If you thought blue eyeshadow was over, think again.
Makeup artist Tom Pecheux for MAC created a bold, multicolored eye for models, inspired by joy. “You want to express the message and the message is ‘OK, I am happy,'” Pecheux said. “I don’t know if there is any political message, but for me, at the end, we’re all the same, but we’re all different,” And it’s not because it’s a different eye shadow color that you are worse than the other.
“You’ll find it in the clothes, you’ll find the color — it’s extremely elegant, it’s extremely sophisticated but you don’t see it — there’s not tons of embroidery or anything like that,” Pecheux said. “I wanted to follow that philosophy…with that philosophy of enjoying life in making sure the makeup was quite simple, but it was rich in color.”
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To get the look, Pecheux used three shades Chroma Cakes on different models, thinned out to become sheer (Cyan, Deep Purple and Orange). He then lined eyes in Process Magenta Liner, topped with Azalea Blush. The face was coated in Next to Nothing Foundation and Studio Finish Concealer to perfect skin, with Quick Trick Sticks for contour and Softly Does It for a bit of highlight. Cheeks were buffed with a bit of color. Lashes were coated in Bold & Bad mascara, with Life’s a Peach and Spirit of Fall from the Fall 2017 Lip Palette on the lips. Brows were brushed upwards.
The look was based more on a “type of spirit,” Pecheux said, than type of woman. “For me there are certain designers without mentioning names what you feel when you wear their clothes is you need to take more Xanax to feel happy. You feel at Oscar de la Renta you don’t need to take any Xanax. Your outfit is your Xanax…you’re not under a sad depression, you’re happy.”
For the hair, Orlando Pita, using his Orlando Pita Play products, created a rebellious high-ish ponytail. “It’s definitely a much younger Oscar de la Renta kind of collection,” Pita said. “It has the DNA of the company where it’s very sleek and smooth but we wanted to make it a really young hairstyle, so it’s a ponytail. It’s probably even a little bit rebellious — if a young girl wore these outfits her mother would probably be horrified if she wore a ponytail with it. So if your mother’s horrified that’s really good.” The ponytail was tied with a spool of elastic, left uncovered. To get the look, Pita used Flash Light Shine Spray and the Full Extent, a firm hold hairspray and The Great Inflate Mousse. Girls with short or interesting haircuts were left alone.
Nails, by Julie Kandalec for essie, were a high-shine Champagne color called Imported Bubbly, over the First Base base coat and Gel Setter Top Coat.