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12 Sep

Make-up artist Leo Chaparro’s daring beauty looks will captivate

Make-up artist Leo Chaparro’s daring beauty looks will captivate
Dopamine beauty at its best From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to make-up and nail artists, in our Highlight series, we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook of their respective industries. Rhinestones, color, drama – we’re going all out with our make-up in the mean time, embracing maximalist beauty and full-throttle glamour. In the event you are in search of inspiration, then there’s nobody higher than Leo Chaparro: a make-up artist who has never shied away from a daring splash of color or statement look.  Merging fantasy and sweetness, Chaparro’s work is stuffed with show-stopping eyes, neon shades and pink blush Grace Jones could be happy with. It’s make-up that pays...
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10 Sep

Make-up artist Grace Ellington is finished with boring beauty

Make-up artist Grace Ellington is finished with boring beauty
With make-up that's playful, joyful and expressive, Polyester’s beauty editor is just having fun From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to make-up and nail artists, in our Highlight series, we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook of their respective industries. “I do think that make-up isn’t really a serious thing,” says Grace Ellington. “But that’s really liberating because in case you remove the pretence and lower the stakes you'll be able to just rejoice with it.” And that’s exactly what she does. The south London make-up artist’s work is stuffed with color, energy and the type of off-the-wall looks that come out of creative freedom and joyful experimentation. Ethereal butterflies...
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4 Sep

Makeup Artist Min Kim Knows The best way to

Makeup Artist Min Kim Knows The best way to
Now I do editorials mostly. Basically, I actually have a really analytical approach to makeup. Between what I need and what is correct, the latter matters more. A variety of my work relies on sense and instinct since it's artistic. At a shoot for Bottega Veneta, the concept was to have pearlescent lips and body painting; all the pieces needed to shine. I dipped the model in golden pigment and finalized the lips with an additional layer of thick gloss. One other time, I cut off the wings of [taxidermic] butterflies and applied them symmetrically on the model's face. The wings created fast shadows that stood out far more than the makeup. And I recently did a shoot within the...
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1 Sep

Euphoria Makeup Artist Donni Davy Named Boxycharm Chief Makeup

Euphoria Makeup Artist Donni Davy Named Boxycharm Chief Makeup
Donni Davy is bringing her makeup expertise to Boxycharm. The “Euphoria” makeup department head and cofounder of Half Magic Beauty is joining beauty subscription service Boxycharm as the corporate’s first chief makeup artist. Davy will probably be working with Boxycharm to create give tutorials and share recommendations on tips on how to use the products in each Boxycharm mailer, including products from her own makeup brand.  “Boxycharm wanted to actually bring me in to place my very own spin on things so I can teach suggestions and tricks on tips on how to use the products which are in those boxes and type of do it my way or offer my perspective on them,” Davy said. “I’m definitely excited to place my...
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