In Dolce & Gabbana’s ad campaign for their new Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation and Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipstick – both hit stores this month – Scarlett Johansson’s striking beauty is amplified by makeup artist Pat McGrath.  Here, Scarlett talks about her retro-inspired images.

What did you most enjoy about this latest D&G shoot? How was it different from past shoots for the brand’s beauty collection?

It was like making a little mini movie. Stefano and Domenico had this whole unbelievable story behind the shoot – she lives in Sicily and her husband’s left her and she’s now waiting for her lover. It was all so unbelievably glamorous and Fellini-esque, like they’re making a Bertolucci movie or something.  To me that’s fun because it’s a part of playing dress-up.

Did you pick up any application tips or tricks from Pat on set?

Pat does a lot of old school tricks like using the concealer brush around the lips to really highlight the shape of the lip and stuff like that. And she’ll completely finish one eye and then do the other side which, to me, is really interesting because it’s almost like she knows exactly how she wants it to look so she’s able to complete the look on the other side. I don’t know what her theory is on that but it’s brilliant. And I find it does help, when you’re doing eyeliner to totally complete one eye, like, the finishing touch, and then do the other one because then you have a reference, almost.

Do you prefer to play up your eyes, lips or cheekbones? What are you most comfortable applying/doing yourself?

I think it depends on the occasion, but I do think it’s nice to have a pale lip and a smoky eye or perhaps a little flick of eyeliner and a red lip. I like to mix it up depending on what I’m wearing and also what my hair color is!

See more Scarlett in our October issue, on stands now!

source: Nylon Magazine

‘The Beauty Book’ is a hard cover coffee table book with images of your favorite celebrities, musicians and top models. All the monies raised, will go directly to Brain Cancer via two charities called Snog & Headrush. These charitable organizations are non- profit and both rely on donations for research.

Its photographer and exec. producer is Darren Tieste, and you can order your copy here. The book will be delivered in November. Click on the cover photo to see it bigger.

The relationship between the two has something very special, Scarl’s grandmother, Dorothy Sloan, worked for the candidate many years ago, and Scarlett’s brother, Hunter, who also attended the event, is working with Scott in his campaign. You can view some pics in our gallery.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events 2011 > Fundraiser supporting candidate mayoral candidate Scott Stringer

This week, Oxfam Ambassador Actress Scarlett Johansson visited Kenya to see the devastating impact of the drought in East Africa. More than 13 million people are at risk because of a severe drought that has hit parts of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. In Somalia, the crisis has escalated to a famine.

She visited the Dadaab refugee camp, where tens of thousands of Somali refugees have arrived:

“The scale of poverty in Dadaab is overwhelming,” said Johansson. “I met countless women like Hawa, a local community leader, who lamented the seemingly endless struggle of the Somali people, as refugees of war and starvation and now left to suffer everyday life with the very barest of essentials.

She also visited the Turkana region of northern Kenya, where communities suffer from chronic droughts that have destroyed their lives and livelihoods.

“This is a longterm and escalating crisis exacerbated by political conflict, famine and drought that can no longer be ignored. Over half the Somalis that have died are children; an entire generation lost. This is no longer an issue that can only garner some attention, some of the time. Extreme action must be taken by the global community now.”

An Oxfam Ambassador since 2004, Scarlett visited the region to see Oxfam’s life-saving work. Oxfam aims to reach 3.5 million people with emergency relief, as well as helping with long-standing threats to livelihoods and building the resilience of the communities where it works.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Charity Projects: Oxfam > Trip to Kenya – September 2011

GALLERY LINKS:
- Modeling: Dolce & Gabbana Make-Up > Spring/Summer 2011 Campaign
- Movies: We Bought a Zoo > Stills
- Movies: We Bought a Zoo > On the set – Unknown dates
- Movies: The Avengers >Posters and Covers

GALLERY LINKS:
- Other Projects: Modeling: Mango > 2011 Summer Campaign

I also added a new still from Dolce & Gabbana’s Make Up Summer Campaign. It also looks that The One perfume campaign will get an ‘update’ with a new photoshoot and (maybe) some new tv ads!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Other Projects: Modeling: Dolce & Gabbana > Spring/Summer 2011 Campaign
- Public Events 2011 >Emir of Qatar hosted dinner in LA

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events 2011 >Evening of Cocktails and Shopping hosted by Coach

Today Planned Parenthood posted a video to YouTube that you can see here

GALLERY LINKS:
- Other Projects: Modeling: Mango > 2011 Spring Campaign