When you walk backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, a couple of things are apparent: The room is awash in pink, the place is literally crawling with reporters and cameras, and the models (many of whom arrived at 10:30 a.m.) look more doe-eyed and lit-from-within than they normally do. In other words, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show makeup look is beyond glow-y, beyond bright-eyed, and of course, beyond sexy. Makeup artist Tom Pecheux told Allure how to try the look at home.
“The makeup today is a mix of a French glow—natural, effortless skin—and a very Hollywood glamour makeup on the eyes, plus a glossy lip,” Pecheux said. “Victoria’s Secret is bringing wings to the girls, I’m bringing me to the wings of the eyes of the girls.” Watch him demo the look above, then learn how to get the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show makeup look with his step-by-step instructions below.
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The Skin
Pecheux dabbed concealer on any spots and applied Max Factor foundation all over for a semi-matte finish. He then contoured the cheeks with bronzer and added Max Factor Miracle Touch Creamy Blush to cheeks before applying highlighter to the tops of cheekbones.
The Eyes
Pecheux left the brows as natural as possible. On the lids he used a blend of neutral shadows from Max Factor’s palettes to create depth without darkness, and used a grey liquid liner to create a cat eye. He set the liner by adding brown pencil liner to the top, and finished with two to three coats of Max Factor False Lash Epic Mascara on the tops and bottoms of lashes.
The Lips
To create the models' glossy pink lips, Pecheux used Victoria’s Secret Velvet Lip Matte in the muted pink shade Adored with gloss on top to catch the light of the cameras. Pink Models wore a more dusty rose shade, Perfection (which, by the way, is a shockingly non-drying matte lip option.) According to a source at Victoria’s Secret Beauty, it’s been selling out in stores across the country, and there are more colors in the works for next year.
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The result, as you can see above? Angel-approved glam: “I really love the look. It’s superglowy, and we’ve got these beautiful lashes,” says Victoria’s Secret Angel Romee Strijd. “It’s classic VS.”
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