Chanel signalled the return of the striking red lip at this season’s haute couture show in Paris. Amidst the pale and muted tones in the collection, the flashes of scarlet were impossible to miss. The beauty team used three different shades – Le Rouge Mat 21 Rouge Rencontre, Rouge Allure Velvet 449 Sophistiquée and 458 Sensuelle – to complement the models’ skin tones, while the rest of the make-up was kept simple. The brief? “An elegant, natural complexion.”
Graphic brows at Dior
Photographed Acielle / Style Du Monde
A new type of brushed-up brow is in town, thanks to creative and image director for Dior Make-Up, Peter Philips. To complement Guido Palau’s grandiose feathered mohawks, Philips kept the models’ faces bare but for a small amount of foundation, setting powder and blush to keep the look matte, finishing with a generous swipe of brow gel. The entire look was constructed “in harmony with a new Alice in Wonderland,” said Philips. “I offered a perfectly clean, glowy and radiant face, with a touch of pink on the cheeks, and a graphic eyebrow.” The eyebrows were “brushed upwards and together” to create visible gaps. As for the lips? They were subtly enhanced using Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil in Universal Clear.