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"Designer Faces: Valentino Spring 2014\\nAt the spring Valentino show, low ponytails were dressed up with studded headbands, and luminous, highlighted skin complemented the colorful patterns, ornate embroidery, and romantic feel of the collection.\\nVentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli drew inspiration from classical opera for their spring collection, which included dresses in their signature high-necked, long-sleeved silhouette as well as gladiator-style pleated skirts and an array of intricate fabrics.\\nMakeup artist Pat McGrath created a look that was minimal yet still regal. Building on the collection's operatic inspiration, she referenced Maria Callas, aiming for a toned-down take on the great soprano's contoured stage makeup. \\\"It's very much like the portraiture that we've always done [at Valentino] before, but this time it has more to do with opera and theater,\\\" said McGrath.\\nFor McGrath, the most important step was highlighting the models' skin. \\\"It's about paler foundation on the top half of the face and building the face with light,\\\" she said. First she used a foundation several shades lighter than each model's natural skin tone, blending it over the top half of the face, above the cheekbones, and across the nose. On the lower half of the face, she applied a foundation that matched the skin tone. For even more contrast, McGrath dusted highlighter on cheekbones, down the bridge of the nose, and on the Cupid's bow with a small, fluffy blush brush.\\nTo mute the models' brows, McGrath dabbed them with concealer, then topped them with gold shimmer. For the eyes, she created a faint shadowy effect by highlighting the inner corners and blending a soft taupe shadow into creases. After pulling brown mascara through the top lashes only, she applied lip balm and pale concealer to the models' lips, so they faded into the face.\\n\\\"It's very Valentino-esque,\\\" said hairstylist Guido of the sleek ponytails he created for the show. \\\"It's a little more severe than usual. There's an austerity to it,\\\" he said. To get the look, he prepped the models' hair with [Redken Satinwear 02 Prepping Blow-Dry Lotion,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/heat-protectant/2012/redken-satinwear-blow-dry-lotion) then blow-dried it with a round brush. After adding extensions, he teased hair at the crown and created a short center part.\\nLeaving two sections loose in the front, Palau slipped the brown leather headbands just behind the models' ears, gathering the back of the hair into a low ponytail at the nape of the neck. To create a structured effect, he then pulled the front sections back, covering the models' ears and the sides of the headband. He wrapped the ends of the strands around the base of the ponytail. The final touch was a mist of [Redken Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/2010/redken-forceful-finishing-spray) for a shiny, frizz-free finish."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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