Making
Arrangements
When the eye makeup
is a dramatic sweep of ash
(taken from a blown-out
match) and the airbrushed
nails look like what
manicurist Eichi Matsunaga
calls “a difficult-to-remove
stain,” the hair needs equal
gravitas. “It’s very Marie
Antoinette,” says Nakagawa,
who used sturdy florals
like orchids and small
pine cones.
Left: Simone Rocha blouse,
trench coat, and earrings.
Makeup colors: Nourishing Brow
Pencil in Brown, Cheeky Wink
Flushed Blush in First Crush, and
Healthy Lips Lip Plumping
Serum by Neutrogena. Details,
see allure.com/credits.
Come Into Bloom
Flowers, even dried ones affixed to your cheekbone, are
usually less fragile than you’d think, explains Gradin.
She applied pressed flowers onto the face and neck, again
using Alba Botanica Un-Petroleum Jelly. (Heavier fresh
flowers may need face glue.) If you want to try a version
of this Midsummer Night’s Dream look, Gradin’s advice
is to “start with the biggest flowers, place the smaller ones
around them, and just go with it.”
Above: Christian Dior dress. Of Rare Origin earrings. Makeup
colors: Brow Master Sculpting Pencil in Chestnut and Bounce
& Blur Powder Blush in Blurred Buff by BareMinerals. Details, see
allure.com/credits.