What: Tsumori Chisato Autumn/Winter 2013
Trend to note: Contemporary Oriental — Gold eyes and red lips
Tsumori Chisato is known for her quirky threads with an Oriental touch, so it makes sense that the look chosen to complement her collection at the Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) 2013 was a contemporary interpretation of the Orient.
Gold eyes and red lips — very prosperous colours in Asian culture — were set against a sleek, girlish hairdo. This elegant yet fuss-free look is so easy to achieve that you can do it right at home.
Get the look:
Start off by prepping your face with NARS Radiance Enhancing Pro-Prime Light Optimizing Primer and NARS Sheer Glow Foundation, making sure to apply the latter from the centre of your face and blending outwards for a natural finish. Hide any redness or blemishes with NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer before setting your base with NARS Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder.
Next, prep your eyelids with NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base and pat with a little more setting powder before moving onto the makeup proper.
NARS Lead Makeup Artist, Priscilla Yu used NARS Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Corcovado to fill in the eyelid — from lash line to just above the crease — and blended the colour with an eyeshadow brush over the rest of the eyelid up to just under the brow bone. You can dab a bit of the gold on the inner corners of your eyes to open them up.
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Define those peepers with a thin line on the upper and lower lash lines using NARS Eyeliner Pencil in Black Moon, extending the top line beyond your eye to create a wing-tip. Thicken the liner by going over with NARS Eyeliner Stylo in Carpates.
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To add depth and dimension, brush some NARS Single Eyeshadow in Blondie and Bali under the brow bone and blend upwards. This will bring out the shimmer in the gold.
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Yu kept the cheeks nude by just applying NARS Illuminator in Copacabana with her fingers onto the apples of the cheeks, blending out into the hairline. Take care not to go below the cheekbones so as not to drag your features down.
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Finally, colour in the centre of your lips with NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square before using a lip brush to fill the rest of your pout in with NARS Semi Matte Lipstick in Heat Wave. Outline your lips with NARS Sheer Matte Foundation in Punjab using a thin brush to intensify the red and make your lips pop.
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May Eng, Director of Toni & Guy Hairdressing used the models’ own hair to simulate a “sleek hair band” around their heads with just Redken Extreme Gel Stand Tough and a fine-toothed comb, but since the ‘do uses anywhere from half to three-quarters of a tube of gel, we recommend just keeping your hair sleek and straight with a flat iron and some hair serum to replicate the look at home.
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NARS is the official makeup sponsor for the Audi Fashion Festival 2013 and all products are available at all Nars Cosmetics counters. For more information about Nars, go to www.narscosmetics.com.
The Audi Fashion Festival 2013 is held at The Tent@Marina Promenade at Marina Promenade Turn, behind the Singapore Flyer from May 15 to May 19, 2013. For more information, visit http://audifashionfestival.com, or follow Audi Fashion Festival on Twitter and Facebook.