How to
put a modern twist on a pretty, wide-eyed beauty look.
One of
this year's standout beauty moments was Louis Vuitton SS2013 runway show, when
models emerged (on an escalator, no less) with hair styled into chic beehives
and done up with bows. The makeup was retro-themed and pretty.
To help
you get the look, follow the following tips from make-up artist Linda
Jefferyes: -
“It's
all about the eyes,” says Jefferyes, with the emphasis firmly on eyeliner and
lashings of mascara.
1. To
start, she shades the eyelid with a soft grey eyeshadow – try Revlon Lavender
Unleashed, $24, or Bobbi Brown Gunmetal, $40 – keeping the colour strong close
to the lashes, and fading out towards the socket.
2. Then
she pencils bold black eyeliner around the edges of the eye, stretching it out
slightly at the outer corner. “Not too much,” warns Jefferyes. “This look is
not about sharp lines: it's more about the soft, round look.” If she is using a
soft liner such as Revlon Bedroom Eyes Powder Liner, $25, or Estée Lauder
Artist Eye Pencil in Softsmudge Black, $38, Jefferyes smudges the line up into
the eyeshadow. If she's keeping it crisp, she chooses a liquid or gel eyeliner
such as M.A.C Fluidline in Blacktrack, $32. The key, she says, is to keep the
line close to the lashes intense.
3. Next,
she curls lashes, then generously coats them with volumising mascara such as
Diorshow Blackout, $49, M.A.C Loud Lash, $23, or Prescriptives Plush False Lash,
$44, for extra oomph. “Make sure you comb your lashes in between coats of
mascara,” she says, adding that for a little extra help you can top that with a
few individual fake lashes. Her favourite trick for stunning eyes is a dash of
silver shadow in the corner of the eye close to the nose, to add light to the
area.
4. The
other key element to this look, says Jefferyes, is radiant skin. Avoid pancake
make-up, she cautions, instead “keep it light so you can see your own skin
through the foundation”. After prepping skin with Dermalogica Day Bright, $85,
for radiance, and a primer, she follows with foundation such as M.A.C
Mineralize Satin Finish, $48, or YSL Perfect Touch Radiant Brush Foundation,
$75, to even out skin tone.
5. It's
worth spending time hiding imperfections. “A good way to cover these marks is
to apply a small amount of concealer to the mark with a fine brush, pat lightly
with a tissue, then reapply and lightly powder.” In her bag are Becca compact
concealer, $52, M.A.C Studio Finish Concealer Palette, $38, and Napoleon Perdis
Cosmetics Pro Palette, $55.
6. The
other areas of the face should be polished with a featherlight touch. Brows are
lightly filled in, cheeks softened with “the lightest of soft pink or beige
tones” and lips coloured with a soft pink or beige lipstick such as Stila
lipcolour in Daisy, $38. Jefferyes suggests finger-patting lip colour to keep
it “pretty and light”. And as a finishing touch, she suggests a very light
dusting of M.A.C Mineralize Skinfinish, $44, which “puts a beautiful light
shimmer over the face”.
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