Makeup Look (II) Black hard eyemakeup

[loonaka]

Makeup Look (II) Black hard eyemakeup
Photo Credit: thefashionspot

Very dark eyemakeup, black eyeliner, nud lips and eyeshadow, loads of mascara and false eyelashes.




How would one go about achieving the look here? Any tips, products, tricks, articles, or other such items that relate to this look would be most appreciated. ¢¾

[loonaka]

[ChildOfTheMoon]

loonaka, I absolutely adore that look. It's stunning and yet simple when you look closely. As you can see focus here is on the eyes, everything else is kept very subtle. As we all know there are many "modern" Bardot wannabes, but most of them make a mistake and overdo it.

I think number one rule here is, keep the skin natural looking, fresh and healthy. Even though Bardot looks so golden brown and sunkissed, for those of us who dont have that skin tone, natural pale might be better than fake tan. The key word is natural. So if you have freckles show it.

Since the only visible makeup is supposed to be on the eyes, too much/ wrong foundation or a lipstick with some screamy colour would distract from the eyes and ruin the look.

As you can see, even the eyebrows are kept natural and soft, not too thin, or too dark. They seem to be only lightly marked.

Lips are toned down with a lipstick that almost makes them the same colour of her skin. So if you're paler than B, you can pick a pale apricot or pale fleshy pink. These lipsticks usually look beige/neutral but turn either more orange or more pink on the lips. It's quite hard to tell in the store, (especially with those fake lights) so I suggest try some first, go home and see how it looks.

A trick to make the lips appear bigger: fill in your "V" edge (you know what I mean? The upper middle of your lips) with lipstick, but everywhere else keep the lipstick right on the "boarder" of your lips, not over it or it will look silly. I fill in the "V" with some pale pink eyeshadow. (but very lightly) and then add more lipstick: this is such a small thing, but makes a huge difference.

Use fingertips to apply lipstick. Somehow it makes it sit better.

I personally think that a lipgloss would be a mistake for this look, even though they are not as colourful, they are very shiny/wet and distract from the eyes.

Now finally those sultry eyes. Bardot used a liquid liner in her "older looks" but here it seems that she switched to crayon and black eyeshadow. Crayon is easiest to work with when you want to smudge and create that smoky look.

Start with applying a good eyeshadow primer. Then apply a neutral shade on eyelids (nothing too glittery), then frame in the eyes with black eyeshadow, smudge and blend in well. To make the eyes look "longer" (mine are kind of too round) I apply more shade right on the lower corner of my eye. (i sort of "fil in" the empty space there)

Then apply crayon as close to the lashes as you can get. Outline your lower lid as much as you can. (Just dont poke yourself in the eye like I did lol... ) Then work more with shadow to blend it all nicely, to create more of that smoky effect.

Curl your lashes and apply mascara. In my experience thick mascaras that promise volume just glue together lashes and weigh them down.

My absolute favourite mascara is "Extreme definition-ultimate lash- separating mascara" in black by Rimmel. This mascara will discover even the tiniest lash, and make it visible. It's not a brush, but more like a small metal comb, unusual but the only thing that makes my thin lashes long and thick, and doesnt weigh them down into a straight shape. And you need just a little.

Here is a link that might explain some things better, if I couldnt:

www.wikihow.com/Make-Eyes-Look-Smoky-with-Makeup


Oh, by the way, my favourite eyeshadow palette for creating this look is "shimmer cubes, palette 12" by the Body Shop. Amazing colours.

Hope I helped.

[Nel]

Oh you have. So much! *karmas in weak compensation*

[ChildOfTheMoon]

Always glad to help, Nel. I have so much wisdom to pass on. ;D By the way, I forgot to mention Bardot's hair, here. To me it definitely looks like big can sized rollers+brushing out gently+ hairspray on totally dry hair. And absolutely no other products. First pic is obviously freshly washed clean hair. Second and third is a bit messier. More hairspray I think, and some obvious back combing (3rd pic). ...My hair gets real messy on the second day of no washing. I kind of like that


I heard somewhere (from not a very believable source, a person who didnt speek french that well) that Bardot said in some interview when asked about her hair, that she "uses very little water". Now what can that mean? That she didnt wash it often, or that she used those powder shampoos? Interesting. (if true)

Her hair doesnt look dirty though, just a bit dry and messy from the hairspray. Still very natural.

[Nel]

Indeed, in any case it looks amazing. Sometimes I wonder exactly how much time Brigitte's hair would take to prepare, seems like there'd be so much to it y'know?

[lizzardqueen]

childofthemoon said:

loonaka, I absolutely adore that look. It's stunning and yet simple when you look closely. As you can see focus here is on the eyes, everything else is kept very subtle. As we all know there are many "modern" Bardot wannabes, but most of them make a mistake and overdo it.

I think number one rule here is, keep the skin natural looking, fresh and healthy. Even though Bardot looks so golden brown and sunkissed, for those of us who dont have that skin tone, natural pale might be better than fake tan. The key word is natural. So if you have freckles show it.

Since the only visible makeup is supposed to be on the eyes, too much/ wrong foundation or a lipstick with some screamy colour would distract from the eyes and ruin the look.

As you can see, even the eyebrows are kept natural and soft, not too thin, or too dark. They seem to be only lightly marked.

Lips are toned down with a lipstick that almost makes them the same colour of her skin. So if you're paler than B, you can pick a pale apricot or pale fleshy pink. These lipsticks usually look beige/neutral but turn either more orange or more pink on the lips. It's quite hard to tell in the store, (especially with those fake lights) so I suggest try some first, go home and see how it looks.

A trick to make the lips appear bigger: fill in your "V" edge (you know what I mean? The upper middle of your lips) with lipstick, but everywhere else keep the lipstick right on the "boarder" of your lips, not over it or it will look silly. I fill in the "V" with some pale pink eyeshadow. (but very lightly) and then add more lipstick: this is such a small thing, but makes a huge difference.

Use fingertips to apply lipstick. Somehow it makes it sit better.

I personally think that a lipgloss would be a mistake for this look, even though they are not as colourful, they are very shiny/wet and distract from the eyes.

Now finally those sultry eyes. Bardot used a liquid liner in her "older looks" but here it seems that she switched to crayon and black eyeshadow. Crayon is easiest to work with when you want to smudge and create that smoky look.

Start with applying a good eyeshadow primer. Then apply a neutral shade on eyelids (nothing too glittery), then frame in the eyes with black eyeshadow, smudge and blend in well. To make the eyes look "longer" (mine are kind of too round) I apply more shade right on the lower corner of my eye. (i sort of "fil in" the empty space there)

Then apply crayon as close to the lashes as you can get. Outline your lower lid as much as you can. (Just dont poke yourself in the eye like I did lol... ) Then work more with shadow to blend it all nicely, to create more of that smoky effect.

Curl your lashes and apply mascara. In my experience thick mascaras that promise volume just glue together lashes and weigh them down.

My absolute favourite mascara is "Extreme definition-ultimate lash- separating mascara" in black by Rimmel. This mascara will discover even the tiniest lash, and make it visible. It's not a brush, but more like a small metal comb, unusual but the only thing that makes my thin lashes long and thick, and doesnt weigh them down into a straight shape. And you need just a little.

Here is a link that might explain some things better, if I couldnt:

www.wikihow.com/Make-Eyes-Look-Smoky-with-Makeup


Oh, by the way, my favourite eyeshadow palette for creating this look is "shimmer cubes, palette 12" by the Body Shop. Amazing colours.

Hope I helped.

WOW!! YOu are a real superstar for this, thank you so much!!!! Incredible advice!

I also love the name 'child of the moon', reminds me of the Rolling Stones song and I LOVE them!! And I'm a real night person so just love the name!

Thanks again!!

[ChildOfTheMoon]

Nel, well of course even simplicity takes some work. But in my experience long hair is a lot easier to style than shorter hair with layers. also, the "old way" is still a lot simplier than what they do today. In the past, women mostly used rollers, hairspray, and comb/or brush, to achieve the most amazing styles, but today there are too many products out there with suspicious ingredients that are supposed to do this or that, but they only ruin your hair. Or some dont do anything at all, which is frustrating. I dumped most of that stuff long ago, and my hair feels much better now. I keep it very simple.

lizzardqueen said:

WOW!! YOu are a real superstar for this, thank you so much!!!! Incredible advice!

I also love the name 'child of the moon', reminds me of the Rolling Stones song and I LOVE them!! And I'm a real night person so just love the name!

Thanks again!!

Thank you, lizzardqueen. I'm a huge Stones fan, and that is why I picked my nick. It's funny that you mention that, because I was going to use lizard_queen, as a reference to a certain Simpsons episode, and then I noticed your name, so I went for Child of the moon instead. (to avoid confusion) ;D Maybe you picked it because of the Doors? Another cool band.

anyway, glad you liked my makeup tips-

ps... I love the night-time too; I consider myself to be a voluntary insomniac.. ;D

[lizzardqueen]

childofthemoon said:

Nel, well of course even simplicity takes some work. But in my experience long hair is a lot easier to style than shorter hair with layers. also, the "old way" is still a lot simplier than what they do today. In the past, women mostly used rollers, hairspray, and comb/or brush, to achieve the most amazing styles, but today there are too many products out there with suspicious ingredients that are supposed to do this or that, but they only ruin your hair. Or some dont do anything at all, which is frustrating. I dumped most of that stuff long ago, and my hair feels much better now. I keep it very simple.

lizzardqueen said:

WOW!! YOu are a real superstar for this, thank you so much!!!! Incredible advice!

I also love the name 'child of the moon', reminds me of the Rolling Stones song and I LOVE them!! And I'm a real night person so just love the name!

Thanks again!!

Thank you, lizzardqueen. I'm a huge Stones fan, and that is why I picked my nick. It's funny that you mention that, because I was going to use lizard_queen, as a reference to a certain Simpsons episode, and then I noticed your name, so I went for Child of the moon instead. (to avoid confusion) ;D Maybe you picked it because of the Doors? Another cool band.

anyway, glad you liked my makeup tips-

ps... I love the night-time too; I consider myself to be a voluntary insomniac.. ;D

I just thought of the Stones soon as I saw your nickname! I love that song, you know! Were you really going to use Lizard_queen? haha! That's wild! I didn't know about that reference in the Simpsons, that should be fun to look up! I did indeed pick it because of the Doors, because of Jim. I've completely drowned myself in all that is Jim Morrison since I was little.

Voluntary insomniac...I love that! That makes the both of us

LOVED your makeup tips & taste in music to boot

[ChildOfTheMoon]

lizzardqueen said:

I just thought of the Stones soon as I saw your nickname! I love that song, you know! Were you really going to use Lizard_queen? haha! That's wild! I didn't know about that reference in the Simpsons, that should be fun to look up! I did indeed pick it because of the Doors, because of Jim. I've completely drowned myself in all that is Jim Morrison since I was little.

Voluntary insomniac...I love that! That makes the both of us

LOVED your makeup tips & taste in music to boot

Thanks again, lizzardqueen. Yeah, it's true. There's a scene in a Simpsons episode when Lisa drinks of some strange green water, starts hallucinating and in one moment shouts " I am the Lizard Queen!" a la Jim Morrison. That got to me for some reason. Maybe because I'm a bit nutty. ;D But I'm ok with this name, so no hard feelings. hehe...

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