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NYFW Beauty Recap: Gilt Group

The best gilded makeup and nails from the glitziest week in fashion.
By Crystal G. Martin · Updated October 27, 2020
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Gold Finger

Backstage at Mara Hoffman, models shine in a golden embrace. 

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Burnished Brows

At Jerome 5:31, brows were dusted in gold, a glamorous effect that subtly upped the look’s masculinity.

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Golden Eye

A thick line of gold liner looks glamorous yet youthful at Badgley Mischka. Tom Pecheux created the look for MAC using the brand’s Superslick Liquid Eye Liner in Pure Show.

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Twinkle Tips

Butter LONDON manicurist Katie Jane Hughes’ floating nail art—a golden moon and tip accenting an otherwise nude nail—looked stunning paired Tadashi Shoji’s Moroccan-inspired collection. Get the look: Hughes applied Butter LONDON Nail Foundation to the nails followed by Butter LONDON Nail Lacquer in Marbs on the moon and tip.

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Golden Eye

The scene backstage at Badgley Mischka

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Gold Dust

At Badgley Mischka, mani maestro Deborah Lippmann applied two coats of her forthcoming pewter shade Take the A Train (out Fall 2014) then painted on a moon in Glitter and Be Gay—a beauty editor fave.

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Inner Glow

To create a jewel-like glow in the inner corners of the eyes, makeup artist AJ Crimson mixed Mehron Metallic Powder with a little clear OCC Lip Tar.

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Fairy Dust

At Altuzarra, Tom Pecheux created a green-tinted, golden eye.

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Sparkle and Shine

The look at Lela Rose was romantic and ethereal, but still glam. Romy Soleimani used chunky gold glitter that extended beyond the eye.

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Goldenrod

At Desigual, Gordon Espinet for MAC mixed the brand’s Pro Gold Metal Pigment with Pro Longwear Gloss Coat to make liquid gold that could be easily spread all over the lid—and beyond.

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