Our first behind the scenes video of the Lea Michele shoot. Be sure to subscribe to our and stay tuned for more videos!
Photographer: Don Flood. Hair: Mark Townsend. Makeup: Jake Bailey. Manicurist: Ashlie Johnson. Fashion Director: Estee Stanley. Art Director: Frank Rust. Behind the Scenes: Brian Weidling. Music: “Little Bit (CSS Remix)” by Lykke Li
Rachel Weisz: Red Carpet Look #5
Rachel Weisz Lovely Bones Premiere
Rachel Weisz Lovely Bones Premiere
The countdown of my favorite red carpet looks I’ve created continues with the stunning Rachel Weisz. I’ve been working with Rachel since 2005 and I adore her! She is such an inspiration to work with and we share a belief that hair should always be soft and touchable and just a little “un-done.”
For the Los Angeles premiere of her film The Lovely Bones I wanted to keep Rachel’s hair down so I put a volumizing mousse in her hair and gave her a classic round brush blowout. I never like Rachel’s hair to be too perfect so after her hair was dry I warmed a small amount of TIGI Bed Head Stick in my hands and then raked the product through her ends for a little piecey-ness and movement. I think Rachel looks cool and modern this way and I LOVE that wind in her hair on the red carpet!
Lea's up-do
Lea Michele's up-do
I know I’ve said before that I love my job, and I know I’ve said before that I love working with Lea Michele, but I want to be perfectly clear here….
I LOVE MY JOB AND WORKING WITH LEA MICHELE IS AN ABSOLUTE DREAM!
The other night was the Glee Academy event in Los Angeles so I went to The Music Box Theater in Hollywood to see the lovely and talented Lea Michele and get her ready for the event. I was so happy we were getting her ready at the theater because that meant that I could see the rehearsals for the event with the whole cast! You have to understand that I am a HUGE GLEEK, I am absolutely obsessed with this show and I follow religiously on twitter, so it was a dream come true to watch them perform live in such an intimate setting and I get chills every time Lea so much as hums a few notes while I’m doing her hair.
For this event I wanted to put Lea’s hair up to show off that amazing Reem Acra dress so I put some Dove Curl and Sculpt Defining Mousse (I LOVE this stuff!) in Lea’s damp hair and then blow dried with a round brush. Next I took 3 inch sections of hair and wrapped each section around a 1 inch curling iron to create waves all over. Then I started gathering random sections of hair and giving each section a twist and securing with bobby pins in the back of the head letting layers fall out of the twists for softness. It looks like a large, twisted, soft chignon which is exactly what I was going for!
Ashley Olsen 2009 MET Ball
Ashley Olsen 2009 MET Ball
I have had so many great and fun red carpet moments with Ashley Olsen over the years but I think this one is my favorite! Ashley is like my hair muse and she is such an incredible inspiration to be around and work with. Ashley and her sister Mary-Kate are responsible for setting some of the biggest trends in fashion and beauty and I feel like the luckiest guy on Earth every time I work with them.
This event was just after I cut about 6 inches off Ashley’s hair so I wanted her to wear her hair down and it worked perfectly with the backless dress she designed for the MET Ball. I sprayed Biolage Bodifying Spray Gel in Ashley’s damp hair and blow dried with a large round brush to get volume in the hair. Then I took 3 inch sections of hair and sprayed Vavoom Gold Heat Iron-In Control on the hair and then ran a flat iron over the section. This spray protects the hair from the heat of the iron and gives the hair incredible shine!
I think Ashley looks so beautiful, modern, and fresh here, just like her!
Lea Michele shows off her hot pink lip shade!
Lea Michele shows off her hot pink lip shade!
Lea Michele for August MARKTbeauty!
Lea Michele gets a touch up from makeup artist Jake Bailey!
The one and only Ms. Lea Michele will be the August cover girl for MARKTbeauty and here are a few behind the scenes pics from our shoot! We have 3 different covers and beauty stories with Lea for August and they are all HOT HOT HOT! Fashion Director Estee Stanley, photographer Don Flood, and makeup artist Jake Bailey pulled out all the stops for our incredible day with Lea and I can’t wait to show them to everyone!
Lea Michele 2010 Grammy's
Lea Michele 2010 Grammy's
The one. The only. Ms. Lea Michele!
This beauty with the golden voice has a very special place in my heart forever. My DVR is full of Glee episodes I’ve watched countless times but still can’t bring myself to delete and my ipod’s “Top 25 Most Played” includes 12 songs featuring this lady. I fell in love with her the moment I met her and she has cast quite a spell on me! She can light up a room with her infectious spirit and make me cry with her incredible voice.
Getting Lea ready for the 2010 Grammy Awards was one of the most fun days of my career! I could say that about most days working with Lea, I actually get sad when she has to leave to go to these events. For this night, I really wanted to style Lea’s hair straight and she agreed it would look great with this amazing dress (her stylist, Estee Stanley, always puts together the most amazing looks!) So I added a few drops of Dove Frizz Control Taming Cream into her damp hair (Lea actually introduced me to this killer product) and blow dried with a large round brush (Spornette Porcupines are my favorites!). Next I sprayed 3 inch sections of hair and sprayed each section with a heat protective spray and ran a flat iron over the section giving the ends a slight bend. To punch up the look, I attached a clip-in bang piece from garlanddrake.com and gave her a heavier, side-swept fringe. We later cut Lea’s bangs but she was still shooting Glee during this time so we had to fake it, and it proved a great way to try bangs out before making the big commitment. As always, I finish with spraying the hair with a flexible hair spray and then she was out the door!
Cate Blanchett: Red Carpet Look #8
Cate Blanchett Babel Premiere
Cate Blanchett Babel Premiere
The countdown continues with another of my favorite red carpet looks with the stunning Cate Blanchett at the Los Angeles premiere of her film Babel.
I worship this lady and have to pinch myself every day I work with her to make sure I’m not dreaming it. Yes, she is an extraordinary actress and such a beautiful creature and she is also the kindest person with a wicked sense of humor!
Cate has never given me any rules to follow when it comes to styling her hair, most times she shows me the dress and sits in the chair and lets me play and sculpt her hair into a style. For this premiere, I so loved this gold Ralph Lauren gown and felt it had an old Hollywood feel to it but was completely modern so I wanted her hair to feel the same way. I used a 1/2 inch curling iron to wrap 2 inch sections of her hair into barrel curls and set them with clips and let cool while she had her makeup done. It kind of looked like she was sitting and having a perm with all those little barrel curls on her head and we laughed about that!
Next I took all the clips out and gave the hair a gentle brush and then ran a styling cream (I think I remember that I used Bumble and Bumble Styling Cream for this look) and raked the product through her hair with my fingers to break up the curls and give the hair shine and definition. Then I pinned the bottom of the hair under giving the illusion of an asymmetrical bob. For a little drama, I decided to pin the left side of hair back as well and I loved the look!
Diane Kruger: Red Carpet Look #9
I had to include this look on Diane Kruger for the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards!
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