DOES VANITY KILL?

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Don't worry, my narcissism will stop today, following this. However, the fashion junior at large urged me to show you the beauty shoot I appeared in within the pages of this weeks British Grazia. Sadly, the issue goes off-sale today in time for the new issue tomorrow. However my mother assures me all the aunties got their copy, so that's OK then.

Doing this shoot was interesting. I was pleased with the results. Part of me (the part that has had a few glasses of wine on a Thursday night in Shoreditch House) wishes I was an 20 year old supermodel.

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ACNE AW10 SHOW: AVATAR INSPIRED MAKE-UP

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The lovely Shinobu (no last name. I like her style and am seriously considering being known simply as 'Esme' from now on) filled me in on the bold make-up for Svart Sno - copious glitter and circles of metallic copper, green and silvery blue.

' Last season we used lots of liquid gold eye-liner, and this time around we wanted to extend that same idea. Jonny had lots of thoughts centred around space and we looked at science fiction movies like Avatar for inspiration. Most of the models have bleached eyebrows, which seems to be a trend at the moment, and this just added to the other-worldly alien feel of the make-up, the clothes and ultimately the entire show'.

Snap-shots tapped to the banister for reference. 

More last moment mayhem before full dress rehearsal. 

The metallic circles on the model's foreheads coordinated with the hues of the collection. 

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ACNE AW10 SHOW: POST-APOCALYPTIC HAIR

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I managed to catch up with James Pecis, god of ACNE hair, behind the scenes and this was what he had to say about the look him and his team created for the Svart Sno show:

'There's a post-apocalyptic feel to it. The inspiration behind this look came from Star Wars and Mad Max, a very futuristic aesthetic. ACNE makes a bold statement with their minimalism, and we wanted to stay true to that with the hair styling in this show. The model's hair is long and blow dried straight, with skinny plaits through the crown and framing the face. It works to contrast the strong make-up'

Check out the plaits James talks about. This seems a very hard style to replicate for a gal who never even came close to mastering the French plait as a youngster. 

A work in progress...

Doesn't this just encapsulate the backstage mood perfectly? All hands on deck for that one late model (there's always one!)

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