Jen Kao Spring Summer 2011 Backstage Beauty

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Thursday September 9th, 2010 – Milk Studio

Sand on the runway is always romantic and beautiful but a hand painted sculptured runway topped with sand has much more depth. Jen Kao decided to bring edgy feminine desert girls for her Spring Summer 2011 Collection. She is looking for the man of her dream explained Jen Kao to reporters backstage. Against the musical backdrop of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”, models floated down the runway wearing macrame sandals, weavy long dresses, crocheted knits, an billowy silks topped with amazing jewelry created by Eddie Borgo .

Nonie Creme, Manicurist for Butter London created by Sasha Muir teamed up again with Jen Kao this season to give an ephemeral, natural sheen, nude almost invisible nail finish to the models.  The look is “immaculate ubber manicured finger nails but very plain, we wanted to make them look like they were buffed, without buffing them” said an enthusiastic Nonie backstage. She used a single coat of nail foundation, then followed by an oil application in order to give this shiny moisterised looking skin. The look is very clean, a “very expensive” natural looking manucure finger nail and to nail toe.

To start the Butter London team used the Butter London Powder Room Aceton Free Lacquer Remover,  then used the Button London Melt Away Cuticle Eliminator to breaks down and softens dead skin cells for gentle cuticle removal. The next step is to use one coat of Butter London Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat This treatment hides and smoothes tiny ridges and imperfections in the nail. It is like cover-up, or foundation make-up for the nail. followed by Coconut and Pineapple scented Butter London Handbag Holiday Cuticle Oil, it heals and nourishes the cuticles.

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Sil Bruinsma for MAC Cosmetics, gave the girls a Bedouin-inspired look. He recommends starting at the outer corner of the eye and using a waterproof gel liner while watching in the mirror to check your work as you go.  All products by MAC Cosmetics.

See our pictures below:

Photos & Videos: C.B Stylerumor.com

Makeup by Sil Bruinsma for M.A.C Cosmetics

hair by Joseph DiMaggio, lead stylist for L’Oréal Professionnel

Butter London is a Seattle brand founded by Sasha Muir