Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Yummy411: Fashion Week for a Newbie, Part 1

Here's the skinny on my weekend via pics (Saturday)!


Megabus got us there.. and yes I paid more than $1 to ride!





The bus let us off right at Madison Square Gardens.. my first time there!



Say hi Slvrlips!


Here's the most awesomestestest host ever! Thanks Heidi for everything!


After touchdown and revving our engines back up, we took to the grimy subway system (on our own!) to get to the tents!... yes, in the midst of Tropical Storm Hanna. Rain never stopped the NY fabulosity!


A view inside of the main tent. Vendors all around for those lounging and mingling (i.e. people watching, snagging freebies, and celeb sight-seeing) before going to view a show.


It's Mercedes Benz's Fashion Week!


The MAC stage. Get face charts and makeup info used for shows daily. Check in with them to go behind stage for their shows.


The hot spot of the night. Get your free personalized Havaiana flip flops... I would have gotten MBFW '08. I sipped on some free drinks instead of challenging that line. I got my Havaiana flip flops while in Brazil ;) I could have also gotten them on US shelves, but it was part of the experience. Copoeira pants anyone?


Lastly, my FOTD of the night from the Shadowy Lady quad! A smokey blue eye. I thought of my girl Yannize* when I broke out the Deep Truth.

FACE: Almay liquid shimmer, CG Queen Collection mineralize pressed foundation (sheer layer), CG Queen Collection mineral bronzer.
CHEEKS: Bare (bronzer)
EYES: Deep Truth wet on lid, Shadow Lady in crease and outer v, Auto de blue technakhol liner on my water line, Magic Dust on tear ducts, Maybelline XXL primer and Colossal mascaras. Cork e/s and Girl Boy brow set in brows, concealer to sculpt and shape
LIPS: (was) Cushy lip liner, Propogate and VG5 l/g


Check back for more Fashion Week from a newbie when I got backstage!
*Meet Yannize in an upcoming post!

18 comments:

Connie De Alwis said...

Looks like so much fun!! Wish I was there :( *sobs* And your makeup is so pretty. Not the usual colorful look but totally works!

Nikkia Chanel said...

Kia, The pictures came out great!!
My feet are trying to recovering from all the walking. lol

Unknown said...

Oh man, that looks like a lot of fun! You look so cute in the picture, Kia.

Amina said...

it looks like so much fun! i can't wait for part 2

Shawnta said...

Awww looks like you had a good time!!!

Brown Girl Gumbo said...

Great pics!! Glad you had a great time in NYC. Pretty eyeshadow as usual!! :-)

Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...

God! How awesome!

Product Junkie Diva said...

You look AMAZING Yummy!!! Really pretty pics.
PJD

B said...

I'm soooo glad you got that cam because those pictures are beautiful!! Good times!! Now go ahead and load up Part 2-7. LOL!!

Bombchell said...

your makeup is gorgoues

Unknown said...

The locks are coming along beautifully...

I thought about you the other day when I was on I-85 between Spartanburg SC and Greenville SC and saw brand new Washington Area Transit buses like 6 HUGE buses going up the interstate, I guess toward DC...I thought, oh, kia and em' are new buses...:) lolol!

J

Erin said...

Aw man! I am from NY and I didn't even know of this event. I gotta get up on my game.

Anyways, I like the look from the Shadowy Lady quad. And guess what......I ended up getting the quad during my lunch break, LOL. I think I have a sickness.....

SuzieC said...

NY my home...it looked like so much fun! Love the blues, that was the one quad I skipped now you're making me second guess myself.

MakeupByRenRen said...

fabulosity! and u looked hot doing it...i love that blue eye on you...i need to start applying my eyeshadows wet!

MUA_Farrah said...

Really niiiice FOTD.

Leeann @ Join the Gossip said...

Awesome. Looking good at fashion week!

Jessica Dee said...

Youre make up looks AWESOMEEEEE

yummy411 said...

@ connie: thanks! wish you were here too. it would have been fab to see you at NYFW!

@ slvrlips: i know! my baby toes were crying of exhaustion!

@ dao: thanks!!

@ amina: thanks!

@ shawnta: i certainly did!

@ BGG: thanks!! i wish i would have thought to meet up with you!!

@ mrs. lynne: it was, thanks!

@ pjd: thank you soo much!

@ b: lol! i'm so glad about my cam too! last installment on it's way!

@ bombchell: thank you!!

@ jamie: LOL! yep they're rolling them all up and down the east coast!

@ erin: whaa?? you didn't know about the annual fashion week? LOL can't wait to see your fotd's with the shadowy lady quad!

@ suziec: get it, get it, get it.. sike nah.. it's aight and i'm really torn over smudged violet..pretty but.. can't put my finger on it

@ makeupbyrenren: thanks love!

@ chaz, lianne and jess dee: thanks you lots!!