“There are models. There are supermodels. And then there are Victoria’s Secret models. These gorgeous ladies are the pinnacles of perfection, and they serve as beauty and body inspiration for us mere mortals. For this year’s show, it is all about showing off all their enviable natural beauty as we got a closer look backstage at hair, makeup, and incredible bodies.” Read more at Vanity Fair.
Read More“From the mouths of makeup artists to your ears, the No. 1 MVP product for this season's runway shows is M.A.C’s upcoming range of tinted strobing cream. This highlighter fluid has been consistently used in looks for fashion month from New York to Paris. Right now, the cult makeup favorite (there are 444 reviews on MakeupAlley) comes in a sheer colorless formula, but come winter 2016, it will be available in red, silver, peach, and gold.” Read more at NYMag.com.
Read More“Jeremy Scott’s front row was once almost exclusively composed of ‘downtown’ cool kids and indie magazine editors. Unsurprisingly, the crowd has diversified since the Karl Lagerfeld protégé was named creative director of Moschino in October 2013. But the Estée Lauder-owned beauty brand MAC warmed to Scott long before he made his mark at the Italian fashion house. “He has always been such an irreverent figure in fashion and pop culture,” notes MAC senior vice president and group creative director James Gager, whose team has been collaborating with Scott on his runway shows since 2010.” Read more at Business of Fashion.
Read More“Gucci Westman has become known for creating memorable (and trendsetting) beauty looks during Fashion Week at shows like Rag & Bone, Marchesa, Oscar de la Renta and more in her role as the global artistic director of Revlon, which she plans to exit on April 15.” Read more at Fashionista.com.
Read More“Think you’ve got what it takes to be a master of maquillage? Then you’re just what Val Garland is looking for. With a list of clients that resembles a veritable who’s who of the fashion industry, Garland is heading up a new course in partnership with Mastered, an online fashion school.” Read more at i-D.
Read More“It’s a perfect spring day in Paris, and outside the magnificent modernist show space that Dior has built in the Louvre’s Cour Carrée, models with eyes painted rich shades of khaki, magenta, violet and sapphire sit in their dressing gowns on makeshift steps to take in the midday sun. The man behind the make-up is Peter Philips.” Read more at Vogue.co.uk.
Read More“Drawing inside the lines has never been of much interest to Val Garland. Though she is fully capable of giving models the “I woke up like this” glow, her greatest hits suggest she views the face as a blank canvas, all the better to dream up something more akin to modern art than makeup.” Read more at Style.com.
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