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MAC x Proenza Schouler

We’ve always been big fans of lipstick, oddly enough. We love the casualness of beautiful fresh skin on a pretty girl. Then, when she wants to dress it up, she puts on a little lipstick, which adds a bit of punch to the face. We prefer that to a smokey eye. Your own beauty staples? LH: [ Laughs] I would say a little Visine and some ChapStick. Where did the idea for that come from? LH: We’ve done a lot of jewellery in the past. For Spring/ Summer ’10 we did this anodised, dised, rainbow, oil slick-y finish. It’s metal, etal, but we used this heat process that creates tes a strange kind of rainbow effect. That was the starting point. It’s a really beautiful strong ng colour but there’s a metallic quality to it. It just felt very representative of the brand. Tell us more about the sunburned flush and saturated sunset colours. LH: There’s a beachiness to the whole collection – a summery quality with those faded neon kind of colours. There’s a “surfiness” to the beauty, and a naturalness in terms of colour. Because it is make-up, though, we wanted to up the ante and do something a little bit different than what we do for the shows. But we didn’t want it to be too vixen-y or vampy. It’s cooler; there’s a breeziness, a nonchalance. JM: The way we see these products being used is more individually. Maybe she’s wearing nothing, but throws on a lipstick in a bright hue. Or maybe she’s got no make-up on and just has a cool nail colour, or a little bit of eyeliner and nothing else. We like the idea of one make-up element thrown in, but there’s still a naturalness to the girl. So, the Proenza Schouler girl is really based on an actual girl? JM: It starts out more like Lazaro was as saying, with an attitude. It’s less like, “We love this product, we love that product,” and more, “What’s the vibe e of the girl, what’s the attitude? Is her skin a little glossy? Is she super matt? Is it pale or sun-kissed?” And then Diane e starts playing with various products to fit what that concept may be. A single make-up element you have always loved on women? LH: MAC x Proenza Schouler Lipstick in Woodrose, RM90 MAC x Proenza Schouler 129SE Powder/ Blush Brush, RM52 MAC x Proenza Schouler Blush Ombre in Ocean City, RM120