8 Of Our Favorite Album Covers Recreated Into Beauty Looks

The following feature appears in the June/July issue of NYLON.

The right album cover can launch a rising star straight into orbit. For our summer music issue, we got to recreate the beauty looks from some of our favorite album covers of all time, with the help of Kat Von D’s groovy brand-new Everlasting Liquid Lipstick shades. See the results below.

Hair: Sean Bennett. Makeup: Steffanie Strazzere. Makeup Assistant: Kelsey Fitzpatrick. Manicurist: Yuko Wada at Atelier Management. Models: Maria Jukova at Wilhelmina Models, Lauren Switzer at Surface Model Management, Alice Muller and Katy O’Kane at Women 360, Joony K at Industry Model Management, Sarah Brown at the Society Management, and Zsela Thompson. Stylist’s Assistant: Lex Robins. Beauty Director: Jade Taylor.

Inspired by: Kate Bush's Hounds of Love

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lovecraft, $20, available at Sephora.

Dress from Mood Fabrics, earrings by Closer by WWAKE. 

Inspired by: The Jesus and Mary Chain's Automatic

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Dreamer, $20, available at Sephora.

Inspired by: Sonic Youth's Goo

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Woolf, $20, available at Sephora.

From left: vintage blazer by Marc Jacobs, sunglasses by Elizabeth and James; vintage turtleneck by Maison Martin Margiela, sunglasses by Linda Farrow x Ann Demeulemeester. 

Inspired by: Adam and the Ants' Prince Charming

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in K-Dub, $20, available at Sephora.

Jacket by Dsquared2, top from New York Vintage, earrings by Gasoline Glamour.

Inspired by: Hole's Live Through This

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Plath, $20, available at Sephora.

Dress by Gucci, stylist's own crown. 

Inspired by: Billy Idol's Whiplash Smile

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Dagger, $20, available at Sephora.

Earrings by Gasoline Glamour, chain harness by Zana Bayne, all other necklaces are stylist's own. 

Inspired by: Roxy Music's The Early Years

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Miss Argentina and Roxy, $20 each, available at Sephora.

From left: earring by Chanel, stylist's own necklaces; earrings by Erickson Beamon, necklace by Sarara Couture.

Inspired by: Sade's Hang On To Your Love

Try: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Malice, $20, available at Sephora.

Top by Jeremy Scott, glove by Wing & West Gloves, stylist's own earring.