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18 Gorgeous NYFW Makeup Looks to Try Out Now

How to DIY these must-copy looks from the Spring/Summer 2016 runways
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Rule Breaker
Break the rules and wear color on both your eyes and lips, as seen at Jenny Packham. Makeup artist Talia Sparrow was inspired by the androgynous tones of Packham's collection to create this "couture yet edgy" look. To give them a flawless, rich-yet-luminous complexion, she prepped skin with Laura Mercier Infusion de Rose Nourishing Cream and Infusion de Rose Nourishing Oil before using her fingers to apply Silk Créme Moisturizing Photo Edition Foundation. She then sculpted the cheekbones and set the look with Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder.

The turquoise liner was created just for the runway, but you can mix Eye Basics in Linen with Créme Eye Liner in Canard to create a similar shade. Apply it with an angled liner brush, and coat lashes with multiple layers of mascara. Some models wore nude lipstick, while others donned Paint Wash Liquid Lip Color in Vermillion Red.

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White Hot
The bold, modern eye makeup seen at Jonathan Simkhai is surprisingly easy to pull off. Makeup artist Yadim for Maybelline New York started by evening out models' skin tone with foundation, then covered up any dark circles with Maybelline New York Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer. He then contoured and highlighted with Face Studio Master Contour (out next January).

He lined the lower waterline with Lasting Drama Waterproof Gel Pencil in Cashmere White, then patted lids and brows with Baby Lips in Quenched for a dewy finish.

Image courtesy of Maybelline

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Coral Rush
There's nothing we love more than a bold lip, and that's exactly what Lucero gave us at the Banana Republic show. She used Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Carina.

To complement the lip, not compete with it, she created a "peaches and cream" complexion by using the Aqua Glow Watercolor Blush in Shimmering Lotus on cheeks and the neutral, peachy shades from the Eyes Are the Window Palette in Mind around the eyes.

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All Eyes on You
At Monique Lhuillier, the bold-yet-feminine floral designs were complemented by equally bold makeup. M.A.C. senior artist Val Garland created this "primary Crayola ... colour bolts" look. He evened out models' skin tone with foundation and subtly highlighted the cheekbones to create a no-makeup makeup base that let the graphic liner shine.

He then chose M.A.C. Pro Chromographic Pencil in High-Def Cyan or Landscape Green, and applied from the inner corner to the outer corner, starting as a thin line, gradually getting bigger and ending in a blunt tail.

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Bold Brows
Makeup artist Pat McGrath for CoverGirl created the bronzed goddess look at Tommy Hilfiger's show. She first applied CoverGirl Outlast Stay Luminous Foundation over moisturized skin, then swept TruBlend Minerals Loose Mineral Bronzer in Translucent Medium where the sun would hit naturally: across the cheeks, chin, forehead and bridge of nose.

She wanted the eyes to have soft definition, so she used a taupe shadow from a yet-to-be released CoverGirl eye shadow palette into the crease and under the lower lash line. She then smudged a mocha eyeliner (coming out in January 2016) to the roots of the upper lashes. She recommends finishing off the look with a few swipes of LashBlast Volume Mascara in Very Black.

Strong brows were crucial to the look. To add definition, she applied Bombshell Pow-der Brow + Liner in light, feathery strokes.

To add warmth to the face, she applied a rosy blush (not yet released) to the apples of the cheeks toward the ears. She finished the look with a new, sheer CoverGirl lip balm (launching in January.

New York Fashion Week is a magical time in the beauty world. All the best makeup artists in the business are there, creating glamorous, gorgeous and (sometimes) insane-but-awesome makeup looks to complement the fashions designers are sending down the runway. Now that New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 has come to a close, we rounded up our favorite makeup looks from the shows that we can actually pull off in real life. Here, the most-wearable and drool-worthy makeup how-tos from fashion week. Get ready for some serious makeup inspiration.
BY ALLIE FLINN | SEP 18, 2015 | SHARES
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