PROJECT LUXURY & ART 76
Backstage at Mulberry s/s17
SEEKING LUMINOSITY C
lean, radiant skin and wash-and-go hair made an understatedly chic impact on the SS17 runways. While the experimentation with glitter, metallic and electric pigments always attracts momentary attention, it was the focus on a fresh-faced glow that proved to be the common beauty thread this season. A minimalist, natural look inspired makeup artist Inge Grognard at Mulberry. “The skin has to look flawless,” Grognard said backstage. “There is foundation, but you don’t see the foundation.” Tania Grier used skin mapping with Sisley products to create a glow on models at Emilia Wickstead, without making the skin oily in unwanted areas, while Andrew Gallimore, Nars’ UK Makeup Artist Ambassador, described his models at
David Koma as “radiant royalty, healthy, athletic and sun-kissed.” These sound like beauty goals we can get behind, but just how do you go about achieving the flawless skin that underpins this beauty look?
BACK TO BASICS We know about the key steps of cleansing, exfoliation and hydration (not forgetting sunscreen of course) but there are many ways in which to boost the efficacy of this simple regime. First, skin looks brighter when light reflects from it, so combat dull skin by gently sloughing away dead skin cells with a fine-particle polishing exfoliator (like Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant) or by using a weekly BHA (beta hydroxyl acid) peel or resurfacing mask, to increase skin cell turnover.
Chantecaille and Sisley Paris Sunleÿa G.E. at Liberty London. Photos: courtesy of Mulberry
THE SPRING/SUMMER RUNWAYS WERE DOMINATED BY FRESH-FACED, RADIANT SKIN. WE EXPLORE HOW TO DITCH THE FOUNDATION AND ACHIEVE LUMINOUS SKIN THIS SUMMER.