This image is from Gucci’s Spring/Summer 09 campaign. It’s actually advertising the sunglasses but I’m more interested in the eye makeup! It’s a dramatic and stunning look that works well in high fashion and under perfect lighting conditions.
But if you’re new to using purple or bright eye makeup colours this look can be daunting [...]
How do you load your mascara brush: by pumping or twisting?
For many of us, mascara pumping is habit. It’s one way to get mascara onto the brush. But this doesn’t mean it’s the only way or that it’s right. In fact, the pumping action alone can dry your mascara out prematurely as it forces air [...]
Lining the inner rims of your eyes with white eyeliner is a common makeup trick to open up your eye area and make your eyes look bigger. But white eyeliner doesn’t suit everyone. On some people (including me) it’s too harsh and can make the whites of your eyes appear discoloured, even yellow!
So can you [...]
Eyeliner is essential for great eye definition, day or night. With office Christmas/end of year events during the day and parties/catch ups in the evenings, you need eyeliner that will last the distance. If you haven’t already tried gel eyeliner, then there’s no better time to try it than now.
To me the consistency of gel [...]
Do you spend time blending eye shadow (or any eye product) on your eye lids only to look in the mirror and realise that most of it can’t be seen?
It’s usually the case when you have little or no visible eye lid area. The area from your lashes to your eye brow is usually flat. [...]
