American Vogue June 1973 Photographer Richard Avedon, Model Lauren Hutton

American Vogue June 1973 Photographer Richard Avedon, Model Lauren Hutton

Archive: Dior Makeup 1968, Makeup Artist Serge Lutens

French makeup artist Serge Lutens was employed in 1967 by the House of Dior to develop their beauty line, their makeup. Having worked previously with photographers Guy Bourdin and Richard Avedon, Lutens was already at the cutting edge. The photograph above is a beauty shot, a close-up, the makeup by Dior, 1968. The yellow makeup, full of pigment, on the model's face is immediately eye-catching and the dot of yellow under the lip draws the eye also. The band on the model's head is a net, it's tight, beautifying and so yellow as well. This model looks blonde.The look is futuristic, as if demonstrating a kind of beauty that doesn't yet exist. The mascara is so Sixties, it's hyper elongating and really stands out. What colour is the lip, a glossy orange peach on a pale, pale face?