Beauty that grows in the night

CHARLOTTE TILBURY, MATTE REVOLUTION LIPSTICK

Moving from one nuance to another, following the wind that moves petals and disperses the pollen into the air. The tradition of makeup has centuries-old roots, and exploring these roots it appears more and more clear the link with natural elements. Pharaohs and queens obtained their emblematic green Udju from malachite and oils and the dark Kohl–similar to our eyeliner–from galena. Ancient Romans used carbon to refine their eyebrows and the eyelids were colorate with pigments extracted from different plants. Today the processes may have got more complex, but behind the creation of make-up products, there still is the binomial with nature that photographer Johannes Bauer celebrated with this beauty-story with art direction of Forget Me Not.

[Left] HOURGLASS COSMETICS, VANISH™ FLASH HIGHLIGHTER-STICK [Right] YVES SAINT LAURENT VOLUME EFFET, FAUX CILS MASCARA

HOURGLASS COSMETICS, VANISH™ FLASH HIGHLIGHTER-STICK

[Left] HOURGLASS COSMETICS, VANISH™ FLASH HIGHLIGHTER-STICK [Right] COMME DES GARÇONS, BLACK PEPPER EAU DE PARFUM

[Left] CHARLOTTE TILBURY, MATTE REVOLUTION LIPSTICK [Right] MAISON MARGIELA, LAZY SUNDAY MORNING EAU DE TOILETTE

Credits

Photography: Johannes Bauer

Art Direction: Forget Me Not