Chanel Make-up Confidential Video: Mirror, Mirror

Chanel's Creative Director of Make-up, Peter Philips, has created a new short-film for Make-up Confidential. (If you've never visited this digital magazine, you must take a look, it's content is very creative and innovative!) The teaser video, entitled 'Miroir Miroir', has been designed to preview the brand's five new Rouge Allure Lipstick shades which are set to launch on the 14th September 2012.

Inspired by a mirror-embellished coat from Chanel's Paris-Bombay pre-fall show, Philips revealed that the 'mirror look' isn't a mask, the crystals and mirrors were individually applied onto the face in no less than four hours!

So, how did make-up maestro Philip's come up with the surreal, mesmerising concept? "I was mainly inspired by an editorial makeup I did a few years ago. It was a composition of pieces of crystals and mirrors that I applied on a girls face. We did some amazing pictures, but I always felt a bit frustrated that we never captured this makeup in movement. I loved the sparkling, hypnotizing effect, which, unfortunately, you partially loose in a still image. When the idea of doing a film around the lipsticks and Paris Bombay Show started growing in my head, The concept complimented the shades and the hypnotizing, psychedelic aspect fitted well with the Indian theme."

To highlight the new lipstick collection, he kept the rest of model Inguta Butane's make-up minimal. "I kept the eyes almost naked. I only curled the lashes, applied Ombre Essentielle in “Ivory” and our “Clair” khol liner on the eyes, and that's it. On the lips I applied 5 different, new shades of Rouge Allure lipstick: Pimpante, Excentrique, Enjouée, Exaltée, Palpitante."

Quote Source: graziadaily.co.uk

 

What are your thoughts on the new short-film?

Karl Lagerfeld for Shu Uemura

An exciting new collaboration has just been announced between Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld and make-up giant Shu Uemura. After launching his make-up line with Sephora last Christmas, Lagerfeld is now working on a special holiday make-up collection with the Japanese beauty brand.

The designer has used Shu Uemura products for more than 20 years - albeit to bring colour to his fashion illustrations, rather than their traditional use. Why? “Because other manufacturers do not offer such beautiful colours,” he tells WWD.

'I love sketching in the morning,' Karl says. 'When I go to sleep I always put my pens and papers next to my bed. I use Shu Uemura shadows to sketch, since they are such fantastic colours.'

Lagerfeld himself selected the colours and packaging for the new collection and has already photographed the accompanying campaign. Karl Lagerfeld for Shu Uemura will launch internationally in November; while the president of Karl Lagerfeld, Pier Paolo Righi, hints that the collection will reflect the designer's 'iconic, ironic style.' As a big fan of both Lagerfeld and the beautiful Shu Uemura line, I for one cannot wait to see the finished collection.