From Styleist: Backstage at the Richard Chai Love Spring 2011 fashion show at New York Fashion Week, the models' makeup had an intense focus on the eyes-black-rimmed and slightly smoky, paired with nude lips-along with edgy 1940s-ish hair.
MAKEUP: Gucci Westman for Revlon
HAIR: Kevin Ryan for Rsession Tools
SNAPSHOT: Modern Twist on the Classics
THE SCOOP: Chai's Spring 2011 women's collection was all about ethereal, gauzy layers in a neutral palette. That softness was offset by a strong eye and soft lip look, and deconstructed Veronica Lake-inspired locks.
"Richard told me he wanted the models' eye shape to reflect his own, so I drew with in a downward-sloping direction into the inner corners of the eyes with black liquid liner," said Westman. She layered on a creamy black pencil and added loads of inky mascara. Lips were kept minimal with a creamy nude limited-edition shade created by Westman exclusively for this year's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. (more)