Front row beauty essentials

11 Aug 2008 09:21 AM | Posted by Editor

With the first Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival kicking off this week, everyone is invited. Planning on going along to the Martin Place tents? You’ll want to look the part and who better than the professional beauty buffs to open up their make-up bags to reveal the ultimate must-haves for front-row fashionistas. Strike a pose.


“My front row beauty must-have is facial blotting papers. An oily t-zone will shine in photos, so I like to be camera ready by mattifying any slick areas.”  – Leigh Campbell, Beauty Editor, Cosmopolitan


“No-mirror required lip gloss for instant touch ups. MAC do great versions of this.” – Stephanie Darling, Beauty and Living Director, madison


“Gel pads for my poor, aching feet - there's so much standing around!” – Alex Noonan, Beauty Editor, marie claire


“Fashion festivals can be quite hectic so I’ll be relying on the clever Nutrimetics Line Prime Instant Wrinkle Filler under my eyes to help disguise any late nights. And multi-purpose products are fantastic when time (and bag space) is tight. An oldie but a goodie is BECCA Bird of Paradise Gloss which delivers an instant hit of sheen to cheekbones and lips. Love this one with a bit of smudgy black eyeliner and lots of mascara!” – Alicia, Editor, beautyheaven


“This season it's a tangerine-coloured lipstick for a fashion-forward pout and hair serum to ease any flyaway frizz.” – Emma Ciufo, Beauty Editor, FAMOUS


“YSL Touche Eclat (for a quick beauty fix), Avene Thermal Spring Water (to refresh my face or body) and Maybelline New York Volume XL Seduction Lip Plumper (for the luscious pout).” – Eleanor Pendleton, Beauty Writer/Editorial Co-ordinator, Cosmopolitan Hair and Beauty


“I never leave home without a super nourishing lip gloss. There's nothing less chic than chapped lips!” – Belinda Baruzzi, Beauty Editor, Who magazine


“Blotting papers. Without them my face would reflect those flashbulbs and spotlights straight into the models’ eyes like headlights stuck on high beam. They’d fall off the catwalk. I’d be shunned. It would be a very unfashionable disaster. Best not risk it.” – Tracey Withers, Beauty Editor, Grazia