Did you see Lupita Nyong’o at
last month’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens
London premier? Her lips looked stunning! If you want to emulate her fabulous
look stick around, as LUXE Models explains how to pull off ‘galactic blue’
lips!
Makeup trend
Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of
celebrated actor Johnny Depp and French singer Vanessa Paradis, recently posed
for the cover of Love Magazine, a
fashion, style and culture publication. Lily-Rose’s breath-taking turn on the
cover of Love confirmed that blue is
the must-have make-up trend of 2016!
According
to Cosmopolitan Magazine, every shade of blue, from brilliant cobalt to
jean navy to metallic azure, is totally in right now. Lily-Rose’s take on the
trend was rather extreme; she rocked vivid-blue 80s-style eye shadow, teaming
it with yellows and oranges and topping the look off with gorgeous pink cheeks
and lips. But you don’t have to go that extreme to get this trend right.
Galactic blue lips
Want someone to show you how to nail
the blue make-up trend? Look no further than OSCAR winning actress Lupita
Nyong’o. The 12 Years a Slave star
recently featured in the blockbuster smash Star
Wars: The Force Awakens and opted for blue make-up when she attended the
film’s London premier in December 2015.
She didn’t go as far as Lily Rose-Depp.
In honour of Star Wars, Lupita wore
what can only be described as ‘Galactic blue lips.’ This oddly elegant shade of
sapphire was mind-blowing, and her decision to pair it with statement
gold-scarlet earrings and a black, long-sleeved dress was inspired. So how can
you copy Lupita’s lips? Luckily for you the man behind the look, make-up artist
Nick Barose, recently explained
how he did it to Glamour Magazine.
Barose’s method
Commenting on his process, Barose
said: “To create the perfect lip art with a galactic blue shade, you have to
get creative. Sometimes you can actually mix in eye products too—whatever it
takes to get the right colour. ” He
started by prepping Lupita’s lips with balm and then, according to Barose, he
“used [Lancôme] ‘Drama
Liqui-pencil in Minuit’ to trace and fill in [her] lips to create a base
colour.”
Continuing,
Barose explained: “Next, with a lip brush I dabbed a bit of the balm on top of
the colour. Last, I applied ‘Colour
Design Eyeshade in Sapphire Lace,’ a metallic blue, in the centre of the lips to brighten
and enhance the metallic effect." So basically to create Lupita’s
‘galactic blue’ lips, you need to prep your lips with balm, fill them with a
deep blue eyeliner and then colour over the centre of your mouth with a
metallic lapis eyeshadow, then top off with another layer of balm to finish!
Follow Lupita’s example
Here at LUXE Models, we’d suggest
that if you’re wanting to wear ‘galactic blue’ lips at some point in 2016, you
follow Lupita’s example on how to pull them off. Team this statement look with
subtle clothes and accessories so your vibrant lips can shine!
