ELLEskling

Last month, when I was happily trotting around Stockholm in the sunshine with my Swede, I stopped by FACE Stockholm and accosted one of the makeup artists there with the plea that she “make me look fashionable.”  I’m not big into make up, but I noticed a lot of the smokey, seductive eye thing bobbing around Stureplan and reappearing in all the Swedish fashion magazines.  Well, what the heck.  When in Rome, right?  I sat perfectly still while she swept, swiped, dotted and deftly maneuvered her brushes like a FACE Picasso.  When it was all over, a bead of sweat gathering on the tip of her eyebrow, she took a step back, hands on hips, and admired her work.  And work it definitely was.  How do I know this?  Because I purchased the very same materials she used and tried it myself.  And what did I learn?  Owning Picasso’s brushes and paints does not make for a Picasso painting.  For your entertainment I have decided to post the results of my attempt.  Make some pop corn, sit back, and enjoy my comedy of errors in the name of fashion.

xoxo

Elle

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