The retro, black cat-eye is one of the big backstage beauty stories for Spring. Chalk it up to the fifties influence that hit its stride in Milan and has continued to gain steam in Paris. But while makeup artist Lucia Pieroni gave us one of our favorite incarnations of the winged-out liner technique at Jonathan Saunders, [...]

“When we went to the fitting, there was a slight Spanish influence,” hairstylist Sam McKnight said of Olivier Rousteing’s first full-scale runway collection for Balmain. “But the rock ‘n’ roll element is always there,” he added of the house’s archetypical girl, who seemed unwilling to give up her mattified locks and black-rimmed lids for Spring, [...]

“Christopher [Bailey] has a very clear idea of what he wants—he even chose the specific shade of silver for the actual runway,” said makeup artist Wendy Rowe, putting the final touches on Lily Donaldson’s face backstage at Burberry yesterday. With that kind of clear vision from the brand’s creative director, Rowe’s job was relatively easy. [...]