ABSENT MINDED

IT MAY SEEM PREDICTABLE, even bordering on cliché, that the latest makeup collection from Chanel is inspired by Paris. The brand is, after all, a national treasure, and Paris is the fashion industry’s most beloved muse. But Chanel’s X factor is Lucia Pica, global creative makeup and colour designer, and her MO is anything but ordinary. Forget the classic Parisian trope – there’s no red lip around here. Instead, Pica finds inspiration in the nuances, and for the new AW19-20