Total Violet Makeup

The variations around the purple this year largely inspired the creations of make-up artists on the parades of the greatest haute couture houses. Ambience retro style jazz-club 30 years at Dior, vision of a romantic and magnetic Parisienne for Yves Saint Laurent, Slavic flight at Guerlain ... This is THE color impossible to circumvent.

Why we love purple

"The tendency is to the frank and intense shades. Among them, the purple family is unanimous because it brings a lot of originality, but remains easy to appropriate, "says Max Delorme, make-up artist Gemey-Maybelline. If we love her so much, it is also because she reveals herself in many ways. By its bluish accents, almost black, flirting with purplish, eggplant, crushed blueberry ... but also via its shades more red, which range from carmine to Bordeaux and passing through deep garnets. A bit retro or totally rock? It's up to you to choose the purple that suits you.

Purple, eyes with nails

• On the nails. Retro inspiration, again and again ... The nails are adorned with a vintage color lacquer with stunning shine. The nail is rather short and perfectly filed in almond, for an absolute chic.
• On the eyes . The major asset of the purple color? It suits all the shades of irises, with a special mention for the clear eyes that it vibrates like never before. Finish velvety, lightly pearlescent or metallic: we do not hesitate to mix effects. And, oh surprise, in a halo melted all around the eye, it reveals itself infinitely sweet. Afraid to dare the purple smoky? Simply stick with a plum pencil at the level of the eyelashes and a layer of coordinated mascara ... A captivating look guaranteed.
• On the mouth. It is the ideal color to spice up its look and bring the little rock and rebel touch that we love so much. The most classic will apply carefully deep red lipsticks, a little retro, which will lip the lips way Hollywood golden age.