Backstage | Skateboard-inspired Minx at Vivienne Westwood -

For the Vivienne Westwood Red Label collection, nails were custom made by Minx. Co-founders Janice Jordan and Dawn Lynch-Goodwin were asked to create nails that looked and felt like the surface of a skateboard. Having never created that texture before, the founders experimented and developed a rough, grey, abrasive texture. They are calling it the 'Touch Me, Feel Me' Minx. ...
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Backstage | Jeremy Scott -

Makeup: Kabuki, MAC Hair: Eugene Souleiman, Wella Nails: Pattie Yankee, Dashing Diva MAKEUP "The makeup is inspired by Jeremy's collection. It's rave revisited, like 21st century rave. It's funny because I remember it from the first time around. It almost has to do with early computers as well, like the internet... kind of like the current generation who has the party online. Some of ...
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Backstage | Marc by Marc Jacobs -

Makeup: Dick Page, Shiseido Hair: Guido Palau, Redken Nails: Elisa Ferri, Zoya http://youtu.be/Uy_TX0c4y14 MAKEUP "We're keeping the girls as simple as possible. It's really pretty, clean skin, we're just taking out any red bits and rough parts, little emphasis on the eyebrows but a natural emphasis. There are a few light highlights around the eye, maybe gold or white depending on the skin tone. There's ...
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Backstage | Badgley Mischka -

Makeup: Tom Pecheux, MAC Hair: Peter Gray, MoroccanOil Nails: Deborah Lippmann, Deborah Lippmann MAKEUP "The inspiration comes from the amazing collection, Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. When I saw the collection and the amazing accessories, I was so in love with it, but I wanted to bring a bit of fantasy, I always need to twist something. So I was thinking Egon Schiele and ...
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Backstage | Chris Benz -

Makeup: Daniel Martin, Lancome Skin: Eileen Harcourt, Intraceuticals Hair: Nick Irwin, Catwalk by TIGI Nails: Ana-Maria, Lancome MAKEUP "The look for Chris Benz is quirky androgynous. We had this inspiration of Dolly Parton in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Liza Minelli in Cabaret. So we have this shape of Dolly's hair in the movie and what we've done is painted down the brow ...
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Backstage | Peter Som -

Makeup: Tom Pecheux, MAC Hair: Eugene Souleiman, Wella Professionals Nails: Sunshine Outing, Zoya http://youtu.be/oR2C9lhGO9U MAKEUP "I created a matte finish makeup. It's very fresh with no drama. It's a sophisticated young woman. To create that matte finish, you have to moisturize your skin very well. Use your fingers to apply the foundation because after that you will need powder to mattify your entire face and ...
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Backstage | Creatures of the Wind -

Makeup: James Boehmer, Nars Hair: Odile Gilbert, Kerastase Nails: Ana-Maria, Essie MAKEUP "The idea was this contrast between the real world and the magic world. It's a little bit about fairies and we very intentionally did not want to do anything that was really colorful with the makeup because the collection is so colorful and full of patterns. The way they combine patterns and ...
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Backstage | Costello Tagliapietra -

Makeup: Lisa Butler, MAC Hair: Nelson Vercher, Rene Furterer Nails: Tatyana Molto, Essie MAKEUP "There's not really an inspiration. It's really nice dresses, they're wearable they're not conceptual, so the makeup is designed to go with the dresses. It's like, this is a nice dress and this makeup looks really nice with it. So its the usual nude makeup with a bit of sculpture ...
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