The fashion show begins behind the curtain. With the low hum of hairdryers, the clatter of brushes on metal trays, the soft shuffle of stylists in slip-ons. The hubbub before those blaring white lights come up over the aisles of well-dressed guests is hectic, but it’s also where the magic truly happens. Those perfect pouts and thick black lashes, that concealer-swiped skin and those slicked-back tresses, it’s all the work of a backstage crew. They prime, pat and powder, ensuring the models hit the runway with their best foot – or face – forward.
But what happens when you wrap all that chaos up nicely in Oblique-plastered packaging? You get Dior Backstage, a comprehensive beauty line created with the beating heart of the fashion show embedded into its DNA to deliver simple, show-ready make-up whether you’re strutting your stuff down the street, at the office or the club.
First launched in 2018, Dior Backstage is a convention-crushing make-up line designed by Peter Philips, creative and image director for Dior Makeup, that’s formulated to echo the tools of the pros while staying effortlessly wearable. “When models pass through the backstage of a show or shooting, they are prepped, made up or groomed by experts to be camera ready,” says Philips. “This backstage expertise is what we bring in our Dior Backstage line. Easy to handle and easy to wear products, which make self-application as effortless and effective as if you’ve been made up by a pro.”
This year sees the introduction of the maison’s first-ever blush stick that, like its popular Dior Addict Lip Glow which launched in January, adapts to the skin’s pH for custom colour. Dubbed the Rosy Glow Stick, it promises a dewy, sun-kissed finish and natural radiance. Meanwhile Rosy Glow, Dior’s cult-favourite compact powder blush, gets an upgrade with a brand new buildable formula and fresh, Oblique-peppered packaging. Pair your colour with the Dior Addict Lip Glow Butter, a shimmery new eight-hour wear lip treatment infused with peptides and ceramides for plumpness and hydration.
This is a collection for everyone, and it’ll look great in your make-up cabinet too. So, get glowing, or as Philips puts it: “be ready to get your glam.” Shop Dior Backstage here.
Photography courtesy of Christian Dior Parfums.
