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Backstage Beauty: Strong ‘Samurai’ Brows at Kimberly Ovitz

Anna Zanovello (Wilhelmina) by Blake Hamilton. Film courtesy of The Impossible Project.
Anna Zanovello (Wilhelmina) by Blake Hamilton. Film courtesy of The Impossible Project. Photo: BLAKE HAMILTON RIBBEY/BLAKE HAMILTON RIBBEY

This Fashion Week, experimental photographer Blake Hamilton is bringing you a series of unique beauty portraits straight from backstage. First up is Kimberly Ovitz, who tapped MAC makeup artist Gordon Espinet to create the show’s Japanese- influenced look. Espinet describes the season’s face as “90 percent beautiful and 10 percent quirky — you’ve got to have that 10 percent quirk so it doesn’t become boring.” Enter the strong, “samurai-inspired” eyebrows, which contrast nicely with the clean and minimal makeup palette. Find out how Espinet created the statement arches after the jump.

Get the look:
“Use MAC Cosmetics Eye Brows, which come in varying shades, to paint on top of your brows to give that crazy, strong look. Then use [a swipe of] Ivory soap to cover up the outer corners, so that you erase the little tail end on the lids. It’s an ancient drag-queen secret. If you eliminate the eyebrow, it’s really just about a simple, beautiful, gorgeous woman.”

Backstage Beauty at Kimberly Ovitz