Kelly Rowan

I think this was the third time I'd done Kelly's hair and make-up. One of the stars of the show The O.C., she likes to keep it very "au naturale". Photo is by Lori Dorn.

Scout Taylor-Compton

Scout, best known for her role in the recent Halloweens I and II, is starring in the upcoming flick about the Runaways, called, uh, "The Runaways". She plays Lita Ford. Lisa Franchot did these shots, I did hair and make-up, and Scout charmed and looked beautiful. Mostly we were just playing around. Scout brought along some really great vintage wardrobe pieces. We ended up in Griffith Park with coyotes practically nipping at our heels ... no lie. They were numerous and wandering around in broad daylight, seemingly undisturbed by the goings on, and not afraid of being close to people. Kinda weird.

Christina Zilber/Jouer Cosmetics

Photo courtesy Christina Zilber 

Here I'm doing make-up for Christina Zilber, one of my very favorite clients (elegant, beautiful, intelligent, impeccable taste ... and a hell of a lot of fun. Can you tell I kinda idolize her?), for a Town and Country magazine layout. We were in that tiny narrow hall because that's where the best light was and as any make-up artist knows (well, picky ones like me) lighting is all.

Christina is the founder/owner of Jouer Cosmetics (pronounced zhoo-way, which is French for "to play") and I have been "playing with" her make-up line from the start. The colors are the kind of super wearable ones that I find I use on everyone again and again. Also, each color compact has a unique slide and click feature so that you can connect your faves together to create a chic, easy to travel with custom make-up kit. Big girl Legos!

All of the make-up has treatment ingredients in it as well, so you'll actually be improving your skin as you prettify yourself. Two must haves: Lip enhancer, a super emollient lip conditioner that plumps up your lip size with continued use ... it really works, and Luminizing Moisture Tint, an oil-free tinted moisturizer with SPF 20 that evens out skintone, camouflages imperfections, protects your skin, softens lines and imparts a glow. It can be worn alone, worn under your base, or mixed in with your base to "lighten" the finish. In a pinch, I've used it as a leg make-up/body bronzer and it worked great. Truly a multi-tasker!

Jouer Cosmetics can be found at Henri Bendel's in NY or online at http://www.jouercosmetics.com/
Check em out!

Photo Courtesy Town and Country Magazine

More Joely

A shot of Joely at the Emmy's that is a bit better than the previous photo.

Joely Fisher 2009 Emmys

I did Joely's make-up for the Emmy Awards today. I wish I had a better photo than this one from Wire Image ... the sun was so strong and bright everyone on the red carpet is squinting in their shots. Anyway, I thought her eye make-up looked especially pretty. It was coppery plums and a bit of royal purple glitter-liner to match her exquisite silk chiffon dress and diamond and amythyst necklace. I don't usually work with too much color, but this dress really called for it. Guy Romeo did her pretty, romantic updo.

Eva Mendes - Oldie but Goodie

Not that Eva is old, mind you! I just thought I'd revisit some older photos of some of my past work when I don't have much new to add to the blog. I've been working on the Fox sitcom " 'Til Death", so I haven't been doing a lot of shoots.

Eva was really sweet and kind of soft spoken. I just remember thinking she was stunningly beautiful and oh so sexy. She reminded me of Cindy Crawford. I think she's even gotten better with a little age (we should all be so lucky). Anyway, I'm glad she's done well in her career, because I really liked her and was quite taken with her beauty.

Rachelle Begley

The lovely Rachelle Begley, co-star with her husband Ed of the Planet Green reality series, "Living With Ed". This photo was taken in the beautifully landscaped front yard of her Valley home on a scorching hot day.

'Til Death / Joely Fisher

Just finished up the first show of the 4th season of the Fox sitcom 'Til Death, starring Joely Fisher and Brad Garrett. I've done Joely's make-up for about 15 years now (though I only started on the show the middle of last season) and all I can say is, what a big-hearted, gifted and sexy lady. And very funny, too.

This shot is from a few years ago when I did Joely's make-up for the Emmy's, which she and Brad appeared on as presenters.

Angie Everhart

Mega-model Angie Everhart pregnant with her first baby. Beautiful photo by Lisa Franchot. Check out her blog, http://belliesbirthandbabies.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Taylor

Kelly Kagen, a pregnancy photographer who likes to shoot anything but run-of-the-mill photos, shot Stephanie Taylor, an artist, who wanted to do something a little, well, arty. We were at the sculpture garden at LACMA. The "mask" make-up was kinda what came about after talking to Stephanie a bit. She made the totally cool draped gown she's wearing. Here I'm drawing a circle on her belly so I could cut the fabric away to expose her tummy in all it's glory.