Cologne attended the Erin Fetherston show and went backstage, where she interviewed makeup legend Bobbi Brown; her dispatch, below!

With the Spring 2009 pastel-swirl-marshmallow-poof look surrounding me backstage at Erin Fetherston, I had a chance to chat with some of the beauty specialists that make the magic happen–including Bobbi Brown herself!

In an attempt to embody Fetherston’s collection, while at the same time capturing the trends for the upcoming spring (and they talk about spring as if it were just around the corner…don’t we wish), Bobbi went full-blast on the shimmers and glitters that she has been experimenting with for years. The new trend on the runway is sparkly jewel-toned metallic eyeshadows, which gives a look Bobbi describes as “sophisticated ballerina.”  The key, however is not overdoing the shimmer; Bobbi recommends just a bit on the eyes or high on the cheekbone over blush to look “natural in a beautiful way.”

Cologne’s photo from the 2nd row at the Erin Fetherston show

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Please give a great big Jolie welcome to our brand-new NYC correspondent, Cologne!  A recent Berkeley graduate and Big Apple newbie, she’s bravely navigating the choppy waters of Fashion Week, all so you and I don’t have to.  (’Tis so much comfier lazily watching from our chairs at home, no?)  I’ll let her take it from here!

Being a New Yorker now for a mere seven days, I already find myself backstage in the tents of Bryant Park—the epicenter of New York City’s Fashion Week. Drizzled with paparazzi, celebrities, socialites, and models alike, this really is the glamorous scene for the rich and famous. And, just as the larger-than-life fashion could have made any girl’s heart flutter, so did the beauty. (And by beauty, I mean products.)

First stop, Liz McClean, where the models (minus their scary-skinny frames) looked to die for with smoky eyes, tousled braids, and pale-pink nails.

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