You might think that because models are so stunning, exotic, sexy, what have you, that they don't need much in the way of hair and makeup to look fabulous. Think again.
While covering the shows at New York Fashion Week, we saw first hand what it takes to get naturally gorgeous, freakishly thin and tall models runway ready. It's truly no small feat. They, like us "real" women, have dark circles, split ends, chapped lips, dull complexions, etc., etc. It's true. Fashion Week is like boot camp for models -- it's physically challenging. Their skin and hair is put through rigorous heat styling and backcombing and their poor faces have had makeup applied and scrubbed off multiple times in a day. This training leaves them looking more like we do every day (just being honest here).
That's why the artists working in the trenches backstage have such very important jobs to do. In mere minutes (yes, on occasion they literally have five to 10 minutes to get a model completely ready) they turn these girls into the glamazons we know them to be. And they do it by using the beauty tips they've picked up over the years. The go-to secrets that have worked for them over and over again on red carpets, at photo shoots and, obviously, while backstage.
They were nice enough to share some of these secrets with us. Seriously, they had to style hair or apply makeup -- under serious time pressure -- while we hovered over them, notebooks in hand. Thank you beautiful, talented artists!
In order to create hair that looks healthy, full and shiny (AKA "rich girl hair" as designer Zac Posen calls it), follow these quick steps:
• Blow dry your hair using a combination of mousse and dry shampoo. This will add volume.
• Curl all of your hair section by section using a one and a quarter-inch iron. Wrap (don't clamp) hair horizontally around the iron -- only to ear height. Use the same sized sections all over.
• Brush out your hair completely. The end result will be soft, shiny, touchable, glam waves. -- Larry Sims, Got2b celebrity hairstylist
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Apply foundation for a flawless finish
To make your foundation look less like makeup and more like naturally flawless skin � "use a good primer and an illuminating foundation (try Stila Illuminating Liquid Foundation). After applying your foundation, take a dab of moisturizer and warm it in your hands, then pat it over your skin for a more natural look. It softens your foundation." -- Val Garland for MAC
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Speed up nail polish drying time
To make nail colors dry faster, apply very thin coats. Do this by wiping most of the polish off the brush before swiping it on your nail. Then, lay the brush down flat on your nail, don't use the tip of the brush -- that creates brush marks in thinner layers. Also, apply polish to your thumbs first and work out. It'll give you more setting time for the nails you usually mess up before they are fully dry. -- Angi Wingle for CND
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Prevent bold lip colors from bleeding into fine lines
To make sure bright or dark lip colors don't bleed into fine lines, prep lips with lip primer or wax pencil before applying color. Then, use only lip liner as your color. Pencils stay in place better and last longer than lipsticks or glosses. -- Lyne Deshoyers for MAC
You might think that because models are so stunning, exotic, sexy, what have you, that they don't need much in the way of hair and makeup to look fabulous. Think again.
While covering the shows at New York Fashion Week, we saw first hand what it takes to get naturally gorgeous, freakishly thin and tall models runway ready. It's truly no small feat. They, like us "real" women, have dark circles, split ends, chapped lips, dull complexions, etc., etc. It's true. Fashion Week is like boot camp for models -- it's physically challenging. Their skin and hair is put through rigorous heat styling and backcombing and their poor faces have had makeup applied and scrubbed off multiple times in a day. This training leaves them looking more like we do every day (just being honest here).
That's why the artists working in the trenches backstage have such very important jobs to do. In mere minutes (yes, on occasion they literally have five to 10 minutes to get a model completely ready) they turn these girls into the glamazons we know them to be. And they do it by using the beauty tips they've picked up over the years. The go-to secrets that have worked for them over and over again on red carpets, at photo shoots and, obviously, while backstage.
They were nice enough to share some of these secrets with us. Seriously, they had to style hair or apply makeup -- under serious time pressure -- while we hovered over them, notebooks in hand. Thank you beautiful, talented artists!
