A DIALOGUE between cosmetic colour, texture and the human spirit. Make up influences modern society in a number of significant ways and can be an important part of self expression.
We were inspired by the great master Mark Rothko with his mesmerising colourfield paintings of pure colour, tapping into the bespoke world of emotion and feeling beyond the everyday realm of objects, names or things.
Overall, makeup has affected modern society in a number of significant ways. Wearing make up can make a person feel more in control and studies show that those who wear makeup feel much more comfortable in social situations. Makeup can also make a person look more presentable and give off the impression of self-care.
For Rothko, colour is “merely an instrument”. The multiforms and the signature paintings are, in essence, the same expression of basic human emotions as his surrealistic mythological paintings, albeit in a purer form. What is common among these stylistic innovations is a concern for “tragedy, ecstasy and doom”.
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photograph: Beate Sonnenberg
Photography: Beate Sonnenberg
Art direction and styling: Johanne Mills
Retouch: The Laundry Room
Shot 1:
Top: Yves Saint Laurent Couture Eyeshadow
Middle: Yves Saint Laurent Crush Eyeshadow
Bottom: Rouge Allure Chanel Lipstick
Shot 2:
Top: MAC powder Blush pro
Middle: Chanel Le Rouge Liquid Lip Colour
Bottom: MAC Liquid Lip Colour
Shot 3:
Top: Estee Lauder Pure Colour Envy Lipgloss
Middle: NarsSingle Eyeshadow
Bottom: Dior Ultra Rouge Lipstick
Shot 4:
Top: Giorgio Armani EyeTint liquid Eyeshadow
Middle: Nini OrganicsDetox Foam
Bottom: Dior 5 CouleursCouture
Shot 5:
Top: Giorgio Armani Eye Tint Liquid Eyeshadow
Middle: Dior 5 Colours Couture Eyeshadow Palette
Bottom: Dior Diorskin Forever Cushion Loose Powder
Top: Chanel Premiere
Shot 6:
Top: Givenchy Le Rouge Lipstick
Bottom:Guerlain Rouge G Lipstick
Shot 7:
Top: Chanel Premiere Longwear Powder Eyeshadow
Middle: Givenchy Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick
Bottom: Guerlain L’Essentiel Natural Glow Foundation
Top: Givenchy Le Rouge Lipstick
Bottom:Guerlain Rouge G Lipstick