Spring/Summer 2012
Paris Fashion Week: Louis Vuitton Spring 2012
Extra long lashes, glowing skin and pearly peach lips made for an ultra glamorous look at Louis Vuitton.
Key Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath
Paris Fashion Week: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2012
The makeup at Jean Paul Gaultier was so glamorous! The focal point of the look is the glossy, bright red lip courtesy of MAC’s Pro Longwear Lipstick in Lasting Lust.
Key Makeup Artist: Stephane Marais
Paris Fashion Week: Chanel Spring 2012
At Chanel, Peter Phillips and his team evened out the model’s skin with Chanel’s Pro Lumiere Professional Finish foundations and applied a pearly white pigment to the eyes. Black liner was applied along the eyelid and flat backed Swarvoski pearls were glued onto the model’s browns, ears and nostrils.
Key Makeup Artist: Peter Phillips
Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior Spring 2012
The makeup at Christian Dior was surprisingly subtle (for a Christian Dior runway), but amazingly gorgeous nonetheless. The look consisted of a bright red lip and a softly defined, taupe eye. Love it.
Key Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath
Milan Fashion Week: Dolce and Gabanna Spring 2012
The makeup at Dolce and Gabbana was gorgeous!! 100% wearable and flawless. To get the look, Pat McGrath focused on perfect, fresh skin by using Dolce and Gabbana’s Creamy Foundation. The brows were full and sculpted, false lashes were applied to the outer corners of the eye and lips were made a sheer nude.
Key Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath
Milan Fashion Week: Versace Spring 2012
I love the voluminous, bouncy blowouts at Versace’s Spring 2012 show in Milan this week!! I wish my hair could look like this every single day. Makeup was soft and fresh with sculpted brows and perfect skin.
Key Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath
Key Hairstylist: Guido Palau
Milan Fashion Week: Fendi Spring 2012
At Fendi, goldleaf was applied from the models lash line all the way past the eyebrow, covering it completely. Black, winged liner was drawn on to contrast the metallic silver and gold leaf.
While I wasn’t crazy about the look alone, I loved how it looked on the runway behind the model’s Fendi sunglasses.
Key Makeup Artist: Peter Phillips
Milan Fashion Week: Gucci Spring 2012
While bold brows have been dominating the runways this season, that definitely was not the case at Gucci’s Spring 2012 show today in Milan. Key makeup artist, Pat McGrath created a jet black, rimmed eye using used Max Factor’s black kohl pencil, Max Factor cream shadow Smoky Eye Effect Eyeshadow in Onyx Smoke. The eyebrows were bleached and the lips were made nude.
Key Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath
NYFW Spring 2012- Day 8
Wayne
At Wayne, the face was kept very clean, and the focus of the look is obviously the white eyebrows.
The Blonds
Key makeup artist, Kabuki, describes his look as “sex kitten, futuristic, Raquel Welch and Ursula Andress in one: it’s sexy and sharp.” To get the look, he brought the eyeliner out and winged it upward, and then pulled it back in slightly through the crease. On the lower eyelid, a swipe of black liner was applied with space in between the lashes and the line. The skin was contoured and a mango gloss was applied to the lips.
Key Makeup Artist: Kabuki for MAC
Ralph Lauren
The look at Ralph Lauren is so fresh and wearable. Makeup artists, applied white shadow to the model’s eyelids and coated the upper lash with mascara. To get the perfectly flushed cheeks, a mix of peach and rose blush was applied to the apples and blended upwards.
Key Makeup Artist: Tom Pechuex for Estee Lauder
Proenza Schouler
At Proenza Schouler, Diane Kendall went for a very “no makeup” makeup. Any imperfections on the skin were concealed, the cheeks were dusted with a soft rosy hue and the eyebrows were filled in and darkened.
Key Makeup Artist: Diane Kendall for MAC
Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti
Lucia Pieroni and her team used MAC’s Holographic Orange and Fluer Power blush to create the peachy blush that was applied from the model’s outer eye, onto the temples and blended out onto the cheekbones. Highlight was applied down the nose and onto the cheeks to give the skin a little glow.
Key Makeup Artist: Lucia Pieroni for MAC
NYFW Spring 2012- Day 7
Nanette Lepore
At Nanette Lepore, the makeup focused on the punchy violet and pink lips. The rest of the face was kept fresh and clean.
Key Makeup Artist: James Kaliardos for MAC
Milly by Michelle Smith
At the Milly by Michelle Smith show, makeup artists gave the models even, matte skin and defined the eyes with a touch of with mascara and liner. The inner eye was highlighted with white shadow, and the lips were painted with a neon matte lipstick.
Michael Kors
The models at Michael Kors were dusted with deep bronzer across their forehead, cheeks and nose. Any imperfections were concealed and a golden highlight was applied to the upper cheekbone.
Key Makeup Artist: Dick Page for Sheseido
Jeremy Scott
The look at Jeremy Scott was described as “Daisy Duke Goes to Paradise City.” Val Garland and her team lined the model’s upper eyelids with thick black, winged liner. On the lower lash line artists left space between the liner and the model’s lashes, for a wide-eyed, doll look. Peach blush was generously applied to the cheeks and fake freckled were dotted on. Pale pink lipstick completed the look.
Makeup Artist: Val Garland for MAC
Douglas Hannant
The look at Douglas Hannant yesterday was gorgeous! The makeup consisted of flawless skin, sculpted brows, defined lashes and coral lips. So pretty!
Chado Ralph Rucci
At Chado Ralph Rucci, models were given intensely black rimmed eyes, matte skin and pink lipstick.
Anna Sui
In love with this look Pat McGrath created for Anna Sui! The rose cheekbones blend up to the temples and onto the eyelid. Lashes were coated with lots of mascara and the inner rim of the eye was lined with white. To top it off, McGrath created a vibrant red, glossy lip using Covergirl’s Tempt and Hot Lip Perfection Lipcolor ontop of Anna Sui’s lipstick in #461.
Key Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath for Covergirl
