Greta Constantine backstage beauty: Sweaty skin and hair make for an unintentional après-ski Spring 2014 look

Given the bone-chilling temperatures of late, a reminder of what’s to come in spring is always welcome. At last night’s Greta Constantine Spring 2014 presentation the beauty look had warmer weather in mind—but with a slight après-ski twist. Models had glistening skin and wet hair, designed to look like they had just stepped out of a steamy hot tub.

The man behind the hair was, believe it or not, one half of the Greta design duo: Stephen Wong. After completely drenching models’ hair with water he applied a handful of Redken Guts 10 Volume Spray Foam ($17, at salons) to the roots and raked it through to ends. This step was repeated twice to give hair a very product-heavy, flattened appearance. To further emphasis the slick, wet look, Wong applied a quarter-size of Redken Diamond Oil Shatterproof Shine Intense hair oil ($40, at salons) directly to the roots. He then brushed hair back and pinned the sides flat to the head. A heavy coat of Redken 23 Forceful Super Strength Finishing Spray ($17, at salons) kept everything in place. Before the show began, Wong removed the clips from the sides of the hair and gave it another spritz to complete the fresh-out-of-water look.

As for the makeup, M.A.C Cosmetics senior artist Melissa Gibson created a look she described as “sexy, sweaty” and “a little bit lived in.” Gibson wanted the eyelids to look like an oil slick so she applied four different moody shades: M.A.C Cream Colour Base in “Root” ($24, maccosmetics.com) and M.A.C Eyeshadow in “Club,” “Black Tied” and “Print” ($18 each, maccosmetics.com). To give models a hot tub-worthy glow, Gibson created dewy skin by lightly applying a cocktail of foundation mixed with moisturizer. To contour, she used M.A.C Paint Stick in “Deep Brown” ($25, maccosmetics.com) under the cheekbones. The look was perfected with a stroke of M.A.C False Lashes Waterproof Mascara ($25, maccosmetics.com) to the upper lashes and just a hint of neutralizing concealer on the lip.

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