VIP Class Notes (Aileen)

Watch 3 famous makeup artists on youtube do tutorials on how to create a smokey eye:  Lisa Eldridge, Bobbi Brown, and Charlotte Tilbury. Please write a summary of what you found similar and across all of them, and what was different.

Bobbi Brown: https://youtu.be/5AiHLQWgS9g

Lisa Eldridge: https://youtu.be/PJgbklRG8aw

Charlotte Tillbury: https://youtu.be/Ko5-xhOoJAI

Go through your summary of the videos and discuss more in detail.

The evolution of cosmetics in the last 20 years.

Vocabulary

Cutting-edge先进的,

avant-garde: 前卫

humble: not showing off, 低調，謙虛

ox-blood red: the color of Charlotte’s eyeshadow palettes and blush.

rose-gold

art-deco: 1920’s style to describe many buildings in Shanghai, jewelry, and art–Gatsby style

Gatsby-style: what Chinese people only know when you’re trying to explain art deco

niche: a small group

gimmick，gimmicky: 花招

exclusive to China:  something only China will carry.

eyeshadow-quad

dime-sized amount: used for magic cream

oxidizes: when your makeup turns darker due to the contact with oxygen.

primer: the silicon-base that goes before your foundation to make your foundation stay in put and sticky.  Pore-filling.  A gimmick in my opinion.

glowy-look

2 -in-1:  A product that can provide two functions:  Magic cream

staple:  Something necessary for everyday:  Laura Mercier’s translucent powder.