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"The Marchesa show is always one of my favorite backstage beauty stops to hit up during fashion week and their presentation last week definitely didn&amp;#x27;t disappoint. I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t stop ooohing and aahhhing at the pure gorgeousness that I saw there. And once I was able to pick my jaw up off of the floor, I actually learned some amazing makeup tricks. Here&amp;#x27;s the lowdown: First things first: the makeup. Beauty pro Talia Shobrook--who is working for Le Metier de Beaute this year--pulled another unexpected beauty accessory out of her bag of tricks (remember last season&amp;amp;#8217;s feather eyelashes???). This time she used dime store rhinestones (She made it clear they were plastic, not crystal!), applying two to the inner corners of the models&amp;amp;#8217; eyes using eyelash glue. She then lined top and bottom lashes in a big &amp;quot;V&amp;quot; starting from the inner eye out to about pupil length using Le Metier De Beaute&amp;amp;#8217;s Blue Steal True Color Shadow. It looks like liquid liner, right? Well, that&amp;#x27;s because of Talia&amp;#x27;s trick #2: This one is literally called MAGIC, a Le Metier de Beaute product that turns any powder (blush, foundation, shadow )into a creamy sheen product. You mix it in with the powder and then apply with a brush. Amazing! Finally, Talia&amp;#x27;s third trick was to apply a pretty pink blush UNDER the foundation so it looked like a natural rosy glow. Now, onto the hairstyle I was freaking out about: The &amp;#x27;do for the show was created by Frederick Fekkai hair genius Renato Campora. (FYI: He&amp;amp;#8217;s also a celeb hair pro and so I wouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t be surprised to see this unbelievably beautiful hairstyle on one of his famous clients at the Oscars!) Inspired by the Marchesa designers&amp;amp;#8217; French circus, Courtesan-esque theme for Fall 2010, Campora used Fekkai Coiff Extra Control Styling Gel on wet hair; blowdried hair, then added plenty of Fekkai Au Naturel Powder Clean Dry Shampoo to &amp;quot;matte out&amp;quot; the texture and add tons of volume. He then teased the hair and curled it around rolled up pieces of tinfoil. He wrapped hair around to set it, kind of like an old-fashion rag set you&amp;#x27;ll see in retro movies from time to time. He then brushed hair out for dramatic texture and pulled the hair into a low ponytail-like twist that he secured at the nape of the neck with hair pins. The final touch? A grosgrain ribbon at the base and lots of Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray. Isn&amp;#x27;t it gorgeous? Are you as in love with this hair and makeup as I am? Would you glue rhinestones into your eyemakeup? Interesting tidbit&amp;amp;#8212;Talia told me that in the 18th century, women used them to brighten their eyes instead of makeup! And one more small tidbit to report: I spotted another one of those side braids backstage at Marchesa, this one on Talia herself! More fashion week looks to ogle: *Lace Nails! *&amp;quot;Moonlit&amp;quot; Smoky Eyes! *The 7$ &amp;quot;wow&amp;quot; Mascara *Chic Faux-hawks! Photo: WWD "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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