Liner Notes

Things are starting to heat up! Let’s not waste time!

It looks like lilac is going to be big! Firstly at Cynthia Rowley and then the hair at Proenza Schouler, Nicole Farhi is adding to the trend. The eyes were first lined with black liner, followed by a purple wash taken up to the brows and then lashings of black mascara. The look was finished off with muted pink lipstick, so not to take away from the bold patterns of the clothes.

I can’t talk about London Fashion Week without mentioning Matthew Williamson’s return! Having not shown in London for the past ten years his collection this time around was much more sleek than the boho ways of yonder.

The makeup look was so subtle but absolutely gorgeous! One that I’ll definitely be wearing within the next few days. Simply take the colour away from your lips (by using a nude or beige lipstick) and basically mimic your eyeshape with a light brown eyeshadow applied with any regular brush. A good trick is to bring the point of the eyeshadow a little higher up than corners of your eyes as this livens up the face and makes it less smouldering-sexy. If you want that extra bit of shine on the lid like Abbey has, just apply an eyegloss (or even Paw Paw Ointment) on the lid.

And finally, one of the coolest makeup looks of the day was at Antonio Berardi. It’s a 60s/futuristic/cat-eye all in one! With nothing else but a gorgeously fresh (read: moisturiser, no powder) base the eyes are just so powerful! Once again I’m recommending MAC’s ‘Fluidline’ in Blacktrack (what would I do without this product!?!) with a small angled brush (MAC #236) or a very fine, petite brush (MAC #210) so you can really get creative. Take the time, have a bit of a play around and I promise you that you’ll be blown away by what you’re capable of!

‘Til tomorrow! xx

(Images 1 & 3 from londonfashionweek.co.uk/. Image 2 from nymag.com/fashion/)