Aka Kim Gordon’s signature beauty look since the ’90s (and remains so): black liner rimmed heavily all around the peepers. Unlike some other grunge icons of the time, the Sonic Youth frontwoman has always pulled it off without looking like a mess; the effect severe yet slick. On a clean face, it’s a cool, easy-to-do statement (just use a smudge-proof kohl or pencil liner on the lash and waterline) – cue Coach and Chloe, which recreated it for their gothic-tinged F/W ’18 shows. It’s also – as proven by the 65-year-old Gordon, whose experimental guitar duo Body/Head drops its second album this month – ageless and timeless. – SK
Aka Kim Gordon’s signature beauty look since the ’90s (and remains so): black liner rimmed heavily all around the peepers. Unlike some other grunge icons of the time, the Sonic Youth frontwoman has always pulled it off without looking like a mess; the effect severe yet slick. On a clean face, it’s a cool, easy-to-do statement (just use a smudge-proof kohl or pencil liner on the lash and waterline) – cue Coach and Chloe, which recreated it for their gothic-tinged F/W ’18 shows. It’s also – as proven by the 65-year-old Gordon, whose experimental guitar duo Body/Head drops its second album this month – ageless and timeless. – SK
Perfect the look with (from top): Make Up Forever Aqua XL Eye Pencil, $36, and Marc Jacobs Beauty Fineliner Ultra Skinny Gel Eye Crayon, $32, Sephora. Shu Uemura Lasting Soft Gel Pencil, $37
Photography Frenchescar Lim Art Direction Hisyam Abd Rahman Makeup Manisa Tan/Paletteinc, using Nars Model Marina/Mannequin
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