All The Beauty Products We Spotted Backstage At LFW

The looks at Erdem had a delicate, 19th century mood about them, masterminded by make-up artist Fara Homidi, using products from her eponymous brand which has just dropped in the UK (and earned our seal of approval). The Essential Face Compact was used to create a soft-focus, minimalist base, likening models to modern-day oil paintings. “I didn’t want the skin to appear touched or overly worked,” Fara explained. “Instead, the goal was a velvety, perfected finish that still felt completely natural.” Lips alternated between blurry matte red and a berryish tinge, all applied with a fluffy brush for a lived-in look.

Leaning into Erdem Moralıoğlu’s dream-like vision, key hair stylist Anna Cofone went for lived-in texture in the form of cool, distorted waves. Deliberate imperfections and textural irregularities created by clips and plaits and spritzed with Authentic Beauty Concept’s Glow Spray Serum gave the look an undone feel, which Anna described as: “The poetry of real life woven into high fashion.” Worlds apart from her earlier jelly-slicked curves and graphic lines at Roksanda, there was a definite ethereal feel.

After-parties and early call times are brutal on the skin, so to get models looking runway-ready, quality skin prep is key. Science-backed myBlend always brings out the big guns, including its cutting-edge LED mask, worn for a few minutes to restore glow. Another of its not-so-secret weapons is the Firmness Roller, featuring two rotating heads for a dual massage action, designed to get the blood flowing and help models appear fresher and more sculpted.