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"   Photo: Lauren Elliott  For seven years makeup artist Tom Pecheux has created the backstage look for designer Peter Som. &amp;quot;I like what he does; it&amp;#039;s stylish, it&amp;#039;s colorful, and it&amp;#039;s very real,&amp;quot; says Pecheux, who trained as a pastry chef in his native France before switching crafts, and now works with the likes of Giselle B\u00FCndchen and Hilary Rhoda.  For the show, Pecheux and Som studied a wall covered in images of each of the designer&amp;#039;s looks. &amp;quot;The designer shows me not only the clothes, but more important is the mood. Hair and makeup can completely change the mood of a collection.&amp;quot; Som stayed true to his roots mixing navy, white, and black patterns into sophisticated pieces. The line embodies an effortlessly chic, confident woman. Som painted a mental picture for Pecheux of the woman he envisioned wearing his clothing. &amp;quot;After talking with him the message is very clear: it&amp;#039;s masculine and feminine rawness\u2014a cool girl who loves fashion but isn&amp;#039;t done up.&amp;quot; Before applying any makeup, Pecheux studies the models&amp;#039; faces. &amp;quot;We are going to reinforce the strong eyebrows, and for the girl who has thin eyebrows, we are going to leave them thin,&amp;quot; he explains. &amp;quot;On the runway it is going to read [as] femininity [and] masculinity, not only in the clothes but in the faces.&amp;quot; Pecheux recommends prepping skin with a massage. &amp;quot;It creates the look of dewy healthy looking skin,&amp;quot; he says. To mimic the look of strong brows, Pecheux coats them with dark brown mascara. Try M.A.C Cosmetics Brow Set brush-on gel. The result is a bold, sophisticated yet fresh-faced girl, emulating Peter Som&amp;#039;s vision.  Photo: Lauren Elliott  Photo: Lauren Elliott  Photo: Lauren Elliott See all the Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear collections. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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