Tuesday 21 January 2014

Red lips and strong contouring at Dior SS14 Paris Couture Fashion Week

Paris Couture Fashion Week, Christian Dior and Pat McGrath can only ever mean one thing. Awesome makeup!

Katlin Aas red lips by Pat McGrath for Dior Paris Couture Fashion Week SS14
image: Instagram/Pat McGrath
For the Spring/Summer 2014 show Pat stripped back the look with amazingly glowy skin and razor sharp contouring, paving the way for that statement red lip.

Models wearing red lipstick backstage at Dior SS14 Paris Couture Fashion Week
image: Instagram/Katlin Aas
Love the creamy nude nails to complete the look too!

Cream nude natural nails at Dior SS14 Paris Couture Fashion Week
image: Instagram/Kate Goodling
Clean, fresh and feminine, this is most definitely one of my favourite looks for SS14 so far. What do you think?

Peter Philips' silver glitter eye makeup at Chanel SS14 Paris Couture Week. Wowzer.

Karl Lagerfeld and his supermodel army - Cara Delevingne, Joan Smalls, Lindsey Wixson, Charlotte Free, Ming Xi, yep they were all there - hit Paris Couture Fashion Week today, with a sports inspired Spring/Summer 2014 collection.

cara delevingne and lindsey wixson - chanel paris couture fashion week ss14 - silver glitter eye makeup
image: Instagram/Lindsey Wixson
But aside from the fact that Karl's finally made a pair of trainers I'd agree to wear outside of the gym (can't argue with sequins and wispy chiffon laces, now can you?), the star of the show was of course Peter Philips, with his silver glitter eye makeup.

cara delevingne - chanel ss14 paris couture fashion week - tweed and trainers
image: style.com
The former Chanel beauty director whipped up quite the eye frenzy, with thick black liner coating the lid and lashline (love the flicks), met at both corners by the streaks of chunky silver glitter.

cara delevingne chanel ss14 - paris couture fashion week - bridal feather headpiece - silver glitter eye makeup
image: Instagram/Sam McKnight

With little else going on bar a power brow, flawless skin and contouring to make those cheekbones pop, the eyes really did have it at Chanel's SS14 show.

ming xi backstage at chanel ss14 paris couture fashion week - spiked hair and silver glitter eye makeup
image: Instagram/Sam McKnight
What do you think? Looking forward to the 'real life' interpretations?


Friday 10 January 2014

Make-up ideas from the Spring/Summer 2014 designer ad campaigns

The February issue fashion glossies are out and as you'd have guessed, they're packed cover to cover with adverts. Rather than remain peeved about the insane advert to editorial ratio though, I have a new tactic.

Nope, it's not fire fuel or litter tray lining. Instead, I'm stealing make-up ideas!

The best MUAs in the business have slaved over those looks, so lets not put their hard work to waste by getting distracted with all the other stuff.

Lindsey Wixson for Chanel Spring/Summer 2014

Glossy orange lipstick by Peter Philips for Chanel. Love this shade.

Cara Delevingne for YSL Beauty Spring/Summer 2014

Gossy red lips (YSL Rouge Pur Couture) and heavy flicked eye liner by Lloyd Simmonds.

Marion Cotillard for Dior Spring/Summer 2014

Love the pared down face, velvet skin and soft red lip. Perfect look for daytime glamour?

Gucci Spring/Summer 2014

Reddy copper eyes with a metallic finish plus serious contouring by Pat McGrath.

Lady Gaga for Versace Spring/Summer 2014

Lucia Pieroni's barely-there look using sheers, sheens, peach bronze tones.

Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2014

Model Laura Love works a fresh no-makeup make-up look for Bottega Veneta.

Tom Ford Black Orchid SS14

Sultry purple tones, winged out eyes and matchy-matchy eyes, lips and nails by Charlotte Tilbury.
What do you think? Are you trying any of these?