September 23, 2011

Eye Spy

Let's face it, Visual Kei is an eyeful! In a typical ensemble there are so many elements it's often hard to take notice of them all. Cosplayers, you know what this feels like!

But one thing I always think is a cool touch in Visual Kei (and seasonal runways, for that matter) is eye makeup. There's an infinite number of examples out there, but I pulled together just a small grouping of styles and effects seen throughout the genre:


If you want to replicate these looks, Sephora and Ricky's are probably your best sources in the US.


Who doesn't want a giant black rose on their eye? I quite like the bottom two myself.






The fact that I was planning to do this post collided with a perfectly timed tweet from Sephora, announcing the arrival of Paperself lashes to their stores and online. I had heard about these some time ago, and am thoroughly excited to pick up a pair! False lashes are fun once you get the hang of applying them...

Images from the Paperself Web Site.

It's a London based company that focuses on paper-based design. How cool are these! Very, very visual, but can be elegant and fun on any occasion.

Paperself Web Site: http://www.paperself.com/ps%20%20all.html

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