New York Fashion Week Fall 2008 - Backstage with MAC at Herve Leger, DKNY, Preen, Tuleh, Johnathan Saunders
Posted On: 02/4/08
Posted in: Backstage Beauty, MAC Cosmetics

HERVE LEGER | “She’s mean,” is how Val Garland described the tough sexy woman who prances in Herve Leger bandage dresses. “The Leger lady is severely sexy — not obvious sexy.” She threw out the smoky cat eye and instead did a liquid sparkly gold eye with a very chalky pink matte lip complimented by a matte cheek with a subtle shine like wetness.Â
DKNY | Charlotte Tilbury opts to go for a fresh, wide-eyed kind of look. She used MAC’s to-be-launched mascara for dazzling lashes, while the lips were a mixture of Lush and Rapturous mattene lipsticks. Cheeks were sculpted and painted a soft pink.
PREEN | James Kaliardos went for a colorface that is reminscent of Kim Basinger in “Nine and a Half Weeks.” He created a grey, taupe rounded eye using regular powder shadows in combination with cream shadows, and he contrasted it with a red lip. It wasn’t a scarlet or blood red, but more like a blue based red that borderlines fuchsia with a touch of gold opalescence.Â
TULEH | Polly Osmond thought of Charlotte Rampling in the 70s for inspiration, which meant a shiny metallic eye that dominated. She used bronze pigment on the eye with a chocolate shadow in the crease. Emote blush was used to shade and sculpt the cheeks. Polly went for tofee lips using 4N lipstick with 2N lipglass.
JOHNATHAN SAUNDERS | Val Garland mixed and layered warm wine tones; claret, tawny port, merlot — and even a little champagne — to add to the list of fall 2008 faces that are romantic, flushed, wind-touched, with both matte and shiny elements. She calls it “sexy texy.”

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MoOn
Monday, February 4, 2008
wow i like that gold/brown look, what about doing a tut on that hehe. no seriously do you know what they used on that look, thanks
Christine
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I’ll try to get you the break down soon!
zoe
Monday, February 4, 2008
wow id love to know exactly what was used on the fourth pic down , i also want the models brows!
Christine
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I’ll try to get you a break down, Zoe!
monica
Monday, February 4, 2008
totally love the gold/brown look
Christine
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Me too, one of the better looks for FW.
Rusty
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
OMG! I love the lip color. Please someone tell me what is it?
Christine
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
For which one?
Rusty
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The first two pics, the lavenderish pink.
Christine
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
MAC paintstick in Cool Pink!
Rusty
Friday, February 8, 2008
Oh, thank you, thank you. I’m totally obsessed with that color.
Christine
Sunday, February 10, 2008
No problem!