By Devon Abelman, Allure
Today has got me in a tizzy, and not just because all this snow is giving me cabin fever. I just learned an awesome new way to use my favorite makeup stamps, and I'm freaking out. Makeup artist Violette just posted a picture on Instagram of her lids covered in black stars. Sure, I've seen people use the heart-shaped Milk Makeup Tattoo Stamp on the top of the cheekbone as a fun beauty mark, or directly below the lower lash lines as a play on dot liner. But using makeup stamps to create a full lid look has never crossed my mind.
[post_ads]It crossed Violette's, though, and if you can believe it, it only took her two minutes to create the effect. We got the French makeup artist on the phone to get all the details on the starry-eyed makeup, which she wore out to a launch event for Dior's new Addict Lacquer lipsticks in Los Angeles last night.
Originally, she was going to try the star-spangled look for a ball in Paris to celebrate Dior's haute couture show. "You were supposed to wear a mask," she tells Allure. "So I had this idea to do a mask of stars across my eyes." Unfortunately, Violette's hectic work schedule caused her to miss the event, but she didn't forget her vision. When she got the invite to the fete in L.A., she decided to attempt the makeup feat again—just on a more minimal scale, focusing only on her lids. "I first thought that I would draw the stars on myself," she says, but the more she thought about it, the more she wished she had a stamp handy. "I really do my makeup in the car, and a stamp would be easy to use in the car," she adds."Then I remembered Milk Makeup had one."
So how did she get the look? First, she started with a bit of concealer: "Basically, I applied whatever was left on the brush that I had used for my under-eyes," she says. Too much concealer would have messed with the ink of the makeup stamp, but just enough ensured her lids had a smooth and matte finish.
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Next, Violette got to stamping. Although she created the pattern randomly, she recommends placing three stars along your lash line like liner, leaving a gap the same size as the stars themselves between each one. For the second row, she stamped stars above the gaps like a pyramid. Then she randomly added stars along her brow bones "so people could see them." Luckily, the ink dries right away. "It’s not like a liner where you have to keep your lids closed for a while," Violette adds. Finally, she finished off the look with a light dusting of powder across her lids and lots of mascara, which ensured the look stayed on the right side of the cool spectrum. "When people first saw me, they didn't see the stars right away because of my lashes. Then they'd notice and they'd freak out," she explains. "I like it that way. Even when your makeup's creative, it shouldn't take over your face."
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BTW, the Milk Makeup Tattoo Stamp also comes in a peace sign shape. (It's available now for $12 on milkmakeup.com, as is the star one.) Imagine subbing that in for stars. Now that would make a statement on your Instagram feed.
More fun looks you should try:
[post_ads]It crossed Violette's, though, and if you can believe it, it only took her two minutes to create the effect. We got the French makeup artist on the phone to get all the details on the starry-eyed makeup, which she wore out to a launch event for Dior's new Addict Lacquer lipsticks in Los Angeles last night.
Originally, she was going to try the star-spangled look for a ball in Paris to celebrate Dior's haute couture show. "You were supposed to wear a mask," she tells Allure. "So I had this idea to do a mask of stars across my eyes." Unfortunately, Violette's hectic work schedule caused her to miss the event, but she didn't forget her vision. When she got the invite to the fete in L.A., she decided to attempt the makeup feat again—just on a more minimal scale, focusing only on her lids. "I first thought that I would draw the stars on myself," she says, but the more she thought about it, the more she wished she had a stamp handy. "I really do my makeup in the car, and a stamp would be easy to use in the car," she adds."Then I remembered Milk Makeup had one."
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Next, Violette got to stamping. Although she created the pattern randomly, she recommends placing three stars along your lash line like liner, leaving a gap the same size as the stars themselves between each one. For the second row, she stamped stars above the gaps like a pyramid. Then she randomly added stars along her brow bones "so people could see them." Luckily, the ink dries right away. "It’s not like a liner where you have to keep your lids closed for a while," Violette adds. Finally, she finished off the look with a light dusting of powder across her lids and lots of mascara, which ensured the look stayed on the right side of the cool spectrum. "When people first saw me, they didn't see the stars right away because of my lashes. Then they'd notice and they'd freak out," she explains. "I like it that way. Even when your makeup's creative, it shouldn't take over your face."
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BTW, the Milk Makeup Tattoo Stamp also comes in a peace sign shape. (It's available now for $12 on milkmakeup.com, as is the star one.) Imagine subbing that in for stars. Now that would make a statement on your Instagram feed.
More fun looks you should try:
