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New York Fashion Week by the Numbers Klaudia Tirico
How many products, people, hours and tools does it take to create the beauty looks for Fashion Week's runways? Let’s just say we needed more than our fingers and toes to count these numbers. Read on and be amazed!
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The number of Maybelline New York mascara tubes used on models backstage.
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Shiseido Artistic Director Dick Page spent this many hours in makeup tests.
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The number of OPI colors sent to Jason Wu for his run-through and final selection.
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The approximate number of minutes it took to create the hair for each model at Bibhu Mohaparta.
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The number of bindis Kabuki and his assistant hand made for the MAC makeup look at Jeremy Scott.
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Ten Bobbi Brown artists carried this many pounds of makeup throughout Fashion Week.
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The number of different CND colours swirled together to create the psychedelic time machine manicures at Nicole Miller.
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This many cans of Kérastase Double Force Hairspray were used at 11 shows - including Monique Lhuillier, Creatures of the Wind and Jason Wu.
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The number of Revlon brushes used backstage during the brand’s sponsored shows - including Oscar de la Renta and Rag & Bone.
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The number of hair pins or bands used by Kevin Murphy’s hair team to create a Brigitte Bardot-inspired updo for the Angel Sanchez show. (The hair was actually sewn!)
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CND nail teams spent this many hours hand-detailing the nails for The Blonds, which featured leather, glass shards and Swarovski crystals.
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The number of leather headbands that Orlando Pita’s team stapled backstage at Carolina Herrera.
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The number of pounds of hairpins used by Bumble and Bumble’s backstage team each season.
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The approximate number of years it took for stylist Duffy to grow his beard.
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The number of braids in each model’s hair at Marchesa.
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Redken sent this many boxes of products to Guido Palau and his team to use during New York Fashion Week alone.
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The number of wigs and the number of full bottles of Catwalk by TIGI Session Series Transforming Dry Shampoo used backstage at Chris Benz. (One bottle of dry shampoo per wig!)
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The number of eye shadow brushes we spotted in a makeup artist’s backstage beauty kit before the Victoria Beckham show.
