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Friday 9 March 2012     Leave A Comment

News: Chanel A/W 2012, the secret behind those brows


 

Each season we wait with baited breath to see the beauty look and latest nail colour from Chanel.  Here, for Autumn 2012 the house’s look combines cool, gentle make-up, where skin is kept matte, cheeks are contoured with a specially designed, lavender-grey powder and lips dabbed with flushed pink.  The effect is quite the English Rose and a perfect foil for the focal point: the eyebrows.

These appliquéd brows were created by the embroidery house of Lesage, under the direction of Chanel Makeup Creative Director, Peter Philips.  ’Each eyebrow consists of an anthracite gray sequins and pearl base, embroidered with several sorts and shades of mineral stones and crystals,’ he says.  It’s a look that reinforces today’s trend for a full, definite brow taken one step further for the benefit of the show.

Says Philips: ‘The inspiration for the makeup look came from a few key words and a sketch that Karl Lagerfeld provided: minerals, shading and eyebrows were the key words and the sketch showed a face with stone-lined eyebrows.’

As for the nail polish we can all eagerly await for Fall?  It’s called Frenzy – expect taupe with hints of lavender.  A cool neutral for neat nails.  But hey, let’s get on with Springtime first.

2012-13 Fall-Winter Chanel Ready-to-Wear Show Backstage, Makeup Peter Philips, © Chanel, Photo Vincent Lappartient


 

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Tuesday 13 July 2010     Leave A Comment

Chanel’s Autumn Make-Up Story (it’s smokey-eyes heaven!)

Pretty in Jade Rose by Gorunway.com

The print effect eye make-up at Chanel’s Fall 2010/11 show may be tricky to pull off in real life.  But underpinning the look (inspired by, ‘a paint, print texture that Karl used on some of the handbags and shoes for this show,’ says Chanel’s make-up guru, Peter Philips) are several failsafe, beauty tricks that work marvels off the catwalk.  They’re also central to Peter Philips’ Fall make-up collection.

First, blusher.   Applied to the cheek’s apple it lifts your complexion in seconds.  Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rose Temptation is one of three, brilliant new hues and gives the kind of skin-kick you can see in this backstage shot.  It adds a pop of colour to all but the darkest skin tones and its rose scent, which is in all of the blushers, is just lovely.

Second, nude eyeliner.  Especially useful if you suffer from red eyes.  Apply to the inner rim to neutralise and give tired eyes a very subtle lift.   It’s a make-up artist trick, so no wonder Philips has introduced Le Crayon Khol in Clair.

Third, a good eyeshadow palette for smokey eyes.   I’ve yet to meet a woman who doesn’t want to know how to do good smoke.  Chanel’s new four-colour eye shadow, Les 4 Ombres in Enigma does it in spades.

A pale lipstick that flatters.  Perfect with the smoked, greys of the eye shadow: Rouge Coco in Chintz (a pale peach, see below) and Rose Dentelle (pinkish nude).  Available 13th August, call 020 7493 3836.

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Friday 6 November 2009     Leave A Comment

Estée Lauder signs Tom Pecheux

Great that Lauder brings Tom Pecheux, one of the industry’s make-up superstars intothe fold as Creative Make-Up Director. Things haven’t been as exciting in lipstick terms, since Tom Ford’s collaboration with the brand – the result was consistent, sell-out collections of fabulously glamorous, make-up. It’s time for another shake-up. This is good news.

This is just one of a series of ongoing hirings within the make-up arena. The last most talked about was Peter Philips’ arrival at Chanel. He took over from Dominique Montcourtois and Heidi Morawetz who’d been at the helm for around 20 years. Next up, celebrity darling, Gucci Westman’s move from Lancôme to Revlon in Spring last year and, Aaron de Mey’s enlistment at Lancôme. Val Garland took over from Linda Cantello at YSL (Cantello incidentally, was assisted by Tom Pecheux some twenty/thirty years ago). Pat McGrath, behind the original Armani make-up line has now been at Max Factor for five years.

The make-up artist voice is stronger now than it ever was. (Funny to think that forty years ago there was no such thing – models did their own make-up.) This is why the cosmetics houses are lapping them up. They know their craft, they know what works and having worked with some of the most creative photographers in the world, have developed the kind of fine-tuned, eye that will help today’s cosmetic houses remain modern, forward thinking, exciting and new.

I for one can’t wait to see Pecheux’s first collection – Spring 2010. Bring it on.

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