Backstage beauty: The buzz at Vawk? A look inspired by insects and architecture

Date October 21, 2011

Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani

Far from bug eyed, the direction for hair and makeup at Vawk focused in on specific parts of Sunny Fong’s “insects and architecture” inspiration. “For me, architecture is a lot of windows and reflection, so I went with a gold reflection, like the sun,” said Eddie Malter, official makeup artist of L’Oreal Paris, when describing the gold shadow (Wear Infinite Eye Shadow Quad “823”) he applied inside the eye and along the crease. Then, to capture the essence of insect antenna, Malter applied Lineur Intense eyeliner in “Carbon Black” to the lower lash line, extending the line out. However, the crowning moment was a pair of custom Maddox eyelashes made from paper—applied to just one model for the show.

To contrast the clean, vertical silhouettes of Vawk’s collection, Eric Del Monaco, L’Oreal Paris official hair artist and colourist, gave the hair a horizontal dimension while still keeping it sleek. He used a double-barrel curling iron to weave figure-eight curls into the bottom half of the hair. Once the curls had set, they were spritzed with Elnett hairspray and totally deconstructed—flared out into a “frothy cotton candy” shape by hand. Studio Line Mineral FX Gel was used to slick back the top of the hair, and after securing the style with a crown of bobby pins, a custom “insect wing” gold hairpiece finished the look.