Adele’s comeback blows up internet searches for her eyes and eyeliner (eyeliner). Fans want to replicate the British singer’s cat eyes, which have become her trademark.
From the magazine’s publication earlier this month Vogue UK where Adele is on the cover, Google Trend searches for the word “Adele Winged Eyeliner” have increased by 850%.
His new music video Easy on Me directed by Xavier Dolan has been seen more than 75 million times since its launch last Thursday and the singer’s eyes, turned close-up, are arousing enthusiasm.
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” The eyeliner, it is timeless, we are not mistaken, and it is always beautiful. Adele is shocking with her return by her confident eyes. It gives him power and a look that says: “It’s me who leads” and that’s why it’s impressive, hence the enthusiasm ”, observes Jacques-Lee Pelletier, make-up artist for many artists of the Quebec.
Michael Ashton, makeup artist for the British singer, has become a star himself and in 2016 revealed the secret to the eyes of the singer-songwriter he has been wearing makeup since his debut. He uses a black gel liner and makes sure, using a brush, to iron well on the line in order to intensify the look.
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For Jacques-Lee Pelletier, who has signed numerous advertising campaigns during his career, including those in which he transformed Benoit Brière into Mr. B, for Bell, the eyeliner is a safe bet to enhance the look. “It’s a classic, it gives a touch of elegance and glamor. Remember Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and now Ariana Grande. »He specifies that it is necessary to adjust the start of the line according to the shape of the eye so that the gaze does not fall, because it must, on the contrary, give height and lightness to the gaze.
The makeup artist recalls that to get a photograph like the one on the cover of the magazine Vogue, there is a whole team of craftsmen who make sure that the star is perfect: makeup artists, hairdressers, stylists, assistants and photographers. “The photo is magnificent, but to have this result, there is a lot of work, let’s not forget. ”