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Backstage Beauty: Phillip Lim’s Makeup Artists Explain How to Achieve the Show’s Strong Eyes. Photographer Blake Hamilton continues to take backstage beauty portraits for us, and this time he presents Phillip Lim's fall 2012 collection.

Backstage Beauty: Phillip Lim’s Makeup Artists Explain How to Achieve the Show’s Strong Eyes

Lead NARS cosmetics makeup artist, Francelle Daly, explains that the show's beauty look was "really inspired by Phillip’s palette, and I wanted to have a boldness, an edginess. " She continues, "I wanted to add a lot of impact and drama. " Hence why the show's focus skews heavily on the eyes, while the remainder of the face is kept minimal with just a bit of foundation and highlighting on the cheekbones.

Daly achieved this look by applying fifteen coats of black mascara and custom-made blunt eyelashes to the lids. NARS cosmetics lead trainer, Jason Hoffman, explains how to get this season's look after the jump. Triple Max Tons: EASY HOLIDAY HAIR. CHALK IT UP. Photos: Kristin Ess, post designed by Kristin Ess Last week, we were shooting Lauren’s collection for Kohl’s and at the end of the day, we got our hands on some colorful soft chalks.

CHALK IT UP

How can a girl resist when there are pinks + purples involved?? Lauren’s pink cotton candy bun was pretty cute! As you may know, hair chalking has been around for a little while now and it’s a great way to temporarily add color to your locks. Sayonara, Cellulite!