Frank Tell Spring 2008
Makeup Artist: Alexandra Kwiatkowski
Products: All Rimmel
Inspiration: Georgia O'Keefe's apple blossom series of paintings
Products used:
1. RIMMEL LONDON Renew & Lift Foundation in Porcelain and Soft Beige for a dewy, flawless, youthful complexion that’s great for your skin
2. RIMMEL LONDON Color Rush in Fever for a pearly, flirty shimmer over lids
3. RIMMEL UNDERGROUND Three Sum Eyeshadow in Breath Taking for a fun twist to create a look for edgy romance
4. RIMMEL UNDERGROUND Stir It Up Cream Shadow in Whatever for a creamy coy touch for eyes
5. RIMMEL LONDON LashMAXXX in Black to create long, luscious butterfly flutters
6. RIMMEL LONDON Vinyl Stars in Star Kissed and Liquid Asset for tempting, berry-kissed pink lips
7. RIMMEL UNDERGROUND Light Beam in Disco Ball to top everything off with a glossy, wet-look
(I am beyond smitten with the light beam glosses. It is just all kinds of genius....intense sparkle with a handy night light!)
Credits: Rimmel and WWD
posted by Annieytown @ 12:00 PM
5 Inspired Comments
5 Inspired Comments:
As soon as I saw it, I thought: that makeup looks cheap and skanky! To find out that it was done by Rimmel lowers my respect for the brand; until now, I had always considered Rimmel to be a decent budget option. No wonder Kate Moss always screams for Guerlain backstage at fashion shoots; I'd bite the hand that fed me, too, if it spared me from looking like the model pictured above.
Believing this make-up has been done with only Rimmel products is just as silly as believing that Pat McGrath only works with Max Factor products.. They lay tables out with these products backstage at the shows especially for the photographers. The head make-up artist will stand there and pretend he/she is working with this stuff, when in fact all the assistants in the make-up team use a mixture of professional products like Kryolan and various high end brands.
Trust me, Rimmel doesn't make a lipcolor like that!
I harbor no illusions about the use of other cosmetics lines at fashion shows, or photo-shoots, for that matter; the presence of the Dior and Smashbox paletes in the photos serves only to confirm what I already know. The base used to prepare the model's face is (in all likelihood) not Rimmel; Rimmel's products (foundations and concealers) are far too sheer to provide adequate coverage for the model's many spots and blemishes. It does seem however, that the model's garish eye, lip and cheek makeup result from using cheap products (which contain less pigment than their higher-end counterparts), causing the eye and lip makeup to look cakey and unflattering. As for the lip-color, believing that the lip-color was achieved using only lip-products is just as silly as believing that this make-up was been done with only Rimmel products. Makeup artists often use various beauty products in unconventional ways and it seems as if another type of product (likely a blush) was used to achieve that garish hue. Regardless, the makeup looks awful.
I also want to say that I think this blog is great because we're allowed to voice our opinion! Try posting a critical comment on a brand or story on welovebeauty.com and they won't publish it! That goes against what blogs are for: to generate discussion!
Keep up the great work!
I love several Rimmel prods and also am a die hard admirere of O'Keefe, but there is something about this look that falls flat to me. Or maybe there isn't much in there that feels new or forward-thinking. The lipcolor feels like Proenza Pink redux. I dunno. But I have several Rimmel favs and am glad to hear that they get some backstage attn (whether it's all over or not).
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