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"I snapped about a thousand pictures at Dolce &amp; Gabanna\u2014and not just because it's my job. The look was so pretty that even models like Bette Franke were uploading selfies on Instagram. \\\"I always love this show because they make the girls look so beautiful,\\\" said hairstylist Guido Palau. The pairing of his romantic, adorned style and makeup artist Pat McGrath's blush-y, feminine, I-just-spent-a-month-vacationing-in-Sicily makeup meant there was practically an overload of prettiness backstage.\\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n[#image: /photos/577198072554df47220a55af]||||||\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  From the very first step, McGrath set out to warm up the models' skin so they would look \\\"cherubic, golden, and sun-kissed.\\\" To do this, she chose a foundation shade \\\"a tone slightly warmer than their skin tone.\\\" Then, she mixed [Dolce &amp; Gabbana The Blush Luminous Cheek Colour in Apricot,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/blush/2013/dolce-gabbana-blush-apricot) [Rosebud,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/dolce-gabbana-blush-rosebud) and __Peach__ and brushed the potent hue across the cheeks, chin, and hairline. On the lids went the prettiest shade of gold you've ever seen\u2014the result of swirling a brush in both the pink-gold and yellow-gold shadows in the [Dolce &amp; Gabbana The Eyeshadow Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Golds](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/eye-shadow/2012/dolce-gabbana-eye-shadow-quad-golds) and [Desert](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/eye-shadow/2012/dolce-gabbana-eye-shadow-quad-desert) (note to self: buy one of these when I back home, stat)\u2014while a line of bronze (__Dolce &amp; Gabbana Intense Liquid Eyeliner in Baroque Bronze__) defined the top lash line and stretched out past the outer corners very slightly (it's not Dolce without at least a *little* liquid liner). McGrath finished the eyes off with brown mascara and some gold shadow in the inner corners, and groomed the brows with __Dolce &amp; Gabbana Browliner pencil,__ which you can expect to see in stores next January. The final touch was the sexy berry lip stain that McGrath created from two new lipsticks from Dolce &amp; Gabbana's spring collection (__Bellisima__ and __Traviata__), mixing them on the back of her hand and pressing the color onto the models' mouths with her finger.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n[#image: /photos/577198078d432b9e20f90630]||||||\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  Using a variety of hair accessories provided by the designers, including garlands of flowers, headbands of Roman coins, and crystal-studded combs, Guido asked his team to use their imaginations when arranging them in the hair. \\\"[Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce] are very free\u2014they didn't say we had to match the dresses or anything,\\\" said Guido. But even without all the eye-catching hair jewelry, you'd have a really gorgeous, flattering updo. After prepping damp hair with [Redken Guts 10 Root Targeted Volume Spray Foam](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/volumizer/2012/redken-guts-10-volume-spray) and blow-drying it, Guido made a middle part and curled the top layer of hair with a very small curling iron. He finger-combed the curls, spritzed in some [Redken Powder Refresh 01 Aerosol Hair Powder/Dry Shampoo,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/dry-shampoo/2012/redken-powder-refresh) and brought the face-framing sections back into a small ponytail, creating what was in essence a half-up style. He then gathered all the hair at the nape of the neck, wove it in a simple three-strand braid, and wrapped and squashed the braid into a soft bun. By the time the hair was dressed up and ready, it was truly hard to find something not to love backstage.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [View From Backstage: Treasure Trove at Dolce &amp; Gabbana](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2013/09/view-from-backstage-treasure-t.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022[ The Top 8 Hairstyles From New York Fashion Week](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/runway-beauty/spring-2014/best-spring-2014-fashion-week-hairstyles\\\\#slide=1)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [The 9 Best Makeup Looks From New York Fashion Week](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/runway-beauty/spring-2014/best-spring-2014-fashion-week-makeup-looks\\\\#slide=1)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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