Pretty in pink
What’s my inspiration? At Dries Van Noten, make-up maestro Peter Philips, kept the makeup relatively simple and then clumped lashes together in bright fuchsia pink (along with seven other bright colours). “I kept the skin and lips clean so that the colour was the impact,” he explains of his look. At Dior, Philips created a very similar look and again kept make-up proceedings fairly simple with the models sporting a simple, block line of pink liner along the bottom and top lash lines. Marni girls were given a whisper of pink shadow over the eyes also with very little other make-up. And not forgetting the show-stealing crystal-bedecked look from Prada that also came in hot pink. How do I wear it? Pink is a tale of opposites, in that the palest of complexions and the darkest of skins look amazing in the brightest and most fluorescent pink you can find. Any skin tones in-between those are better of with more pastel options. There’s another element that also needs to be considered when wearing pink. If your skin has natural undertones of pink, it’s best to tone those down with a colour correcting concealer or base before applying more pink. Otherwise your whole complexion can end up looking too flushed and the pink you’ve added has less impact. And don’t forget to think out of the box when looking at products. If you can’t find a bright enough pink shadow, look at blushers. If you can’t find a poppy pink for your cheeks, rifle through the lipstick selection instead. When wearing bright colours, all rules are made to be broken.