Paris a/w 09 Trends

Back to black
Smoky eyes are the beauty benchmark for autumn/winter and nowhere were they embraced more passionately than on the Paris catwalks. At Jean Paul Gaultier make-up artist Diane Kendal rimmed eyes with soft, black kohl to add intensity to winged grey shadow, while at Karl Lagerfeld thick, inky liner framed eyes in a neat, almond-shaped curve. Giambattista Valli proved black doesn’t have to be boring as flourishes of red and grey were added to a base of black to resemble birds’ wings, and at Chanel make-up artist Peter Philips had clearly been influenced by the label’s trademark palette, as models sported black eyes accessorised with white flecks under the lower lash line.

Back to black
Smoky eyes are the beauty benchmark for autumn/winter and nowhere were they embraced more passionately than on the Paris catwalks. At Jean Paul Gaultier make-up artist Diane Kendal rimmed eyes with soft, black kohl to add intensity to winged grey shadow, while at Karl Lagerfeld thick, inky liner framed eyes in a neat, almond-shaped curve. Giambattista Valli proved black doesn’t have to be boring as flourishes of red and grey were added to a base of black to resemble birds’ wings, and at Chanel make-up artist Peter Philips had clearly been influenced by the label’s trademark palette, as models sported black eyes accessorised with white flecks under the lower lash line.

Back to black
Smoky eyes are the beauty benchmark for autumn/winter and nowhere were they embraced more passionately than on the Paris catwalks. At Jean Paul Gaultier make-up artist Diane Kendal rimmed eyes with soft, black kohl to add intensity to winged grey shadow, while at Karl Lagerfeld thick, inky liner framed eyes in a neat, almond-shaped curve. Giambattista Valli proved black doesn’t have to be boring as flourishes of red and grey were added to a base of black to resemble birds’ wings, and at Chanel make-up artist Peter Philips had clearly been influenced by the label’s trademark palette, as models sported black eyes accessorised with white flecks under the lower lash line.

Back to black
Smoky eyes are the beauty benchmark for autumn/winter and nowhere were they embraced more passionately than on the Paris catwalks. At Jean Paul Gaultier make-up artist Diane Kendal rimmed eyes with soft, black kohl to add intensity to winged grey shadow, while at Karl Lagerfeld thick, inky liner framed eyes in a neat, almond-shaped curve. Giambattista Valli proved black doesn’t have to be boring as flourishes of red and grey were added to a base of black to resemble birds’ wings, and at Chanel make-up artist Peter Philips had clearly been influenced by the label’s trademark palette, as models sported black eyes accessorised with white flecks under the lower lash line.

Red lips
‘Crushed rose petals’ was the inspiration behind make-up artist Val Garland’s look at Antonio Berardi – velvety matte lips that popped on an otherwise muted face. ‘The trick is to layer pencil, lipstick and a pigment like MAC’s Basic Red on top of each other so you get a dense, opaque texture’ she told us. At Lanvin, red lips were the height of elegance paired with softly contoured skin and feathered headpieces, while the cherry red mouths and nude skin on the Costume National catwalk hinted at a sultry, 1940’s influence. At Elie Saab make-up artist Tom Pecheux paid homage to Parisian chic with graphic red lips teamed with dark brows and porcelain skin.

Red lips
‘Crushed rose petals’ was the inspiration behind make-up artist Val Garland’s look at Antonio Berardi – velvety matte lips that popped on an otherwise muted face. ‘The trick is to layer pencil, lipstick and a pigment like MAC’s Basic Red on top of each other so you get a dense, opaque texture’ she told us. At Lanvin, red lips were the height of elegance paired with softly contoured skin and feathered headpieces, while the cherry red mouths and nude skin on the Costume National catwalk hinted at a sultry, 1940’s influence. At Elie Saab make-up artist Tom Pecheux paid homage to Parisian chic with graphic red lips teamed with dark brows and porcelain skin.