LFW Street Style: Anna Kompaniets

The artistic alter egos of London fashion fiends were out in force last Friday when Hayley and I hit the streets around the London Fashion Week.

We were looking for the most original, inspiring and creative make-up looks and the cultured crowds of London gave us exactly what we were looking for, so we will be posting all this week on the looks that we have found!

First up is Anna Kompaniets, a 22 year old make-up and performance artist.

What inspires your look?

"I am inspired by costume, costumer jewellery and ancient symbols like hieroglyphics found in Ancient Egypt,  and symbols from Greek and Roman mythology. I also love body art and painting and love to translate this on to my face! I am a performance artist so always pushing my creative boundaries"

Recreate the Look

To create the beautiful, fine floral pattern work that Anna has created, try using Precision Ink in 'Abyss' for a glossy black finish. 

To add colour, dust a small amount of Powder Eye Shadow in 'Stalk' underneath the eyes and blend out using Blending Brush II. Add a touch of shimmer with Pure Pigment in 'Lust'. 

Add lots of Volume Mascara to ensure that your eyes don't get lost within the eccentric pattern! Finish with a matt red mouth - try Lipstick in 'Sangers' from the Throb Collection to really get pulses racing ...

The winners of Australia's Brand Film competition are announced...

After the success of the Vicky McClure brand film competition, Australia launched its very own exclusive competition surrounding the film! Illamasqua has certainly taken Australia by storm in these last months, with new counter openings in Melbourne, Brisbane, Bondi Junction, Robina and Chadstone, an array of colour has swept Australia and has seen new followers joining the brand!

To celebrate the success of Illamasqua’s growing presence in Australia, we launched the brand film competition with our Australian retail partner, MYER, and it received over 3,200 entrants!

There were three amazing prizes on offer…one for each of the states Illamasqua has counters in  [New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria] Each prize includes a 3-hour transformation and make-up kit overhaul, including a bespoke Illamasqua make-up collection up to the value of $1,000.

Illamasqua are very pleased to announce the winners today…

New South Wales:        Max Secomb

Queensland:                 Cheryl Cook      

Victoria:                       Renee Hika         

(Cheryl Cook has very kindly offered her prize to her sister-in-law who has been affected by the flooding)

Congratulations to the three lucky winners, we hope you have a fantastic transformation and enjoy your prize…

HAUTE! vs SHABBA DABBA DA! presents...ADA ZANDITON AW11: THE CRYOFLUX! in association with Illamasqua

As London Fashion Week is fast approaching and London prepares for the spectacular of shows and events that emerge around this prestigious week, Illamasqua want to invite you to celebrate with us at Haute!

This London Fashion Week sees two of East London's hottest clubs HAUTE! and SHABBA-DABBA-DA! collaborating to celebrate the AW11 collection from London based designer ADA ZANDITON…and Illamasqua are proud to be the sponsors of the night!

Concrete, Shoreditch, E1

18th February 2011

9pm-2am

DJ Sets:

Larry Tee (Ultra Records / Shabba-Dabba-Da! ) Jim Warboy (Save Our Souls) Kris Di Angelis (Circus) Erol Sabadosh (Ponystep) Joshyou Are (Your Mum's House) Maximus Crown (Shabba-Dabba-Da!)

Hosted by:

Munroe Bergdorf

Mika Doll

Daniel Lismore

Concrete lies in In London’s fashionable district of Shoreditch, and will be host to this fabulous evening as the LFW Aftershow party for Ada Zanditon

ADA ZANDITON

http://www.adazanditon.com/

Ada Zanditon is an innovative ethical fashion designer creating women's ready to wear. Her sculptural creative designs are made using sustainable materials and manufacturing. Ada Zanditon creates high end women's wear that is elegant, fashion forward women’s wear that is both sustainably and ethically designed, to push the boundaries of what sustainable fashion can be.

As Illamasqua is the product of a heady mix of influences with roots that stem from the rich heritage of make-up for film and theatre, our collaboration with Ada and the club nights Haute! and Shabba-Dabba-Da confirm Illamasqua’s presence among the alternative scenes.

The infamous Munroe Bergdorf, Daniel Lismore and Illamasqua's International Make-Up artist Mika will be hosting Haute!’s 3^rdnight this Friday 18^th February…so hurry to get your name on the guestlist for the hottest club night now!

RSVP munroebergdorf@gmail.com

Late Shift Extra: Snapped!

Friday night saw the All Walks Beyond the Catwalks team of Caryn Franklin, Debra Bourne and Erin O'Connor and the National Portrait Gallery swamped with fashionistas and art lovers from every corner of the industry; from enthusiastic students, journalists, stylists, make-up artists, models ...

With an exclusive revelation of nine intimate shots by fashion photographer Rankin scattered around the historical portraits on the 2nd floor of the National Portrait Gallery, it was a beautiful, unique way to celebrate the diverse beauty message that the All Walks Beyond The Catwalk team are promoting. Nestled in between regal portraits of the likes of Elizabeth I and Nell Gwyn were the models from the original shoot posing in some gorgeous garments by British designers Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Giles Deacon amongst others.

You may recall that we provided the make-up artists for the Rankin shoot at London Fashion Week in September at Somerset House, and our National Make-up Artist Clare Lille created the look of the day for Erin O Connor.

The free admission event included drinks, DJs, an i-D magazine sponsored live casting and plenty more, including my personal highlight - an engaging discussion/debate entitled "Has fashion imagery become the lens by which we evaluate identity?"

With a panel including Erin, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, equalities minister Lynne Featherstone, Lorraine Candy [Editor in Chief of Elle UK] and Kiki Kendrick, the discussion ranged in topic and speaker, from Erin's musings on not being able to fit in to sample size any more [with her cutting comeback "well, why don't you make the trousers bigger?" all the more delicious coming from the woman who Karl Lagerfeld described as "one of the best supermodels in the world] to Dr Linda commenting that the social acceptance of imagery is damaging the next generation in to believing that airbrushed perfection is the only desired body type, and the general questioning of digital manipulation, which was particularly interesting for me, considering I work in the business of creating beautiful images.

So, does the fashion and beauty industry sell beautiful [and perhaps unrealistic] images of fantasy to engage with those seeking escapism and beauty, or is it a damaging tool that makes woman feel inadequate? Should there be a governing body on images produced by the industry as a whole, or should there be [as Kiki Kendrick, the advertising Guru who created the Ruby campaign for The Body Shop; the size 16 barbie doll who came equipped with slogans such as "There are a billion women in the world who don't look like supermodels and only 8 who do" suggests] a Golden Star type system where images that aren't digitally enhanced can be awarded ...

All in all, a very interesting debate that got myself and my friend who also attended [and who also happens to work in the fashion industry] were discussing all the way home!

To find out more about the initiative, watch the above video ...



Thanks to Modus PR/ RANKIN for the images

Illamasqua's regional Masterclasses...

Illamasqua counters across the UK will be hosting on counter masterclasses over the coming weeks to inspire and educate you in the art of self-expression. Illamasqua’s team of  professional Make-Up artists will be there to provide advice and technique tips and to answer those burning questions you have.

Whether you’re looking to explore a specific make-up theme or genre, hone your application techniques or learn the secret tricks of the trade, call your local counter today to reserve your space as the regional masterclasses are booking up quickly. 

Each of the counters have designed their masterclasses around their teams passions, portfolios and skills to provide you with creative and captivating classes that offer invaluable guidance.

Debenhams Glasgow: 0141 221 3889

Thursday 17th February

Thursday 24th February - National Make-Up Artist, Mika, will also be in-store!

Debenhams Belfast: 0289 031 1320
Sunday 20th February - Night-time Diva theme
Monday 21st February- Mother/Daughter theme

Fenwicks Newcastle: 0191 260 2900
Friday 25th February                  5.30 – 7.30        
"Brigette Bardot Babes" (classic glam make-up   inspired by Brigette and Racquel Welch).
Saturday 26th February             10.30 – 12.30    "Fairy Fantasy" (soft, pastel colours).

                                              4.30 – 6.30       "Plastic Fantastic" (lashes and bright colours).

Selfridges Trafford Centre: 0161 629 1187
Thursday 17th March - celebrating the launch of Illamasqua's SS11 Collection

                     6-7pm Night Time Diva with Leena      

                     8-9pm Dare to be Different with Philip
Both National Make-Up artists who have worked for both celebrities & magazines.

A booking cost to reserve your place on these extraordinary classes does apply, but this is fully redeemable on products purchased on the day. ..so book now!

Illamasqua's Valentine's offering...

As the world goes all sentimental and soppy for Valentine’s, Illamasqua want to give a little something back to our loved ones...                                ...to celebrate the day of love we’re offering 20% off until Midnight Thursday 17th Feb!

Simply enter the promotion code 'VALENTINES20' at the edit your basket page to redeem this promotion.* Discover and be inspired by Illamasqua's own celebration of the day with the Valentine's inspired Throb Collection. With a sumptuous blood red Lipstick, Intense Lipgloss and Nail Varnish, a naughty cream Nail Varnish and a rubbery Matt Black Nail Varnish, Throb offers the perfect tools to create your Valentine’s look, guaranteed to leave your heart throbbing (…and his)!  Take your Valentine’s look to the next level with our Heart Throb nails tutorial from visionary manicurist, Mike Pocock. His heart-shaped edition to the nail gives your Valentine's look a fresh take on the Illamasqua tip, as a traditional French manicure is transformed into something a little more striking. To browse and purchase the stunning Throb collection and other must-haves for February, visit the Illamasqua online shop here.

The BAFTA's 2011...

Last night The King’s Speech swept up the awards at the BAFTA’s! Nominated for 14 awards and winning 7 including Best Film and a host of other fabulous awards, the films place in history has surely been defined!

Inception was also presented with a wealth of awards and titles including that for Special Visual Effects, and the Harry Potter Films were awarded for their ‘Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema’.

Spob 

Illamasqua’s very own Head of Professional Development Spob was part of the hair and make-up teams on the Harry Potter films, Inception and The King’s Speech and we want to wish her congratulations for the amazing success of each of these films and for her contribution!

The BAFTA awards for 2011 were as follows

OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA

THE HARRY POTTER FILMS

BEST FILM

THE KING’S SPEECH - Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

THE KING’S SPEECH - Tom Hooper, David Seidler, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

DIRECTOR

THE SOCIAL NETWORK - David Fincher

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE KING’S SPEECH - David Seidler

LEADING ACTOR

COLIN FIRTH - The King’s Speech

SUPPORTING ACTOR

GEOFFREY RUSH - The King’s Speech

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

HELENA BONHAM CARTER - The King’s Speech

ORIGINAL MUSIC

THE KING’S SPEECH - Alexandre Desplat

PRODUCTION DESIGN

INCEPTION - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat

SOUND

INCEPTION - Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

INCEPTION - Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb

MAKE UP & HAIR

ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Valli O'Reilly, Paul Gooch

BLACK SWAN - Judy Chin, Geordie Sheffer

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 - Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin, Nick Dudman

THE KING’S SPEECH - Frances Hannon

MADE IN DAGENHAM - Lizzie Yianni Georgiou

ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD

TOM HARDY

Joe Corre with his thoughts on style and men in Make-Up

Illamasqua's Joint MD, Joe Corre was featured in this weekends Observer with his thoughts on style and men in Make-Up...

The winner of two exclusive tickets to Patricia Field's Valentine's Ball is...

As the anticipation rises for Patricia Field’s Valentine’s Ball, New York is hotting up as it prepares to host what promises to be a fabulous night…

Set in the Capitale in the heart of NYC, the ball will be a marvel of glamorous attendees with a costume contest to revel in!

In celebration of the launch of our Throb collection, Illamasqua are the proud sponsors of the evening and we had two exclusive tickets to giveaway for one lucky winner and a friend!

After hundreds of entries to the competition, the tickets value was certainly affirmed and we are very pleased to announce that the winner of the Valentine’s Day Ball tickets is…..Samantha Tse!

Samantha is ecstatic to have won this once in a lifetime opportunity and will be attending alongside the likes of Kelly Cutrone of People’s Revolution and Joe Corre, Illamasqua’s Joint MD has also jetted out to New York to attend this VIP event!

A big congratulations to Samantha from all at Illamasqua…we can’t wait to see the pictures!

A profile of Rosa Sibaja, Illamasqua's PR and Press Manager

Over the next coming weeks we want to invite you in and introduce you to the people behind Illamasqua !  We will be sharing the profiles of our team with you to reveal an insight into our thoughts and aspirations...starting with Illamasqua's PR and Press Manager, Rosa Sibaja.

Rosa with Boy George

What does beauty mean to you?

Beauty is a reflection of your inner self. A person who is easy on the eye but of an unpleasant character can start to appear more unattractive and vice versa if a person who is aesthetically challenged is lovely and warm natured they can start to appear to be more attractive.

Why did you want to pursue a career in beauty PR?

I wouldn’t say I pursued a career in beauty as such it kind of found me. I have always been creative for as long as I can remember, going through art school and studying Graphic Design at University. After university I started off doing work experience in PR after my head of department at University mentioned this was something he thought I should pursue, working both in house and agency, doing my own networking until I was finally offered a full time job and have not looked back since!

How did you get your job at Illamasqua?

I was head hunted by Joe Corre our Joint MD who I used to work with at Agent Provocateur

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Surrounding yourself with friends, family and loved ones

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Frida Khalo, a strong inspirational woman

If we were to take you to Starbucks right now what would you order?

Extra hot Grande Skinny Latte just how I like my men!

Which living person do you most admire?

My Mother and Dolly Parton for two very different reasons

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Insincerity

What are your political views?

I am not a political person as such but I do believe in fairness and am angered by the imbalance in the world today. I think that the work Che Guevara did during his lifetime was revolutionary and his impact is still felt today, his memory lives on.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Exotic holidays and my East London flat

Which talent would you most like to have?

Mind reading – it would work wonders in both work and play!

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?

A guardian angel to watch over the family I left behind

What is your most treasured possession?

Memories and photographs

Who are your heroes in real life?

Hero is a strong word and one I feel whose meaning seems to be diluted

What is your motto?

Work hard play hard and never forget who you are