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From the runway to the showgoers, there was no shortage of star power at today¡¯s Balenciaga couture show in Paris ¨C but let¡¯s be clear: Nicole Kidman shut down the runway as only she can. As husband Keith Urban beamed from the front row, the Oscar-winning actor made her catwalk debut. And true to do-anything-for-the-role form, Kidman delivered a complete and utter couture performance. In fact, there were audible gasps when Kidman stepped on the runway in a sumptuous metallic silver gown with a lengthy sweeping train and a set of black opera gloves. Only upping the ante was her teased strawberry blonde half-up hair and the extreme sweeps of jet black eyeliner ¡ª a recent signature of Demna¡¯s shows.
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¡°It¡¯s laser-sharp, deep, deep black long eyeliner that gives it this modernity,¡± says make-up artist Inge Grognard of the more futuristic couture effect of the graphic eye look, which is adjusted slightly according to each person¡¯s individual eye and cheekbone shape. When creating this look, it¡¯s a pot of gel eyeliner from Kiko Milano or Maybelline applied with a thin, sharp eyeliner brush that creates that precise, ultra-onyx ¡°doesn¡¯t move¡± finish, says Grognard.?
As for the rest of the look, less isn¡¯t just more ¡ª it¡¯s essential in mirroring Demna¡¯s radically reimagined brand of couture. ¡°When you put mascara and eyeshadow on top, it¡¯s too retro,¡± Grognard says of the choice to keep the rest of the make-up bare, save for minimal foundation where needed (and a few exceptions for the runway¡¯s celebrity cameos). The takeaway on Balenciaga¡¯s new beauty code? Black eyeliner traced on a knife¡¯s edge is all the more powerful and provocative when left to stand on its own ¡ª even if it¡¯s worn with a sweeping crinoline skirt.
As Grognard puts it, ¡°What Demna is doing with Balenciaga couture is making it really relevant now. There were pieces based on the past, but he gives it that touch of now.¡±
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