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COFFEE AND MASCARA, THE LOOK

READY, SET, GLOW

I decided not to travel to Fashion Week.

It was important for me to spend the holiday break with family and friends, I was nominated for a new and demanding position, but – to be honest – I was experiencing a creativity crisis.

After two particularly busy years, I realized I needed a vacation. To find the break-even point, to locate new sources of inspiration and to relight my fire – the “conservation of energy law.”

I decided to return to one of the first places that had ignited my love for aesthetics and style – London.

As strange or as detached as it may sound, the kicking British underground style was part of my experience as a teenager… in my ship-shaped way of course :-) 

A “bottle” green leather jacket combined with orange satin trousers were my favorite appearance, along with other delusional combinations that I left behind somewhere in the 1990s. Thank goodness, I have undergone a few reincarnations since then, inspired by certain stars, and have become more of a Victoria Beckham than a "Posh Spice".

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Fortunately, as I arrived in London at the end of Fashion Week, my friends at the Bobbi Brown Cosmetics had the time to suggest that I meet with makeup artist Jennifer Berger for a consultation and inspiration on a contemporary London-style look.

I don’t know if you’ve figured it out by now, but when it comes to my appearance… how should I put it… “there’s no room for private initiatives”. Everything must look exactly the way I want it to.

This time, however, I decided to make an exception, let go and allow Jennifer to go wild. Let her create a contemporary, radiant look.

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So how do you create a London-style party?

It’s the simplest thing: You mix milk with glitter and add a cherry on top. 

Well, to be a bit more specific, after the face cleansing and as part of the preparation stages, the skin is irrigated with Extra Repair Nourishing Milk, a lotion with the deep nourishment abilities of oil along with skin renewal abilities from the recovery series. Beyond the unique nourishment qualities, this product has a light and pleasant texture, it absorbs quickly and doesn’t leave the skin all oily. I like it. 

After laying the foundation and the contour shadings (must take lessons from the Kardashian family when I get the chance), it was time for the dominant eyes. Neutral-colored eyeshadows, Bone and Toast, were placed on the eyelid, while a dark brown eyeshadow with a rich and sparkling texture (ALLSPICE SPARKLE EYE SHADOWwas placed on the area above the eyelashes.

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The upper frame of the eye was outlined with a dark eyeliner and the eyelashes were painted, creating a warm, deep and radiant look in an instant. 

As for the lips, the cherry is the new red! So it’s time to enjoy a new Red Berry Luxe Lip Color and catch up.

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At the end of the process I looked in the mirror, and to be honest, I had never felt so beautiful. I examined myself for a long time, and after an unclear sequence of syllables (wow… wah… aaaah… wow), the most intelligent sentence I could produce for Jennifer was: “What’s are the chances that I’ll be able to recreate this look soon!?”

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Since then, the mysterious woman look has been echoing in my head along with new thoughts of liberation and change of style – Voila! Did anyone say inspiration? 

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THANK YOU: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics & Jennifer Berger

dress: Sabina Musayev  / HANDBAG: & Other Stories heels & jewelry: PERSONAL COLLECTION

PHOTOGRAPHED BY: bettina adela photography  

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