The Classical Goddess Aphrodite
“I put my heart and passion into something that I really love doing.”
Matin Mithras always wanted to be a designer, but when he was growing up in Tehran, the only college that taught fashion only accepted women. Mithras settled on studying interior design instead and forged the beginnings of a successful career. But when he moved with his family to Canada in 2010 (“We didn’t like the [Iranian] government,” he says), he realized he was ready for a new path.
“From the first day we moved to Canada, I had this feeling that I was going to try fashion,” he says. When he was chosen to be an SRFI fellow, the fourth-year Ryerson student who specializes in vampy glamour describes feeling validated for his life choices. “I feel like I put my heart and passion into something that I really love doing, and it looks like somebody’s recognized it,” he says. Turns out his childhood dreams weren’t so far out of reach after all.
Beauty Note: “There’s nothing more beautiful and classic than a statement red lip,” explains Lee. “For this model, I chose SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick in ‘Pioneer.’ It’s a long-wear product, which means it’s important to work quickly because once it dries, it won’t come off. You’ll have a perfect red lip with no need for a touch-up. Her foundation is Fit Me! Matte and Poreless in ‘130.’ I also contoured her face with a darker shade of foundation, and then I filled in her eyebrows with the Brow Precise Micro Pencil. For the mascara, I chose Total Temptation, and I used the Eye Studio Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner along her lash line.”