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Fall 2009 Fashion Week - Backstage at Reem Acra

Filed under: Fashion, Runway Report

SHOW: Reem Acra
MAKEUP: Polly Osmond for M.A.C
HAIR: Bumble and Bumble
BEAUTY SNAPSHOOT: Soft, glossy, goddess inspired.



THE SCOOP: The look at this red carpet favorite was, not surprisingly, red carpet ready. As lead makeup artist Polly Osmond said "The clothes are very elegant so we wanted to do a makeup look that was young to give it balance. It's goddess inspired but still very muted and soft in all dusky tones." To execute her vision, Osmond applied a taupe eyeshadow mixed with a cream color base in a slightly darker brown to give the eye depth and then a swiped gloss across the arch of the eye. On the face, Osmond applied a highlighter to the cheek and then a dab of gloss on the upper cheekbone. To finish off, concealer was applied to the lips to take down their color and then layered with a neutral shade of lipstick. To wear this off the runway Osmond says to remember "it's about using everything minimally and matting down the t-zone so you don't look shiny in the wrong places."

As for the lovely side swept hair, the experts with Bumble and Bumble said the look was created because the designer wanted something "finished and polished. What we're doing is very sophisticated and very red carpet but the low part gives it a modernity and frames the face in a graphic way." To get the look start by creating the side part while the hair is damp and then apply styling lotion before drying it flat. Next smooth the hair into a side ponytail. Instead of a twist the stylist suggests you create a loose braid and then pin it up. "It's much easier to shape and control a braid instead of a twist when you are working on your own hair and the results are very similar."

GET THE LOOK MAKEUP: M.A.C Cream Color Base, Eyeshadow in Taupe, Lipstick in Shy Girl, Creamsheen Glass in Boy Biat
GET THE LOOK HAIR: Bumble and Bumble Spray de Mode and Styling Lotion


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