It’s All About Skin at NYFW

Skin seems to be in this season at New York Fashion Week. The “no-makeup makeup” look — which, despite its name, actually requires makeup to achieve — has been a recurring theme for the past few years at the New York shows, rising in tandem with the push to embrace individuality and and a nonsingular definition of beauty. But this season, in particular, many designers and makeup artists have fully embraced the literal definition of “no makeup,” turning instead to skin care to enhance — not perfect — a model’s natural look. Foundation and concealer at shows such as Brandon Maxwell and Monse have been used sparingly, if at all, and skin-care products are being used to both prep the skin and augment it with a makeup-like glow. While the looks this seasons were often accentuated with a more artful eye — cranberry and silver metallic lids at Jonathan Cohen and neon swipes at Self-Portrait, for instance — most started with a nearly blank canvas, which several makeup artists touted as a “modern” look. Behind the scenes at Brandon Maxwell’s fall 2020 show.  Kelly Taub/WWD “It’s not so abstract [as last season] — the girls look beautiful and I think that’s what I’ve seen so

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