It was time for my last stop at NYFW, and I landed backstage at Naeem Kahn with lead makeup artist Gato for Maybelline. I was able to snag an exclusive chat with Gato for some tips about his "teenage-inspired" makeup look for Kahn's show:
Gato used Maybelline's Color Sensational Matte Metallics lipsticks in Copper Rose and Hot Lava (which both launch July 2017) in order to create a natural flush. "Metallics are very good to create a realistic blush color," Gato explained. "I applied the lipsticks with a fluffy brush to the center of the cheeks and down to the neck to make this 18th-century-like, painting-inspired flush."
I'm a fan of working with cream blushes, so why not start experimenting with lipstick formulas?! Besides, women were known to use lipsticks as blush centuries ago, so maybe we're seeing a trend coming back.
