All Access: Backstage at Juan Carlos Obando

Who: Los Angeles-based Colombian designer Juan Carlos Obando who hand sews every intricate stitch of his collections
When: Friday, September 11, 2009
Where: Milk Studios in New York’s Chelsea

Makeup Artist: Fuliva Farolfi for MAC

The Look: Warm, sun-drenched complexion of a woman abandoned in the desert
Tools for the Look – by MAC:

o On the Eyes: MAC Pro Paintstick in Deep Brown on entire lid applied with a brush, naked curled lashes, intensified brows with Eye Brows (US $15) liner and Lip Conditioner tube (US $13.50) to add sheen on the eyelids
o On the Face: Select Sheer/Loose (US $21) powder in NC45, Deep Peach and NC55 used to created “weathered” skin and sun around the face. Colors are applied freehand and gently pressed onto the skin to deepen color. Taupe is used to contour face structure and neck.
o On the Lips: MAC Pro Paintstick in Deep Brown over a layer of Lip Conditioner tube (US $13.50)
o On the Body: Select Sheer/Loose (US $21) powder in NC45, Deep Peach and NC55 dusted across neck bone and shoulder areas to match the desert tanned coloring of the face









