If a runway look is pretty or especially cool, you'll see models on the street after the show still wearing the hair and makeup. However, when a look is a little too wild or outlandish (think geisha makeup or crazy-exaggerated brows), the models will rush to take it off before they even leave the tents. And that's where everybody's favorite standby -- MAC Wipes -- come in. After just about every show, models reach for the nearest pack of wipes -- which MAC supplies in spades -- to take off or tone down their makeup.
The scene backstage at New York Fashion Week can be described in one word: chaos. Hair extensions are flying. Makeup is scattered everywhere. Editors and photographers trip over each other trying to get the perfect quote and prettiest picture.
And, it's there, beneath massive clouds of hairspray, that the coolest new beauty products mysteriously vanish. An eyeliner here, a lipstick there -- things go missing and don't make it back into the artists' kits.
Of course we're not accusing anyone of stealing. We've seen plenty of models ask if they can take home an amazing mascara or custom nail polish shade -- and most brands are happy to share. After all, if the models -- who are exhausted, jaded, and rarely paying attention -- are clamoring for an eyeliner, it's a safe bet you have a hit on your hands.
As we rounded up the products that models are swiping from backstage at New York Fashion Week this season, we found ourselves wanting them, too -- after all, they come with a very respectable seal of approval from top models like Karlie Kloss and Joan Smalls. Happily, some are available now, but we'll have to wait for spring for some of the others. Here's what the models were clamoring for backstage at the shows ...
