Elettra Wiedemann's Model Behavior

Lancôme is very lucky to have amazing spokesmodels. Kate Winslet just launched her own charity to help those with autism. Arlenis Sosa started a charity in her native Domincan Republic to help those with diabetes and breast cancer. Julia Roberts was honored last night by Glamour Magazine for her work on behalf of children and the environment.



And then there's Elettra Wiedemann, who you've seen in all the ads for our new fragrance, Trésor in Love. Elettra's been quite busy the past several months with her charity, One Frickin Day. (The idea being that anyone can make a difference, not just the Bill Gates of the world. You can donate one day's salary, or one day's worth of time, hence One Frickin Day.)



Currently, OFD is collaborating with Partners In Health (PIH) and Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) to buy solar panels for clinics in Haiti and Rwanda that have extremely limited or zero access to electricity or electric grids. Imagine getting emergency surgery or giving birth at a hospital with no electricity? Sadly, it's a reality for many people around the globe.



How can you help? Elettra, OFD co-founder James Marshall (her charming fiancé) and their friend, stylist Nick Steele, have organized an amazing fundraiser called Model Behavior. They enlisted all their fashionable friends to donate dresses, fashion show tickets and more. You can win a poem handwritten by Bono; dresses worn on various red carpets by Elettra, Christy Turlington, Shalom Harlow, Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Karlie Kloss and Chanel Iman (see a few of the dresses above); tickets to Prabal Gurung's next fashion show, and a shopping party at Cynthia Rowley's store.



Our favorite? A makeover at the Lancôme boutique on New York's Upper West Side, with makeup by our fave mua Andrew Sotomayor and supervised by Elettra!



The auction is open now through Dec. 7th at charitybuzz.com. If the prices are too steep for your budget, you can make a donation on the OFD website for as much or as little as you can afford. Check out the auction regardless. Daydreaming is always free!

NYFW Fall RTW 2010: Tomato Red Lips Rule the Runway

Receiving lots of attention, oooh's and ahhhh's at NYFW is the makeup look created for Costello Tagliapietra Fall RTW 2010. Easy to see why!



Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra gave the backstage beauty department a clear vision of what they wanted to bring out their collection: Coutney Love with a 70's vibe and a tad bit of Japanese influence (inspired by a trip to Japan the designers took recently).

Makeup artist Lisa Butler for MAC contrasted the beige and plum colors of the designers' clothing collection with a strong tomatoe-y red lip. Butler created a unique shade by blending MAC Russian Red lipstick with MAC Luna Cream Colour Base. Skin was left pale, fresh and clean, to give focus to the lips. Brows were left au naturel and were combed upward for an animalistic feel.

The asian influence was apparent in the hair. Stylist Nelson Vercher created an airy updo with lots of wispy volume, finished with a high knot. "It was all about a girl traveling from Russia to Asia but with some form of togetherness-she went on that journey but still came out looking lovely," explained Vercher. "There's a Geisha influence but it's not too literal-it's modern and young, but still elegant."




(L-R) Vena Cava, Richard Chai Love, L.A.M.B., Prabal Gurung

Other collections rocking a fab carrot, tomato red included Vena Cava, Richard Chai Love, L.A.M.B., Prabal Gurung and sure there will be more. Contrastly, many designers showed collections with makeup-less beauty looks. Another color showing all over faces of the runway? Shades or purple - no surprise there, right ladies.

source and images: getty, imaxtree, nymag, stylist, elle