Last night was the 8th Annual Fashion On Fulton event benefiting Brooklyn Community Housing. Each year BCHS provides safe and clean supportive housing for 700 formerly homeless women, children and men. The organization helps them learn how to live productively and independently, with dignity and hope. In 1978, a group of concerned citizens and local clergy founded BCHS to address the growing crisis of homelessness. The agency established one of the country’s first Scatter-Site apartment programs, then developed a range of groundbreaking programs that have since helped thousands of people move from crisis and isolation to independence and community.
The event showcased a host of Brooklyn designers. Organized by India-Jewel Jackson of Chic Creative with Social Media/P.R. coordination by Lianne Farbes of TheMakeupGirl.net, designers included BrooklynJunior.com, Better Than Jam, Trudy Miller Layers, and Still Hip.
Backstage at the event, hair styling was provided by the Vince Smith Hair Experience Salon with makeup by me joined by a team of talented artists, Christopher Milone, Brandalyn Fulton, Rhiannon Babson, and DeShae Mayrand.
Get the look:
COVERGIRL was our official sponsor for the show. The look for the show was dramatic black winged liquid liner, defined brows, neutral contour for a gentle angle on the face, and nude lips.
Eyes:
- CoverGirl Perfect Blend Eyeliner in Black smudged along the top and bottom lashes
- CoverGirl Line Exact Defining Eyeliner in Black precisely applied to the top lid and swept outward
- Cover Girl Exact Eyelights Mascara in Black Pearl applied in multiple coats on top and bottom lashes
Lips:
- CoverGirl Continuous Color Lipstick in Sugar Almond
- CoverGirl Wetslicks Lipgloss in Honey Talks
For more pictures from the event, click the image below to see the album!
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Victoria Stiles is a make-up artist from Washington, DC working in New York and worldwide for commercial print, editorial fashion, red carpet events and weddings. Victoria’s client roster includes celebrities Roberta Flack, Jordin Sparks, Real Housewives of New York’s Jill Zarin, and publications Glamour, O Magazine, Vogue, Surface, Virginia Living, and Washingtonian. Stiles’ expertise in make-up is frequently called upon by local and National publications. Recent articles in Washingtonian, Real Simple, Women’s Health, American Baby, and Northern Virginia Magazine showcases and quotes her knowledge in make-up and labels her as an industry leader.
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