All About Eyes: Runway Edition- Oscar de la Renta

(photo from Makeup For Life)

This is my take on a gorgeous, green look that was seen in Oscar de la Renta's Spring/Summer 2011 Runway show, which I pretty much fell in love with. Check it out:

Products Used:

Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Palette - Original (teal)

Sephora Color Play 5-in-1 Palette - light blue-green & white-green

MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

Clinique High Impact Mascara - Black

With an eye shading brush (I used Sigma's E55), I packed on the light blue-green shade on the lid, ending about halfway across the lid and just at the brow bone. With the same brush, I applied a teal shade along the outer half of the eyelid, creating a subtler flick than the one found on the model. Then with a pencil brush, I used the light blue-green shade again and applied to the the inner third of the lower lash line. With the same brush, I applied the teal shade along the rest of the lower lash line, blending it into the shadow at the outer corner. Next, I applied the white-green shade along the edge of the socket and the brow bone to soften the edges a bit. I used a large, fluffy eyeshadow brush for this.

I wanted the eyebrows to be quite natural, so I simply brushed through the hairs with an EcoTools brow groomer. Then with an EcoTools angled eyeliner brush, I applied Blacktrack Fluidline to the upper lash line, upper water line and lower water line. I created thicker line than one you would find on any of the models because I find my smaller eyes need a bit more definition. Lastly, I curled my lashes and applied 2-3 coats of Cliniqe's High Impact mascara.

Hope you like it :)

All About Eyes: Runway Edition - Brian Reyes

(photo from: elle)

So this look was a little tricky because I couldn't find a closer shot of the model's eyes. Therefore, I'm claiming major artistic licenses here. I hope you won't be disappointed, I did try my best :).

Thankfully, there was a little blurb about what artist Wendy Rowe did to achieve this look:

I don't have these exact products, so I used the closest shades I had. Again, major artistic license :p.

Products Used:

Sleek Makeup i-Divine Palette - Sunset (matte black & shimmery copper-brown)

Sleek Makeup i-Divine Palette - Circus (matte, light blue)

L'oréal Voluminous Mascara - Black

To start off, I applied the copper-brown shade all over the lid, ending just above the brow bone. Then, I blended the edges so there are no harsh lines. With an angled brush, I applied some matte black along the crease to create the illusion that I even have one (:p). Next, I used a pencil brush to apply the light blue eyeshadow along the lower lash line. Again, with the matte black, I lined the lower water line and filled in the spaces in my eyebrow. Lastly, I curled my lashes and applied mascara.

Hope you guys like this look!

All About Eyes: Runway Edition - Derek Lam

(photo taken from (left) Harper's Bazaar & (right) Stylist)

This one gave me some difficulty because it's really hard for me to recreate a look when my eyelid is so different from the inspiration. Thankfully, I was able to find a photo from a model with a slightly more similar shape to mine (yay for Asian runway models!). However, I did combine elements from both photos (the upper lid of the photo on the right and the lower lash line of the photo on the left).

Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot - Soft Ochre

Sephora Color Play 5-in-1 Palette - shimmery blue, matte blue, matte bluegreen, matte white

MAC eyeshadow - Deep Truth

MAC eyeshadow - Tempting

Tarte Lights, Camera, Splashes! Mascara

I started off with Soft Ochre all over the lid, all the way up to the brows. Then, I applied the matte blue eyeshadow all over the lid. I made sure to create the same shape as the photo (a rounded edge in the inner corner and a diagonal starting from the lower lash line, going upwards and outwards in the outer edge). I also made sure to go over the inner half of my brows with a bit of the eyeshadow. Once I've covered all the spaces, I applied a bit of a shimmery dark blue shade from the Sephora palette and Deep Truth by MAC just to the inner portion of the lid, layering it on top of the matte blue. Then I applied a bit of the matte bluegreen shade to the outer portion of the lid; again, layering on top of the matte blue. Then I layered some matte white eyeshadow (from the Sephora palette) to the brow bone. Next I applied Tempting eyeshadow (a "sinfully rich coco" according to MAC's website) with a pencil brush all along the lower lash line. I took this a little bit lower than I normally would in order to really recreate the look.  I finished the look with a few coats of Lights, Camera, Splashes! by Tarte, but I only applied this to the top lashes. 

Hope you all loved this look

&

a big "hello" to all the new followers of Call It Beauty!

All About Eyes: Runway Edition - Alexandre Herchcovitch

A few days ago, I was strolling through the streets of the Interweb and was inspired by a few of the runway makeup looks that I saw. So it's been a bit of a mad dash trying to recreate some of them during the scant few hours there's actually enough natural light to take photographs (ahhh, fall!).

Anyway, here's the first look:

(photo from: elle.com)

I'm sure we've all sported the trend of using a bright eyeshadow on the lower lid. But what I haven't seen before was the use of two different colours at the same time. So I decided to try and recreate this look.

Products Used:

Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Palette - Sunset (orange & yellow/gold)

MAC eyeshadow - Satin Taupe

MAC eyeshadow - Naked Lunch

Tarte Lights, Camera, Splashes! Mascara

First, I started with a wash of Naked Lunch (the lightest shade) all over the lid. Then, I applied Satin Taupe along the crease and the outer corner. With a pencil brush, I applied the yellow/gold colour to the inner corner, making sure to apply a bit to the upper lash line. I also applied this to the inner third of my lower lash line. Using the same pencil brush, I applied the orange shade to the rest of my lower lash line and blended it slightly into the Satin Taupe. I finished off with Tarte's Lights, Camera, Splashes! mascara on the top and bottom lashes. However, I only coated my lashes once or twice to achieve a natural look because the model doesn't look like she's wearing any mascara. But since my lashes are pretty sparse (not to mention short), I decided to apply some. Artistic license and all that jazz :p. Also, apart from a bit of grooming with a brush, I left my eyebrows alone since the model's looks fairly natural as well.

I really like this look because it's a unique way to wear brighter eyeshadows without looking garish. Also, the use of the orange really makes it appropriate for Fall. I would personally wear this for a night out or a small gig (with false lashes or black eyeliner on both lash/water lines).

Would you rock this look?