The Lipstick Page Forums Beauty Blog: Favorite Makeup Looks from Fall 2005 RTW shows... Favorite Makeup Looks from Fall 2005 RTW shows... Posted by Dain, Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:57 PM (Eastern) As always, variance is the common mode in the fashion world, so the looks I have selected bear a resemblance because I've picked them out. Chanel featured cartoonishly drawn eyelashes, Viktor & Rolf had red eyeshadow dusted precariously around the eye, with crimped hair spread across pillows (I kid you not), and every Galliano show tests the limits of makeup—though not always to good effect. We're real women, however, Rated R aside, and real-world makeup is the better choice for analysis here. A good handful of shows featured a very pretty face: clean, polished skin, like velvet, minimal blush (the "Fade" look, I always think to myself... Stila Fade, that is), and, as style.com phrased it, "peony lips". Mot juste, I would say. It's makeup-y, but very restrained—none of the elements are pushed to the limits. The skin looks made-up, but not pancaked, the blush is subtle, the eyes minimal (very matte browns and mascara sort of thing), and the lip is not quite a stain but not quite a full application, either. Anyway, without much further ado, the looks! Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (my favorite amongst them, though impractical hair) Proenza Schouler (a little variation on the eye, with a teal liner running along the bottom lashline and a bit of a peachy wash to balance the liner) Roland Mouret (love the sideswept locks) Donna Karan (same model, I think, as for the Roland Mouret picture... a low bun is lovely) Carolina Herrera (another bun) Wonderful. It just highlights how young and pretty these girls are, you know? And sometimes that just hits the right note. And before you mutter, "I don't look anything like these women..." (who does, love?), it's not really so far-fetched from what many women wear on a daily basis, and if not, it's not a difficult or tedious look to pull off. One word of caution: lightly defined, groomed brows frame every single one of these faces. It's not something you'd think of, but they're key to this look. And just lovely on the last vestiges of a summer tan, too. So pull out the powder compacts (I want the Estée Lauder rhinestone-embellished peace one!), the pinky-plum stains, the Fade blush (and a palette of matte browns/beiges/maybe-a-pink), and some tweezers, and you're ready to roll. It's still June, I realize, but there's no reason not to know what's coming. All pictures from style.com. 0 Comment(s)    Email this post Rants, raves, and musings on all things cosmetic. Profile | Current Blog Site Feed (Atom) Previous Articles ·· Sally Hansen Cuticle Massage Cream with Apricot Extract ·· Insomniacal... ·· Obsessions redcurrant... ·· UPDATE on minimalistic trend ·· Lemmings ·· Ramblings ·· Blog search function ·· White tea seems to be helping my acne ·· Colleen's post has got me thinking... ·· Old School Beauty Forums #3: Mad Science Archives TheBroadroom.Net's Beauty Blog (archive) April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 Links Colleen's Adult Acne Blog Fashiontribes Daily