Then, at the last minute-as so much movement was happening-I would hand her the Russian Red on still perfectly defined lips. While clothes were being taken off her and another costume put on, I cooled her down with chilled water and mopped her face constantly with Viva paper towels. “She would be drenched from her highly active dance performances each time she came under the stage for a costume change and touchups.
#Mac lipstick shades red skin
Her gorgeous porcelain skin was, indeed, like velvet to work with, but it was the MAC face powder that they custom-made for Madonna that was, for me, really what brought this look to perfection. We used MAC Lip Liner in Cherry before Madonna went out on stage because it registers a little darker than the Russian Red lipstick, and gave gradated shape to the mouth. She wanted her eyebrow to have an arch, she wanted her lipstick to hold up against having a head set microphone on and off throughout all the changes. Her eyebrows were very important, and therefore looked stronger than normal. She wanted her features not to disappear (this included even eyebrows) so her face had expression, even for those fans way at the back, if the monitors were not working. “Madonna was very clear on what she needed from all of us. My job was to absorb and interpret all that was requested and bring the look together-including maintaining that ponytail that Peter Savic had designed for this tour. Considering all the obstacles-like her performing on stage nonstop for two-plus hours with multiple quick costume changes-it was vital that the makeup would hold up.
A great deal of discussion went into her look between all of us that day, and what would be the most successful products for her to consider. As a well-versed performer she had great knowledge of what stage makeup would read if, by chance, the monitors on either side of the stage went down. Before meeting with MAC, Madonna knew exactly what she was looking for. This was also to be my first concert tour ever. Madonna chose the highly pigmented Russian Red as her signature color lipstick for the “Blond Ambition” tour that was to start on April 13th in 1990. “There were discussions with one of the Franks that day about a lipstick for her. She was the lead artist who created the bespoke MAC shade for the pop icon’s run of unforgettable shows in 1990. “I do remember it was early 1990 that Madonna and I visited MAC’s Frank & Frank’s store in Canada to choose colors for her,” says Joanne Gair, Madonna’s makeup artist for the artist’s “Blond Ambition” tour, says. MAC’s Russian Red, as worn by Madonna during her “Blond Ambition” tour in 1990.
Elizabeth Taylor famously counseled women to “pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” (Incidentally, she was a die-hard fan for years of Elizabeth Arden’s Rouge lipstick and, years later, MAC’s Ruby Woo.) In honor of the power red lipstick has to inspire, we’re celebrating this Valentine’s Day with the stories behind some of the most iconic red lipstick moments in pop culture history-as told by the makeup artists who created them. Red lipstick connotes power, and has the ability to uplift your mood and make you feel alive. For years science has well documented the fact that seeing the color red sends signals to the brain ideas of sexual attractiveness. Choosing red often intimates a chic, confident, and sexy vibe. Wearing red lipstick has always meant more than just a logical color match for your wardrobe. Who am I to argue with the Blondie legend when it comes to red lipstick decorum? Her iconic on-and-off stage beauty looks, after all, were constant, indelible perfection-in part due to the fact that she never shied away from a bold red lip (accompanied, of course, by layers of sexy blonde locks swooped over one eye and a fierce jolt of confidence).
“The rules for wearing red lipstick are that there are no rules, just like in Fight Club,” Debbie Harry tells me over e-mail when I ask her to describe the ethos behind her standout makeup looks.
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