Marie Antoinette: A True Diva

Let me start this post by saying: I will not be able to capture the beauty of this film through my blog. The magnitude of the aesthetics can only be enjoyed on film as it was intended. That being said, I highly recommend this film to all lovers of beauty, fashion and art. The direction of the film is done by the famous Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation and the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola). It stars Kirsten Dunst in the title role and Jason Schwartzman as Louis XVI.

Marie Antoinette isn't a historical retelling of her life, it is highly stylized and impressionistic. It capturers how much of a rock star she was while showering the eyes of its viewers with beauty.  

 

 The costume and makeup artistry won an Academy award and was featured on the cover and in the pages of Vogue with an accompanying photo shoot. This is by far my favourite issue of the magazine.

 Several designers were featured like Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Alexander Mcqueen, Oliver Theyskens, Dior and  Balenciaga.   

Costume work by Milena Canonero.  An interview with The London Times  "At the start of pre-production, Coppola handed Canonero a box of pastel-coloured macaroons from the Laduree pastry house. "She told me, 'These are the colours I love'," recalls Canonero. "I used them as a palette. Sofia was clear about the colouration, but left the rest to me. We squeezed the essence of the period, without reproducing it. Even if you think you know a lot about it," she argues, "you always have to look for a new angle. I simplified the very heavy look of the 18th century. I wanted it to be believable, but more stylized."

 If you are a true lover of art I imagine you have already seen this movie. 

CAUTION: This area is RED HOT

This winter, like most others, red lips are hot. RED HOT. Lots of women are on a perpetual hunt for the perfect shade of lipstick and while I agree, you need something that goes well with your skin, eyes, hair etcetera. What you need most of all is confidence! Let’s look at some of the famous faces that constantly choose the VA VOOM that red lips have to offer. 

Gwen Stefani: This hot ROCKER CHICK made her career based on her red lips. Its how everyone remembered her in a time when being bold and different wasn’t the norm. So, aside from the hot red lips you should thank her for changing the norm and mixing things up a bit. While you’re at it, thank her for making houndstooth famous again.  

Dita Von Tesse: One word: VIXEN! She brings the vintage sex appeal by having a red lip and she is super confident with her style. If you haven’t noticed, she is the exact opposite of what the industry claims is beautiful: Pale, dark haired and different. Through being herself she has managed to become the world’s only living sex icon. If you ever needed a reason to be yourself that is a damn good one. 

Christina Aguilera: I would call this lady a GLAMAZON. She is 100% glamorous 100% of the time. Now unlike the other features in this post Christina didn’t always wear the red lip. It found her. She grew into it. She grew up. She, like us, had to work at it. Let me tell you, she has perfected the art. Now, like the other features, she is rarely spotted without it. Even if she hasn’t always had the red lip she has ALWAYS been confident. Confident enough to go toe to toe against Britney Spears and confident enough to wear ass-less chaps. You go girl.

If you don’t identify with these three maybe you will with: Lauren Conrad, Hayden Penettiere, Beyonce, Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, Kim Kardashian, Katherine Heigl, Jenifer Hudson, Emmy meester, Angelina Jolie, Kirsten Dunst or Rihanna? I could go on! See red lips don’t have to go with just one style, anyone can wear them. Most of these celebrities have little or nothing in common except the fact that they have worn red lips in the past. Like I said before all you need to pull them off is confidence. Whatever you choose to do with your look, you always need to wear it with confidence!

Here's another fresh modern look that I came across and loved.

TIP: If you decide to dive right in and try this look be sure to use a red liner as well! You don’t want the red to bleed out of your natural lip line and it will. Next Use a lip brush for precision. Check out the link below for a step by step: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H661e-8TAU4

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