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Haute Couture goes blue and takes inspiration from this year’s hit movie Avatar.

Haute Couture goes blue and takes inspiration from this year’s hit movie Avatar.

It’s a normal occurrence for Haute Couture to delve into the world of fantasy and most of the attire is truly innovative and extraordinary in style, which is why it comes as no surprise to see the beauty inspirations follow in the same footsteps.

Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino are two of the designers who showcased exactly this and turned to the movie Avatar for inspiration. The make-up looks revealed at this season’s catwalks went to the utmost extremes, with a mixture of yellows, blues, greens and contemporary metallic blues. These shades and styles were used by the renowned make up artist Tom Pecheux who styled the models faces backstage at John Paul Gaultier and these colours and hues were seen adorning both the eyes and lips of the girls.

The high fashion house Valentino opted for whimsical pastel blues which were swept across the tops of the models faces, which in turn created the illusion of a blindfold like effect and really echoed the dreamlike fantasy world that Haute Couture strongly resembles. This blindfold was painted on the eyes of models that had extremely pale complexions in order to create a statement contrast; it was as if the girls had stepped off the set of James Cameron’s Avatar and onto the runway.

Follow in the footsteps of the A-list and bring the eighties look back to life.

Follow in the footsteps of the A-list and bring the eighties look back to life.

Singer Rihanna, actress Sarah Jessica Parker and the reality TV star turned designer, Nicole Ritchie have all injected a little colour into their make up palettes. This season sees the A-list sporting an eighties style statement purple hue on their eyes, this retro make-up trend has certainly been brought back to life for 2010.

Nicole Ritchie shows us how to work this look for summer by blending a pretty purple hue into her normal smoky eyed look, showing us that purple is the perfect shade for the party season.

The purple shade is a great style for those who have hazel, brown or green eyes as it creates the illusion of a wide awake look by brightening up the whole face and making the eyes really stand out. However don’t worry if you don’t possess eyes that are one of the above shades, there are so many hues of purple it has in fact become a universal shade and will therefore compliment blue eyes as well.

Make up artist to the stars, Ruby Hammer suggests that you should follow these tips in order to create the perfect purple look. Firstly you should begin by patting your choice of purple coloured eye shadow on the eyelids, for best results the formula should then be blended outwards.

To finish the look and in order to create a really dramatic effect, curl the eye lashes and then add a good coating of volumising mascara in a jet black shade.


The future of this season’s make up palette certainly looks rose-tinted.

The future of this season’s make up palette certainly looks rose-tinted.

This season’s fashion capitals are certainly looking rosy-tinted and have been showcasing an array of the sweetest pink hues. In New York models cheeks glowed with baby pink flushes, as if it was almost a compulsory uniform in order to gain entrance to the catwalks. This particular make up trend appeared at a variety of high-end fashion shows such as Zac Posen, Karen Walker and Carolina Herrera, each of these designers offered a girly semblance in the shape of soft pink and ‘young at heart’ cheeks.

At Derek Lam’s show, rose-petal shades complimented and a neutralised assortment of pigments on the eyelids, while designer Zero Maria Cornejo opted for deeper red colours. These darker tones were dusted underneath the eyes of models in order to impersonate a sun kissed look, one that would normally be achieved after a day spent in the sun. Charles Anastase portrayed the rosiest cheeks in London, at this particular show, make-up artist Sally Branka opted for an orange shade of cream blush which she then buffed onto various model’s cheeks in order to give the impression of a ‘youthful yet sophisticated and natural’ glow. Antonio Marras revealed pretty pink cheeks in Milan; these were complimented by raspberry stained lips.

Paris on the other hand opted for cutesy candy pink tones which were heightened and further emphasised by vivid statement juicy red lips. This certainly portrayed a sweet chic take on the usually seen classic French style.