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Who isn’t a woman on the go these days? No matter if you are mother, student, hustling freelancer, or presidential candidate, the day often unfolds from one thing to the next with time for little more than a pit stop refresh—which is why we did a double take backstage this morning at Jason Wu, where a pair of scaled-back, universally flattering makeup looks offered twin roadmaps for a new day-to-night beauty strategy.
The first—an understated taupe eye, set against dewy skin—called for some creative liberties with Maybelline’s Brow Drama Pomade Crayon, which makeup artist Yadim melted into the upper lids and under the lower lashes before rimming the waterlines in pale beige pencil and applying highlighter at the inner corners. “It’s a good hangover look!” model Tilda Lindstam joked, her subtly smudged eyes flashing. “I just imagine summer: hot nights with a cool, greasy [lid],” said Yadim of the muted sultriness. Given the uptick in temperature in New York over the last couple of days, it’s not exactly a stretch of the imagination—although with its fresh-faced sheen, it was just as easy to imagine as a new, anything-but-boring, office staple.
If making a beeline from your desk to drinks is the plan once the clock strikes 6:00 p.m., Wu has another solution worth offering in the form of a fluorescent-red lip on an otherwise bare face. Backstage, Yadim created a base coat using a blend of two matte formulas (Maybelline’s Color Sensational Liquid Lip Color in Orange Shot and a lipstick in Orange Danger) and, in the final minutes before the show, dabbed electric theatrical makeup at the center of the mouth for a traffic-stopping punch. Julie Hoomans gave her thumbs up, saying, “A red lip elevates a whole look; it makes it instantly cool.” It’s also the closest thing to a magic makeup bullet that will fit in your clutch this fall.
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