Pat in the Parc: 24 Gold Makeup Portraits By Patrick Demarchelier

Today, Pat McGrath took the Tuileries for two hours of gilded makeovers, transforming the faces of models, editors, and Paris locals with her Midas touch. On hand to capture the spectacle? Photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who zipped by to capture the day’s glittering transformations in a series of easy portraits.

“J’adooorreeeee!” cried the French stylist Catherine Baba, admiring her black and gold ’20s-inspired statement makeup before sinking down in front of Demarchelier’s lens. A few minutes later, Anais Mali shared the inspiration behind her winged lids as the photographer went click, click, click in his trademark rapid-fire style: “I wanted a Cleopatra look,” she explained. “I’m going to wear it out with my gold Vionnet dress to a party tonight.”

In classic rule-breaking mode, Jamie Bochert skipped a sheer wash on the lids in favor of dripping gothic gold tears, while Paris local Paul Lemaire went for a Bowie-esque star that suited his bleached hair, fuchsia Saint Laurent fur, and glam-rock good looks. Student Sarah Wong stumbled onto the day’s event while taking in some sun between classes, and ended up sitting for the iconic lensman with a sparkling razor-thin swoosh.

At about 5:00 p.m., Isabeli Fontana breezed in and showed how a supermodel gets the proverbial job done: She vamped for a spot-on 60 seconds before dropping onto Demarchelier’s lap and wrapping her arms around him in a warm, familial hug. As the sun began to lower over the garden, the golden glow seemed to make the day’s glimmering lips and lids shine brighter. Because as Vogue’s own Lynn Yaeger put it just moments after having her trademark rosy circles of blush reimagined in 24 karat pigment: “Who doesn’t like a bit of gold in Paris?”

To see more transformations from Pat McGrath’s Tuileries takeover, follow #PatTakesParis and #001 on Instagram.

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