The most important thing is to wear a shade of blush that looks pretty on you -- not necessarily the one that came down the catwalk. We love that this woman chose a rust tone to complement her hair color -- and while she used a lot, it's perfectly blended.
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The Look: Red Lip and Pulled-Back Hair
While both the hair and makeup at Marc by Marc Jacobs were simple and easy to wear, the combination of a deep side part and rich red lipstick might be too dramatic for some women.
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The Real Way
A sleek ponytail, perfectly groomed arches, and a muted red lip are subtle enough for daytime but definitely glamorous. It's a look that comes together in about a minute, but seems much more thought out.
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The Look: Voluminous Curls
We saw every hair texture at Fashion Week -- from wet and scraggly to intentionally frizzy. And the curls at Badgley Mischka were one of our favorites -- as well as some of the biggest. Hairstylist Peter Gray used Moroccanoil products to get the look, first setting the curls and then brushing them out. He finished the look off by "sculpting" a smooth wavy section around the face.
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The Real Way
Badgley Mischka-caliber curls are tricky for everyday life. (You can forget about going to the movies -- they'll drive the person behind you crazy.) This Lincoln Center visitor showed off a more subdued, polished version that still gets the point across. Remember, a little frizz serum goes a long way.
Even though Fashion Week showcases a season that's more than six months away (everything we saw this month is for fall 2012), it's seriously tempting to try the hairstyles and makeup looks now. And so many of the women we spotted on the street -- whether they were going to the shows or not -- were doing just that. From bold lip colors to big hairstyles, they were test-driving the trends mere minutes after they appeared on the catwalk.
It made us think way back to Alexander Wang's spring 2010 collection -- aka the most blatant example of a runway beauty look immediately making a cameo in real life. The models paraded down the catwalk wearing long, rope-like side braids, and the very next day half the women at Fashion Week were wearing their hair the same way.
While most of what we saw this season wasn't quite so obvious, we appreciate the way these women interpreted the hair and makeup even more. Instead of copying everything exactly -- and risk being mistaken for models who got lost looking for the backstage entrance -- they gave it their own unique spins. So even though the street beauty looks aren't exact replicas of the runway, we think they're even more inspiring -- and a whole lot easier to wear.
