yadim

I focused myself a bit more on the fact i was working for a makeup look and researched more into makeup artists that had created somewhat tribal looks. I stumbled upon a Vogue Paris cover featuring Karmen Pedaru with makeup done by newly appointed international makeup designer for Dior, Yadim.

The makeup is done with such a natual glowing base and the eyes are painted like a mask, with fine brush strokes creating a feather like effect around the eyes. I like the idea of using this effect in my final look, i aslo like the idea of relating the look to birds, as the previous native american tribes i have looked at used alot of feathers in their styling and worshipped the bird. I also looked at some full body shots from this shoot to get ideas for styling,

The khaki greens, yellows and browns, all offer a naturalistic palette, matching the scenery behind the model. The earthy tones give a sense of dirtiness and savageness of the character, which i really love. 

I loved this makeup so much I looked into Yadim further... as Dior's makeup artist he has recently worked on my current obsession, Daphne Groeneveld. 

These three images are from the 'Mix Master' article in the November 2012 Vogue UK issue, where Yadim worked on Daphne to create a sort of modern club kids look for her. I love the bright colours and the contrast that they have with the previous earthy tones in other Yadim feature i looked at. It got me thinking if i could use bright colours in my editorial image as apposed to the normal browns, greens, and yellows that reference most tribal images. This reminded me of the brightly coloured feather headdress that river island recreated, contrasting so greatly with the traditional style of the native americans. Also the idea of using a white blonde, fair skinned model never crossed my mind until now; this idea of a modern, bright, tribal look, has really caught my attention and I definitely want to develop it further.