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Posted: 4:00 PM - Dec 09, 2009
JenRox
Scott Barnes talks to Beyond Beautiful!
------------------------------------------------------------ Scott Barnes is a busy man! With the upcoming release of his first book, About Face, the re-launch of celebrity favorite Body Bling, and the upcoming re-design of his Scott Barnes makeup line, it's no wonder he was out of breath from running through the streets of New York when Beyond-Beautiful.org talked to him last week. As we chatted, we found out that the Black Eyed Peas and Christmas songs currently occupy his iPod playlist and that he loves old Hollywood glamour. He draws inspiration from muses like Elizabeth Taylor, Sofia Loren, and unquestionably Jennifer Lopez.
"You guys know I love Jennifer! From the first time I met her," he says. "We've known each other for 10 years… We are like brother and sister. We [understand] each other." So, it's no surprise that Lopez would appear as the cover model for About Face. Even though other celebrity clients were interested, Barnes' first choice was Lopez, and he was delighted when she agreed. All About Face - Or is it? Despite facing initial resistance by photographers on the photo choice for the cover, Barnes ultimately got the look he wanted. "I wanted others to see her how I see her," he says. "How beautiful and symmetrical her face is; clean, true, Latina beauty. Jennifer as 'Jennifer', [instead of the J.Lo persona]."


In true Jennifer Lopez fashion; she multi-tasks by serving as cover model and the foreword's author. Barnes teases that in this section, Jennifer addresses the "time we weren't working together", which they jokingly refer to as the "Dark Times". In addition, she discusses the first time they met. Barnes shares that About Face is divided into three parts. For the first part, he instructed 16 women to visit him looking their best. Then, he deconstructs each woman's look and explains, step-by-step, how to achieve an amazing look. Even though he had always wanted to write a book, translating his talent and technique wasn't as easy. "It was like pulling teeth," he explained. He said because it's his profession, it was hard for him to describe it all in laymen's terms to editors. They had trouble following along, which surprised him. "[I was like,] what do you mean? You just do it! You can hand someone [a product] and say put it on, and then they ask you 'but how?', and you're like, you just do it!" So, along with the descriptions, each step is photographed, so that other women can recreate the looks best suited to them. About Face isn't just about makeup. It's a guide meant to inspire and instruct the reader with ways to achieve a more beautiful self, both inside and out. Barnes believes there are many components that make a person beautiful, like self esteem and confidence. He hopes that if women are educated on ways to correctly apply makeup, for example, they can feel more powerful and be more successful. "So many women come from humble beginnings. I mean, look at Jennifer! All women should have [that] ability and opportunity." Ultimately, "if you educate people, then they know what to do. And once people know what to do then they look better and they feel better," he says. "I want to make people feel better at the end of the day. I want you to get up in the morning and feel beautiful. That makes me happy." Another important topic addressed in About Face is the importance of taking care of your skin and staying out of the sun. Unfortunately, this topic hits very close to home for Barnes: "I don't know if you know this, but my brother died of melanoma (skin cancer) two years ago." So, he says he makes it a point to reiterate to readers how harmful and aging sun exposure can be and how there are excellent products out there that will give you just as great results; like his fabulous body bronzer Body Bling, but more on this later. Finally, the last part focuses on celebrities he has worked with. Those featured include Hilary Duff, Kim Kardashian, Judith Light and Lucy Liu. The book is currently available for preorder through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and ScottBarnes.com. Starting today, if you order through ScottBarnes.com, Barnes will personalize the book before it is sent! You never know- as Barnes joked, "it might be worth something [in 10 years]." Bring back the Bling! - Body Bling, that is! Barnes' breakthrough body bronzer was first developed years ago and makes getting the Jennifer Lopez "glow" possible. Just as Lopez, Kim Kardashian and other celebrities- as well as makeup artists- are loyal fans. Although Body Bling was first introduced in 2004, Barnes pulled it off the shelves to redesign and repackage it into a more convenient and portable product. Because, as Barnes says, "who wants to carry a super heavy beauty product in their bag while jetting on vacation?" He also says he's not a fan of packaging that makes it nearly impossible to get every last bit of the product you paid for. "I know you girls! If you want, you can cut the top half off and get every last bit out!"



The new version of Body Bling also comes in two editions: Original, for a darker bronzed look -ideal for medium and darker skin tones- and Platinum, for lighter tones or for gorgeous sparkle and shine. Body Bling is readily available through ScottBarnes.com After the success of Body Bling, Barnes expanded his reach into the beauty product market with his own line of makeup. He is currently working on the re-launch of this line and reveals that it could be available as soon as Summer 2010. Until then, Barnes can be found sharing his magic on YouTube through his ScottBarnesTV channel. These must-watch tutorials let viewers in on all the tips and tricks Barnes uses on his celebrity clients - most of which he has perfected on Lopez. When we asked him to share his favorite Jennifer Lopez creation, he says: "I don't know if you guys remember this image, [at the] Dolce & Gabbana fashion show [Jennifer] did a few years back? She's on the runway, and her hair is kind of wavy…I lightened up her eyebrows; put some lashes on…she looks insane! That's one of my favorite looks ever! It looked like her but just 'different'" Reliving the moment further, he described how "the whole Dolce & Gabbana auditorium, everybody stood up on their feet and they were clapping; photographers going crazy…" and he remembers yelling out, "You go, diva girl!"
Another moment he really loves is the "I'm Real Remix" video featuring Ja Rule; which he dubs as the birth of "the glow." "The day after [the video] aired, my phone blew up! I was getting calls from Janet Jackson! Everybody was like 'Wow!'" "I made her look really Boricua; she's in the neighborhood …she looks simple and at night she looks really sexy; just a Puerto Rican girl I know!"

As we know, Jennifer Lopez is one of the rare celebrities who are fearless about experimenting with fashion; the infamous Versace dress and red fox fur eyelashes at the Oscars! Barnes says, "That's what's cool about her…No other client I have would ever let me put fox eyelashes on them for the Oscars, nobody! They would say to me, 'are you high? Get away from me!'" Besides all these projects, Barnes is also currently working to get Lopez up to speed with Twitter. If you're interested in the latest on Barnes follow him on here: http://www.twitter.com/scottbarnes68 and make sure you tune into his live Ustream feed the next time he's on. Also, do not miss an opportunity to win free Body Bling! You can find all the details here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osmoMA5KsKk

Posted: 4:04 PM - Dec 09, 2009
masc86
cool!

Posted: 4:15 PM - Dec 09, 2009
SC88
Awesome! I like how it's written as a story!

Posted: 4:24 PM - Dec 09, 2009
nmou81
very professional ! good job.

Posted: 4:33 PM - Dec 09, 2009
CosTaSsSs
Great Thanks a lot!!

Posted: 4:47 PM - Dec 09, 2009
nixy1991
Wow. This is amazing!

Posted: 5:03 PM - Dec 09, 2009
aka
Woot Woot amazing cool, well done

Posted: 5:10 PM - Dec 09, 2009
jake
cool beautiful beautiful

Posted: 5:28 PM - Dec 09, 2009
timmyd2121
Nice job guys!
In true Jennifer Lopez fashion; she multi-tasks by serving as cover model and the foreword's author. Barnes teases that in this section, Jennifer addresses the "time we weren't working together", which they jokingly refer to as the "Dark Times".
Very interesting...can't wait to read that. lol

Posted: 5:31 PM - Dec 09, 2009
tigereyes
wow thank you!really interesting

Posted: 5:46 PM - Dec 09, 2009
ArtistFormerlyKnownasJlo
Sweet! Thanks

Posted: 6:31 PM - Dec 09, 2009
Manou247
Good job! It was fun reading it =)

Posted: 8:44 PM - Dec 09, 2009
JenRox
timmyd2121 wrote:Nice job guys!
In true Jennifer Lopez fashion; she multi-tasks by serving as cover model and the foreword's author. Barnes teases that in this section, Jennifer addresses the "time we weren't working together", which they jokingly refer to as the "Dark Times".
Very interesting...can't wait to read that. lol
hahaha, yes.

Glad you guys liked it! I really liked how he explained the cover image, too. I can totally see where he's coming from.

Posted: 9:16 PM - Dec 09, 2009
FlyBoy87
This was very insightful. I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you so very much.

Posted: 9:24 PM - Dec 09, 2009
elmo19
great interview! thanks so much!

im really interested with the dark times. LOL.

To be honest, im really bored with ken paves. i love scott and oribe more. i hope the old glam squal will be back. scott, oribe, and andrea lieberman

Posted: 9:29 PM - Dec 09, 2009
sweetface86
nice! THANKS that was fun

Posted: 10:44 PM - Dec 09, 2009
gLaMouR bOi
lol @ "dark times" - they really were hideous make up times. god bless scott!

Posted: 12:13 AM - Dec 10, 2009
timmyd2121
^LMAO, I don't think that's what they meant.

Posted: 12:26 AM - Dec 10, 2009
Yuya
wow awesome !!
thanx

Posted: 1:19 AM - Dec 10, 2009
JLOz1FaNaTiC
JenRox wrote: Another moment he really loves is the "I'm Real Remix" video featuring Ja Rule; which he dubs as the birth of "the glow." "The day after [the video] aired, my phone blew up! I was getting calls from Janet Jackson! Everybody was like 'Wow!'" "I made her look really Boricua; she's in the neighborhood …she looks simple and at night she looks really sexy; just a Puerto Rican girl I know!"
Thanks for the interview!

OMG about the "I'm Real" (Remix) I always thought about that too haha that's so funny and weird! We think alike scott though you actually created the look lol

I always thought she looked really good in this video her skin was flawless especially the scenes of the first and last picture!

Posted: 2:20 AM - Dec 10, 2009
buffster2002
"Dark Times"....can't wait to read about that. I wonder if she says WHY they didn't work together? (I know we 'know', but i can't actually remember after all these years).

Ps - I didn't mind those "Dark Times". Yes, there were some BAD makeup moments, but also some HOT ones. But yes, Scott and Jen should just always work together.

Ken, for me, is her best hair collaborator. I love Oribe too, but Ken and Jen are really sweet together, and I like the way he does extensions on her.

Posted: 7:56 AM - Dec 10, 2009
Liza
Great job!
Thanks!!!

Posted: 9:03 AM - Dec 10, 2009
JenRox
gLaMouR bOi wrote:lol @ "dark times" - they really were hideous make up times. god bless scott!
We talked about this. We were like, people can always tell when you don't do her makeup and he started talking about that. I remember some of those looks were

Posted: 9:11 AM - Dec 10, 2009
SC88
I liked some (definitely not all) of the looks from that era and the guy that did some of the looks in Japan recently did a great job too!

BTW my favorite look was the look in the AIF(Remix) video, that was also her sexiest video imo.

Posted: 9:49 AM - Dec 10, 2009
nmou81
they didn't work together in 2004 right ? i loved most of her looks during that time except a couple.
and the guy that did some of the looks in Japan recently did a great job too
yeah he's great.