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Known in the fashion world for her charming frocks, Tracy Reese became a household name the moment Michelle Obama showed up to the Democratic National Collection in one of her creations. Although Tracy kept a few of her signature cute, printed dresses in her fall 2013 pret-a-porter collection, she shifted her focus to vibrant yet casual separates instead of presidential ensembles. Inspired by a quintessential NYC girl who’s got that natural sense of style and knows just how to casually throw a look together, the collection was designed to resemble what a gal coming home the morning after a night of parties would look like. Makeup artist Mally Roncal was brought on-board to, as she describes her slightly begrimed, dark smoky eye and overall look, create “…a fierce and fabulous chick who doesn’t give a f* what you think.” Here’s how she created the fabulous, post-party, devil-may-care faces that, along with Reese’s collection, wowed the crowd.
For Glowing Skin: Mally used her Glow Primer as a base and to create a subtle glow. She topped skin with her Diamond Unpowder which uses a unique moisture delivery system to keep skin looking fresh, fabulous and radiant all day long. Then, to give the skin even more glow, she used her Effortless Airbrush Highlighter on the cheekbones and used her blush Mally’s Baby on the apples of cheeks. Each model finished with her Evercolor Poreless Face Defender to seal in makeup without a cakey finish.
For a Bold Smokey Eye: Mally created an artistic smokey eye. For this, she used the black eyeshadow from her City Chick Smokey Eye Kit in Soho Silver all over the lid. Then, she bent a clean mascara wand to each model’s specific eye shape, before dipping it in her Evercolor Silk Eye Defining System in Jet Black to smudge it out on the ends of eyes.
For “Slept in Lips”: Mally started the look by applying her lipstick in French Kiss on the lips and then continued the rest of the face. Once each model was complete, she used a tissue and dabbed off the excess lipstick, so it looked like the model slept in her lipstick.
For Defined Brows: Mally filled in the eyebrows with her 24/7 Brow Express so they were strong and defined.
Reiterates Mally, “She is the quintessential New York City girl. She’s confident. She’s fierce. Whether she has been out all night with her girlfriends, or just working the night shift, she’s out feeling as fabulous as she did when she left the house. Her skin is healthy, glowing, and artfully undone. The eyes are strong, which are the focus, and heavily smokey.”
