Couture Fashion Week is known for its perfect elegance, glitz and detailed artistry, and beauty is no exception. Whether it's perfectly pared back au natural looks from heritage houses like Chanel, or viral moments courtesy of playful pigments (cue Schiaparelli), the ELLE UK beauty team has officially tuned in to some of Paris' most prestigious catwalks, with one particular beauty look transcending the decades. You heard it here first, Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture AW23's Parisian flapper meets grunge just put nineties smoky eyes out of business.
Described by legendary make-up artist Pat McGrath's backstage team as a 'statement of eclectic sophistication', the decadent yet smoky look featured a sultry greige haze to the eye and an intense brown-toned lip. Complete with perfected skin and McGrath's signature sublime luminosity, this edgy Couture look is tiptoeing the line between vintage glamour and undone smoke.
For the captivating eyes, the 'Mother Of Make-Up' used a sea of taupe and brown eyeshadows, tied together with a diffused pencil along the lower lash line, blended outward to create a soft wing. For the cohesive cheek to lip ensemble, McGrath opted for a monochromatic palette of brown-pink hues, the Divine Blush Legendary Glow Colour Balm in Divine Rose on the cheek and the MatteTrance Lipstick in Flesh 3 across lips.
Paired with Gaultier's braided and bedazzled headpieces, sat on sleek uniform centre partings for every model, the look took a cinematic turn - easily moving between the roaring twenties cafe culture and post-gig grunge. Combined with the mysterious make-up, JPG's reworked French flapper girl has us wondering whether this make-up belongs in the 1990s or the 1920s? Either way, we'll be beelining for that scribble-and-smudge kohl pencil, pronto.
Pat McGrath Labs Divine Blush Legendary Glow Colour Balm in Divine Rose
Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Highlighter and Balm Duo
Pat McGrath Labs PermaGel Ultra Eye Pencil
