FOTD: Modern Geisha Makeup Look

April 24, 2009

After seeing the pics of Lady Gaga’s geisha-inspired lips, I decided to create my very own geisha-inspired look. But unlike the traditional geisha with chalk-white skin, eyes and brows drenched in red and carefully sculpted lips, I wanted to add in a modern twist to make it more wearable. I left the skin bare with just a bit of concealer, swapped out the red for fuchsia and dabbed instead of painted the color on.





What I Used

* Cle de Peau Concealer in Ocher under the eyes and around the nose
* Anastasia Highlighting Eyebrow Kit to fill in eyebrows
* Make Up For Ever Flash Color in Fuchsia on the entire eyelid blended up to the brow bone
* Kryolan Glamour Sparks in Aqua lightly dabbed onto the eyelid
* Make Up For Ever Flash Color in Black to line the top and bottom
* L’oreal Telescopic Mascara in Black on top and bottom lashes
* Make Up For Ever Flash Color in Fuchsia and Red dabbed on the center of the lips with Cle de Peau Concealer in Ocher on the sides

19 Comments




19 Comments

  • Reply amy April 24, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    it’s interesting.. but i’m not too fond of it. looks kinda weird lol modernizing the whole geisha look is hard.

  • Reply Carina April 24, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    I love it!
    The geisha look is so sophisticated…and I like your modern take on it.

  • Reply Mandy April 24, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    i agree with amy that it is hard to do the geisha look and i think you did a great job. it’s different in a cool kind of way.

  • Reply anon April 24, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    lol your eyeliner looks like a fish! how cool 🙂

  • Reply Traclyn Yeoh April 25, 2009 at 6:02 am

    Great job! It’s very creative of you!

  • Reply Natalie April 25, 2009 at 10:52 am

    It looks really pretty, and the MUFE colours are amazing!

  • Reply blackbeauty April 25, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    beautiful!

  • Reply gio April 25, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Very creative! You did a great job.

  • Reply Mymy April 25, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    what did u use on your lips (outer parts) – i love how neutralized and almost nude u made it look.

  • Reply Valerie April 25, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    woww very creative
    i like how well you washed the lips out

  • Reply Phyllis April 25, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Thanks ladies =)

  • Reply Phyllis April 25, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    Mymy,

    I used Cle de Peau Concealer in Ocher to wash out the outer parts of my lips.

  • Reply Angelica April 25, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    i love this look! love how you did the lips, both the inside and outer part 🙂

  • Reply jase April 26, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    I love your geisha execution! I’ll definitely copy this!

  • Reply Piggy April 29, 2009 at 9:54 am

    Your look is more Chinese Opera than Geisha IMO.

  • Reply Jennie April 29, 2009 at 11:35 am

    Ooh, I love the pink color!
    The look reminds me of the banner of your blog 😛

  • Reply Valley Girl May 2, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    Just found your blog. You have amazing makeup skills, sweetie! So inspiring! I wish my eyeshadow blending technique was half as good as yours. =(

  • Reply sunni June 1, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    i think if you only did the top line with the eyeliner and made the wing more blunt, the look would be a little more tamed whilst still maintaining a quirky edge.

  • Reply Tomi April 17, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    OH my goodness I love the lip :)!

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