“I wanted the makeup to be light and fresh and more focused about the lashes while keeping the eyes clean. My hair was in an uncontrived pony tail, one of my favourite personal looks.”
Olivia Palermo is someone who I have long admired for her fabulous style and fashion sense.
She recently married her long time partner, Johannes Huebl quietly and discreetly.. without the normal celebrity bells and whistles that accompany someone with such a high profile.
She is beautiful and her dress sense impeccable… classic with a twist of the unexpected.
What caught my attention was her philosophy towards dressing for her wedding day.
She wanted to look as she does, not different, not complicated.
Carolina Hererra designed an elegant cream cashmere sweater with scattered ostrich feathers and a satin and silk tulle skirt that cinched in at the waist.
Her hair was a simple pony tail… a style she wears often and her shoes were her much loved blue silk satin Manolos.
She wore a natural make-up with emphasis on her eyes through the lashes.
This is a make-up strategy that can apply so well to women of all ages… a little on the lids, plenty on the lashes.
And that is what we want… an easy way to make all the difference… xv
Focus on the Eyes
lightly dust the entire lid with mac dazzlelight eyeshadow
apply mac bronze eyeshadow within the socket line, build the intensity towards the outer part of the eye lid
blend the edges of the eyeshadow with the mac 217 brush
apply a mac smolder pencil eye liner along the top lash line and smudge using mac 219 brush
even if we can’t or don’t want to follow the steps above the last one is the easiest and makes all the difference in the world
*** curl the lashes and apply several coats of black dior show mascara to define the eye lashes and make them the focal point of the look
mac dazzlelight // mac bronze // mac 217 // mac smolder // mac 219 // dior show
