“I don’t want to tell people how they should look. It’s about using makeup to return to who you are, not become something else.” – Isamaya Ffrench
Internationally renowned makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench launched her latest lipstick signature, LIPS, with an exhibition in collaboration with 3537 and Dover Street Parfums Market. The captivating 14-foot / 4.2-meter LIPS sculpture continued to bring in visitors following Paris Fashion Week.
Isamaya Ffrench has spent a decade challenging our perceptions of beauty. As one of the industry’s leading makeup artists, she’s travelled the world working with Rihanna, Madonna, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, and more while maintaining pivotal consultancy roles at Tom Ford, YSL, and Christian Louboutin. She has been the Global Beauty Director of Burberry Beauty and was the visionary behind Byredo’s iconic makeup collection. She has collaborated with every major fashion publication including W and Vogue — British, French, Italian, and American. Now, Isamaya Ffrench is reinventing the beauty space again with her eponymous brand, ISAMAYA.
Guests at the launch included Abby Roberts, Amalie Gassmann, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Bee Beardsworth, Bella Tilbury, designer Casey Cadwallader, Alice Dellal, rapper Tommy Cash, Jordan Grant, Josephine de La Baume, Julius Juul and Victor Juul of Heliot Emil, Solange Smith, among other captured by photographer Dave Bennet.
Photos by Dave Benett