Backstage Beauty

Behind the Scenes With Bibhu Mohapatra at Lakme Fashion Week

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 04.16.2012

Marissa Bronfman

As each model walks the makeshift ramp in the fitting room, Mohapatra and the LFW stylists look closely at how the garments fit and fall. Mohapatra is sometimes on his knees, inspecting hemlines, or peering over a girl's shoulder, altering a sleeve with his shears.

Golden Eyes Hit The Runway

The Cut | By: | Posted 11.22.2011

Candice Swanepoel and Natasha Poly wore gold leaf on their eyelids at Fendi today. Photo: Getty...

Would You Rock Wino Lips?

Wine Lips Trend | Posted 02.10.2012

The makeup at Giles Deacon's show looked super-familiar to us, and then we realized why... The slightly flushed cheeks, the makeup-less eyes, the stai...

PHOTOS: New York Fashion Week Spring 2012 Beauty Trends

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens and Dana Oliver | Posted 02.09.2012

We just wrapped up another season at Fashion Week, and (per usual) the beauty looks were all over the board: From dripping wet hair at Alexander Wang ...

Backstage Beauty: Naeem Khan Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 02.10.2012

Makeup at Naeem Khan Spring 2012 show. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week THE INSPIRATION: Old Hollywood glamour ...

Backstage Beauty: Proenza Schouler Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: 1950s, Elvis, rockabilly. Makeup: Diane Kendall kept the look very, very understated: She blended MAC blu...

Backstage Beauty: Anna Sui Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: Rita Hayworth, Karen Elson, the color red. Makeup: Makeup artist Pat McGrath created this red-centric lo...

Backstage Beauty: 3.1 Phillip Lim

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 11.15.2011

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: Geometry, athleticism and "the freedom and fragility of kites." Makeup: NARS National makeup artist Franc...

Backstage Beauty: Rodarte Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: "Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh and "The Scream" by Edvard Munch Makeup: "It's a dense, dark, midnight...

Backstage Beauty: Chris Benz Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: Wire Image The inspiration: The Warhol All-Stars. Relaxed, trashy glamour. Makeup: Daniel Martin for Lancome wanted the girls to have a...

Backstage Beauty: Rachel Roy Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 02.10.2012

Hair and makeup at Rachel Roy's Spring 2012 show. Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images THE INSPIRATION: The women of Saigon during Colonial Vietna...

Backstage Beauty: Altuzarra Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: A 50s meets 90s mashup of dramatic brows and pin-straight hair. Makeup: Tom Pecheux called this exaggera...

Backstage Beauty: Alexander Wang Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photos:GoRunway.com The inspiration: 90s Urban Makeup: The look -- under lead makeup artist Diane Kendall's direction -- was decidedly underst...

Backstage Beauty: Vivienne Tam Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 02.10.2012

Hair and makeup at Vivienne Tam's Spring 2012 show. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week THE INSPIRATION: Japanese ...

Backstage Beauty: Prabal Gurung Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: Neo-feminist. Inspired by Nobuyashi Araki's photographic series, "Sensual Flower." Makeup: Lead artist C...

Backstage Beauty: Ruffian Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 11.10.2011

Makeup at Ruffian Spring 2012 Show. Photo: Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week THE INSPIRATION: Jockeys like 24-year-old ...

Backstage Beauty: Doo.Ri Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photo: GoRunway.com The inspiration: The collection was based on a mixture of fluidity and structure. The beauty backstage echoed that same senti...

Backstage Beauty: Peter Som Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 02.10.2012

Hair at Peter Som's Spring 2012 Show. Photo: JP Yim/WireImage THE INSPIRATION: Julie Christie-meets-Courtney Love with a little bit of East Villa...

Backstage Beauty: BCBG MAX AZRIA Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 02.10.2012

Hair at BCBG Max Azria Spring 2012 Show. Photo: GoRunway.com THE INSPIRATION: "James Bond" girl, Barbara Bach, from "The Spy Who Loved Me" HA...

Backstage Beauty: Rachel Antonoff Spring 2012

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 02.10.2012

Photos: Myra Iqbal The inspiration: A little Edward Gorey, a little Wednesday Addams, a little Shel Silverstein Makeup: MAC Cosmetics senior a...

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