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Yes, this season’s top beauty looks skew prim and proper,
but that doesn’t mean you have to downplay the drama
Text by Megan Kirkwood | Photography by Arkan Zakharov | Hair and makeup by Susana Hong
S w ep t away
Want to approximate the
airy updos seen at the Diane
von Furstenberg show? Start
by applying a volumizing
mousse to damp hair before
roughly blow-drying to add
volume. Back-comb all over,
then create a loose twist at
the center-back of your head
and secure with bobby pins.
TRY: Garnier Fructis Style XXL
Body Thickening Mousse,
$5.50 at drugstores and
mass-market retailers.
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Just wing it
To achieve spring’s exaggerated
cat eye, makeup artist Susana
Hong (who created the looks
on these pages) suggests tracing
your lash line with a stiff eyeliner
brush dipped in a cream-based
formula. Aiming for the outer
edge of your eyebrow, create
a small flick at the end.
TRY: Smashbox Be Discovered
Jet Set Eye Liner & Brush in Dark
Slate, $22 through www.sephora.
com, www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
and www.murale.ca.
Pomp & Ceremony silk tulle bib, $220
through www.pompandceremony.ca.
Faux-pearl earrings (worn throughout), $45
at Holt Renfrew (www.holtrenfrew.com).
Fr i n g e B en efi t s
Legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath applied eight sets of false lashes to the models backstage
at Louis Vuitton, but you can still command attention with just one. First, trim the lash strip to
fit your lash line, then line your eyes, top and bottom, with black eyeliner. Next, carefully apply
lash glue to the strip, allowing it to dry for a few minutes before placing it at the root of your
lashes with tweezers. To amplify the look, layer on single lashes to the outer corners.
TRY: Quo Full Lashes, $8 through www.shoppersdrugmart.ca and www.murale.ca.
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H au t e L i p s
Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury
created this sensual orchidinspired lip for Prabal Gurung’s
spring show. To get the look,
Hong suggests applying a
fuchsia lipstick first, then, with
your finger, dabbing on a
darker plum shade to just the
inner portion of your lips.
TRY: CoverGirl Lip Perfection
Lipstick in Enchantress and
Divine, $11 each at drugstores
and mass-market retailers.
PHOTO SHOOT CREDIT Hair and
makeup by Susana Hong for TRESemmé/
Page One Management (www.p1m.ca)
S w ee t ch eek s
Get a flattering flush by buffing on a peachy-pink blush, the shade of choice
at Ralph Lauren and Preen this season. Using a fluffy blush brush, apply the
powder directly to the apples of your cheeks, then swirl the brush in a circular
motion upward and outward toward your hairline to diffuse the colour.
TRY: Clarins Blush Prodige in Miami Pink, $32 through www.clarins.ca.
Lucian Matis top, $595 through www.lucianmatis.com.
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