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Runway Makeup: Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

Phyllis — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:15:02 +0000

Wearing blue from head to toe can be tricky to pull off but Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel Creative Director of Makeup Peter Philips proved it otherwise at the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012 show.

Face
After prepping the skin with Hydra Beauty Serum Hydration Protection Radiance (available April 2012), Philips created a flawless base with Perfection Lumiere Long Wear Flawless Fluid Makeup SPF 10, Eclat Lumiere Highlighting Face Pen and Correcteur Perfection Long Lasting Concealer. He set it with Poudre Universelle Libre Natural Finish Loose Powder and added the lightest flush on the cheeks using Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rose Ecrin.

Eyes
For the strong, slightly rock n roll eyes, Philips colored in the lids with Le Crayon Yeux Precision Eye Pencil in Bleu Aérien before blending Illusion D’Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow in Apparition through the crease towards the temple and adding Destination on the brow bone and inner corners. Herimmed the eyes with Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long Lasting Eyeliner in Marine and Le Crayon Khol Intense Eye Pencil in Marine and finished the look by curling lashes with Recourbe Cils De Chanel Precision Eyelash Curler and coating them with Inimitable Waterproof Mascara in Black.

Lips
To balance out the strong eyes, Philips created a muted pink lip. He started out with Rouge Coco Baume Hydrating Conditioning Lip Balm before Le Crayon Levre Precision Lip Pencil in Natural and painting the lips with Rouge Coco Hydrating Crème Lip Colour in Superstition.

Nails
To go with the blue theme, a new polish, Le Vernis Nail Colour in Sky Line was used.

The products used above will be available in an upcoming exclusive collection, Bleu Illusion, for sale in July 2012.

Images: Courtesy of Chanel.

Holiday Makeup Look: Indian-inspired Cat Eye at Chanel Pre-Fall 2012

Phyllis — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:50:30 +0000

Classic Indian decadence might be the theme at the Chanel Pre-fall 2012 show, but the gorgeous black-rimmed almond eyes paired with embellished dreaded updo sure is a great look for the holidays.

To create the look, Chanel creative director of makeup Peter Philips started by evening out the skin with Perfection Lumiere Foundation then dusted Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in Brume d’Or onto cheeks. Next, he blended a deep onyx cream eye shadow, Chanel Illusion d’Ombre in Nirvana, underneath the lower lash line and blended onto the crease, winging it outwards the temple. To up the drama, Philips rimmed the upper and bottom waterline with Chanel Le Crayon Kohl Eyeliner in Noir and coated lashes with Chanel Inimitable Intense mascara in Noir. He finished the look by adding golden highlights on the cheeks and eyes with Chanel Route des Indes palette, due out next June.

Need more ideas for a holiday look? Check these out!

Credit: Style.com.

Runway Beauty: Fendi S/S 2012 Makeup at Milan Fashion Week

Phyllis — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:41:48 +0000

Over the summer, Emma Watson showed us the beauty of a dramatic smoky cat eye with gold foil. Then makeup artist Peter Philips took the look to a new level by applying silver and gold foil from the lashline all the way up to the brows at the Fendi Spring 2012 show at Milan Fashion Week.

To create such dramatic eyes, Philips created a slight wing along the upper lashlines with Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long Lasting Eyeliner and coated lashes with Chanel Inimitable Mascara. The rest of the face was left bare with Chanel Blush in Rose Écrin on the cheeks and Chanel Pro Lumière Foundation on the lips. Finally, he finished the look by gluing on pieces of silver and gold foil onto models eyes using an adhesive gel.

Courtesy of Vogue, Style.com and WWD.

Spring 2011 Couture Runway Beauty Roundup

Phyllis — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:26:56 +0000

With the Spring 2011 Haute Couture Season at a wrap, let’s review some of my favorite beauty looks.

Purple lips reigned the runway at Armani Privé. But what made these matte lips different from the metallic purple lips we saw at Zac Posen Spring 2009, is the tiny rhinestone that adorned the bottom left corner.

Purple lipstick at Armani Privé Spring 2011 Couture

At Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior and Chanel, the look was signature Parisian – black liquid cat-eye. The liner was dragged all the way to the brow bone at JPG for a “chic and aggressive” vibe, while Dior paired a thick line with pastel eyeshadow and a blunt cat eye added “a playful twist” at Chanel.

Cat eye at Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior and Chanel Spring 2011 Couture

To achieve a “young and fresh” look, models at Ellie Saab were given dewy skin and rosy cheeks and lips with the help of cream blushes and tinted lip conditioners.

Dewy skin and rosy cheeks at Ellie Saab Spring 2011 Couture

Finally, bleached eyebrows was paired with pink eyes at Valentino.

Bleached brows at Valentino Spring 2011 Couture

Image Credit: Style.com and Stylelist.

Runway Beauty: Chanel Paris-Byzance Pre-Fall 2011

Phyllis — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:29:30 +0000

Inspired by the mosaic of Empress Theodora, Chanel Global Creative Director of Makeup Peter Philips created a beautiful, graphic look for the Chanel Paris-Byzance Pre-Fall 2011 Collection.

According to Style.com, Philips “re-created the red eye shadow/liner that she wears on the arch of her eyebrows by drawing the shape with Le Crayon Lèvres in Rouge.” He dusted the eyelids with “a game of luminous golds and bronzes” by mixing the gold shades in Chanel’s upcoming Les 4 Ombres Eye Shadow Quad in Topkapi with Joues Contraste blush in Or and Mocha. Next, he added two more black lines along the outer edge of the upper and lower lash lines to create a “choreography between gold, bronze, black, and red.”

To finish the look, Philips left the lips nude with just a touch of shine with Chanel Soin Tendre Lèvres and painted the models’ toes with Chanel Le Vernis in Coromandel.

Below is a sneak peek of a new palette that is designed by Peter Philips (courtesy of Cafe Makeup). It is extremely limited with only 1500 available – I wonder if this is the Topkapi that he used?