This Summer's Makeup Is All About Being Subtly Extra
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In case you've been living under a rock or on a remote island for the past year and a half: we're just now easing out of a pandemic.
During our time quarantined at home, many of us embraced our natural skin and focused on skincare rather than slathering on makeup. But now that outside has officially opened back up (at least in the U.S.), beauty lovers are using this as a chance to be as extra as possible when it comes to makeup application - especially for the eyes.
So it makes sense that this summer's hottest makeup trend meets us right in the middle - and Dior's Cruise 2022 show, which took place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, is a clear indication of just that.
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"It's a very natural, glowy base for everybody, then each girl has [pearls]," Dior Makeup's creative and image director Peter Philips told a group of journalists backstage. "Some girls just have two pearls, some have four, some have the whole eye, some have the under-eye - it's my take on the Greek eye."
With a focus on creating a your-skin-but-better finish, the makeup artist began by prepping the skin with the luxury brand's Dior Prestige La Micro-Lotion de Rose, followed by Le Micro-Sérum de Rose Yeux and La Micro-Huile de Rose Advanced Serum - both of which are from the Prestige line as well.
Next, he followed up with Dior Backstage Face & Body Primer 001 Universal and the Backstage Face and Body Foundation, which comes in 43 shades. The models were then topped off with Backstage Powder-No-Powder on their T-zones to diminish shine right before they hit the runway.
"No highlight and no contouring," said Philips. "Just very simple, natural skin."
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Philips opted to keep things simple when it came to the lips as well, using only a swipe of Dior Addict Lip Glow 000 Universal Clear for all of the girls walking.
However, the eyes added a little extra oomph to the look - and Philips even created a brand new palette just for the show.
The 5 Couleurs Couture Cruise 2022 offers soft, iridescent shades that work across a range of skin tones, and it pairs perfectly with Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Waterproof 091 Mascara, which was used to create extra volume, as well as the Diorshow Kabuki Brow Styler to fluff out the brows.
But what really made the look so show-stopping were the pearls used to frame the eyes. And ironically enough, these little details matched perfectly with the palette Philips began working on at the top of the year - long before he had decided on the final runway look.
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"It's a bit of a coincidence, because palettes you can't do overnight, it takes a little bit of time," he shared. "But I knew where we were going to shoot, I knew it was going to be in Greece. So I said 'I'll make a relaxed palette that's something you want to have with you on a cruise.' [I wanted] something that's beautiful and flattering, which is not too intimidating and easy to wear."
It's fair to say he did just that.
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