Stila pro artist Sarah Lucero for Beauty.com created a beach-inspired (surprise!) look with lots of subtle color for the Lela Rose Spring 2010 runway show. For the eyes, she added Stila Convertible Color in Camellia above the brow bone and under the lower lashes. Lime shadow (Fandago Eye Shadow Duo) was added to the lower lid up to the crease and Cobalt Smudge Pot was concentrated on the inner third of the eye. Eyes were finished with lots of black mascara and nude lips completed the look.

Celebrity makeup artist Ted Gibson created gorgeous messy ponytail for Lela Rose. Inspired by the beach, Ted explained that this girl has been at the beach all day with no time to wash her hair. To create lots of texture, Ted first sprayed hair with Ted Gibson Build It Spray and back-combed at the crown for added volume before pulling hair back into a messy ponytail. The side part and position of the ponytail (exactly at the middle of the back of the head) added detail that made this appear more “pulled together.”

Overall it was a sleek look but certainly not polished.

Celebrity hairstylist Ted Gibson has been a busy little bee styling Anne Hathaway, Debra Messing, Zoe Saldana and more. Watch the video to see what he’s been up to.

Also, he has a blog called In His Beauty Universe–check it!

With the designer’s inspiration of the rainforest, Ted Gibson for Beauty.com imagined his favorite insect—the beetle—and created the foundation of the hair at Lela Rose in the shape of what he imagined a beetle might look like. Ted created really beautiful texture with Build It Spray, parted the hair in the center with added volume at the crown, and pull hair into a youthful pony with a twist.

Makeup artist Tina Turnbow for Beauty.com used wet and dewy leaves as her inspiration as she created a look that focused on the eyes backstage at Lela Rose. She created the look with Stila Precious Pearl Palette, Jade Smudge Pot (shimmering green) and Kajal Eye Liners in Emerald and Pearl. “This deep green eye is so rich it works for everyone,” says Tina. To finish off the look, she added Stila Lip Glaze in Praline.

You might have noticed that Makeup Bag has some new advertisers serviced through the Total Beauty advertising network. This is very exciting for me because 1) NEW ads! and 2) Ted Gibson!

The celebrity hairstylist was gracious enough to host a small group of Total Beauty ad network bloggers in his salon. Over flutes of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries, we had an intimate discussion about his background (which included high-school football!) and how he made his start at Aveda and ended up in New York with a successful self-named beauty brand, doing covers for Marie Claire, In Style, Cosmo and Vanity Fair (among others).

Opened in 2003, the Ted Gibson Salon on Fifth Avenue in New York began with a staff of 6 and has grown to over 40 today. With clients like Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway and Kerry Washington, the stylemaker stays down-to-earth by treating all his subjects equally. “I believe I was put on this earth to make women feel really beautiful,” he told us. “Whether it’s Angelina or someone else in my chair, they get the same treatment from me.”

Ted Gibson Beauty has some amazing products in the works, including a top-secret dry shampoo that we’ll see in 2009 and some color treatment products launching next month.