Living Canvas

Photographer Alena Saz delves into a dialogue between beauty, art and storytelling.

summer 2026

Close-up of a person's face featuring well-defined eyebrows, pale skin, and lips painted with red lipstick, with blue lipstick on the lower lip and dark hair, and a yellow earring visible on the right side.

PHOTOGRAPHY Alena Saz
MAKEUP ARTIST Suna Myles

Close-up of a woman with wet dark hair, light skin, wearing black mesh gloves, dressed in black, with orange makeup around her eyes, against a plain white background.
Close-up of a person's eye with orange eye makeup, dark eyeliner, and mascara. The eye is open, showing a grayish iris.

DRESS Concepto

Close-up of lips painted with bright red lipstick with colorful polka dots in yellow, orange, and red on the skin surrounding the lips.
Close-up of a person's eye, with makeup and pink blush on the cheek, showing the eyebrow, eyelid, and surrounding skin.
Close-up of lips with blue lipstick on the left side and red lipstick on the right side.
Close-up portrait of a woman with dark hair, light skin, blue eyes, wearing vibrant makeup including bold blue and red lipstick, with a small yellow earring.
Close-up of a person's eye with vibrant blue eyeshadow, red accent detail, and well-groomed eyebrow with natural light skin tone.
Close-up of a person's open mouth with a septum ring. The lips and surrounding skin are decorated with small, colorful polka dots in red, orange, and yellow. The tongue is visible, slightly out of the mouth.

STORY CREDITS
PHOTOGRAPHY Alena Saz, MODEL Noa Lotus and Lucy Tilden at Wilhelmina, MAKEUP Suna Myles, HAIR Ryan Taniguchi, STYLIST Anasastia Lowrance, STYLING ASSISTANT ComiChen, ART DIRECTOR Ana Cecília Mesquita, PRODUCER Kristin Steusloff, RETOUCHER Ekaterina Inevatova


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FASHION‍ ‍ISSUE 18