I can’t get last month’s cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK out of my head. Alexa Chung, whose makeup was done by Florrie White, is riveting. The eye makeup! More geek-out images:
With bare skin, nude-pink lips, black mascara, and liner that looks like shaggy lower lashes — love x lots.
We’ve seen ’60s-era lower-lash emphasis before — you know, on Marianne Faithfull as mentioned on the Harper’s cover, Jean Shrimpton, and Twiggy, etc. — and it pops up in backstage-beauty trends every once in a while.
Was Miss Piggy inspired for her MAC capsule collection?
Backstage at Paul & Joe Fall/Winter 2011, it looks wearable. Just a few exaggerated ticks with a sharp, smudge-proof pencil, maybe dark grey rather than black, like thick lower lashes casting shadows. Not too thin or too long — don’t want to look like Blake Lively or Kim Kardashian.
Okay, maybe not for the office. But gorgeous, arresting. Appropriate for, say, a holiday party, especially with that silvery highlight at the tearducts.
My lower lashes are pretty much non-existent (as not shown here). Maybe that’s why I’m obsessed.
What do you think? Is this something you’d try? Or have tried?
Miss Piggy image courtesy of MAC Cosmetics.
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Love it too!
The Bazaar cover gives me full out lady boner and I have it up at my desk as if it were my locker. I use Clinique Bottom Lash mascara in my weak attempt at mimicry.
Lady boner! Elegantly put, I think. *grin*
I adore that cover. :) That and the one with silver highlight are my two favourites for this lash look.
My own eyelashes are weird because I actually have long lower lashes and just-okay upper lashes. So I think just a couple layers of clumpy mascara will get this look. I will try it and let you know what I think. :)
Please! Tweet links to photos! I mean to try it as well… if I do, I’ll post a photo too.
I can’t stop STARING at these pictures. I haven’t like something so much since that Ginnifer Goodwin blue eyeshadow look.
Yes, it’s exactly that kind of riveting! Stunning.
swoon! if only my lower lashes weren’t so sparse and fine :(
My lower lashes are pretty much non-existent; I’m still gonna try. *grin*
Wow, that makeup looks gorgeous on Alexa! I can see why you are fascinated :) I don’t think it would be much good outside of photography though, I imagine everyone saying “um, you’ve got a little, um, eyeliner, on your um, face” Or something like that. I don’t mind a bit of mascara on my lower lashes but I don’t think I’m daring enough for these looks :)
This is something I’m willing to try! Very beautiful! I’m not sure though if I can do it the right way, hihihi
I like it from far away but I dont know about close up
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