Photography Sarah Feingold
Model Liz Pinto
Makeup Molli Gloss
Welcome to the second installment of NEW ERA BEAUTY – an exclusive editorial series focused on bringing the delicious intricacies of personal beauty to the forefront. With each forthcoming editorial, I will introduce a new muse of mine and an original beauty look inspired by their persona.
In classic 21st century fashion, I came across Liz while I was scrolling Instagram a few years ago. In the first picture I saw of her, she was styled in long white-blonde braids and she looked so fantastical and elf-like. I’m a dreamer so I’m definitely charmed by fantasy. Mystical worlds and realms; elves, fairies, aliens; myths about magical, far away places. So her whole vibe caught my attention right away. When I was in the planning stage of the New Era beauty series, I slid into her DM’s and asked her if we could do something together. She was down, and the rest is history. Liz is even more fly IRL – it’s no mystery why she was a muse for this project. Her facial composition? A dream to work with. Her presence? Authentic, grounded, and so hilarious. I felt a connection right away. She reminded me of my friends from the suburbs of Paris who live life in such a real, unfiltered way. And this look is for people who aren’t afraid to play with their shadow side; who wear their dark sense of humor like a family heirloom. With all heart and zero bullshit, Liz owned this look like no other. One memorable moment from the shoot was when Liz and I were bonding over the differences between bread in the US and Europe.
BEAUTY BREAKDOWN?
To put it simply, this look is: Dark and daring. For the cool and casual temptresses, every day love magnets, Scorpios et al.
LOOK INSPIRATION
I wanted to portray an energy that was a subtle blend of Aaliyah à la Queen of the Damned and every version of Catwoman since the 60s – tight black leather, shadowy liaisons, dark eyes, seductress activity. I first discovered the lip combination on Sophia Sinot’s IG – as soon as I saw this look I knew I wanted to bring it to life on the right face at some point. This look is not for everyone! Basics, beware.
EYES
Liz came onto set with her brows already bleached which allowed us to play up her eyes. We used MAC Cosmetics’ Technakohl Eyeliner in rich graphic black, doubled up with their Feline Kohl pencil in the waterline which gave us an ultra black rimmed eyeliner look with lots of saturation and punch. We added a leather brown eyeshadow stick from Sunnie’s Face in the shade Earth onto the lid to hollow out the socket whilst also bringing it underneath to soften out the black liner under the eye. On the brows, we applied Sensorium Beauty’s Brow Engineer to enhance the model’s bleached brows. We finished the eyes off with a lot of MAC Cosmetics’ Stack Mascara and some MAC lash clusters for an added oomph factor.
LIP
For the lip combination, we used the NARS Precision Lip Liner in Nasty Girl, a vivid and deep midnight black, to create a sharp and strong lip line around the lips but also through the center of the mouth. We then added a layer of BYREDO’s Color Stick in Dravite – a perfectly smoky deep crystallized brown – so that we could take a clean eyeshadow brush to feather and blend the liner into the lips, leaving that strong center line intact. We finished with clear Fantôme gloss from BYREDO.
SKIN
We wanted this look to be very dreamy and lit from within, so we prepped the skin with Pat McGrath’s Divine Skin rose essence to create a voluminous, hydrated base. We then added a small amount of MAC Cosmetics’ Face and Body foundation, and some NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer to even out the skin tone and brighten the under eye.
“I love it when beauty looks push the boundaries – when it crosses over into strange and evocative territories.”
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Nails TYLER PHOENIX
Hair CRYSTAL COLÓN
Polaroid Photographer RICKY ALVAREZ
Light ZACK SHEA