This shoot was done a quite sometime back when the movie was showing to packed theatres all over Singapore. Makeup artist friend, Christina and I decided to collaborate on an homage to Baz Lehman. Actually, we needed pix for our portfolio. Chris and I had dreams of setting up a makeup artist/hairstylist agency, but that didn't happen. Oh, we didn't fight, just that we sort of let that dream evaporate.
Anyway, the photographer Soon Tong from Calibre got us this Mongolian model from Carrie's. The model had stunning Oriental features that spoke volumes and a great attitude albeit aloof. That quiet dignity really worked for us.
Chris gave her strong smoky eyes courtesy of M.A.C. and lined her lids with Bobbi Brown's cream eye liner. She gave the model several lashings of mascara before she decided that fakes still gave the picture that certain drama. A deep wine blusher from L'Oreal was lightly stroked on to emphasise the model's high cheek bones. For that intense glamour puss look, M.A.C.'s Russian Red lipstick was slicked on. As Russian Red is a matte lipstick, the look was too painted and not very vogue, so Chris applied the Body Shop's iridescent lip gloss on the lower lip to accentuate the pout. Don't you just love that headdress?
Then it came time for me to give her that showgirl hair. The model had stringy nape length hair - a result of brutal slicing - with a severe fringe. I gave her a ballerina chignon so that I could anchor the feathered headpiece to. Three luxurious ostrich feathers were fanned out and pinned to the bun. A short strip of black feather boa was cut and attached to the back to conceal the pins. A strand of hair was deliberately left down to give that angular face some softness.
Outfit from Baylene
Contacts:
Makeup - Christina 96886761
Fashion & Hair - Lawrence Yuan Chen 97629399
Photography - Soon Tong 98227956
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