Get the Make-Up Look: Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby

 Last year I was so excited that Baz Luhrmann decided to recreate the on screen version of The Great Gatsby. I was even more excited when I found out that Leonardo Dicapirio and Carey Mulligan would be starring as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan and that Jay Z was producing the Soundtrack for the film. The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite books and I think Baz did a great job at creating his version of the story. The film was visually stunning and one thing I especially loved were the outfits and makeup. Tiffany created all the jewellery including Daisy's gorgeous engagement ring and Jay's signature ring. Also Prada designed all of the costumes. Daisy has quite a subtle romantic makeup look that exudes femininity. I recently got the DVD for Christmas so when me and Jess re-watched the film recently I just had to do a blog post on her gorgeous makeup.

Complexion

First apply foundation to your skin as you normally would, perhaps if you use a lighter shade that would be better to recreate this look as Daisy's makeup is quite delicate. A matte foundation would probably be best too. I would use the Nars Sheer Matte Foundation. Next apply concealer where needed (under the eyes and to cover blemishes) as Carey has perfect skin in the film such as the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. The makeup look is quite matte so apply a setting powder all over the face like the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent. Carey doesn't have much colour to the cheeks but if you want some colour then use a light natural brush and subtly sweep over the apples of your cheeks to make it look as natural as possible.

Eyes

Fill in the eyebrows with a light brown eye shadow and an angled brush for a soft look. I would use MAC Charcoal Brown. Don't go over the top with the eyebrows just fill in where is needed to make them look strong and arched, but you don't want them to be the focus of the whole look. Next is Daisy's eyeshadow. Use a light neutral colour such as MAC Naked Lunch and sweep all over the lid using a basic shading eyeshadow brush. Then choose a light grey shade such as MAC Print and apply using a blending brush to the middle of the eyelid and out into the corners. Blend in with the lighter colour. Then use a blending brush to apply the grey colour to the crease. Blend all of this out again with a blending brush to give a soft look to the eyes. It is important to blend the colour and use light colours to recreate Carey's look. Daisy's eyes are slightly lined so draw out a thin line right along the lash line to give the eyes some definition. You can either use a matte black eyeshadow such as MAC Carbon or a liquid eyeliner such as the Rimmel Glam Eyes Liquid Eyeliner. Next curl your lashes and apply a few coats of black mascara such as the Diorshow Mascara.

Lips

Daisy has a subtle and natural looking lip throughout the film. Use a rosy pink matte lipstick or lip pencil to achieve her look. You could even use a lip liner to define the lips and then colour in all of the lips and blend out with a lip brush. I would use the Nars Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien to achieve this look. You could also use a lipstick such as the Chanel Rouge Allure in Séduisante which the makeup artist for the film, Maurizio Silvi, used lightly on Carey's lips.