Hmm, I’ve always wanted to do a look like this~ Complete with hair and makeup, now all I need is the correct setting and dress 🙂 You’ll notice the background is a tad different, I’ve moved my “studio” equipment (aka two cheap lamps and foam core reflector) into a separate room (yay I can walk around in my bedroom again!) which unfortunately has next to no white walls nor natural light :/ So I’m going to have to start figuring out ways to simulate the wonderful white walls I have in my bedroom 🙁 No, worries, it’ll figure something out, one thing I love about photography 😉
In the meant time enjoy, and I included a quick tutorial on how to style my hair 😀 Hope it helps!
Face
MAC Prep + Prime
NARS Sheer Glow Foundation – Gobi
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer – Beige
NARS Loose Powder – Flesh
Cheeks
Nude by Nature Cheek Bone Highlighter – Virgin Blush
NYX Mosaic Powder – Highlighter
NARS Powder Bronzer – Laguna
Eyes
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Coastal Scents 88 Metal Mania Palette
Rimmel Quad Eye Shadow – Smokey Noir
Prestige Eyeliner – White
MAC Fluidline Blacktrack
L’Oreal Extra-Volume Collagene – Noir
Shu Uemura Eye Lash Curler
DUO Lash Glue
False Lashes
Lips
Savvy by DB Lipliner – Cosmos
YSL Lip Twin
Face
Prime your face, apply your foundation and conceal any discolouration. Set with a face powder.
Cheeks
Apply a bronze to the hollows of your cheeks, then a matte burgundy rose coloured blush to the apples of your cheeks. Use a matte highlighter to your cheekbones. We’re trying to contour our face to sharpen the look.
Eyes
Prime your lids, then using a white eyeliner pencil, colour in the inner corner of your eyes, brow bone and blend. Take a white shimmery eye shadow and apply over the white eyeliner. Next take a medium to light red-copper-ish eye shadow and apply all over the lids, extended into the crease. Take some of this colour on to the lower lash line. Take a medium to dark burgundy eye shadow and apply into the crease, blend towards the brow bone and wing it out.
Next take a black eye shadow and blend into the outer corner of your eyes. Blend the colours to ensure there are no harsh lines, but make sure that the gradient effect is still obvious. Next take the black eye shadow and fill in your eyebrows lightly. Then take the same eye shadow and line your upper lash line. Don’t need to be 100% accurate, we want to smoke it out just a bit.
Take a gel black liner and go over the black eye shadow with a more intense and precise line. Curl your lashes and apply two coats of mascara. Finally apply false eye lashes.
Lips
Line your lips with a dark red lip liner and fill in. Then take an intense red lipstick and go over the liner with a lip brush.
Hair
Easier than it seems! Give yourself a side part (use a clip if needed) then curl your hair with a curling iron. Once done, take each curl and roll it back up towards your hair and pin. Do this with the rest of your hair to complete the look.
OMG I love this look and it looks fabulous, which remind me 1930’s – 1940’s Era look. Excellent work Celina and everything in this look you are going for looks so romantic.
Thank you! That’s exactly the kind of era I was going for, so so happy I managed to hit the mark 😀
One of my favourite looks from your lookbook! LOVE it! The red lips, oh so sultry 😉
Yay! Thank you Tine, that means so much to me 😀 I wish I had the guts to wear red lips out more~~
I LOVE the eye makeup! I’m definitely going to try it
This comment makes me so happy! I hope my instructions are clear enough 😀
Shanghai in its heyday! Very glamorous.
Did you fake the strong cupid’s bow?
Yay! Thank you 😀 I exaggerated the cupids bow, my natural bow doesn’t go down so deep in the middle~ I wanted a very sharp look 🙂
Ah, one of my favourite makeup eras! Definitely one of my fave looks from you too!
Going to try this out, it’s just too gorgeous to pass up! ♥
Totally thought of you when doing this look 😉
looks so romantic and elegant!
i didn’t realize purple eyes and red lips can go well together. thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you! 😀 Wouldn’t it be fun to wear this look out to dinner? Might bring in a few stares hehe. So happy to enjoy the look 😀
This is a gorgeous look, so glamorous and elegant. Love the makeup and the hair.
Thank you so much! I’m glad it somehow pulled together~ I’d almost be tempted to wear this out for dinner one night, just for kicks hehe
Wow gorgeous HT! I think this is definitely one of my faves. That red lippie looks stunning on you 🙂
Thanks HT <3 <3 I had so much fun with this look 😀
Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting! 🙂 You shouldn’t be jealous of countries with CCO. I’m sure you guys have something we don’t… hehe~
The eye makeup is gorgeous! I love purple, but for some reason cannot pull it off… hehe~
No worries, love your blog~ It’s so detailed, added it to my reader 🙂 Ahaha, hmmm not sure what Australia has better makeup wise hehe, and thank you~ That’s so kind of you to say 😀
Oh wow! You look gorgeous and very, well film noir, lol. A beautiful and classic look.
Thanks so much~~ 😀 It was such a fun look to do 🙂
you look like Nat from Satisfaction! she’s so gorgeous all the time
Aww thank you <3 🙂