Impressions

Time to make a statement! Whether for yourself or for a different reason, image is a constant in society. Though first impressions may seem important, it is more your ability to adapt with that impression, creating a lasting perception.The transformation of self from day to day. This becomes you...your impression...your own self appointed identity--discretion in allowing others to see what you want them to. These impressions are like blogs and the internet, always improving. This fast paced expressionism is also in fashion--expanding so rapidly that at times it seems almost instantaneous. 

The image today is of a Roberto Cavalli gown. At first glance you see a dark intricate neckline with sparkle. But like the constant adaptation of internet life, the dress flows into something more. It continues to form a different expression. At first you see dark, then light and color. 

The eyeshadow this time draws more from the light and colorful elements, pulling mainly from blues and purples. There is sparkle added to bring about the first impression of the shadow in comparison with the dress. This pallet, however, is not an exact match to the gown. It is an interpretation of the extension of the gown’s further continuation into something different. Just as blogs started off as personal web journals and later developed a mass media element, the initial foundation for an idea of makeup is the same. Start with a first impression. What do you see first. Sparkle? Black? Then what is next. Color? Pattern? 

The development is key in impressionism, especially in makeup. Literal is rare. Change, adapt, and look at things in a different perspective--like facebook and other social networking mediums. These sites all started with a simple idea of meeting people and connecting, and then escalated into an addictive obsession within the technological age.   In makeup, start off simple--color; then proceed from there. 

ColorEyez Tip of the Day:

Add SPARKLE! You can either mix colors by choosing a shimmer shadow that is completely different--like pink sparkle over a green shadow or use a neutral sparkle. Urban Decay has a line of shadows with built in shimmer. I recommend Midnight Cowboy, its a light neutral shade that can go over any color and looks fine by itself.