FOTD: 1950s Siren Look

I've ALWAYS loved the 50s in terms of fashion and makeup so I was pretty happy when I found out one of my besties had decided to set "50s" as her birthday party theme! I spent a little time trying to find what makeup / hair would look 50s. It appears that for a 50s look:

• Signature red lip - very neat outline (use lip liner and/or conceal the edges to get a really neat look)
• Defined brow, but not thick. 
• Faces are contoured and blush is fairly subtle. 
• Eye shadow is light, perhaps pastel or neutral, with defined crease. 
• Looks tend to be quite matte as opposed to shiny. 

In terms of the hair, it's commonly curled with a side part away from the face and can be pinned on one side. Setting hair in curls seemed to be the way to go. I found this 50s hairstyle tutorial by The Cherry Dollface at the last minute so I tried to follow that.

Want to know what I did? Read on...

Circle lens: Acuvue Define "Accent" Style

For the uninitiated: circle lenses are a special type of contact lens that makes your eye look bigger by increasing the size of your iris with a printed colour ring! They're popular in asian countries like Japan and Korea. 

Many people order these online, however it is unknown if they are legitimately from whatever foreign brand they say they are. A few years back, I consulted my optometrist about these lenses, and he did not approve as it is unknown what their manufacturing process is and they're not yet approved by the TGA, so the official line from optometrists (and probably most medical professionals) is that it's unknown whether they are safe. He suggested I try Johnson & Johnson 1 Day Acuvue Define circle lenses instead and ordered them in for me! 

They're so much more comfortable than the Korean / Japanese lenses, although less dramatic in colour and size. I use them for a little kick in iris size for times when I need to wear them for long periods of time or my eyes are irritated when I've tried to put other lenses in. This time I put them in to exercise as I didn't want to get sweat on my precious new glasses (the saline solution of sweat erodes things over time).

Here's a before / after with these lens in the black ringed "Accent". With lenses in:

Without lenses in:

Check them out here: Official Acuvue website

I still order and buy asian circle lenses because I just love the range of colours available and more enlargement effect, but I try to keep wear time to a minimum as I really don't know much about where they've come from. Whilst it's nice to know many people in Korea, Japan and all over the world use them with no problems, eye care is really not something you want to &%$# around with. 

Peace out, time to cram for an exam.

♥ Sabrina/Rose