So it looks like there's a daycent enough make-up segment in the new Off The Rails, yay! Last night, they took three girleens from Riverdance (that's two of them above there with Bren), made them over with three of the key make-up looks of the season, and took them out on the streets of Dubbalin to test the looks in broad daylight and see what Joe and Jenny Public thought of them.
For anyone who missed it or wasn't taking notes (tut tut), they covered the new gothic, the naaartural look, and the trend for jewel tones on the eyes.
The emphasis with the new gothic was definitely on eyes: they were lined inside and out with MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (€17) which was then finger smudged upwards and outwards across the lid to create a base for shadow and the beginnings of a wing at the outer corners of the peepers. Black eyeshadow was blended across the lid and used to build up those all-important wings before being pulled in under the lower lid with a cotton, lashes were curled, coated with Max Factor Masterpiece Max mascara and a winged line of liquid liner was swished along the upper lid.
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The end result was very soft and smudge-y rather than harsh and dark, not quite as eyes-like piss-holes-in-the-snow as Mischa or Keely, and to finish a berry stain was just dabbed on lips to balance the strong eyes.
Next up was the natural look which involved the liberal use of a shimmery Shiseido colour stick (€32), minimal eye make-up with brown rather than black mascara, well-defined brows, a pop of dusky pink blusher and "rosewood" (brownish pink when it's at home) lips. Very pretty but a bit, well, naaartural for my tastes.
Last but not least, the jewel tones on the peepers. A plummy purple was the colour of choice, and a base was created using a pot of creamy Shiseido shadow which was brushed across lids. An eyeshadow brush was then loaded with a €5.99 purple shadow from Max Factor which was pressed rather than brushed onto lids to achieve the most intense colour possible. A bronze shadow was used in the crease and a bronze eyeliner pencil was used along the upper lashline for definition, with a highlighter pencil used on the inner rim of the lower eyelids. Lips were kept super neutral, blotted matte with concealer before gloss was applied.
And what did the peeps on the street make of it all? Well, unsurprisingly fellas favoured the pretty, natural, no-make-up make-up - I reckon this is because the blokes reckoned it meant she would take the least amount of time to get ready out of the three. The poor fools. Everyone seemed to like the purple on the eyes, but it was only women who gave the new gothic the thumbs up, and even then only for nighttime.
