Colorful makeup
The eye-catcher trend
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If your craving for colorful make-up is as big as ours, then you’ve come to the right place: eyeshadow, lipsticks, eyeliner, blush … now come in shades from ice candy blue to lollipop pink. Scrumptious!
Sugar stuff makes you happy © Alex Kahan
Everyone who accesses it with enthusiasm knows that. Why the cosmetics industry is now also very fond of sweets and why we were inspired by sweets Candy colors served, explains Michael Latus, National Make-up Artist Giorgio Armani: “Lips coated with a syrupy gloss, cheeks in pink lollipop tones or lemon-candy-yellow eyelid lines trigger the feeling of wanting to approach. The candy style is carefree, playful and always evokes a youthfulness and thus a particularly fresh appearance. ”Getting an appetite? We’ll give you a treat on the next few pages the best tricks around the look.
Get the colorful bag! © Alex Kahan
So many pastel nuances, which one do you take? Very easily: access as you please – do the professionals too. “There is no basic rule of how many candy colors can be combined on the face,” says Michael Latus. “I have one at a fashion show Eye make-up with five different pastel tones designed that flowed into one another imperceptibly. It looked enchanting, but you need expertise in blending. ”Nude tones such as peach or caramel are good to deal with for beginners. For the more savvy, Latus recommends this season Mint green and lilac or a combination of soft yellow and pink. By the way: There is no age limit for the colors: “Especially when you feel pale and wrinkled, rosé, peach and lilac tones provide freshness.”
Step by step to a candy complexion © Alex Kahan
So that the pastel tones can shine on the eyes, lips or cheeks, they need a good basis: “First I would the complexion balance with a light foundation and make it shine, ”advises make-up artist Michael Latus. “Shadows, dark circles or veins that shine through the eyelid should be eliminated. Are suitable for this Concealer in the right skin tone, which is applied under the eye and also on the movable lid. ”Work in well and with loose Transparent powder fix. And then the color comes into play: “But not too much right from the start use. Pastel can quickly appear striking, especially on dark skin. A touch of pink or apricot on the cheeks is delicious, but increase the intensity carefully. “
Lips like after snacking © Alex Kahan
A mouth that looks like you’ve just bitten into a candied apple of love: delicious! How To Apply The Candy Glosses And Lipsticks depends on the texture: “Matte lipsticks look pastel and quickly dull in pastel shades. Speckle Simply open it with your fingers and then apply a gloss with crystal reflections to the center of the lip. That ensures the desired transparency, ”advises make-up artist Michael Latus. And when you get the look more glamorous and less girly want to modify? “Try a soft rosé on the lids, a black eyeliner as an accent – and a dark plum shade on the lips as a contrast.”
Absolutely something for the eye © Alex Kahan
The eyelids are the perfect playground to try out colors. “A shimmering one Ice candy blue can be absolutely irresistible, ”says make-up artist Michael Latus. “Don’t use too much of the eyeshadow.” Means: the color from the lash line to just above the crease of the eyelid blend and not up to the browbone. Who with a Candy eyeliner would like to experiment, “can first draw a line with an opaque colored kohl close to the lash line. Then use a highly pigmented eye shadow in the same color to increase the intensity Fix kohl and gently fade out the color over the eyelid. “And even if we did not use mascara for our model for this shoot, the professional advises:” For everyday use, ink your eyelashes so as not to achieve a doll-like look. “
So loving attention to detail © Alex Kahan
Your complexion and eyes glow, but somehow the finishing touches are still missing? Professional Michael Latus advises: “Sit down Highlights – a dab of silvery highlighter in the inner corner of the eye opens the view and lets the look appear flooded with light. ”Also Confectionery-look nails underline the overall picture. A layer of white or light base coat makes the bright colors shine even more. And the hairstyle? Less is necessarily more: “Candy make-up and flowers in braided hair à la Rosen-Resli might be a touch too much,” says Latus. Wonderful! A high ponytail or a slightly textured undone mane are also much quicker.
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