Make Up Through the Decades - in Details

Hi Blushers,

Some asked me how is it possible that I transformed 1 face into 7 different looks. Well, here are the tricks:

Presenting the model for the day. All ready to be made up. Here goes:

1940 is known for its simplicity in make up, letting the natural beauty shines thru. It's still very groomed though, from the heavy groomed eyebrows to the stylised hairdo. Here, we were channeling Veronica Lake, with her famous peek a bo hairstyle. I reckon Dita Von Teese does a very very good 1940 impression. Good on you Dita! To achieve this look, you need to let the lips do the talking, but not any red lipstick, a reddish brown matte red lipstick is recommended. no visible blush or heavy contouring, simple eye makeup, a bit of mascara and clean complexion.

The 1950s is very well known for its sexy marylin monroe-ish make up, with downturn eyeliner and lashes and pointy eyebrow shapes. and don't forget the all important RED LIPSTICK! *beauty spot is optional..

here I changed the shape of her eyebrows and making it curvier and thicker. The eyeliner although heavy, was not in the shape of an obvious cat eye. Demure and sexy almond shape eyeliner was drawn while false lashes was glued on the outer part of her eyes, and slightly pressed down to add more drama to that sultry look. Red Glossy lipstick was overdrawn from her real lips to make it more supple and full. Black liner was used to draw the beauty mark.

1960.. who can forget the sultry look of smoky eyes and cat eyes? i would have to thank Brigitte Bardot to pave the way for us sexy females out there. Heavy smoky eyes technique is carefully drawn and blended to both her eyes. I think I layered around triple false lashes to her already long lashes! To open up the eyes even more to make it more innocent, false lashes was used on her lower lashes with heavy mascara. I contoured her cheekbones and found the palest colour of nude lipstick. In fact, I mixed a little bit of concealer to make it paler. Her eyebrows was thinned using concealer pencil.

the 1970s iconic figure here is (picture her with a red bikini)... Farah Fawcetttt.. bronze, healthy and really happy happy sporty woman. To achieve that bronze healthy glow, I used lots of shimmery products, powders and blush. Her eyes are made simple because the focus here is on the glowing skin.

1980. lace. too much colours. over the top accessories. and curly wurly big hairdo. but late 1980 was the comeback of our most iconic woman to date; Madonna and her famous Jean Paul Gaultier pointy bra. Seriously, i even had nightmares relating to those bras (LOL). Anywho, to recreate the famous Madonna look, you need a heavy dose of mascara and eyebrow pencil. Yes, thick, roundish eyebrows was the trend at that moment. Heavy blush, heavy contour and of course, don't forget that loud Red Lipstick!

1990 was the era of the supermodels.. linda, cindy, elle, naomi and .. Claudia. With her bleached brows, heavy mascara, smoky eyes and pale pale lips, she really was the brigitte of that era. I used concealer and slowly brush her eyebrows to 'bleach' them. The smoky eyes was in, but unlike the 1960, the eyes was less garrish, less heavy, less 'racoon-ish'. It was the modern version of smoky eyes, with just the right amount of blending and heavy heavy mascara to complete the look. Nude lipstick with a hint of gloss was used to personify the word 'sexy modern'.

and finally our millenium.. the make up is endless, uncategorised and free spirited.

Agyness Deyn is someone who has that new, modern look, with her straight eyebrows, androgynous hair and fashion.Make up for 2000 and above? the best (and the shocking) is yet to come.. we haven't even touched Lady Gaga yet.. :D

Carefully brush and draw the eyebrows to be straight with no obvious curve. The eyeshadows are drawn with a slightly cat eye, pointy edge, because after all, it's supposed to be edgy. Bronze, silver and gold was the colour I chose and mix together. Contour the face with highlight and shading, very little blush and find the softest colour of pink for her lips. Edgy meets Feminine :)

All the makeup used are from Make Up For Ever.

False Lashes are mostly Elisse and Bilqis.

Any question just drop a line!

Love,

A