CHANEL HAUTE COTURE INSPIRED MAKE UP

YOU CAN ALSO USE A PALE LIP COLOUR IF A BOLD COLOUR IS TOO MUCH. :)

MAC KIRSCH ON THE LIPS

FROM THE TEAR DUCTS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LID YOU WILL SEE YELLOW. FROM THE MIDDLE TO END OF THE LID, THERE IS VIOLET. I USED RED FOR THE CREASE AND APPLE GREEN FOR THE BROW BONE.

I LINED THE INNER LOWER LASH LINE WITH AQUA SHADOW AND THE REMAINING HALF WITH COBALT BLUE. I LINED THE WATER LINE WITH A WHITE KOHL PENCIL, APPLIED FALSE LASHES AS WELL.
I KEPT MY BROWS LIGHT WITH BENEFIT BROW ZINGS IN LIGHT.

I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE PALE SKIN. FOR THIS LOOK I USED BENEFIT'S SOME KIND OF GORGEOUS, MAC STUDIO FINISH CONCEALER AND ELF HIGH DEFINITION POWDER. SKIPPED THE BLUSH.

THE INSPIRATION. PALE, MATTE SKIN, CONTOURED CHEEKS, LIGHT, DRAWN ON BROWS AND BOLD LIPS AS SEEN AT THE CHANEL COUTURE SHOW.

As I was looking at the recently concluded Haute Couture Shows in Paris, I could not help but be inspired by the colourful make up used at the Chanel Show.

Normally, for Summer, we would use bronzers, tinted moisturisers and leave the eyes with barely any colour, so, this look is quite interesting with splashes of colour and a bold lip and honestly, I think its wearable too!

THE SECRET WORLD OF HAUTE COUTURE

Not Couture unfortunately but love my dress from Sandy Uy just the same :)

With Ms. Kinmonth.

Aqua seems to be the colour of the night :)

This is the Spring Brights Look in action. LANCOME sponsored the event.

The genuis behind the ever evolving House of Chanel, Mr. Karl Lagerfeld

Last Thursday I had the privilege of watching a documentary by Ms. Margy Kinmonth about the Secret World of Haute Couture sponsored by D- Seven Motion Pictures. Please check them out at http://www.d-seven.com/.

As someone who looks at fashion as an artform more than anything else watching this documentary made my resolve even firmer. Watching the artisans in the ateliers sow each bead in exquisite fabric and press feathers farmed in South Africa with so much care made me view these designers as modern day Picassos or Renoits.

The film, which took 6 months to finish also gave us a sneak peak into the world of the chicest women I have ever seen! Its not just about the fact that these women own pieces made for them by the top fashion houses rather its about their appreciation for the entire creation. The importance they put on the fabric, the stitching, the buttons. They don't see the coat as just a coat or an evening gown as just as an evening gown. They see it as wearing a piece of art.

The documentary is supposed to be about the exclusive 200 club. A club composed of women from all over the world who adore Haute Couture, the women who have front row seats to the Couture shows in Paris, those who have head seamstresses of the fashion houses fly on a private jet for a private fitting for. Though the movie was about that I cant help but focus on the art of making a couture piece and I applaud Ms. Kinmonth for be able to show that in her documentary.

The fact that the documentary filmed mostly in the City of Paris made me thoroughly enjoy watching the film :)

There used to be a lot of fashion houses who participate in the Couture Shows, however, now its just a handful, makes you think that Haute Couture is a dying industry, however, with this club still around, we can expect to see more pieces of art made to fit the woman's body