Elle Australia - September 2019

SUPERSIZED CAT-EYE

Find dainty flicks a bit too fussy? We feel

you. Luckily, the AW19-20 shows proved

it’s perfectly okay to get a little heavy-

handed with your standard cat-eye —

chic, even. GCDS showcased an entirely

blacked-out lid with a generous outer

wing, while the girls at Louis Vuitton wore

their feline flicks loud and lived-in, showing

that precision isn’t always the be-all

and end-all. Over at Erdem, Val Garland

created a velvety winged eye by laying

down eyeliner as a base before adding

Nars eyeshadow. The at-home hack? Use

micellar water and cotton buds to eliminate

excess and get the edges razor-sharp. E

WHAT LIES BENE ATH

This season’s shows brought the oft-

overlooked under-eye area into the spotlight.

Proenza Schouler kept things relatively

understated with black lacquer inching along

the lower lashline, while Peter Philips drew in

graphic bottom strokes to create an inverse

lash effect à la Twiggy at Christian Dior.

Taking the look up a notch, Giambattista Valli

opted for a black underlined eye framed by

metallic false lashes, and over at Marine

Serre, models took to the runway with tiny

LED lights under their eyes. Take this as your

invitation to experiment with different styles

and colours. But if bright lights seem a little

extra, don’t worry – a touch of pencil,

smudged at the edges, still counts.

Ombre Première

Longwear Powder

Eyeshadow in Noir

Lamé, $55, CHANEL,

1300 242 635

Colour Chameleon in

Black Diamonds, $37,

CHARLOTTE TILBURY,

charlottetilbury.com/au

MasterpieceHigh

Precision Liquid

Eyeliner in Velvet

Black, $25,

MAX FACTOR,

1800812663

Diorshow Iconic

Overcurl Mascara

in Over Black,

$56, DIOR,

sephora.com.au

Marine Serre Christian Dior

Giambattista Valli

Christian Dior

Proenza Schouler

GCDS

Louis Vuitton

GCDS

Erdem

Erdem

Marine Serre

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photography: Sevak Babakhani (still-life); Jason Lloyd-Evans

Giambattista Valli