by Aline Agopian
The main detail in Elie Saab’s spring 2015 beauty look is undeniably the eyeliner. With a soft clean matte finish and nude lips, the striking look was finished off with a dramatic edgy eye. Here are a few steps you can use to recreate this look:
Eyes
Since the focus of this look is in the eyes, I believe it’s best to start off with that. First prep the skin with MAC's Prep and Prime.
Using Urban Decay Primer, dott a little bit of primer right under the eye.
Normally, I tend to go for black or brown liners so I honestly was a little concerned about using blue eyeliner – worried that I would look outdated. I was also under the impression that blue liner was only something a blonde fair-skinned woman could pull off.
To much surprise, the colors looked beautiful and edgy but they also made my brown eyes pop. I started off with my favorite MAC Nude Eye Shadow color in Orb all over my lid along with Haux in the crease. Then I used soft colors that would pair up nicely with the blue and made sure they don't overpower my eyeliner, as this would be the star of the show. When you think of fun colors MAC is definitely the best choice. I used several liners to achieve this look.
First I lined the outer end of my eyes with Costa Rica, which is a brown shade that pairs up nicely with the blue. Instead of eye shadow I used Long Wear Eyeliner in Cobalt by Laura Mercier to draw a half moon in the center lower half of my eyelid.
I then used a regular flat eye shadow brush to smudge this and make it look smokey.
Make sure to do one eye at a time since you have to smudge it out before it dries onto your lids completely. Then line the inner lower water line with MAC's Fascinating Eye Kohl. This white shade will make your eyes instantly look brighter. I found a beautiful shade from MAC's Prolong Wear Formula called Mountain Air. Focus on the inner top and bottom corners of the eye to achieve the Elie Saab runway look. I noticed that the makeup artist used one darker navy color and one lighter turquoise color.
TIP: Feel free to experiment with other shades of blue and don't be scared to go outside your comfort zone.
The biggest challenge with liner is usually lining the under eye but once I discovered the best tool to smudge it out, MAC's 219 Pencil Brush, things got a whole easier. This dense and pointy brush is perfect to use for this look and any other smokey looks.
Now that the eyes are complete, wipe any excess fall out with MAC's Makeup Wipes.
