Colourful 1970s/1980s Make-up

Colourful 1970s/1980s Make-up

 

Photography: Fredrik Aranda,

Hair: Andreas Wild at John Frieda, Aldford Street, London (http://www.JohnFrieda.co.uk),
Clothes: Designed by Yurika Ohara (styled myself),

Model: Lizzy Bowden at Select (http://www.SelectModel.com).

To create this look, start by applying foundation, concealer and powder to a cleansed and moisturised face, (as directed in the blog below called "Getting Flawless Skin").

Apply some loose face powder generously below the eyes before doing the eye make-up, so that any falling flecks of eyeshadow from the eyelids will accumulate on top of the loose face powder, and can be easily brushed away with a powder brush once the eye make-up is completed, without marking the skin below the eyes.

Then using a small eyeshadow brush, apply a wash of light green-gold eyeshadow over the entire top eyelids, as far up as the sockets.

Next using another small eyeshadow brush (this time with a thin tip), apply a deep royal purple eyeshadow to the inner and outer quarters of the top eyelids, as far up as the sockets.

Now using a medium-sized eyeshadow blending brush, blend the deep royal purple with the light green-gold, to soften the edges between the two colours, so that it blends softly from one colour to the next.

Next take a large eyeshadow brush, and apply hot pink eyeshadow or intense hot pink blusher to the brow bones starting from under the eyebrows and extending as far down as the sockets of the upper eyelids.

Now with a small thin-tipped eyeshadow brush, apply deep forest green eyeshadow parallel to and just above the sockets of the upper eyelids, in a curving line, to define the socket lines.  Then slightly blend the edges of where the line of deep forest green eyeshadow ends at the outer corners of the eyes, using an eyeshadow blending brush.

Now brush the loose face powder (which any fallen eyeshadow flecks will have accumulated on top of) away from under the eyes, using a powder brush, using outwards sweeps, so that the under-eye area looks free of any fallen eyeshadow flecks.

Now using a blusher brush, apply intense hot pink blusher or hot pink eyeshadow (joining on to and extending out from where you previously applied it on the brow bones), and sweep it up and over the temples and down along the cheekbones and into the hairline (as shown in the photo above).  Apply the hot pink fairly boldly, and blend the edges of it where it ends at the temples and cheeks, with a blusher brush, so that it gradually blends out.

Define the eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil matched to the colour of the eyebrows, and then brush the eyebrows in an upwards and outwards direction with an eyebrow brush.

If the eyes are large or wide, and you wish to make them appear more mysterious, apply black kohl pencil to the inner rims of the lower eyelids.

If the eyes are small though, don't apply black kohl pencil to the inner rims of the lower eyelids, as it will make the eyes look smaller, but instead apply white/ice pink/green/turquoise/blue/lilac kohl pencil to the inner rims of the lower eyelids.  This will make the eyes appear wider.

Apply a few coats of black mascara to both top and bottom eyelashes, and then comb through the eyelashes with an eyelash comb.

Finally apply hot pink lipstick and/or lip gloss to the lips.

This is a fun and colourful look, so have fun creating it and/or wearing it out!