Noir & Gold

black lacquer, liquid gold, zero apologies

Onyx lids, molten gold liner and a bronze-dipped pout. Our cover beauty story treats the face like a gallery wall.

Photographed by Holly Burnham

Model with dark smoky eyes, gold liner, a gold stripe down the bridge of her nose and a sculpted bronze lip — photo: Holly Burnham

Black lacquer, liquid gold and a stare that could strip paint. Noir & Gold turns the face into a canvas: smudged onyx lids, molten metallic liner, a gilded stripe down the nose and lips dipped in bronze. It is beauty as art object, gorgeous and a little menacing, and it ran as the cover story of The Art Issue.

Model with heavy black and gold eye makeup, a gold line down her nose and a bronze lip, finger pressed to her mouth — Model: Leanne Hyer

Close-up of a model with eyes closed under glossy black lacquered lids edged in gold, hand resting against her cheek — Model: Leanne Hyer

Model with long dark waves and dark lips biting her fingertip, gold flecks on her lashes — Model: Leanne Hyer

Model with a hand in her hair, furrowed brow and a high-shine metallic brown lip — Model: Leanne Hyer

From the MO print archive: this story first ran in The Art Issue of Meets Obsession Magazine.

Photographer: Holly Burnham
Makeup: Caitlyn Meyer
Hair: Holly Burnham
Model: Leanne Hyer

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