Lucia Pica talks about Chanel beauty Couture

The silhouette is 18th century but the girl has a Bowiesque feeling to her, especially in the makeup. Karl Lagerfeld sent me a sketch and it felt really like that.
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What were your sources of inspiration for this makeup? What brief did Karl Lagerfeld give you?
The silhouette is 18th century but the girl has a Bowiesque feeling to her, especially in the makeup. Karl Lagerfeld sent me a sketch and it felt really like that.
The shape of the eye is quite rounded at the top, a blended blue with a slight teal undertone. I added a sharp graphic line going underneath the eye to add a graphic strength to it. So there is the softness of the blending of the eyeshadow on the top and the toughness of the eyeliner underneath that is straight. There is a balm shine on top of the eyelid to make it a little bit more alive and lived in.
The lips are red and matte, the skin is quite pale and porcelain, light and groomed but not too shiny.
Overall, there is a contrast of textures with the matte lip, the balmy deep eyes and the soft translucent skin. This contrast reflects the allure of the girl walking the show: elegant and sophisticated but with toughness to her. She is powerful and strong.

Can you describe the fashion show makeup?
I used STYLO OMBRE ET CONTOUR Bleu Nuit underneath with a matte texture on top from LES 9 OMBRES – ÉDITION N°2 Quintessence, to give more depth. I chose these colours on the eye because they recall some deep colours from the collection, navy blue with a teal undertone that drawn my attention. I love this type of colour coming through another colour, it gives more depth.
The final touch on the eyelid is the BAUME ESSENTIEL Transparent to give a glossy, alive and modern finish.
For the lips, I used ROUGE ALLURE VELVET EXTRÊME Idéal, a matte red, and then I added a touch of ROUGE ALLURE LIQUID POWDER Invincible to intensify the matte effect.

Do you have any professional tips and tricks to share with us?
It’s pretty easy to do the eye, with the STYLO OMBRE ET CONTOUR Bleu Nuit: scribble it on and then blend it with a blending brush. Then you apply an eyeshadow on top to intensify it and add more depth, you dab the eyeshadow onto the pencil LES PINCEAUX DE CHANEL Flat Eyeshadow Brush and it just sticks to it. It’s easy!

 

Is there a product that you particularly enjoyed using for this makeup look?
My favorite product is the STYLO OMBRE ET CONTOUR Bleu Nuit, it is really easy to apply. It is emphasized by the BAUME ESSENTIEL Transparent applied on the eyelid as the finishing touch of the look.

2019 Spring-Summer CHANEL Haute Couture Show Backstage

Makeup CHANEL – Lucia Pica © CHANEL 2019

Photos Benoît Peverelli

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