In one of the strangest moments of beauty, on the runway of the Parisian Haute Couture Week for the spring and summer of 2024, the models of the house “Maison Margiela” appeared in a strange and out of the ordinary makeup trend, so that the house announced a new shift in the world of beauty and makeup, which is the porcelain makeup trend.. So what is it? How can you apply it?
Porcelain makeup trend:
The trend of porcelain makeup is known for its very shiny, eye-catching skin, to the point of resembling plastic dolls, and this is what the “ Maison Margiela ” models appeared in, as they came out on the runway with exceptional cosmetic touches, with uniform skin in bright white, with bright orange blush as well. This gave them a glassy appearance, and this was done through the British makeup artist Pat McGrath, who applied a product from “Kryolan”, which is based on liquid latex, which turns into plastic when it comes into contact with the skin, and after drying, so that the models’ face becomes similar to the face of a doll. .
To complement the strange and out-of-the-ordinary looks, the house adopted stronger makeup details, as it resorted to strong and attractive shadow colors in distinctive colors, such as: blue, green, silver and golden shades, in addition to strong smokey, with the appearance of thin, circular eyebrows, which are drawn with a specific pen with an application. Strong color on the eyebrow, for more strength and boldness, and this “look” was widespread in ancient times.
To add a more surreal look to the aesthetic “look”, Maison Margiela models added a glass paint to cover them with an additional layer that mimics the same quality and smoothness of makeup on the skin, in addition to the dark colors of lipstick, as they chose shades of red, black, blue, and other dark colors.
It is noteworthy that this aesthetic trend was chosen for the “Maison Margiela” models, to be in line with the show, which resembled a theatrical performance on the foggy “Cityscape” night runway, as the models appeared with light movements under the dim lights, and arranged tight dresses, corsets, and jackets made of wood and porcelain. With pieces of silk fabric, they resemble the looks of women in ancient times.
Pat McGrath’s makeup explosion on TikTok:
During the past few days, the “Pat McGrath” makeup trend topped the “trend” on the “Tik Tok” platform, after the British makeup artist and her team revealed, through their accounts on the “Instagram” platform, the method of adopting this aesthetic “look” and the eight products used to create it. This look, including peel-off face masks from: “Freeman Beauty”, “Proot”, and “Que Bella”, and the makeup artist said that McGrath’s team sprayed seven to eight layers of the complex mask on each model, which is a time-consuming process. ; To ensure their glass skin doesn’t lose its luster before the show.
McGrath also revealed some other secrets about this beauty trend, and confirmed that to achieve the “porcelain foundation” look on light skin, the foundation is mixed with white paint, to increase the white appearance of the skin, explaining that this method helped to close each layer of the glass skin, and dry the skin. He directed the models in a process that took from 45 minutes to two hours.
After revealing these secrets, the TikTok platform quickly turned into an arena for implementing this new aesthetic trend, as makeup experts and lovers of new aesthetic trends followed these steps to achieve this aesthetic “look,” so that the hashtag #patmcgrath included more than 16 thousand. A video clip of this trend.
