Does London Have a Look? Pat McGrath Says Yes at Vogue World: London

Vogue

How to recreate some of the iconic beauty of Vogue World: London 2023.  Director: Talia Collis Director of Photography: Chaimaa Ormazabal Editor: Victoria Mortati Producer: Alex Ayodele-Otele Associate Director, Creative Development: Alexandra Gurvitch Producer, On Set: Igor Degtiarev Associate Producer, On Set: Anisa Kennar Post Producer: Qieara Lesesne Gaffer: Sam Moss Assistant Camera: Rory Thomas 2nd Assistant Camera: George Tsamis Audio: Joe Blanche Production Assistant: Phin Symons Assistant Editor: Billy Ward, Lauren Worona Post Production Coordinators: Holly Frew, Jovan James Supervising Editor: Kameron Key Associate Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar Production Manager: Natasha Soto-Albors Line Producer: Romeeka Powell Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier Associate Talent Manager: Phoebe Feinberg Manager of Global Experiences: Sophia Medrano Director of Content, Production: Rahel Gebreyes Executive Producer: Ruhiya Nuruddin Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson VP, Digital Video English: Thespena Guatieri

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00:00 - Pat, is there anything or anybody

00:01 that's currently inspiring you?

00:03 - I'd say it's the whole planet right now.

00:06 It's very inspirational.

00:08 So here we are.

00:12 We have Vogue World tomorrow.

00:14 It's a very big day.

00:15 I think it's nearly around 70 models.

00:17 We're gonna have a look today with our lovely Lulu,

00:20 my team, Jenna, Adam, Keisha, everybody.

00:23 We're gonna be looking at the Blitz Kid

00:26 new romantic section, this look.

00:28 So it's very strong eye, beautiful strong cheeks.

00:31 And I think we're gonna have a lot of fun with this.

00:33 The first thing we always focus on is beautiful skin.

00:35 - We like to use the essence that Pat has.

00:38 And it's almost like a little bit of a mini spa session

00:41 before the foundation is even applied.

00:44 - And you feel it as well,

00:45 that your skin like feels so much lighter.

00:47 Like it doesn't feel caked at all.

00:49 - Exactly.

00:50 When you think about it,

00:51 this look is quite theatrical and very strong.

00:54 But at the same time, once the skin is breathable

00:57 and once the skin lives,

00:58 it makes the look really much more modern.

01:02 Don't you all feel, team?

01:03 Then after this, we'd start to work in the color.

01:06 Really and truly, we've been discussing over many, many weeks

01:09 throughout the summer.

01:10 First of all, with the whole team,

01:13 just the themes, the segments, the sections,

01:16 looking at clothing, the whole run of show, you know,

01:18 it's real theater and fashion being brought to life.

01:22 There was a lot of work that has gone into that.

01:24 Some really fun times discussing the history of fashion,

01:29 music, theater, everything.

01:31 So.

01:33 - Jenna is constructing a beautiful blue eye on Lulu.

01:38 I've always taught the team,

01:39 start with the pencil first

01:40 and create the shape that you want.

01:42 And then you put the shadow on top once you've done that.

01:45 So Jenna is starting out

01:46 with Mothership One Subliminal Palette.

01:48 It's a blitz blue color.

01:49 It was the first ever palette that I made for the brand.

01:52 And then we're gonna put Neptunian Orchid

01:54 from this holiday on top of that.

01:56 You know, the blitz kids and the new romantics

01:58 was obviously an early obsession of mine.

02:00 When I was younger, I was so into street culture,

02:03 everything that was going on

02:04 around all those blitz clubs in Soho.

02:07 You know, obviously I followed all the bands.

02:09 So yes, this is an era that is truly dear to me

02:13 and I'm really inspired by it.

02:15 So the color that we're actually using

02:17 is Platinum Moonlight, right?

02:19 It's always important, especially for this look

02:21 'cause it's so deeply dramatic.

02:23 We want the eyes to pop.

02:24 So we always pop a little bit

02:26 on the inner corners of the eyes.

02:27 Whether you're doing a nude makeup,

02:28 whether you're doing a strong, smoky makeup,

02:30 it really just brightens the eyes.

02:32 You really see the shape of the eyes.

02:33 And in a way as well,

02:34 it really helps you to celebrate the eyes as well, kids.

02:37 Right?

02:38 We love it.

02:39 Makeup, oh, what a journey.

02:41 What was great about the brief for Vogue World

02:45 was when I spoke to the team,

02:47 they really were obsessed with the fact

02:49 that the girls have their own individuality

02:51 and they were really obsessed with the fact

02:53 that the girls shouldn't look like a uniform.

02:56 So I like that.

02:58 That kind of freedom really helps

03:00 that you're not creating a carbon copy look on every girl,

03:04 every diversity, every type of skin tone in the world.

03:08 So you obviously have to modify for everyone.

03:10 Luckily, I have the best team in the world.

03:13 Don't you think that's one of our strengths,

03:14 I think, as a team is the fact that every skin tone,

03:17 every face shape, every eye shape

03:20 is taken into consideration.

03:21 We're very lucky every day

03:23 that we always have to celebrate everybody's individuality.

03:25 We enjoy that.

03:26 The blush is gonna be done in many different ways.

03:29 Soft, hard, you know, right?

03:33 We're gonna do many levels.

03:34 - A kiss of blush all the way up to this level.

03:35 - Yeah.

03:36 - So just applying some concealer,

03:39 a thin layer,

03:40 and that gives us a really good canvas for the lipstick.

03:43 So the way that Pat is really, really incredible at this,

03:46 she has the perfect shaped finger for this.

03:49 She takes her finger, works the product in,

03:53 and then just stamps the lipstick on.

03:56 I feel like Pat is one of the only artists

03:58 that does this technique,

04:01 where she really does a perfect lip only with her finger.

04:04 So you can see this kind of edge,

04:06 like as I go over it, as I layer it,

04:09 it's sort of feathered in a way.

04:12 So it doesn't have this like hard crayoned on technique

04:17 and look to it.

04:18 It's this kind of softness and elegance to the lip

04:21 that's very Pat.

04:23 - It just is about getting the right amount of pigment

04:26 using my fingers.

04:27 It's just something I've always done.

04:29 And also because like I said, back in the day,

04:31 whenever you did a red lip, it was really hard lines.

04:34 The red lip wore you, you didn't wear the red lip.

04:36 When you do it with the fingers,

04:38 it's like, it becomes part of you.

04:41 And it's really magical and beautiful and soft.

04:43 - Sensual.

04:44 - Pat and Tim can transform you into someone like,

04:47 I don't know, characters or a better version of yourself

04:50 or elevate, like it's insane what they can do with makeup.

04:53 You really feel like confident

04:54 and just ready to kind of do the job.

04:57 - So that's a look that we're doing for Vogue World.

04:59 Thank you for watching and we'll catch you backstage.

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