Fall Forward

SEASONS CHANGE

HEMLINES CHANGE

HAIR COLOR CHANGES

THE NEW "blank" CHANGES

Our world is in perpetual movement.

Change.

Evolution.

Here at InHouse Productions, We are not only getting ready for a change of seasons, but we are embracing this change. We soon will be right in the middle of Fall. We are gearing up for yet another Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011.

This promises to be an exciting season, especially as the key shows will happen at Lincoln Center this year for the first time.

Even fashion show locations change.

Amy and Meagan will be busy catching as many collections as time and energy will allow. While Andrea and I, will be backstage, creating and assisting on what will be some of next years most anticipated hair and makeup looks and trends.

Fall is also a time of harvest. A time to reap the benefit of hard work and labour. InHouse productions has several BIG stories hitting the new stands in late September, for both domestic and international publications.

We are also busy planning several shoots that are not only fashion forward, but socially and politically relevant. More to come later.......

tips from my kit :

BEAUTY PURGE.

I have often heard Amy and other stylist suggest to rid your closets and spaces of clutter. The common thought is, " If you haven't worn it in the past 12 months, get rid of it, donate it, regift it, repurpose it.

You get the picture.

The same holds true of your cosmetic/skin care collections. I an urging you to go thru all of your makeup, and skin care. If you haven't used a product in the past 12 months, toss it. Especially creams. Creams, generally speaking, have a 24 month shelf life. Anything past 24 months the product becomes less effective. Anything without moisture (powders, eyeshadows) can be kept much longer.

Without emotion, without sentiment, go thru it all. If you are holding onto an old discontinued light blue shadow... RELEASE IT. Frosted lipsticks..... RELEASE THEM. Hint. Cosmetic companies discontinue products for a reason.

Once you have a stack of products to be set free, give them to a community theater, or your neighborhood school's drama club. Some charities like the Red Cross will accept sample and travel sizes of products to help with areas hit by natural disasters. I gave a shopping bag of samples to the Haitian relief efforts.

Releasing unwanted product will not only make you feel wonderful, but will create space for new and exciting products for our ever evolving lives and needs.

Look forward to our Fashion Week Review and more tips!!!!!!

Xgregg