Extract from makeupbag.net
Make up at Threeasfour
Threeasfour girls have their downtown DNA injected with elegance this Fall, with Gordon Espinet coming over more polished and precise than is usual for the label. Not that it’s gone totally Bergdorf’s: look closer and “there’s nothing too predictable about her,” says Espinet. True enough, he morphed black liner into an ebony’d teal or an inky burgundy, and applied it “upside down, so that the darkest part of the eye makeup is along the lower lash line rather than on the lid.” Bare lids also added an edge- “there’s something so sensual about a naked eyelid,” cooed Espinet- with liner encasing them at the inner and outer corners to bring in that superblended finish to the look. “Sure, she’s gone uptown, but she’s always got an element of cool to her look.”
Make up at Ruffian
“What Nan Kempner might have worn if spending a bit of time with Bob Dylan in the West Village,” said Ruffian’s Brian Wolk and Claude Morais of their modern Beatnik feeling for Fall. Given that this translated as lean anatomy, rock n’ roll detailing and a sense of androgyny, Rie Omoto “didn’t want the makeup to make a statement or impact. I wanted subtle, believable,” she said. A sheer butter-gold on lids and milk chocolate in the crease of the eyes, set against black lashes, were the means to this delicate end, “just giving enough dimensionso they come alive,” while lips had the whisper of a wintry flush with a well-blotted trace of wine-y Dubonnet Lipstick…Ms.Kempner after a glass of red with Dylan, perhaps.
Make up at Nicole Miller
The nomadic woman has somehow wandered into the tents at Bryant Park. “She’s been hiking,” said MAC makeup artist Christian McCullouch, as he played with earthy tones of clay, taupe and teracotta on models in fish braids and ethnic prints. “Morocco, Peru, India. These are all influences.” he continued, stippling Ladyblush and Pleasureful Blushcremes on not only cheek apples, but across the nose bridge, too, for a burnished effect. Aside from swirling a glimmery brown (Root Cream Colour Base) on lids, he left the face matte, including the lips. There was no lining, no mascara, no nothing. Who’s got time when you’re busy globe-trotting?
Make up at Yigal Azrouel
“It’s the colors of nature when they corrode.” says key makeup artist Romy Soleimani at Yigal Azrouel, describing the softly-blended charcoal brown and olive eyes tha she finely lined with a greenish-black hue. “this collection is more industrial for him.” she said of the designer’s Malevich-inspired, deconstructed pieces in somber hues. “Yigal is into layers so I layered the eyes as well.” Soleimani kept the rest of a rather pale face relatively bare, lightly brushing MAC powder on cheeks to add contour and dabbing the mouth with Flesh Lip- a new, matte balm available in concealer-like tints. topped off with a messy low ponytail, this look conveyed the effortless cool of a New York girl…one who likes to stay up late.