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Fall makeup: Cherry lip

Red lips had a runway monopoly again this season.
{FALL 2009 BEAUTY GUIDE}

Spring was clearly just a warm-up for fall, because red lipstick monopolized even more mouths—makeup artists refused to release this strong, daring statement from their clutches. Pat McGrath and Tom Pecheux enthusiastically painted lips crimson at D&G and Yves Saint Laurent, respectively, and paired them with perfectly polished skin. “Our generation has been brought up on a beauty of Kate Moss minimalism, so we haven’t had a chance to indulge in it,” opines Aaron De Mey, artistic director for Lancôme Makeup. “It’s become a very acceptable and elegant way of wearing makeup. It’s a way to be fashionable, anti-fashion, desirable, pretty and sexy, all at the same time.” At L’Wren Scott, De Mey applied his red imperfectly to “give it modernity.” He smudged it into the lips like a stain, then wiped off any excess from the edges.

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L'WREN SCOTT Fall 2009

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FALL 2009 BEAUTY REPORT
'80s MAKEUP | CHERRY LIP | NAKED EYES | HAIR ACCESSORIES| POMPADOUR UPDO | GLAM CURLS

First published in FASHION Magazine September 2009

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