How to Have Fun With Your Eyeliner, the Rosie Assoulin Way
Rosie Assoulin’s Spring 2020 collection came with plenty of festive flourishes—pom-pom edges, crocheted flounces, and removable balloon sleeves—but perhaps none more attention-grabbing than that which was found above the neck: whimsical, rainbow-bright shapes at eye-level. As the story goes, makeup artist James Kaliardos was inspired by a hand-drawn paisley print found on one much-talked-about dress, but when his carefully replicated etchings began to “look like an Instagram post” he took a moment to recalibrate. That’s when he caught sight of Assoulin’s daughter scribbling away on her mother’s face. “It was so much more expressive and artful,” explains Kaliardos, who returned to his prismatic supply of MAC’s creamy Chromagraphic liners, this time with a fast, freeform hand. “We tried to capture the creative expression of innocence and happiness, and I had so much fun drawing each one on.”
Of course, such eye candy generated plenty of oohing and aahing from the Assoulin crowd, but rest assured this is one New York Fashion Week look that requires no pro’s touch, just Kaliardos’s sage advice: Keep your liners sharp; sketch with a steady stroke, watch Euphoria (“the makeup looks are so goooood!”), and above all, “Just go for it and play.” As he notes, “Perfect isn’t always perfect—it can become corporate—and isn’t that what we are all fighting against these days?” Here’s to fighting the good fight, colored pencils in tow.
Originally Appeared on Vogue
