrated the net, but I believe she her costume has something to do with robots and/or transformers:

I can't wait to see how this Halloween look was perfected.

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Rehab Reject

She wouldn't take no for an answer ...

She was looking for an escape from the norm ...

.... this was her final destination.

 

Photographed by: Sidfly

Makeup/Styling by: Aja Eskandar

Graham Knox - Dollar [video]

  "If i'm with or without you still, I keep a dollar in my pocket."

- Graham Knox

Directed by: Damian Marcano

Make-up by: Aja Eskandar

Styling by: Jesse Cain

Get The Look: Rockabilly

What is Rockabilly?

Rockabilly is like a fusion of rock & roll and the blues. The easiest way to put it is a little bit of Elvis, mixed with a little bit of pin-up style. Grease, the movie, is also a good example of this particular style.  

One thing I enjoy about Rockabilly fashion is that it's a fun style. You have lots of range in creativity when it comes to the clothing, hair and make-up. I can imagine that one would be all grins and giggles while getting dolled up.  

I decided that I wanted to create a fun, colorful, more modern version of Rockabilly, and here it is:

THE MAKE-UP:

1. FACE - I used M.A.C Mineralize Satinfinish Spf 15 Foundation and mixed in a little bit of M.A.C Melon pigment to give the skin a polished, bronzed, porcelain effect.

2. EYES - I used various shades of M.A.C glitter to create the appearance of a transparent star around the eye, lined the eyelids with Engraved M.A.C. Powerpoint Eye Pencil and finished the lashes with L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara, shade Black.

3. LIPS - I lined the lips with M.A.C Cherry Lip Pencil and used M.A.C Cockney Lipstick.

THE HAIR:

1. I separated her hair into four sections in order to have more control when blow drying her hair  [use more sections when the hair has longer length.], as well as separated the hairstyle on top and bottom for the design.  

2. I then made pin curls to create the circular waves you see on top of her head and set them with a little hairspray.  You can use a curling iron to create this look, rollers, your hands, pin curls....there are many ways!  If you're without heat, the best methods are rollers or pin curls, although pin curls & rollers set the best with heat.

3. After creating the circular "waves" on top, I created a cornrow which starts at the side of her temple, and ends on the other side of her temple to add more dimension and uniqueness to the hairstyle.

4. I finished the look by taking out the pin curls, fluffing and combing them into shape, and spraying the entire head with Big Sexy Hair Spray and Play Harder.

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This look can be worn for a pin-up style photo shoot, a night out on the town, a carnival, a rave - endless possibilities! ....just have fun with it.

LA Fashion Week Shopping Party

Join Refinery29, L.A. Vintage Exchange, and Rossmore LA for a night of one-of-a-kind L.A. designer finds, delicious drinks, mad music and a style booth featuring editor's picks from R29!

Thursday, October 17th | 7pm-10pm 

@ Space 15 Twenty in Hollywood

A Beauty Perspective: Smoking & Editorials

There sure is a lot of cigarette smoking in fashion magazines.

If you visit any fashion photography site or blog, you will see at least one beautiful photo, with a beautiful model, with a cigarette hanging out of their mouth ....backstage in-between shows, in editorials, on set.  

I find this to be the most boggling aspect of it all: the "cool" factor. 

When did smoking cigarettes begin to have a positive connotation and look appealing? 

Has the industry and Hollywood idolized models smoking as sexy and the cool thing to do?

Nail Art: Inspired by Jeremy Scott

I saw this image floating around the net today. The image is supposed to be Disney princesses turned pop divas for Halloween.  I thought it was cute, lol.

I really love the blue rendition of the Jeremy Scott outfit worn by Lady Gaga/Cinderella in the graphic above, as well as the original design which was this:

I liked it so much that I decided to decorate my nails in true Jeremy Scott fashion:

Benjamin Lennox Photography