"Working on The Great Gatsby, I discovered just how popular the 1920s look still is today; and for good reason. Flattering to all skin types, I believe every woman can find a make-up look from the film to make their own."
With summer upon us it is a great opportunity to try new & fun makeup looks! And with the debut of The Great Gatsby in movie theaters it has us dreaming of vintage inspired looks that are both smolderingly sexy but also something that can be tempered by airy pastels.
"It was essential that all eye make-up was created using a base (MAC's Prep & Prime Eye Light) to hold color in place during the long hours of filming. An eye palette was created especially for the film where the shades Scène, Contraste, Nehru and Club were all inspired by the colors of cars dating from the 1920s."
Shown above are some of the featured colors used in this 2013 display of the roaring twenties. Lots of smooth browns that transition to the natural skin tone. But you will also see that POP of blue! Colors like Orb, Mylar and Girlie also make for wonderful shades that work on a range of skintones for this look.
MAC make-up used on set:
Impeccable Brow Pencil Dirty Blond, €15.
Carbon eye shadow, €17.
Smolder Khôl eye pencil, €15.
Blackberry eye shadow, € 17.
Old Gold tint, €21.50.
Prep + Prime eye primer,€16,50.
Snob lipstick, €18.
"At the beginning of the Roaring Twenties, women declared their own importance and independence, which we portrayed in the film through the make-up. Bold, smoky eyes, exaggerated mascara, highly-arched eyebrows and plumped lips were all set on a base of perfectly porcelain skin. It was during this time that make-up really became a medium of self-expression."
MAC make-up used on set:
Impeccable Brow Pencil Dirty Blond, €15.
Carbon eye shadow, €17.
Smolder Khôl eye pencil, €15.
Blackberry eye shadow, € 17.
Old Gold tint, €21.50.
Prep + Prime eye primer,€16,50.
Snob lipstick, €18.
"At the beginning of the Roaring Twenties, women declared their own importance and independence, which we portrayed in the film through the make-up. Bold, smoky eyes, exaggerated mascara, highly-arched eyebrows and plumped lips were all set on a base of perfectly porcelain skin. It was during this time that make-up really became a medium of self-expression."
The lead actress is shown wearing lots of dusted pastel shades such as lavender and chinchilla...a palette evening wear designers like MacDuggal have included in their Couture lines for a while now.
Shown in one of our first photoshoots of the year, style MacDuggal 78360D is a shoe-in for this style! The gown's claim to fame as it were, is it's unique freshwater pearl embellishments . Paired with the dusty lilac & ivory shades the pearlesent shades give it just the right amount of glitz to keep it elegant. Bits of silk are fashioned into violet shaped faux flower details all long the flared hemline and gradient up the legs beautifully. It also comes with a matching bollero jacket!
Shown above is another photoshoot which we acted as stylist for. The model normally has long mid back length hair but here we pulled it up into a faux-bob and heat treated barrel curls. A much easier way to get the finger wave feel without the fuss! The makeup here is kept simple with a retro vamp red lipstick and strong brows.
The right gown and makeup will help you personify this historic time in a fresh way but lets not forget your date! Youll be in countless photos with your arm candy - why leave the tuxedo choices up to him?haha Once we started renting and selling tuxedos here in our long island NY shop we started seeing a hugeee trend for white tuxedos. Our inspiration for this look would be something along the lines of the Hackett Spring/Summer 2013 Collection.
White paired with sax blue or sand accents. Subtle textured pinstripes.
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