Written by: Adrienne Brookbanks
Like clothes, shoes and accessories – makeup trends change from season to season. This year’s New York Fashion week to Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver had everything from goth glamour, bead-like nail polish, gold tints and disco looks. Read on to find out more about what liveeco learns from celebrity makeup artists and behind-the-scenes info at top fashion shows.
Aristocrat meets goth glamour
Pale faces with heavy makeup were seen on many of the runways this year. While some of the hair and makeup artists at New York Fashion Week chose to give models classic-looking up-do’s, sculptured cheeks with soft blush and full lips with deep red lipstick, others focused on creating a goth glamour appeal, with black purple lipstick, whitened faces and extra-long, fake eyelashes.
Fashionising.com, who was backstage at Diesel Black Gold’s show, says that the models were smouldering with dark makeup, lots of eyeliner and side-slicked hair that was done in roughed, textured styles. The winter makeup look manages to traverse the territories of rock-chic and romance all at once.
All that glitters
Another noteworthy makeup trend this winter is the beautiful combination of navy blue and gold. Celebrity makeup artist, Luis Casco, wrote on his blog that the stylists at Jason Wu’s show successfully combined gold and navy blue makeup with gold nails and a swipe of gold on the hair.
“Also, after a few seasons of browns and golds there’s been a lot of pink on the eyes at shows like Carlotte Ronson and combined with deep berries at Ruffian. Lip looks have gone from deep reds to even the purples that are maybe inspired by the latest couture shows in Paris,” says Casco. He adds that the “campy side of 70s disco” is also made wearable and chic with lots of glossy red lips and smoky eyes this season.
Maybelline New York Artist Gato Zamora also commented on the golden look and disco vibe in this year’s winter makeup looks. “We’re calling the look at Carlos Miele the golden age. It’s about the moment in a woman’s life when she is at her most vibrant, most beautiful, whenever that may be,” said Zamora.
Combining gold and navy blue is a big trend this winter. Image source: Latinamakeup.blogspot.com
Caviar nails
Pattie Yankee from Dashing Diva created nails that looked as if they have been dipped in caviar for the Cushnie et Ochs Show at New York Fashion Week 2011. Clumpsofmascara.com gives these tips to recreating the caviar-esque look:
- Apply two coats of Dashing Diva’s Limo Service nail polish (black nail polish)
- Cover the entire nail with nail glue
- Get a tiny bucket of black seed beads and dip your nails into it
- Sprinkle your nails with black glitter
- Spray an activator product over your nails so that the seeds and glitter stay in place
Is eco-friendly hair and makeup too bland?
AVEDA makeup and hair products, which are naturally sourced and eco-friendly, were used at this year’s Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver, held in February. Kristjan Hayden, Makeup Director at AVEDA, Toronto, explained that while the makeup artists created a lot of different looks (and that eco-friendly is easier to wear), this makeup usually creates lighter looks.“There aren’t a lot of artificially derived ingredients in any of the makeup, so a lot of the pigments are a little more natural, lighter on the face, and easier to wear – you don’t get a lot of harsh petroleum based products that have a lot of artificial ingredients in them,” said Hayden.“As far as the looks go, we’re definitely trying not to make it too ‘granola’, so it still looks chic and sophisticated. We can be environmentally friendly and at the same time very fashion forward,” said Hayden.Marta Murray, AVEDA Hair Director, Vancouver, said that the intention with doing the hair for Eco Fashion Week was more about making sure that it had ‘wow’ power to really make a statement, because they didn’t want “that whole ‘granola umbrella’ to hover over them.
Revisiting the 90s and 70s
“A lot of the inspirations for Fall/Winter 2011 are moving a little bit more into revisiting the 90s, with bounce, curl, and higher arches off the face; and there’s a touch on the 70s that some of the designers are bringing into the spring. We wanted to stay playful, but fashion forward, to ensure that Eco Fashion Week wouldn’t get the stigma of something that was really more about trees than it was about high fashion,” concludes Murray.
The liveeco team
