Makeup twiggy
The sixties of the twentieth century were a time of active growth of the fashion industry. During this period, the musical style of rock and roll was born, blonde Merlin Monroe enjoyed great popularity, the thirst for freedom and the desire to openly demonstrate her sexuality soared in the air. Against this background, the star of the fragile model Leslie Hornby, remaining in history under the name Twiggy, shone very brightly. The image of an emaciated woman-girl with huge naive eyes, dressed in a short dress, still finds responses in the souls of fashionistas and insurgents. This material will be a good instruction for anyone who wants to learn how to recreate the image of Twiggy with makeup - on their own, at home.
Leslie Hornby - the history of popularity
Unremarkable Leslie worked in an ordinary barber shop in London. The girl was not at all considered beautiful, quite the contrary - her excessive thinness more than once became the subject of ridicule. But a meeting with the famous producer Justin de Villeneuve radically changed the life of a modest girl. Conquered by Leslie's frailty, Justin called her a reed - a hardness.
The consequence of the first photo shoots was the addition of two letters to the new nickname Leslie, now it has become Twiggy. The proposal to become a model was also not long in coming. Very soon, photos of the girls decorated the covers of all the leading fashion magazines. The audience was captivated by an incredible sincerity of view and, of course, photogenic and artistry Twiggy.
The new canons of attractiveness have entered the fashion: children's helplessness and thinness. Huge popularity was in the style of twiggy. Twiggy style is characterized by a combination of punk, rock and roll and hippie. Nowadays, associations with the model are caused by a smooth short haircut and bright short dresses. Twiggy style is also characterized by wearing ballet shoes with round toes, bright golf or tights, and bell skirts. Dressing is as simple and light as possible.
It is worth noting that the style twiggy focuses on children's naivety, and not on sexuality. Moreover, the show features those features of appearance that were previously considered to be flaws.
Twiggy Makeup
In addition to clothes like that of a newly-made star, twiggy makeup came into fashion. Its distinctive feature was the emphasis on the eyes, in particular - on the voluminous and fluffy eyelashes. But work on the eye area is just the final stage, the make-up in the style of twiggy begins with plucking out the extra hair on the eyebrows and carefully leveling the skin.
- Make-up Twiggy involves the use of liquid tonal basis and loose powder of natural color or ivory shade. There should be no hint of tan! The rules for applying tones say that cosmetics is used only to mask skin imperfections. Further blush is applied on a perfect base. Twiggy make-up makes the cheeks slightly rosy, no weight on the cheekbones is allowed. The image should be associated with childhood age and innocence.
- Make-up Twiggy does not focus on eyebrows, they should be as natural as possible. No brow tinting is allowed. The only thing you can do with this zone is to remove excess hair.
- Shadows are applied according to the following scheme: a light shade is placed on the upper eyelid in the area under the eyebrow, and the fold is shaded dark. Borders transition color carefully shaded. A single color effect should be created. The lash line on the upper eyelid is framed with a fat arrow that does not extend beyond the outer corner of the eye.
- Lips should be left as natural as possible. Remembering that the make-up of a twiggy recreates a childish appearance, bright lipstick should be postponed and take advantage of the transparent shine.
- The final touch - applying mascara on the eyelashes. It is the success of this step that will determine all the effect obtained. Eyelashes should be lightly glued and thickly smeared with mascara. It is also possible painting on hairs on the lower eyelid. To eyelashes stick together well, you can use mascara with a special effect or use the help of tweezers. In order not to stain the eyelids, at the time of painting the eyelashes, you can put cotton pads.
To completely recreate the image of Twiggy, it is recommended to use the appropriate hairstyle. All that is needed for this is to split the hair in a direct parting and smoothly comb it back. Then the hairstyle should be fixed by applying special cosmetics. It is also possible to use a lightweight fleece, which will make the hair more bulky. Then, because of the ears, it is worth straightening thin strands and splashing the whole head of hair with shine. It remains only to pick up the appropriate outfit and go to catch admiring glances.