Art Takes Many Forms
In collaboration with makeup artist Sean Brady and YSL Beauty, Alice.D presents a live editorial experience at The EVE Hotel, where beauty, fashion and architecture converge for the latest installment of our ongoing Alice.Curated series.
Inspired by The EVE's textures, light and spatial design, a series of bespoke looks come to life through an immersive runway-style photoshoot, transforming the hotel into a stage for creative expression.
Moving into the architectural arcade known as the Cloisters, Look One is a study in contrast. Defined by a timeless European sensibility, the space opens into generously lit cloistered corridors, giving way to a quieter, more intimate mood. The makeup follows suit: a monochrome expression balanced by structured softness and graphic definition, complementing the architecture's interplay of light and shadow.
"I wanted to create a look that felt 60's euro summer, think Megan Draper on holiday in Italy."
This sentiment grounds the look, evoking a cinematic European ease through a modern restraint.
Look Two takes its expression from Tarryn Gill's luminous sculptural work, The Moon. A golden full moon rendered in gold sequins, its surface shimmering as highlighted tears fall, becoming the foundation for the look's theatrical direction. Emotive and quietly powerful, the makeup reflects a sense of radiance and feminine archetype through molten gold tones, softened contours and a diffused warmth that captures the work's luminosity.
"I wanted to touch on its forlorn nature. I ended up with something that was a bathed, glimmered sadness."
The result is a quiet interplay suspended between radiance and melancholy.
Beginning at The EVE's rear laneway entrance, Look Three draws from the materiality of the space, particularly the hand-crafted, textured Oxide Red Moroccan Zellige tiles, whose tonal depth inspired the look and set the palette entirely. Sean Brady responded with a dramatic colour story that mirrors the richness of the glaze.
"I wanted to show depth, strength but luxury. Deep burgundy-black tones with an unexpected pink highlight."
An intentionally soft, understated complexion was contrasted by a sharp, sculpted eye, complementing the raw texture and dimension of the surrounding atmosphere.
Together, the three looks reveal an integrated response to The EVE's atmosphere, where makeup becomes an extension of materiality. Through the vision of Alice.D, Sean Brady reimagines the hotel as a living set for transformation alongside YSL Beauty. Each environment holds its own emotional and visual language, contributing to a harmonious narrative in which art takes many forms.
Words by Tallulah Simone