MBFWA Backstage Beauty: Maybelline NY for Next Gen 2

There’s a very different atmosphere on site for the final day of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia.

There’s a sense of making it over the finishing line.

Without too many stumbles or catwalk boob flashes. Oops … too late … that happened to one poor model today in the New Generation 2 show when the double-sided tape lost its effectiveness just as she was about to walk the runway.

Once again this show offered up an eclectic mix spring-summer fashion. Hints of all the predicted trends, from neons through to prints, structure and a flowy, it was all there.

Here are just some of the looks that caught my eye:

Susan Rep

Ash to Gold

LF Markey

Let’s talk about the makeup because it was just so damn beautiful. Maybelline New York makeup artist Nigel Stanislaus created a very pretty 1950s Audrey Hepburn look with a strong brow emphasis and lots of lovely pink.

(I’ll upload the video tomorrow – the tech gods are not working for me right now!)

Nigel’s hot tip for translating this look to the everyday: It’s all about the contrast of the strong eyebrows and pink, which Nigel tells me is the secret to creating a fresh, younger-looking face. He told me this model was actually 65 😉

The key product: Maybelline New York EyeStudio Master Shape Brow Pencil ($11.50 out in July). You fill in the brow with upward and outwards strokes before using the brush applicator to brush the brows up. Another way to keep your face looking younger!

This is definitely a look you could simply copy and try at home, isn’t it? I’ll certainly be slapping on the pink lippy more often!

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Thanks so much Maybelline NY Australia for having me blog all week about your fabulous makeup collaborations at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012. I’ve loved every minute! Sending out a huge thank-you to these wonderful people:

Maybelline New York makeup maestro Nigel Stanislaus and me … Nigel made for the most entertaining backstage talent all week. Love his work.

Maybelline New York’s Katie and Georgia … they have made this week run SO smoothly for covering shows backstage.