As it happens, the inspiration behind the look at today’s Tom Ford show was casually hanging out (in covetable heels, no less) in the labyrinth-like corridors that comprised backstage. Carine Roitfeld has long been a muse for the designer, and this relationship was reflected in the makeup Charlotte Tilbury created for the show: “Tom wanted the girls to look expensive but cool,” the face painter explained.
Skin was prepped with Tom Ford Intensive Infusion Ultra Rich Moisturizer to hydrate and plump complexions before foundation and concealer were used to erase any imperfections. The pièce de résistance—the blown-out, smoky Carine eyes—came courtesy of a new black cream shadow (yet to be named) that was buffed over the lids and along the bottom lash line. Next, Tom Ford’s Eye Defining Pencil was used to intensify and add some extra smolder (not that the models needed it). Lashes were lacquered with multiple coats of Extreme Mascara and, in a nod to the ’60s, Lip Colour in Vanilla Suede (a toasted taupe) polished off models’ pouts.
It was down another corridor and in a tiny room where hairstylist Sam McKnight really got to grips with the rock-and-roll brief. All 26 models had a wig cut and dyed to match her skin tone, including roots for a more realistic effect. The cutting came backstage, where McKnight, armed with a razor, chopped into the Debbie Harry-inspired shags—adding that “slept-in, post-sex” texture with Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, while heavy, side-swept fringe fell “confidently” in catwalkers’ eyes.
Whether you want to look like an editrix or a rock star, Tom Ford provided plenty of beauty fodder.
