Bold Lips, Naked Face
While the majority of the looks backstage focused on the eyes, there were some bold lips to be seen. At Marc by Marc Jacobs, Shiseido artistic director Dick Page created a classic red lip, then accentuated it with velvety skin and a faint "halo" of neutral shadow around the eyes. At Narciso Rodriguez, Page chose to keep models eyes completely bare, turning the emphasis solely on the lips. "Sometimes what you leave off is just as important as what you put on," he said, in his typical Zen master way. By leaving eyes bare, the lips were able to be the complete focus of the face, making the look even more powerful.

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