Post by mcbutterfly on Sept 24, 2007 16:30:50 GMT 8
Break out the black liquid eyeliner! This fall, eye makeup goes extreme — think Amy Winehouse, minus the drama. (And the beehive.) (And the hangover.)
"It's like a new, futuristic take on '50s eyeliners," says Victor Cembellin, senior makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics. "Like taking a Marilyn Monroe eyeliner and making it more edgy and punky."
Christina Aguilera rocked the look — dramatic cat-eyes paired with creamy skin and red, glossy lips — in recent music videos, and it's a style signature for fashion icons like Gwen Stefani and Dita Von Teese. Louis Vuitton and Prada outfitted models with heavy black eyeliner and sent them down fall runways.
Since everybody else is doing it, Cembellin tells us how:
Q: Are you really suggesting we do our eyeliner like Amy Winehouse?
A: She's obviously making a statement. She's doing an over-the-top version of it, almost like runway makeup. But it tells the population out there: Black eyeliner is back. It's up to the consumer to pare it down, because it's going to be a hit for fall.
Q: Does anyone really know how to apply black liquid liner?
A: You want to go a little bit bigger with your eyeliner. Everyone goes conservative with liquid liner. ... It's a bit more of a technical season. It's a season to take a little extra time for makeup, and not "I ran out the door with just some mascara." Spend an extra five minutes to make your eyeliner perfect. Strong eyeliner always makes women look powerful and strong and sexy.
Q: Now that summer is over, do we have to lose the sun-kissed, dewy skin?
A: A big trend right now is skin that looks almost retouched. It gives a mannequinlike appearance to the skin, almost like a woman standing in her most perfect lighting.
As far as the whole J.Lo-Beyoncé "let's look really glowy" look — glowy and greasy are right next to each other in the dictionary, people. You start out like, "Hey, I look glowy," and by the time you get to work after driving in your car, you look greasy.
Q: Can you sum up the direction of beauty trends for fall?
A: There's sort of a time-traveler sense going on with fashion right now. We're creating kickbacks to different time periods. You're seeing a big influence from the '50s and '60s in fashion and clothing, and definitely in makeup as well.
Source: The Seattle Times
"It's like a new, futuristic take on '50s eyeliners," says Victor Cembellin, senior makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics. "Like taking a Marilyn Monroe eyeliner and making it more edgy and punky."
Christina Aguilera rocked the look — dramatic cat-eyes paired with creamy skin and red, glossy lips — in recent music videos, and it's a style signature for fashion icons like Gwen Stefani and Dita Von Teese. Louis Vuitton and Prada outfitted models with heavy black eyeliner and sent them down fall runways.
Since everybody else is doing it, Cembellin tells us how:
Q: Are you really suggesting we do our eyeliner like Amy Winehouse?
A: She's obviously making a statement. She's doing an over-the-top version of it, almost like runway makeup. But it tells the population out there: Black eyeliner is back. It's up to the consumer to pare it down, because it's going to be a hit for fall.
Q: Does anyone really know how to apply black liquid liner?
A: You want to go a little bit bigger with your eyeliner. Everyone goes conservative with liquid liner. ... It's a bit more of a technical season. It's a season to take a little extra time for makeup, and not "I ran out the door with just some mascara." Spend an extra five minutes to make your eyeliner perfect. Strong eyeliner always makes women look powerful and strong and sexy.
Q: Now that summer is over, do we have to lose the sun-kissed, dewy skin?
A: A big trend right now is skin that looks almost retouched. It gives a mannequinlike appearance to the skin, almost like a woman standing in her most perfect lighting.
As far as the whole J.Lo-Beyoncé "let's look really glowy" look — glowy and greasy are right next to each other in the dictionary, people. You start out like, "Hey, I look glowy," and by the time you get to work after driving in your car, you look greasy.
Q: Can you sum up the direction of beauty trends for fall?
A: There's sort of a time-traveler sense going on with fashion right now. We're creating kickbacks to different time periods. You're seeing a big influence from the '50s and '60s in fashion and clothing, and definitely in makeup as well.
Source: The Seattle Times