The DAYDREAMER

The season’s most covetable makeup colours were inspired by an artistic expedition to the Namibian desert.

- Brooke Le Poer Trench

In this modern world, there’s not a lot of room left to dream anymore. It seems we’re working harder than ever, focused on efficiency and output. Perhaps that’s why Lucia Pica’s dreamy new S/S 2020 makeup collection for Chanel, Desert Dream, resonates. In a society with so much noise, she is drawing us into a quieter space where there is room to be playful and introspective.

The idea for Pica’s latest collection started with the story of a woman crossing the Moroccan desert. “I was so inspired by her journey that I decided to embark on one of my own in Namibia,” Pica says. If that dusty, hostile environment seems like the last place you’d expect to find Chanel’s global creative makeup and colour designer, it’s only because you haven’t met Pica. She’s a confessed romantic, meaning where others may see dust and desolation, she sees a place of otherworldly contrast, immensity and colour. “I always get lost in my daydreams,” she admits. “And I tend to escape to nature when I’m feeling stressed.”