AAFW makeup look breakdowns: Bold lips by Clarins for Bondi Born

AAFW started yesterday at Sydney’s Carriageworks with satellite shows and events happening around town. What’s been the popularity with makeup looks so far? Our first of the AAFW makeup look breakdowns is all about bare, 90s-style skin with bright pops of bold red and fushcia on lips developed by Clarins for fashion brand Bondi Born. With the Opera House and Circular Quay as the backdrop to the brand’s runway show, bold monochromatic garments cut with simple, clean lines and draping were complemented by seriously bold lips, bare cheeks and just a flick of mascara… around the eyebrows only. Think Laetitia Casta or Carolyn Bessette in colour circa the mid-90s for inspiration.

Anna Salem, Head of Makeup Artistry at Clarins says the “Inspiration behind the design came from the bright colours Bondi Born used… and the backdrop to be the fabrics, which were quite matte, but had an amazing sheen of light. Any inspiration is always a collaboration using the creative director behind the company.”

The look they were going for was “bold lips and fresh face,” says Salem. “Skin was prepped with SOS Primer for hydrated & glowy skin. The conclusion was a matte glow. The SOS Primer helps you to catch the sunshine. Everlasting Youth Fluid was used to boost each one of the girls beautiful skin, keeping the appearance bare faced.”

Achieve the bold, bright matte lip look she developed by applying “Joli Rogue Velvet towards the lip, taking the colour towards the edge of the line. Slowly press the lip line to blur the edge to produce the soft look,” says Salem. “Double Fix Mascara was utilized on the brows only – to help volumize the them.” The aim would be to have a softer edge on the lip so Salem says “forget about the lipliner, and sweep on straight from the bullet. The concept isn't to possess a perfect hard edged line.”

Salem says the bold-lip is a timeless and definitely translates to streetwear. “This look complements whether you're wearing dark colours or bright colours a focal bold lip is always fashionable”