Every girl wishes that she could roll out of bed in the morning, wash her hair, slap on some concealer, and leave the house. However, most women don't believe they look socially acceptable unless they style their hair and slap on a full face of makeup. Consider Balmain's fall 2012 beauty look as your ticket to freedom.
At the designer's runway show for Paris Fashion Week, hairstylist Sam McKnight and makeup artist Tom Pecheux practically handed out permission slips for women across the world to walk out the front door with very minimal effort.
McKnight wanted the hair to remain a bit textured yet totally natural. He simply washed the models' hair with Pantene Pro-V Repair and Protect Shampoo, and, for the most part, he left it at that. Only a few girls with frizzy, dry hair needed a bit of styling wax to create a slightly more polished appearance.
Since the collection was inspired by luxury, Pecheux made it a priority to give the models a clean, flawless face. He concentrated on using strategically placed concealer to hide any imperfections, and finished off by lightly contouring the face and powdering the T-zone to get rid of shine. For models whose brows were bleached at the Milan shows, he added pencil eyeliner and colored mascara to fill in the missing color.
The whole look could be described as natural yet put-together. It's the perfect opportunity to sleep in for those extra ten minutes.
Text Esther Reisberg
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