Alexander Wang wanted to create a bold, strong woman and did so by taking away color and creating more of a softly chiseled, contoured face. Key makeup artist for Nars Diane Kendal explained that after applying contour underneath foundation, she went back in to strategically place powder highlighter on top of the eyelid, at inner eye corner, down the nose, and on top of the cheekbones.
"The luminosity is a nice contrast with the contouring — it creates a really sculpted but luminous face," she said. Regarding powder vs. liquid, she said, "I find that with powder, you can control it more. Sometimes with creams, it ends up getting too spread out, but with a powder, you can really go into the areas that you want."
