Fresh makeup paired with slicked back hair was the key to balance out the ethnic tribal prints and color-blocking at BCBG Max Azria S/S 2012.
At the Richard Chai Love S/S 2012 show, lead makeup artist James Kaliardos for MAC Cosmetics created a “Japanese Harajuku girl meets Venice Beach girl” look to balance off the “explosion of color and texture” of the collection.
Christian Dior shows never fail to impress me with their creative and bold makeup. And at the Couture 2011 show, they took things to a whole new level with 37 different beauty looks that feature color-blocking cat eyes, jewel-toned smoky eyes, bejeweled 3d eye makeup…
With color blocking bigger than ever this season, here is a look inspired by the fluro eyeshadow and bright lips spotted on the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2011 runway. I love how colorful and pretty yet simple it is. Read on to see what I used…
Barefaced androgyny… red lips… intense eyes… stained colour… matte vs gloss… the building blocks of this season’s trends don’t necessarily sound like anything new. Put them in the perspective of FALL 2011′s most pervading attitudes, though, and suddenly they’re fresh again…