John Galliano’s Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2024 Couture show stunned the world on Thursday night—and it was in no small part due to the makeup magic created by Pat McGrath herself. The models resembled perfect porcelain dolls with impossibly glowy skin, stunning eyeshadow, penciled-in brows, and bold lips, echoing the ‘20s look McGrath last crafted for John Galliano’s Dior Autumn/Winter show in 2009. Inspired by the location of the show, which took place under a full moon by the Seine, the makeup artist made sure each model’s glazed skin indeed looked as if kissed by the moonlight.
To achieve the base of the look, McGrath first applied Divine Skin: Rose 001 The Essence, her glow-inducing essence, and followed it up with her classic Skin Fetish foundation and concealer combo as well as the Divine Blush: Legendary Glow Colour Balm. The rest of the look featured Pat McGrath Labs’ PermaGel Ultra Glide Eye Pencil and MatteTrance Lipstick—plus eyeshadows from the Mothership I: Subliminal, Mothership VI: Midnight Sun, Blitz Astral Quad, and MTHRSHP Mega: Celestial Nirvana eyeshadow palettes applied on the eyes, brows, and even lips. She documented the various looks in hypnotizing videos posted to her Instagram page.
But as to exactly how the glazed effect was achieved, well, that’s a secret between the Mother of Makeup and the makeup artists who helped her execute her vision at the show. But stay tuned, because McGrath might just reveal her technique. When Instagram user @missglamslap commented, “Mother!! We need a video on how this skin was created! ❤️❤️🔥,” the legendary artist replied with three suggestive 👀 emojis. Perhaps, if we’re very lucky, we’ll get a tutorial soon—until then, we’ll be holding our collective breath and applying way more highlighter than usual.
And while we wait, check out these exclusive behind the scenes photos sent directly from Mother.
Shop to Recreate the Look
PAT McGRATH LABS Divine Skin: Rose 001 The Essence
PAT McGRATH LABS Sublime Perfection Foundation
PAT McGRATH LABS Sublime Perfection Concealer
PAT McGRATH LABS Divine Blush: Legendary Glow Colour Balm
PAT McGRATH LABS PermaGel Eyeliner Pencil
PAT McGRATH LABS MatteTrance Lipstick
PAT McGRATH LABS Mothership VI: Midnight Sun Eyeshadow Palette
PAT McGRATH LABS Blitz Astral Quad in Nocturnal Nirvana
PAT McGRATH LABS MTHRSHP Mega: Celestial Nirvana
PAT McGRATH LABS LUST: Lip Gloss
