Gloss isn’t just for lips!
While we love a good matte eye as much as the next person — actually, possibly more — we’ve grown partial to the glossy lid lately. It seems to offer a more ethereal glow than a pearlescent shadow, suggesting a fevered, sweaty dance session happened moments ago. This mightn’t be exactly how we look walking home as the sun rises, but one can dream. To recreate, take your lipgloss wand and slide it over your lid — a touch of glitter doesn’t go astray either.
Blending? Overrated.
Even the most cursory look at Youtube’s superstar beauty vloggers suggests expert blending is essential for any major makeup look today. But it’s all a bit labour intensive, isn’t it? Who has time to wash five different brushes at the end of every day? Not us. Luckily the pages of i-D prove a smudge with the fingertip is often more effective than a professional blend anyway. For an at-home version of Karen Elson’s high impact eye, swirl your fingertip in a cream eyeshadow, and pull it across your lid, just above the crease. Done.
A Bright Brow
The bold, bushy brow has been en vogue for some time now, but for those of us born without arches like Taylor Hill, there’s only so much a brow pencil and gel can do. But there are other ways for brows to take centre stage: if volume isn’t your bag, colour just might be. A bright hue through the brow — like Meng Lu — isn’t as bizarre as it sounds. In fact, it’s rather beautiful. Admire Gemma’s sunshine-yellow arches if you need more convincing.
Go Graphic
Eyeshadow not your thing? Great — this look is kinda perfect for you. The clever, sparing application of liner anywhere you wouldn’t typically expect it is one of the easiest editorial classics to lift for your day-to-day life. Take that liquid eyeliner wand, or sharpen a coloured beauty pencil, and get to colouring outside the lines.
Don’t Fear the Thin Brow!
For years the fashion world has suggested that bushy, unwieldy brows reign supreme; and the pencil thin brow trend of the 90s was just one big old mistake. But perhaps beauty editors were too harsh on the thin arch, à la Marlene Dietrich and Jean Harlow. These i-D images prove that wether real or temporary, a slim brow can work a treat. Whether you choose to grab tweezers or create the illusion with a pencil, is up to you. Either way, Galliano must be thinking I told you so!
Credits
Text Isabelle Hellyer