Backstage at Richard Nicoll
By now you’ll have heard us reference the ‘70s-feel that’s filtering through Fashion Week. Whether it’s the Perspex platforms seen at Topshop Unique, the floral prints at Twenty8twelve or the star-print flares at House of Holland, even the hair and make-up has been harping back to the hippy heydays. Which is why it came as no surprise that the inspiration backstage at Richard Nicoll was ‘70s David Bowie. You know, the period when he was rocking the short, sharp ginger-red hair and Ziggy Stardust make-up. Creating the look at Richard Nicoll for MAC, Sam McBryant explained the focus was on sculpting to create a robotic but flawless base. Using an orange cream pearl base to pump up the highlights and produce a slightly unreal feel to the skin, the orange was spread over the eyes and onto cheeks while the mascara was once again discarded in favour of a more romantic look.
Also embracing the orange was nail guru Marian Newman who used the same orange make-up on the model’s nails as on their cheeks and then simply sealed it with a topcoat. Rubbing the colour on with her fingers as opposed to a precision brush, Marian admitted that it didn’t matter if the nails weren’t perfect as it looked more rock’n’roll.
Meanwhile, Luke Hersheson was heading up the hair team for L’Oreal Professionnel fashioning a tough-looking, boyish ponytail inspired by Angie and David Bowie. Incorporating lots of ridges and textures into the style, the hair was coated in L’Oreal’s Play Ball Deviation Paste to create a sheen before it was smoothed back into a ponytail and straightened with irons to give it a graphic edge. To finish, Luke took charge of creating natural-looking quiffs moulded with a comb and set with hairspray.
Richard Nicoll hair and make-up, done!
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