Alexa Chung’s make-up for Carolina Herrera SS26 Present

Style month at all times brings its whirlwind, however this season I squeezed in a really particular flying journey to Madrid with Alexa Chung for Carolina Herrera’s SS26 present. Throughout our go to, we created two attractive trendy appears to be like, each of that are excellent for the brand new season. Right here’s the insider story on every, what impressed them, and, in fact, each package element you’ve been asking for.

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Look 1: Florals & 60s Meets The Masters

Our first look was rooted within the spirit of the Carolina Herrera floral robe Alexa wore: vivid, playful, with a nod to 60s silhouettes, assume structured traces up to date with immediately’s softer edges. Our purpose was to channel the colourful vitality of Spanish florals, pairing that daring Herrera femininity with Alexa’s magnetic cool. We have been impressed throughout this journey by Madrid’s most well-known artwork, housed within the Prado. For this look we have been very impressed by the hues of the Goya masterpieces; a competition of color, and the peachy mouths of the ladies depicted within the romantic work of the nineteenth century. The make-up balanced construction and spontaneity: a softly outlined lash line (utilizing Carolina Herrera Stylish Eyeliner Stick Matte) blurred on the edges for a retro really feel that stayed simple and approachable.

Pores and skin was stored bronzed and luminous; I like the impact of sweeping bronzy blush throughout cheeks and nostril, echoing the golden high quality of a Madrid night. This sculpted, glowing base set the scene for a revived 90s lip second: taupe and brown liners for light contour, a pop of orange on the edges, and a lighter nude centre for fullness. The crowning glory was Good Woman Lip Liquid Velvet in a satin-velvet end—a little bit London polish on Spanish sunshine.

Floral Look: Package Checklist

● Heat bronzy blush for that sun-kissed glow: Carolina Herrera Bronzer 
● Eyes: Carolina Herrera Stylish Eyeliner Stick Matte
● Grasp Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals 
● Lips: Fabulous Kiss Lip Liner 49 Beautiful Brown (hydrating, sculpting, transferproof) 
● 5570 Orange lip color
● 780 Stylish Nude lipstick (centre)
● Good Woman Lip Liquid Velvet in 570 (satin velvet end) 

Look 2: Prado Perfection & Artfully Sculpted Pores and skin

For the re-evaluation, additional inspiration struck from the halls of the Prado Museum itself. As Alexa wandered amongst Spanish previous masters, Goya’s The Parasol, with its dappled mild, and Velázquez’s Las Meninas, the look was elevated: a homage to classical artwork however interpreted with a contemporary, Alexa twist. We inbuilt a nod to the 60s, however this time, the eyeliner traced the lash line in exact trend earlier than softly blurring outwards, echoing a classic cinematic glamour caught in gentle gallery mild.

For pores and skin, my place to begin was sun-kissed and softly sculpted. I layered a liquid, orangey blush (Carolina Herrera Good Woman Blusher in 1042, “Sunburnt Petunia”) with a touch throughout the nostril, for that classical-art-inspired flush. The lips performed with dimensional contour, utilizing a taupe liner for definition and a deeper velvet for a lush, painterly pout; each element was blended to look easy and alive, identical to the brushwork we admired on the museum.

The LBD Black: Package Checklist

● Blush: Carolina Herrera Good Woman Blusher in orangey 1042 (“Sunburnt Petunia”)—liquid, sheer and buildable, for that lit-from-within vibrance.
● Lip: Fabulous Kiss Lip Liner 46 for sculpted edges and Good Woman Lip Liquid Velvet 1016 for lush, velvety end.
● Eyes: A wash of Armani Magnificence Eye Tint Liquid Eyeshadow for endurance and delicate depth.

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