A 60s themed updo was the style of choice for the Carmen Marc Valvo Spring 2011 show. Ted Gibson was the key hairstylist and Devin Toth gave us the rundown of the look:

The inspiration was a “60s girl just sitting in her house and has 5 minutes to get ready and wants to be pretty but still young and modern. It's done but not too done. It still has a purpose.” To execute the look, the team did a “high chignon that has a lot of texture. And it was so loose that we actually left the tail right out of it.”

Check out the step-by-step instructions below:

• Prep dry hair with Build It to give hair a beachy/wavy texture.
• Gather hair into a high ponytail.
• Roll the hair into a loose chignon.
• Push the chignon over the ponytail and secure it to conceal the ponytail.
• Finally, massage the scalp with hairspray resulting in contrasting texture on the scalp.

Products used:

Ted Gibson Build It Blow Drying Agent

Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hairspray

Style IT's Spring 2011 New York Fashion Week coverage is proudly sponsored by Torrid:

For the eyes key makeup artist, Romero Jennings created intense color and drama without a ton of shimmer. The color used wasn't pulled directly from the collection but instead was a color that the designer wanted to use. He pulled the metallic eyeshadow on to the side of the nose. This was meant to be reflected and seen by the viewers of the show. Romero then used the teal color on the outer top and bottom of the eyes to extend the shape of the eyes. He used a pencil brush to dot the teal color into the lashline and then used a  #217 brush to blend it out. The cheeks were then sculpted with a taupe powder. A little pearl cream color base on the high planes of the cheeks to added a highlight.

The nail color was a custom blended pink-toned nude with light shimmer. A flat clean look creates a sexy reflective shimmer.

Skin:
Face+Body foundation
Mineralized skinfinish natural
Cheeks:
Bone Beige scupting powder
Pearl cream colour base              
Eyes:
Dalliance Mega metal shadow (to be released in spring)
new teal eyeshadow, not yet named/released  
Lite Brite cream shadow (new product?)
Haute & Naughty mascara
Studio finish concealer (to lighten brows)
Lips:
Super kissable lipcolor

Style IT's Spring 2011 New York Fashion Week coverage is proudly sponsored by Torrid: