Another make-up look - 1930-ish

Hello lovelies.

As you can probably tell, I'm getting all overexc ited with my make-up at the moment.  This is because I have decided to take a make-up artist course later in the year.  I need to learn something new and it might as well be something I will love and use so make-up it is.

This morning, whilst getting ready for our sale (anyone in London - please come to this today and say hello) I decided to try an earlier look - so I combined a couple of the 20's faces in Lauren Rennells' book (see previous post) to create this which I think looks like a late 20's early 30's makeup:

Face: 

• Revlon Colorstay foundation - 110 Ivory
• Coty Airspun loose powder - Translucent Extra Coverage
• MAC blush - Dame

Eyes:

• Natural Collection eyeshadow - Spring Green
• Besame eyeshadow - Pistachio
• MAC eyeshadow -  Vanilla
• Max Factor kohl pencil - 020 black
• Rimmel professional brow pencil - 002 Hazel
• Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara - black
• Ellnet hairspray on a brush to set brows

Lips:

• MAC liner - Redd
• MAC liner - Cherry
• Besame lipstick - Carmine

So, foundation and powder - no under eye concealer today, too lazy.  I then started on the eyes.  I used the Spring green in a light wash all over the lid and up to the brow and then the pistachio, a dark, shimmery colour just in the inner corner or the eye.  The MAC Vanilla used on the outer eye, above the crease to create a fade effect across.

The brows were different, I don't have thin enough brows for a real 30's look so went for the sort of stubby late 20's effect that some actresses seemed to favour at the time by concealing the hairs at the tail of the brow and squaring off the shape with pencil.  This does look fairly obvious close up, as you can see but I can live with that util I get my hands on a less gingery pencil.

The lips are the other main change, here the top lip is under, rather than overdrawn, creating a more rosebud effect in comparison to yesterdays wartime frown.  The cupid's bow is rounded and then the line to the corner dips down.  For this I used Besame Carmine, one of my very favourite lip colours - an orange with just a touch of milkiness to it.  I darkened the very inner corner of the mouth with a darker lipliner to add a little depth.

I like this look, though clearly my brows are far too big.  It is quite different from my usual 40's look for which I very rarely use coloured eyeshadow, if any at all. 

I'm feeling a bit Bette Davis in "Of Human Bondage" with all this make-up on and crazy frizzy hair.

A quick hair and outfit post - The Candlelight Club

I have again been neglecting this place, but with good reason - firstly, I've lost my camera somewhere in my flat and secondly I've been planning lots and lots of lovely blog posts for the future.

I just have to gather the energy to write the darn things now.

So, to get me back in the swing please marvel at my hair and outfit for last night's Candlelight Club.  Hee hee.

The hair was done in my basic set with the curls brushed under to form a shorter looking do and the fringed brushed over my hand to create a curl.  I then curled a few pieces around a mascara tube to get a definite set curl and sprayed it all firmly into place.

I wasn't sure what to wear for the bash, as I've gained a whopping half stone (three kilos) in the space of just three months, and choice was therefore somewhat limited.  After trying on a dozen things that wouldn't zip up and almost getting stuck in one lovely 40's dress, I finally settled on the below outfit, mixing dark red with dark brown - brave for me as I usually end up in just one colour.  I'm terrible at vintage colour schemes.

Apologies for the grubby mirror and iPhone photo.  Where is that darn camera!!

Here are the constituent pieces - again, apologies for poor picture quality:

Big bow hat (in a dark brown that is so close to black that it can be worn with either):

Dark brown Corde handbag:

Dark red 40's suit with gorgeous pocket detail:

Dark brown leather vintage shoes (really do need a clean - oops!):

Pink reverse carved lucite brooch and matching earrings:

Myself and two very lovely chums arrived at the club a little late - and as it was completely sold out we failed to get a seat and missed the gourmet sandwiches on offer.  However we enjoyed ourselves immensely - the band were fabulous and there was some burlesque too.

It did feel a little odd being in all 40's garb at a 20's themed event but no one seemed to take the dressing up too seriously, thankfully.

This is possibly my favourite event on the vintage scene, the atmosphere is very relaxed and there is a really mixed crowd - from Hackney hipster to New Sheridanite.

I just wish I'd had my darned camera!  Photos of the event can be found here.