Make Up & Skincare

Friday, October 12th, 2012

Three Makeup Looks for three yellow dresses

Some stylists advise against wearing yellow on a red carpet, as the two clashing shades can create a n over extravagant effect. But at the Emmys, we saw three actresses on yellow dresses that achieve the look successfully: Julianne Moore and Claire Danes in canary yellow (Dior Couture and Lanvin, respectively) and Julie Bowen in chartreuse (Monique Lhuillier). We were most impressed that their makeup looks something not easily done. We got the breakdown of each star’s makeup strategy for the night.

Kohl-Rimmed Eyes: Claire Danes

Laura Mercier makeup artist Matin Maulawizada honed in on the (expectant) actress’s eyes. He started by drawing a black line around each eye with the brand’s Eye Pencil in Extreme Black.

Maulawizada then went over the line with Kohl Eye Pencil in Black Gold (a dark, shimmery gold) which picked up the yellow in Dane’s Lanvin dress.

For the lids, he used a blend of Metallic Crème Eye Colour in Burnished Copper and Sequin Eye Colour in Black Ice.

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Smoky Eyes: Julie Bowen

Makeup artist Heather Currie layered several smoky shades to achieve her desired effect.

She smudged NARS Matte Eyeshadow in Thunderball (a charcoal grey) across Bowen’s upper lash line and added a chocolate brown shadow (NARS Matte Eyeshadow in Bengali) to her eyelid crease for added depth.

To accentuate the smokiness, she dotted the brow bone with a little bit of shimmery white from NARS Duo Eyeshadow in Pandora.

Punchy Pink-Red Lips: Julianne Moore

Instead of focusing on the eyes, the Emmy-winning actress accentuated her mouth with a bright, pink-toned red lipstick.

To recreate the look, the team at Dior suggests applying Rouge Dior Lipcolor #999, then highlighting cheeks with the complementary Diorblush in Strawberry Sorbet.

Finish off with Diorshow mascara in black.