NYFW Backstage Beauty Pass: Day 2

W's Associate Beauty Editor, Christina Han, is backstage for at all the major shows during New York Fashion Week sharing tips and tricks from the beauty professionals who are busy creating next season's looks. In this installment she goes backstage at Alexander Wang, Altuzarra and Prabal Gurung.

Alexander Wang:

blog-fw-beauty-alex-wang-01.jpg Nothing but nudes by MAC cosmetics for the faces at Alexander Wang.


blog-fw-beauty-alex-wang-02.jpg That Ricky Kenig of Ricky's NY is a bonafide genius. Check out these adorable plastic bone-shaped clips that won't leave a crease in freshly straightened hair.


blog-fw-beauty-alex-wang-03.jpg Alexander Wang snipped off fabric swatches directly from his Fall collection for this pale palette of polishes by Sally Hansen, debuting later this fall. From left, Ion, Bandage (used for the show), and Pumice.


blog-fw-beauty-alex-wang-04.jpg Hairstylist Guido Palau works his hair wizardry on the Brazilian bombshell's locks. Gisele's secret to her glowing skin: a daily regimen of products from her own line, Sejaa.


blog-fw-beauty-alex-wang-05.jpg Model Shalom Harlow backstage with Diane Kendall for her one and only NYFW show. Turns out Harlow is a major beauty buff, her faves includes products by trusted facialists: Ling's Pure Squalane Skin Nourisher, Christine Valmy's Special Cream #11, and Joanna Vargas's Daily Serum.


blog-fw-beauty-alex-wang-06.jpg The beautiful Frankie Rayder keeps her skin runway ready with a slew of all-natural skin care products from Eminence (especially the Coconut Cream mask) recommended by her facialist Heather at Le Pink & Co. in Los Angeles.


Altuzarra:

blog-fw-beauty-altuzarra-01.jpg Kasia Struss displaying Tom Pecheux's mirror image lines created with MAC's cream liner in Blacktrack.


Prabal Gurung:

blog-fw-beauty-prabal-gurug-01.jpg Models Anais Pouliot and Liu Wen rock their electric blue feather inspired eyes.

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