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Get the Look Archive
GET THE LOOK | Vamping up the Lips
As we approach the official first day of winter, the days get shorter and the latest trends in make-up have taken a turn towards the dark side. This year, the Fall/Winter 2008 runways (yes, sorry this post is long overdue) saw the return of a seasonal favourite – dark lips. Last year, it was red that was all the rage off the runways. This year, there was a noticeable trend of vampy, even some gothic black, lips. Now let’s keep in mind that most runway trends are not meant to be interpreted literally as they aren’t exactly wearable by your everyday woman. To translate this vamp look into something for the realway, try this out:
Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey initially looks pretty intimidating coming out of the tube with a dark black cherry like colour to it. Upon rolling it out of the tube, I actually had a flashback to the mid-90s when I experimented with MAC’s deepest lipstick shade Film Noir. Needless to say, it was a passing phase…similar to any trend that comes off the runway!
Once applied, Black Honey goes on sheer and gives just enough colour to the lips. The Almost Lipstick formula is also moisturizing and feels great on the lips. Now, who doesn’t love products that look good and feel good on the lips!
Usually, I stray away from doing both dark eyes and dark lips for make-up applications. Instead, I like to choose one area as the focal point of the make-up. With Clinique’s Black Honey, you can very well still do a smoky eye and not worry about looking like you have too much on! Wear this look out for an evening on the town. After all, the vamps come out at night!
Posted in Beauty 101, Get the Look
Tagged artist, rhia amio
GET THE LOOK | Highlighting the Inner Corner of the Eye
The technique of adding a highlighting product to the inner corner of the eyelid is a make-up artist favourite. Blending a bit of light shimmer in this area helps to catch the light and draw more attention into your eyes. If you examine photos of professional make-up closer, you’ll likely see this popular technique in action.
For the application, I like to use a small, natural-bristled eyeshadow brush, as the smaller surface area of the brush helps give you better control over where the eyeshadow goes. For the highlighting eyeshadow, I either opt for MAC’s StarFlash Eyeshadow in Grand Entrance or Inglot’s Eyeshadow in #541, which both appear as soft peaches in their containers. Once applied and blended to the inner corner, they add a neutral and subtle shimmer. I prefer using these peach shades for all my applications, as it’s tends to be more flattering on all skin tones than a shimmery white highlighter. The highlighting eyeshadow should be blended well enough so you don’t see any harsh lines of where it starts and where it begins. Rather, when you move your head at different angles, you should see the highlighting eyeshadow catch the light.
TIPS:
- Applied too much?
Don’t fret. Just grab a clean blender brush and use it to blend and buff off excess product.
- Keep the look professional.
Remember the importance of concealer, as drawing attention to uncovered dark circles would defeat the purpose of this look! Make sure the brows are well-groomed and use eyeliner/eyeshadow to add further dimension to complete your eye make-up look.
See Marites go from before to after here.
Posted in Beauty 101, Get the Look
Tagged artistrhi, eyes, rhia amio, toronto make-up artist
GET THE LOOK | Metal-eyes
What better to accentuate tanned summer skin tones than some metal eyeshadows that are all the rage this season?
To get the look:
1. Use a neutral cream eyeshadow as a base to help give eyeshadow more staying power, especially in the heat of summer. Spread from lash line to eyebrow using your finger. Try MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre or MAC Paint in Bare Canvas.
2. Take a medium tone neutral eyeshadow and apply all over eyelid using a flat sponge tip applicator.
3. Take a dark tone eyeshadow and use a crease brush to concentrate the colour where the eye folds. Then, using a blender brush, blend and get rid of any harsh lines
. The look should be soft and diffused.
4. Use a flat sponge tip applicator with a metallic pigment (loose powder shadow) to get an intense metal look.
5. Use a highlighting tone of eyeshadow in a matte finish (off-white on fair skin tones, cream colour on medium tones and peach for darker skin tones.) Based on personal preference, you can opt to also use a shimmery finish for the highlighting eyeshadow. I like to keep the shimmer in one area (i.e. just on the eye lid), just so the eye doesn’t look so ‘busy’ and detract away from the main focus around the eyes.
6. Apply eyeliner to add emphasis to the eyes and lash line.
7. Pump up the volume with an eyelash curler and two coats of a black thickening mascara.
8. Keep the cheeks and lips soft with peachy-pink tones so the attention is kept on the eyes.
Metallic shades that work best:
Fair Skin Tones – pale gold, silvers
Medium Skin Tones – gold, copper, bronze
Dark Skin Tones – silver, gold, deep bronze
Posted in Beauty 101, Get the Look
Tagged eyes, mac, metaleyes
