NZFW 2015: Backstage beauty at Kate Sylvester

25 August 2015
By Fashion Quarterly

With an art influence running through Kate Sylvester’s AW16 show, M.A.C Senior Artist Kiekie Stanners was tasked with the brief of ‘Picasso’s Muse’. The final look was striking and added that final flourish to Kate’s painterly designs.

Inspiration: ‘Picasso’s Muse’

Kate Sylvester beauty look by MAC Cosmetics at NZFW 2015

Key products:
Face:
M.A.C Prep + Prime Fix + and Strobe Cream massaged in to the skin.
M.A.C Studio Face and Body Foundation pressed on the skin as needed.
M.A.C Pearl Cream Colour Base with Lip Conditioner to highlight cheekbones, nose and cupids bow.
Have A Lovely Day Casual Colour on the cheeks applied with a #168 Angled Contour Brush.
Eyes:
M.A.C Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Stormy Pink wrapped around the eye and lower lash line.
M.A.C Black Black Acrylic Paint as a floating liner between the brow and crease applied with a #263 Small Angle Brush.
Clear Brow Set.
Lips: M.A.C Lip Conditioner

Kate Sylvester face chart by MAC Cosmetics for NZFW 2015

Photo: Olivia Hemus for M.A.C Cosmetics

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