Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Beauty Look by Laura Mercier

It’s been almost three weeks since pamella roland’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection debuted at New York Fashion Week. The collection was extremely well-received, continues to attract attention and is currently on its way to Paris Fashion Week. We can’t wait for our buyers to see it in all its splendor.


Another hugely popular element of the show is the highly-coveted, Russian-inspired beauty look created by Matin Maulawizada, global artistry director for Laura Mercier, to complement the collection. Matin and Pamella are great friends and have worked together on Pamella’s shows for years. From concept to reality, Matin’s work is always fantastic, and this time was no different. The final look was beautiful, elegant and regal. Thank you, Matin!


Since we’ve received so many questions and feedback about the look, we wanted to show you how it all came together. See below:



Because women in the era of Russian Czars wore minimal makeup, Matin went with a simple, mostly-nude palette.


To create the perfect foundation for the complete look, he started with Laura Mercier (LM) Foundation Primer. He then applied either LM Creme Smooth Foundation or LM Silk Creme Foundation and used LM Secret Camouflage to perfect the look.


To the cheek bones, Matin applied LM Creme Cheek Colour in Blaze and LM Second Skin Cheek Colour in Sweet Mandarin. He finished the cheeks with the LM Bonne Mine Colour Palette’s Bronzer Veil.


To set the face, he used LM Translucent Setting Powder.




To achieve a minimal look that complemented the opulence-inspired collection, Matin decided on a gold palette for the eyes. To achieve this, he used LM Illuminating Eye Color in Gilded Moonlight and LM Shimmer Bloc in Golden Mosaic. The finishing touch (and one of our favorite details) was a coat of LM Gold Mascara, an exclusive for the pamella roland show.


Strong eyebrows were created using the LM Eyebrow Pencil.




Because Russian red was a more predictable choice for lips, Matin decided on a deep maroon. To create the perfect shade of wine, Matin started with LM Lip Silk to prime the lips, followed by a combination of LM Lip Pencil in Coffee Bean and Deep Wine.





You can see also see past pamella roland/Laura Mercier looks here.

Behind the Scenes at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

See how our Fall/Winter 2013 fashion show came together in this beautiful behind-the-scenes video of all the action at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week:

pamella roland Runway Report

WWD recently covered the fur trends on the Fall/Winter 2013 runways during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and featured pamella roland’s fur accessories. See more below:

pamella roland FW13 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

The Fall/Winter 2013 pamella roland collection showed this Monday, February 11, at Lincoln Center during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The collection, inspired by the opulence of the Winter palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, features leathers, metallic tweeds, exquisite brocades and ornate hand-beading.

In case you missed the show, see the video below.

Fashion’s Mood Board: The Cut

New York Magazine’s ‘The Cut’ features pamella roland in their Fashion Mood Board. Pamella described the FW13 collection in one word — ornate. Just six days to go…

Click through to see other designer inspirations.


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