Irina Shayk's Brows Looked Otherwordly At The Schiaparalien Show
A beauty look that's out of this world.


Monday’s Schiaparelli show made headlines for a number of reasons, from the star-studded front row (hey there, J.Lo) to the striking and original show itself. The luxury fashion house named the show Schiaparalien, which is an homage to Schiaparelli family’s fascination with space. Elsa Schiaparelli, who founded the brand, was fascinated by astrology and the unknown all her life, while her uncle, Giovanni Schiaparelli, founded Milan’s Brera Observatory in 1877 and even came up with the word “martian.” In the words of the brand itself, “Looking to the stars was clearly a family pastime.”
In light of this theme, Schiaparalien featured imaginative designs and beauty looks meant to make the models themselves look otherworldly. Irina Shayk was among those who walked in the show, and looked nearly unrecognizable with stripped down makeup that showed off her flawless complexion and high cheekbones. Her skin looked glossy and shiny beneath the bright lights of the runway—a look that was accentuated by her bleached eyebrows, which were so light that they didn’t seem to be there at all.
As a collection, Schiaparalien was meant to be “a study in contradictions—of legacy and the avant-garde, of the beautiful and the provocative, of the earthbound and the heaven-sent." And Shayk’s look certainly evoked that. Her elaborate dress—which itself contained contrasts with its form-fitting black silhouette augmented by flowing, rounded beige fabric—contrasted her slick, simple hair and makeup.
Haute couture runways are known for giving their models simple makeup so that guests’ attention can stay on the garments, but in this case, Shayk’s makeup was an integral part of the look. The glossiness of her face and hair, along with the striking effect of her bleached brows, pulled the look together to create an unequivocally otherworldly effect.
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Gabrielle Ulubay is a Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. She has also written about sexual wellness, politics, culture, and fashion at Marie Claire and at publications including The New York Times, HuffPost Personal, Bustle, Alma, Muskrat Magazine, O'Bheal, and elsewhere. Her personal essay in The New York Times' Modern Love column kickstarted her professional writing career in 2018, and that piece has since been printed in the 2019 revised edition of the Modern Love book. Having studied history, international relations, and film, she has made films on politics and gender equity in addition to writing about cinema for Film Ireland, University College Cork, and on her personal blog, gabrielleulubay.medium.com. Before working with Marie Claire, Gabrielle worked in local government, higher education, and sales, and has resided in four countries and counting. She has worked extensively in the e-commerce and sales spaces since 2020, and spent two years at Drizly, where she developed an expertise in finding the best, highest quality goods and experiences money can buy.
Deeply political, she believes that skincare, haircare, and sexual wellness are central tenets to one's overall health and fights for them to be taken seriously, especially for people of color. She also loves studying makeup as a means of artistic expression, drawing on her experience as an artist in her analysis of beauty trends. She's based in New York City, where she can be found watching movies or running her art business when she isn't writing. Find her on Twitter at @GabrielleUlubay or on Instagram at @gabrielle.ulubay, or follow her art at @suburban.graffiti.art
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