Category: Photoshoots

Bella Hadid, an influential Arab-American symbol of beauty, who has now been named as the prominent face of Charlotte Tilbury, unveiled its latest creation — the Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur.

Drawing inspiration from her own experiences as a makeup artist in the fashion and studio realms, Charlotte Tilbury ingeniously developed the acclaimed and highly sought-after Airbrush Flawless range. This line was born out of the genuine needs expressed by her customers, as Charlotte frequently found herself blending concealers and powders backstage to achieve a flawlessly smooth, soft-focus, and airbrushed effect. The latest addition to this iconic collection, the Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur, harnesses the innovative Powder Blur technology to deliver the appearance of a matte powder-enhanced pout, all while maintaining a non-drying, non-creasing, and non-feathering formula that won’t settle into fine lines.

In celebration of the launch of Charlotte’s groundbreaking Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur, the captivating Bella Hadid has been chosen as the ideal beauty muse and the face of the campaign. Embodied in her is the timeless allure of 90s supermodel glamour, making her the quintessential icon of our generation. The campaign, set against a backdrop of black and white aesthetics and adorned with a camcorder filter, beautifully captures the seductive monochromatic ambiance reminiscent of that era. Complementing Bella’s striking beauty, Charlotte’s Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur perfectly enhances her iconic latex catsuit, resulting in a truly stunning and unforgettable look.

Bella deeply understands the transformative power of makeup in instilling confidence. United in their mission, Bella and Charlotte celebrate the ability of beauty to unlock confidence within individuals across the globe. Through their innovation and inspiration in the realm of beauty, they empower a worldwide community to embrace their unique beauty, enabling them to both feel and look like the most extraordinary versions of themselves.

Charlotte Tilbury on Bella Hadid
“Darlings!! I am so thrilled to reveal my friend and gorgeous beauty muse Bella Hadid will star in my new! Airbrush lip blur campaign. I’ll always remember when she told me how obsessed she is with my airbrush icons and I was so proud when she told me she takes it on every shoot, gives them to every make-up artist and are part of her everyday makeup routine because she can always trust them to give her the most incredible confidence boosting results.”

“That’s why she is the perfect partner for this campaign. We both share a passion and understanding of the power of great makeup to transform how someone feels so they can be their most confident selves and go on to conquer their worlds. On set, I saw this transformation first hand. It was incredible to see how Bella used the different airbrush flawless lip shades, from the gorgeous universally flattering Pillow Talk pink to the powerful ruby blur – dialling it up and down, wearing it blurred and bold – to create the most euphoric and joyous energy which everyone around us could feel. Now we can’t wait to share this magic and flawless feeling with the world!”

Bella Hadid on Charlotte Tilbury
“It’s a dream come true to be on this beauty journey with Charlotte, launching our first official campaign together. She is such a creative force in the beauty community with her magnetic energy and unparalleled innovations. I cannot wait for everyone to see the magic we’ve created. As a huge fan of Charlotte’s myself, it’s been a real ‘pinch me’ moment to be able to work with her on this campaign for her latest innovation – Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur.”

“As someone who is always on the go, I look for products that can keep up with my busy schedule. The Airbrush flawless lip blur shades last me all day and all night and give me that extra boost I sometimes need to keep feeling my best. I also like to switch up my look depending on how I’m feeling and love how adaptable these products are. With every colour I put on, I can be a different version of myself. I love the Lip Blur’s versatility, and how you can wear it blurred or wear it bold depending on how you’re feeling and the occasion. I’m so excited and grateful to be on this magical journey with Charlotte, I feel so lucky to be part of this – sharing ideas and creating makeup magic together. We really had the most incredible time on set and I can’t wait for the world to see what we’ve been working on. There’s so much more fun to come, we’re just getting started!”

Source: emirateswoman.com

Bella Hadid is ringing in the holiday season with Swarovski.

Swarovski has debuted Hadid as the face of its holiday 2022 campaign with the tag line: “Open the wonder with Swarovski this holiday season.”

The main images for the campaign see Hadid adorned in a stack of Swarovski necklaces and bracelets along with statement earrings and rings. She coordinates with other pieces from Swarovski’s collection as she sports three jumpsuits in pink, blue and yellow, all with giant bows on them. Christian Cowan designed the jumpsuits Hadid seen in the campaign.

One of the most distinct visuals from the campaign features Hadid sitting on top of gift boxes arranged from largest to smallest in the colors green, light blue, canary yellow, soft pink and white. Hadid poses on the boxes that have a pink ribbon emblazoned with “Swarovski” draped around oversized versions of the brand’s accessories, creating a sparkling effect.

Carlos Nazario styled the campaign. Nazario has also styled campaigns for Lanvin, Hood by Air and Ambush.

Hadid was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, better known as Mert & Marcus. The duo has shot campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton and Missoni.

Swarovski is undergoing a revamp under its chief executive officer Alexis Nasard, who took the helm of the brand after 17 years at Procter & Gamble. He is the first CEO of the company outside of the Swarovski family for the first time in the brand’s 127-year history.

In an interview with WWD, Nasard said he sees Swarovski as a brand that represents “joy and self-expression. Luxury doesn’t have to be serious.”

Source: wwd.com

It is difficult to imagine a career trajectory for a millennial supermodel that does not involve a pivot to acting. In the case of Bella Hadid, arguably the world’s most famous model since she was 17, the crossover might have even seemed inevitable. “People probably thought,” she tells me, “that my first acting job would be something super sensual and sexy.”

Instead, when the 25-year-old makes her acting debut this fall as a guest star on Ramy, it’ll be in a slightly more unhinged role: a weirdo girlfriend.

The Emmy-nominated dark comedy (you can find it on Hulu) follows a fictionalized version of Ramy Youssef, an Egyptian American millennial who tries—and mostly fails—to be a good Muslim as he navigates adulthood. Across two buzzy seasons, the show has been lauded by critics for its general abhorrence of easy morality and its eagerness to dive into messy territory. For example, one of Ramy’s more quotidian plot points involves Ramy helping his best friend jerk off because his muscular dystrophy won’t allow him to masturbate.

And Hadid’s role on the show? “It’s probably one of the weirdest scripts we’ve ever written,” says Youssef. “And that says a lot.”

The model and the showrunner first connected back in January, when Youssef emailed Hadid out of the blue and asked if she’d be interested in a guest spot. They hopped on a Zoom and, after a long conversation, Hadid said yes. “I was like, this is perfect,” Hadid gushes. “We hadn’t even met before, but I had a feeling it was gonna be kismet.”

Hadid, who is of Palestinian descent, already shares with Youssef an overlapping network of friends and creative confidants. Youssef is close with Hadid’s brother, Anwar, and they’re both friends with the Canadian musician Mustafa, who was excited to hear that Hadid had found her way onto the show. “Bella’s been at the center of a world that doesn’t acknowledge what it’s like to be a Muslim at any of the intersections,” Mustafa tells me. “She’s sometimes the only Muslim or Arab person in a room, so it’s great to see Bella surrounded by her community.”

Hadid felt that sense of belonging instantly, she says. When she arrived on set for her first day of filming, she was surprised by the gift the crew had left in her trailer: a T-shirt that said “Free Palestine.” The simple, welcoming gesture made her weep. “I couldn’t handle my emotions,” Hadid says. “Growing up and being Arab, it was the first time that I’d ever been with like-minded people. I was able to see myself.”

I know what Hadid means. Feeling the constant need to minimize your identity can take its toll on you. Growing up Muslim, I often felt like I had to shrink down or hide that part of myself in order to seem less difficult or demanding. Both Hadid and Youssef—each in their own way—seem to be taking a different approach. By amplifying their heritage and proudly asserting their cultural identities, they’re embracing the spotlight and using it to complicate outdated expectations of what Arabs and Muslims are capable of in the culture. Part of what makes Ramy so special is its deft ability to raise heavy and spiritual questions: Underneath all the plotlines about porn stars and racist family members and what really caused 9/11, the show refreshingly offers no tidy answers, nor does it claim to represent what a “good” Muslim even is.

Meanwhile, in the last few years, Hadid has become perhaps the most outspoken American celebrity advocating on behalf of the Palestinian people. In an era of halfhearted virtue signaling, she is finding ways to dig deeper into the issues—and her own experiences—with her platform. This past winter, I was struck by an Instagram post in which Hadid highlighted the discrimination women who wear a hijab, like me, face every day. She took specific aim at a corner of the culture she knows well. “If we are seeing more and more appreciation of hijabs and covers in fashion,” she wrote, “we have to also acknowledge the cycle of abuse that Muslim women of all different ethnicities in fashion get met with on a regular basis within fashion houses, especially in Europe [and] America.” It was, to say the least, not the sort of concern that your traditional supermodel is posting.

If the Hadid we see in the culture is an honest reflection of who she is in private, Youssef couldn’t be more unlike the character he plays on television. Real Ramy is easygoing, kind. Almost effortlessly thoughtful. On the day the pair met up for the photo shoot to accompany this story, he met Hadid at her apartment here in New York and they rode together to set, where he gamely permitted her to take the lead in styling him for the photos. He made certain that he properly introduced me to his then fiancée, and now wife, who came to hang out. He was even so focused on continuing our conversation that he missed his scheduled flight out of town.

The Ramy you see onscreen is a hall-of-fame fuckboy. Like, you could retire his jersey and put it in the fuckboy rafters. TV Ramy is also on a spiritual journey, but his pursuit of inner peace comes at the expense of all the people who love him. The second season of the show concludes with Ramy cheating on his fiancée the night before they get married—with his cousin—a catastrophe that ruins the lives of everyone in his orbit.

Despite having donated his likeness to the character, Youssef knows that TV Ramy sucks. “You pick the worst side of you because then the people you meet are like, ‘Oh, you’re so much better than I expected!’ As opposed to the other way around,” he explains. “It’s all upside, really. You gotta undersell hard.”

Hadid can relate. “That’s what I’ve dealt with my whole career!” she adds. “People will meet me and think, Oh, I thought you were a bitch. Or I thought you were mean. [They assume] I’m this other person. I’m like, This other person that you saw on a magazine cover: no soul, no nothing? It’s just an armor.”

Full interview: gq.com