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"Designer Faces: Gucci Spring 2013\\nAn architectural updo, smoldering eyes, and major lashes were the finishing touches to designer Frida Giannini&amp;#39;s vibrantly colorful collection.\\n\\\"It was all about this very strong eye,\\\" said makeup artist Pat McGrath, who took inspiration from photos of \u201970s icons Marisa Berenson and Marina Schiano. \\\"It's tons and tons of lashes\u2014smoldering eyes with highlights everywhere.\\\"\\nTo prep skin, McGrath evened out models' complexions with foundation and concealer. A dab of highlighter was blended onto cheekbones. Then she swirled a reddish peach blush on cheeks, starting at the apples and moving up along the cheekbones.\\n\\\"It's a really full look\u2014very luxurious and strong,\\\" McGrath said of the almond-shaped smoky eyes. She lined the outer rims with dark brown pencil, brushed a deep brown shadow across the lids, then smudged a bit of the shadow along the lower lash line. \\\"For the brows, we're just grooming,\\\" McGrath said. \\\"I think there were enough brows in New York.\\\" The final step? A dot of champagne highlighter on the center of the eyelids and underneath the brows.\\nAnd then came the fringe: \\\"We're using two full rows of lash strips layered on top of each other,\\\" McGrath said. Mascara was swiped onto bottom lashes.\\nMcGrath applied a creamy beige color to lips with a brush. She topped them off with balm before models hit the runway.\\nBright nails would have been a distraction from the bright pinks, greens, and blues that models were wearing, so fingers and toes were understated\u2014just one coat of sheer nude polish.\\n\\\"It's architectural, almost like origami,\\\" hairstylist Luigi Murenu said of the slicked-back loop. \\\"It's strong because of how sculptural it is, but it's beautiful because of how perfect it is.\\\"\\nThe night before the show, Murenu prepped extensions made from real hair: He covered them in gel, flatironed them, and cut them diagonally.\\nBackstage, Murenu coated models' hair with [Kiehl's Clean-Hold Styling Gel,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/hair-gel/2012/kiehls-clean-hold-styling-gel) parted it down the middle, and added shine to ends with [John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Original Formula.](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/2010/john-frieda-frizz-ease-original-hair-serum) He then gathered it into a low knot at the nape of the models' necks.\\nTo add an architectural detail, he pinned color-matched extensions into the base of the bun\u2014some pointing up, others down."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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