Stella McCartney SS16 Show

Stella McCartney SS16 Show

Backstage at the Stella McCartney SS16 Show, Max Factor Global Creative Design Director, Pat McGrath, created a look that embraces fresh, modern glamour – for powerful and individual women – capturing the mood of spring/summer.

The make-up stories:  healthy, luminous skin; champagne highlights; eye contouring; layering

The glamour look: Celebrating the ease of spring and summer, a feminine, modern beauty look that creates a perfect on-trend counterbalance to the show's burst of colour.

The show inspiration: "We wanted to reflect and compliment the explosion of colour, energy and movement within the collection by celebrating a true summer beauty look that is fresh and natural, while also embracing the individuality of women." Stella McCartney

Get The Look

Skin:

Backstage, Pat first created a fresh, luminous base, allowing some translucency to softly enhance the models' skin.  To achieve this, Pat applied a few drops of NEW Max Factor Miracle Match Foundation – a next-gen shade-matching foundation that blurs and nourishes the skin.  'Use fingertips to dab on to the centre of the face, blending it out towards the ears and hairline over moisturised skin".  Pat then applied a tiny amount of Max Factor Mastertouch Concealer to any areas that needed a little extra coverage, such as under eyes, blemishes and redness.  Using a powder brush, Pat then swept a sheer amount of Max Factor Crème Puff Pressed Powder, layering over the foundation to cover the t-zone, preventing too much shine in any unflattering areas.  To finish, Pat layered further, adding softness and light to the cheeks: applying Max Factor Crème Puff Blush in Lovely Pink followed by delicate dabs of Max Factor Wild Shadow Pot in Pale Pebble to the very top of the cheekbones.

Eyes:

Using a brush, Pat applied the light champagne colour from the Max Factor Smokey Eye Drama Kit in Sumptuous Golds to the eyelids, 'working the colour across the lids to create shape and subtle eye-contouring".  Top lashes were then wrapped in a single coat of Max Factor False Lash Effect Velvet Volume Mascara; enhancing the lashes with 'beautifully soft to touch yet wonderful, big lashes.  I love this mascara, I use it on myself every day." Lastly, fill in only any gaps where any hairs are missing with little feathery strokes using Max Factor Eyebrow Pencil in Hazel. 

Lips:

For polished, sheer pink spring/summer lips, Pat used Max Factor Lipfinity Long Lasting Lipstick in Evermore Sublime, subtly swiping a sheer coat of the colour – that will last.

Pat's recommended products to -Get the Look':

Max Factor Miracle Match Foundation, RRP $31.95

Max Factor Mastertouch All Day Concealer, RRP $25.95

Max Factor Crème Puff Pressed Powder, RRP $24.95

Max Factor Crème Puff Blush, RRP $21.95

Max Factor Wild Shadow Pot in Pale Pebble, RRP $12.95

Max Factor Smoky Eye Drama Kits in Sumptuous Golds, Launching in Australia February 16

Max Factor False Lash Effect Velvet Volume Mascara, Launching in Australia February 16

Max Factor Eyebrow Pencil in Hazel, RRP $19.95

Max Factor Lipfinity Long Lasting Lipstick in Evermore Sublime, RRP $23.95 (Launching in Australia November 15)

Availability: Stockists – 1800 181 040 or www.maxfactor.com.au, Priceline, Target, Big-W, selected Myer and Pharmacy stores.