Thank you to everyone who entered the YSL Tuxedo Look Pack competition. The winners include:
Alexandra Piaud, Bradbury.
Emma Wilson, Rutherford.
Susannah White, Sydney CBD.
Maria Kojevnikova, Randwick.
Sarah Carty, Richmond.
Congratulations to the lucky five, you have all won a YSL Tuxedo Look Pack, each worth $587.
Enjoy,
Kate xx
The Baby Doll look focuses on a strong ‘cat’s eye’. From day to night, this look suits all occasions. I caught up with makeup artist Monika Bunic to find out how to achieve the perfect eyeliner shape to create that 1950’s old Hollywood glamour while keeping a modern edge with a fresh and luminous foundation glow.
What’s the key feature of the Babydoll Look?
The Babydoll Look is all about the wing-tipped eyeliner, and making a bold statement by creating a ‘cat’s eye’ shape above the top lashes. Start with a precision felt-tip eyeliner, like YSL’s ‘Effet Faux Cils Eyeliner’ in Black, and draw a strong, precise line that starts at the inner corner of the eye, and travels out to the edge of the eye, flicking up carefully at the end. For a striking look, thicken up the line by building it up stroke by stroke. Keep the rest of the eye simple with a light sweep of eye shadow close to the eye line, and lashings of YSL Shocking Black Mascara.
What are the other key products that will complement this look?
Every great make-up look starts with a radiant, luminous base, so make sure you look for a foundation that has a water base formulation. Yves Saint Laurent’s award-winning Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation is perfect for this, created in a spectrum of 15 shades covering gold-base, pink-base and neutral-base skintones. For the ultimate make-up artist finish, apply using Yves Saint Laurent’s Foundation Brush, which features a tapered edge to ensure a flawless coverage. Leave your foundation to ‘set’ for a couple of minutes before using Touche Éclat to highlight and banish shadows under eyes, under the brow bone, down the bridge of the nose and on the cupid’s bow above the upper lip.
READER OFFER:
To discover your radiant complexion, visit your closest Yves Saint Laurent counter at Myer or David Jones, and you will receive your personalised 5 day foundation sample. Simply present this article (one per customer, while stocks last).
Plus, for your chance to get your hands on one of 5 YSL Tuxedo Look Packs, each worth $587, just tell me in 25 words or less why Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat is the magic pen of makeup artists. To enter, email me at [email protected] with your answer, along with your name, address, phone number and closest Myer or David Jones store. The 5 lucky winners will be announced by May 31.
Photography: Byron Spencer, Styling: Kate Waterhouse, Makeup: Monika Bunic, YSL Beaute,Model: Anthea Page (Chic), Hair: Brad Ngata.
A bold eye instantly creates glamour and this season ‘The Tuxedo Look’ by Yves Saint Laurent is right on trend. I caught up with makeup artist Monika Bunic to find out how to achieve the perfect smokey eye.
What eye looks have we seen on the catwalks this season?
This season is all about creating theatre with a smouldering, smokey eye and thick, voluminous lashes. Try using a palette such as Pure Chromatics Wet and Dry Number 12, with four shade variations for colour intensity. Use dry and sweep the lighter shade into the socket, then increase the intensity and use the darker shade wet, blending closer to the lash line.
What are the staple eye products we should invest in to keep us on trend this season?
YSL’s Eyeliner Effet Faux Cils makes creating a statement eye simple with a super user-friendly felt-tip application that gives high intensity definition. Just add your favourite YSL Mascara, and you’ve got the on-trend look of the season.
How do we best complement a bold eye with the rest of our look?
For this look the eye is certainly the star of the show. The best way to compliment this statement is by using a highlighting pen, such as YSL’s Touche Éclat, to highlight under the brow bone and underneath the eye to create light and disguise shadows. When used with Le Teint Touche Éclat, the new luminous foundation from Yves Saint Laurent, your radiant complexion will be the perfect platform for your eyes to sparkle.
TIPS
To create the sharpest line with your liquid eyeliner, first place a dot where the flick will end, then simply join the dots – you’ll get the ultimate precision every time!
READER OFFER:
To discover your radiant complexion, visit your closest Yves Saint Laurent counter at Myer or David Jones, and you will receive your personalised 5 day foundation sample. Simply present this article (one per customer, while stocks last).
Plus, for your chance to get your hands on one of 5 YSL Tuxedo Look Packs, each worth $587, just tell me in 25 words or less why Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat is the magic pen of makeup artists. To enter, email me at [email protected] with your answer, along with your name, address, phone number and closest Myer or David Jones store. The 5 lucky winners will be announced by May 31.
Photography: Byron Spencer, Styling: Kate Waterhouse, Makeup: Monika Bunic, YSL Beaute, Model: Anthea Page (Chic), Hair: Brad Ngata.
For me, the most important aspect of makeup is the foundation base. I spoke with makeup artist Monika Bunic to find out how to achieve the perfect complexion.
The core of a sophisticated make up look is undoubtedly the perfect base, what is the secret to creating that dewy glow?
Foundation is one of those exceptional products that has the power to really make or break your entire make up look. The object is to find a foundation that enhances your complexion and brings luminosity to the skin as opposed to hiding the skin’s radiance under thick coverage. Le Teint Touch Éclat foundation was created after testing over 9000 women’s complexions to develop a range that caters to all skin tones and textures. Its unique formula has no opaque fillers, making it the only foundation to truly capture the light and enhance the natural glow of the skin.
We have all heard about the indispensable make-up product, Touche Éclat. What is the secret to this products resounding popularity?
The secret is its effectiveness. It’s a highlighting pen that truly does create light on the face. Its versatility means it can be used to erase signs of fatigue, disguise dark circles and fine lines, as well as to create definition by highlighting and contouring the face. It’s been the secret weapon of make-up artists for decades!
TIP
Finish your look by gently sweeping over the skin with the Yves Saint Laurent Polishing Brush (RRP $60) for the ultimate complexion perfection flawless finish.
Photography: Byron Spencer, Styling: Kate Waterhouse, Makeup: Monika Bunic, YSL Beaute, Model: Anthea Page (Chic), Hair: Brad Ngata.
It’s all about shine when it comes to lips this season! Makeup artist Monika Bunic explains how to find the right shade and achieve the Parisian look.
We are seeing a lot of brights coming through for summer, how can we interpret this trend into our make up?
Playing with colour is the most exciting part of makeup and the quickest way to really add a pop of colour to your look is with a great lip shade. We’ve moved on from the Matt Finish lipstick and this season is all about the shine. For today’s look we used shade 6 from the new Rouge Volupte Shine collection by YSL, a signature look that strikes the perfect balance between bold colour and feminine shine.
How do we find the best bold shade to suit our personal complexion?
Yves Saint Laurent has three DNA colours that stem from our couture heritage – Rouge, Fuchsia and Orange. Across our 70 colour lip range there really is a shade variation of each signature colour to suit every complexion.
The latest twist on the statement lip craze is a brighter fuchsia hue. To get the look apply YSL Dessin des Levres lip liner first and then Rouge Pur Couture shade number 7.
TIP
To create the illusion of a fuller pout line the cupid bow above the lip with your Touche Éclat highlighting pen and blend gently with the tip of your index finger.
Photography: Byron Spencer, Styling: Kate Waterhouse, Makeup: Monika Bunic, YSL Beaute, Model: Anthea Page (Chic), Hair: Brad Ngata.
Zambesi SS 13/14
It’s the final day of MBFWA and Zambesi is set to hit the runway this afternoon. Here is an exclusive preview look, along with a Q&A on the inspirations behind the collection.
Collection title:
Zambesi Spring/Summer 13/14.
What was your inspiration behind the collection?
A sense of freedom bound by the idea of restraint.
What textures, patterns and materials were used?
Highlighting the collection is an in-house plaid design reworked in silk organza and cotton voile. Also integral to the collection is denim, which is taken in unexpected directions.
Tell me about the show and the inspiration behind it?
The show is always derived from the mood of a collection and this season the feeling is clean and contemporary.
What do you think are the major upcoming trends for spring/summer?
At Zambesi we are inspired by an intuitive sense of style. We aim to develop our collections with the intention of providing unique pieces with a sense of freedom from trends.
What is your favourite fashion week memory?
Our first international individual show in Sydney,1997. It was a great success and an incredible highlight was meeting Anna Piaggi.
What is next in the pipeline after MBFWA wraps?
Zambesi Winter 2014!
Photography: Byron Spencer, Styling: Kate Waterhouse, Makeup: Monika Bunic, YSL Beaute, Model: Anthea Page (Chic), Hair: Brad Ngata.
Vanishing Elephant SS 13/14
It’s Day 3 of MBFWA and Vanishing Elephant is set to hit the runway this afternoon. Here is an exclusive preview look, along with a Q&A on the inspirations behind the collection.
Spring/summer 2013/14 collection title:
Fast cars, late night bars, early days, summer haze or Spring Summer ’13.
What was your inspiration behind the S/S collection?
A great round trip to Japan, some pulls from an old book of sharks, and some architecture books about modern Morocco.
What textures, patterns and materials were used?
We refined what we would call our classic fabrics into three main groups, which were weighted cotton poplins, fine knitted jersey and a dyed canvas highlight.
Tell me about the show and the inspiration behind it?
It’s a dark space that will be a sharp contrast against the clothes. It’s going to be upbeat.
What do you think are the major upcoming trends for S/S?
We are not trend driven, we’d like to see guys happy to wear a button up to dinner, a girl walking to work in a pantsuit and heels and the ease of mixing colour with print.
What is your favourite fashion week memory?
United nations karaoke last year at the end of the week with friends from New Zealand, the States and Japan.
What is next in the pipeline after MBFWA wraps?
Opening our first Sydney shop and lowering stress levels.
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Photography: Byron Spencer, Styling: Kate Waterhouse, Makeup: Monika Bunic, YSL Beaute, Model: Anthea Page (Chic), Hair: Brad Ngata.