What eye makeup do you wear with a futuristic pinafore dress? What's the best hair to complement a storm trooper visor? For our first-ever OC runway show on Sunday, we called in the experts to ensure our Spring/Summer 2014 looks were finished to perfection. For makeup, Carol and Humberto worked with grandmaster Tom Pecheux, a fashion week veteran and the creative makeup director at Estée Lauder. For hair, they tapped Anthony Turner—whose perfectly undone dos have graced the runways at Kenzo—and our friends at Bumble and bumble. Completing the crack team, Naomi Yasuda did her thing on the models' nails, creating a monochrome wave manicure to pop against the collection's bright lime, lilac, and red handbags. In between numerous eyeliner applications and hair tests, we caught up with Tom and Anthony to get the lowdown on their OC SS14 looks.
Photos by Matthew Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Meghan Benson, and Dustin Pittman | More OC SS14 show coverage here.
Tom Pecheux
Alice Newell-Hanson: Hi Tom! Can you talk us through the look you created for the show?
Tom Pecheux: When I spoke to Humberto and Carol, I knew the concept was 34 girls and 20 boys, and we didn't want to create too much contrast between the girls and the boys. At first, we talked about just adding something dark to the eyes but then we actually did a creamy, milky white eyeliner, just to open the eye. You know, bright eyes are something you have when you're young! And the rest of the face was just very fresh. For the boys—I like boys to be boys—we just covered up imperfections.
Do you think there's a recognizable Tom Pecheux look?
Yes. Some people love to hide the face with makeup and create a new character but I don't. I believe that everybody can be beautiful if they feel good about themselves. So my type of makeup is more about a creative upgrade. My job is also to be a chameleon. I have to listen carefully and capture the essence of the [collection]. My duty is to serve each show and each face. So that's my philosophy of makeup. People say I make people look beautiful and I really take that as a compliment.
How would you sum up your philosophy of beauty?
Beauty is iconic and it can come from anywhere. Diana Vreeland, for example, was beautiful. Stella Tennant, when she first appeared, had a nose ring, and people said she was a very underground beauty. But a few years later she was the face of SKII, a major commercial skin care brand. Classic beauty can be quite boring!
Of all the shows that you've worked on, which three are you proudest of?
The three that gave me the biggest goose bumps were my first Gucci show, with Tom Ford, where I did very punkish eyes with dark green glitter on the eyelid. It was kind of glam rock. Another was a Prada show where I did a fluorescent red lipstick with nothing else on the skin. And the third was an Yves Saint Laurent show with Stefano Pilati with lacquered black lips and a dark band across the eyes. It still gives me goose bumps talking about it now.
Finally, what are three things everyone should have in their makeup bag?
I'll give you four: A good moisturizer, because your skin needs to be hydrated to glow. A good concealer, because you never know! A fruity lipstick color, because you can do anything with it—your lips, cheeks, eyelids, or even eyebrows. And a black pencil. And then if
Photos by Matthew Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Meghan Benson, and Dustin Pittman | More OC SS14 show coverage here.
Tom Pecheux
Alice Newell-Hanson: Hi Tom! Can you talk us through the look you created for the show?
Tom Pecheux: When I spoke to Humberto and Carol, I knew the concept was 34 girls and 20 boys, and we didn't want to create too much contrast between the girls and the boys. At first, we talked about just adding something dark to the eyes but then we actually did a creamy, milky white eyeliner, just to open the eye. You know, bright eyes are something you have when you're young! And the rest of the face was just very fresh. For the boys—I like boys to be boys—we just covered up imperfections.
Do you think there's a recognizable Tom Pecheux look?
Yes. Some people love to hide the face with makeup and create a new character but I don't. I believe that everybody can be beautiful if they feel good about themselves. So my type of makeup is more about a creative upgrade. My job is also to be a chameleon. I have to listen carefully and capture the essence of the [collection]. My duty is to serve each show and each face. So that's my philosophy of makeup. People say I make people look beautiful and I really take that as a compliment.
How would you sum up your philosophy of beauty?
Beauty is iconic and it can come from anywhere. Diana Vreeland, for example, was beautiful. Stella Tennant, when she first appeared, had a nose ring, and people said she was a very underground beauty. But a few years later she was the face of SKII, a major commercial skin care brand. Classic beauty can be quite boring!
Of all the shows that you've worked on, which three are you proudest of?
The three that gave me the biggest goose bumps were my first Gucci show, with Tom Ford, where I did very punkish eyes with dark green glitter on the eyelid. It was kind of glam rock. Another was a Prada show where I did a fluorescent red lipstick with nothing else on the skin. And the third was an Yves Saint Laurent show with Stefano Pilati with lacquered black lips and a dark band across the eyes. It still gives me goose bumps talking about it now.
Finally, what are three things everyone should have in their makeup bag?
I'll give you four: A good moisturizer, because your skin needs to be hydrated to glow. A good concealer, because you never know! A fruity lipstick color, because you can do anything with it—your lips, cheeks, eyelids, or even eyebrows. And a black pencil. And then if