Drama, lace and a whole lot of lips dominate this season, breaking through the mystery of the shadows and into your beauty kits
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SPEAK CLEARLY
Who knew tattooed lips could look so sexy? After prepping the model’s lips with a scrub and a rich balm, Penaso added a beautiful lace pattern and topped it with clear gloss. For the eyes, the pairing of dark glitter and rose eye shadow perfectly complements the daring lip.
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INTO SHADOW
To highlight this beautiful textured lip, Patdu painted thin layers of illuminating skin products, from a lightweight primer, a sheer foundation and a subtle highlighter.
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VEILED SECRETS
Makeup artists Anton Patdu and Gery Penaso took opposing sides—Patdu went dark while Penaso was drawn to the light—when creating their looks. They also balanced out the looks with Patdu creating a moist peach lip to counter the the edgy 3D eye look, while Penaso added a deep berry stain to his ethereal bride.
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SPANISH ROSE
Inspired by a Spanish fan, Patdu drew a complex pattern using dark and metallic liner. To add contrast, and play p the Spanish theme, Patdu dabbed a sultry crimson shade all over the lips and flash of copper liner on the lids.
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By Trina Epilepsia Boutain
Photography Melson Bolongaita
Art direction Jann Pascua
Makeup Anton Patdu and Gery Penaso
Hair Jan Edrosolan
Nail care Nail-A-Holics Nail Salon & Spa, Eastwood
Photography Assistant Sef Curada
Models Beatriz (Elite Manila) and Helo (Women’s Folio)
Frequently Asked Questions
The dark lips trend uses dramatic lip looks, from lace patterns to deep berry and crimson shades, as the focus of a makeup look. In this editorial, makeup artists Anton Patdu and Gery Penaso created four looks, from a lace lip pattern to a deep berry stain.
Prep the lips with a scrub and a rich balm, then add a lace pattern to the lips and top it with clear gloss. Makeup artist Gery Penaso used this method, pairing it with dark glitter and rose eyeshadow on the eyes to complement the daring lip.
Balance a bold lip by keeping the skin sheer and luminous, or by softening another feature. Anton Patdu used thin layers of lightweight primer, sheer foundation and a subtle highlighter to showcase a textured lip, and paired a moist peach lip with an edgy 3D eye look.
The looks feature a deep berry stain, a crimson shade dabbed all over the lips, a moist peach lip and a lace-patterned lip finished with clear gloss. Eye details include dark glitter, rose eyeshadow, dark and metallic liner, and a flash of copper liner on the lids.
Makeup artists Anton Patdu and Gery Penaso created the looks, with Patdu going dark and Penaso drawn to the light. Photography was by Melson Bolongaita, art direction by Jann Pascua and hair by Jan Edrosolan, with models Beatriz of Elite Manila and Helo of Women’s Folio.
