Get that sun-kissed natural look
For Dior Makeup’s creative and image director, Peter Philips, the fashion presentation at the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve in Calabasas was a chance to explore natural beauty.
“The models are sun-kissed without being tan, beautiful skin with a little bit of blushing,” he said. “When you’re running or working out, sometimes, you get that athletic look. That was the idea.”
To achieve this natural flush, Philips used Rouge Dior Lipstick in Ready (No. 642) on the models’ cheekbones and nose bridges as well as a bit on their eyelids and under their chins to present a subtle, warm look.
Each model’s skin was prepped with Diorskin Forever & Ever Wear Primer, followed by Diorskin Forever Fluid Foundation and Compact and the brand’s new undercover concealer. The models’ faces were finished with Dior’s Flash Luminizer Booster pen (No. 002) on areas that would catch light, followed by a light dusting of Diorskin Nude Air Loose Powder.
“I didn’t do much powder — it’s about a little bit of foundation and then cream textures, not a big quantity, just subtle amounts,” said the Belgium-born Philips.
For the models’ eyes, Philips employed the brick-ish shade from the Inflame 5 Couleurs palette (No. 767) on the center of the lid. (“I used earthy tones on the eyes at the root of the lashes but very subtle,” he said.) Eyelashes were left bare, as were mouths, save for Dior Addict Lip Sugar Scrub.
As for the venue and how best to display the looks, Philips was first skeptical and then inspired. “When I arrived, they were blowing up [hot air] balloons, and it looked ... like a festival was going to happen. And I said, ‘Oh, my God, this is amazing.’ ”