MAKEUP: Nobuko for Shiseido
HAIR: Tippi Shorter for Avon
SNAPSHOT: Sophisticated French girl comes undone.

THE SCOOP: In Mackage's first ready-to-wear debut at Fashion Week, the brand known for its sleekly chic tailored coats went for an deconstructed take on the elegant French girl. "The hair looks like you slept over at someone else's house and quickly tied it back in a messy pony - but I added a deep part and sweep of the eye to give it an air of French mysteriousness," says Shorter.

Makeup followed the youthfully undone sophistication, with a strong, smudged black eye and naked lips and cheeks.
And nail polish added just a hint of classy beige color to clean nails, with shade variations depending on the skin tone of the models for a perfect fit.

GET THE LOOK - MAKEUP: To achieve the dramatically bold black eye, Nobuko first applied black cream eyeliner to the entire lid, crease and lower rim and then layered tar eyeshadow over to set. Then a mix of clear gloss with the black cream liner was finished as a top coat, to give the eye a shiny, gritty look.

GET THE LOOK - HAIR: Shorter applied Volumizing Mousse to straightly dried hair, and then deeply combed a diagonal part for a dramatic sweep of hair across one eye. After backcombing the crown, a low ponytail was tied and smoothed with Moisture Sleek Smoothing Serum, and finished with Mirror Shine Spray for hold.

GET THE LOOK - NAILS: M2M damoreJon Nail Polish in Fox Trot, Girl Talk and Let's Talk were applied to models' nails depending on their tone, and were inspired by Vivica Fox, Caroline Murphy and Tyra Banks, respectively.

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