It's every make up artist's dream to get the opportunity to transform their Muse into a vision of beauty. When I am working with such recognizable beauties like Kim Kardashian, I think about a healthy glow and a beautiful defined eye. I was recently asked to completely transform Kim into something nothing like herself for YRB Magazine. I wanted to create a look that would transform Kim Kardashian into a mesmerizing femme-fatale. Kim has such a beautiful and healthy complexion and perfectly thick dark eyebrows, so what would transform Kim the most would be to remove the two things that she is known for best. Without them, she is not the Kim we all know. Still beautiful, but completely different.
I started by blending a very pale foundation all over Kim's skin and covering her eyebrows completely. Adding a touch of white pearl highlighter at the top of the cheek bones, down the center of the nose and other areas I want the light to hit, to give the effect of a flawless, icy complexion. I then set with a pale powder.
This look is all about drama and no holding back with blackened eyes and lips. Ghostly pale skin was all the rage on the fall runway this season and I was excited to be able to create this trend on my muse, Kim Kardashian. I have experimented with a gothic look before on Kim, but this look is much more dramatic than the previous creation.
This look was inspired by the film, Stars of the Silent Era. Inspirations included Gloria Swanson, Theda Bara, Clara Bow (The "it" Girl) and one of my favorites, Louise Brooks, with her cropped bang and alluring eyes. Hair stylist Christian Marc designed the perfect Louise Brooks inspired wig. Very short with a short cropped bang, just like Miss Brook's. I wanted to capture that with my version on Kim. I loved how Photographer Mike Ruiz shot Kim. She looks stunning. When I showed people shots from the shoot, no one guessed it was Kim Kardashian. So cool, right?
Everyone who knows Kim knows she loves make up. It's so much fun creating looks like these on someone who really loves the process and can really get into it. It was cool to see how even her personality changed and she just became this other creature. The way she moved and even the way she spoke was mysterious and to die for.
Happy Fall everyone. This is my favorite time of year, when everything changes and we get that cool weather again. Have fun creating your Fall make up looks and stay tuned for more looks on Kim and more of my favorite Fall make up looks. All products by www.dior.com.
5 STEPS TO GET THE LOOK
1. Start with even complexion. first cover brows with a stick or cream concealer, and use a Matte liquid foundation to even out complexion. A touch of highlighter at the top of the cheek bones, down the center of the nose, above the bow of the lips, and set with a loose powder. Med to Dark skin tones, think Dolores Del Rio and Josephine Baker, and keep your natural complexion with the black eyes and lips.
2. Dust a matte bronzer to create defined cheek bones. keep the blush soft and neutral.
3. Line the entire eyes first with black eye pencil, the use a black cream eye liner of cream eye shadow to create your smokey dramatic eye soften the shape with a mix of gray,black and taupe powder eye shadows.
4. Curl and coat lashes with black mascara.
5. Apply a clear lip balm to moisturize lips, then line lips with a black pencil and blend with a lip brush. then set with a black,plum,or navy blue powder eyeshadow.
The inspiration:
Louise Brooks
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