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18 Gorgeous NYFW Makeup Looks to Try Out Now

How to DIY these must-copy looks from the Spring/Summer 2016 runways
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Good as Gold
The inspiration for Lucero at Alice & Olivia: Desert Goddess.

Skin Inc. Founder and CEO Sabrina Tan first prepped models' skin with Skin Inc. Pure Revival Peel, then applied a custom-blended hydrating serum and topped it off with the Pure Deepsea Hydrating Mask and a touch of Vitamin A Serum to give them a dewy glow.

Lucero used Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow in Comex Gold or Gilded Gold to give the eye a glitter-encrusted look. She kept the rest of the face clean with a bit of contouring and highlighting. She used All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer in Kitten on the high points of the face to "give the illusion of the desert sun gleaming off of the skin." Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Dolce was used to create the soft lip.

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Vampy Vixen
Channel your inner vamp with this sexy look from Cushnie et Ochs. Makeup artist Gato for Maybelline New York started by creating a flawless base with contoured cheekbones. He kept the eyes simple with just a hint of black liner along the upper lash line and lower waterline, adding a touch of plum shades from The RockNudes Palette (launching January 2016). Only a single coat of The Volum' Express Colossal Chaotic was used.

He finished off the sexy look with a swipe of Lip Studio Color Blur in Plum Please.

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Pop of Color
Yadim gave models at Jason Wu's show a barely-there, fresh makeup look for the skin, just using a touch of FaceStudio Master Conceal to hide blemishes. He then punctuated the look with what he calls "Yu Red" -- a custom blend of Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid (out in 2016) in Rebel Red and Berry Boost.

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Rule Breaker
Break the rules and wear color on both your eyes and lips, as seen at Jenny Packham. Makeup artist Talia Sparrow was inspired by the androgynous tones of Packham's collection to create this "couture yet edgy" look. To give them a flawless, rich-yet-luminous complexion, she prepped skin with Laura Mercier Infusion de Rose Nourishing Cream and Infusion de Rose Nourishing Oil before using her fingers to apply Silk Créme Moisturizing Photo Edition Foundation. She then sculpted the cheekbones and set the look with Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder.

The turquoise liner was created just for the runway, but you can mix Eye Basics in Linen with Créme Eye Liner in Canard to create a similar shade. Apply it with an angled liner brush, and coat lashes with multiple layers of mascara. Some models wore nude lipstick, while others donned Paint Wash Liquid Lip Color in Vermillion Red.

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White Hot
The bold, modern eye makeup seen at Jonathan Simkhai is surprisingly easy to pull off. Makeup artist Yadim for Maybelline New York started by evening out models' skin tone with foundation, then covered up any dark circles with Maybelline New York Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer. He then contoured and highlighted with Face Studio Master Contour (out next January).

He lined the lower waterline with Lasting Drama Waterproof Gel Pencil in Cashmere White, then patted lids and brows with Baby Lips in Quenched for a dewy finish.

Image courtesy of Maybelline

New York Fashion Week is a magical time in the beauty world. All the best makeup artists in the business are there, creating glamorous, gorgeous and (sometimes) insane-but-awesome makeup looks to complement the fashions designers are sending down the runway. Now that New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 has come to a close, we rounded up our favorite makeup looks from the shows that we can actually pull off in real life. Here, the most-wearable and drool-worthy makeup how-tos from fashion week. Get ready for some serious makeup inspiration.
BY ALLIE FLINN | SEP 18, 2015 | SHARES
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