How to feel like a femme fatale
FASHION
✕ shows to browse: Dolce & Gabbana spring 2018, YSL ready to wear 2018, Nina Ricci spring 2009, Ulyana Sergeenko fall 2017, Balenciaga fall 2008, Oscar De La Renta fall 2013, Elie Saab fall ready to wear 2014, Christian Dior pre fall 2012, Christian Dior spring 2011 couture, Christian Dior fall 2010 ready to wear.
✕ colour palette: noir blacks, scarlet, burgundy, blush pinks, ivory, crisp white, silver, gold, beige, greys, sapphire blue, emerald green.
✕ items: louboutin heels, pointed thigh-high boots, birkin handbags, fabrics of; lace, leather, velvet and silk. choker necklaces, pearls, ruby earrings, red silk dresses, faux fur coats, body con lingerie piece paired with a two piece blazer style suit/power suit, leather mini skirts, white work shirts, turtlenecks, cat eye sunglasses, long black sheer robe, cashmere sweaters, long gloves, cigarette pants, fish net stockings, v-neck jumpsuit, cocktail dresses, pencil skirts, veiled hats, pill box hat, little black dress, long trench coats, leopard printed items!
MAKEUP/HAIR
✕ wine coloured lips, or vivid reds. Making sure to use a lip liner for precision. Sultry cat eyes, creating the allusion of almond shaped eyes; colours like navy, black, brown, plum or burgundy. Structured high arched brows, contour the cheek bones, champagne coloured highlighter, fluffy lashes.
✕ Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth inspired old Hollywood hairstyles, blow out curls, lots of volume. Some other ideas; sleek straight hair, low ponytails with a black ribbon, middle parted sleek low bun, structured high ponytails, hard-edged long bob with square fringe, giving a touch of noir charm. Also looking at the women in Hitchcock films will inspire you some more!
✕ perfumes: hypnotic poison by Dior, noir de noir by Tom Ford, coco noir by Chanel, Vivienne Westwood Boudoir, Agent Provocateur perfume, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Classique Eau De Parfum by Jean Paul Gaultier, Juliette has a gun lady vengeance.
OTHER
✕ things to evoke: mysterious, seductive, part vixen, part vivacious, beguiling, captivating, tough, bold, intimidating, feminine, charming, intelligent, powerful and intriguing.
✕ interiors: silky sheets, futons, velvet tassel cushions, bar carts with decorative martini glasses, vanity table filled with your lipsticks and perfumes, vintage floor mirrors, red roses, chandeliers, scented candles, marble pieces, lush rugs, floor standing lights, making your own artwork with kiss stains of varying colours, displaying more vintage pieces like a type writer or old clocks.
✕ movies to inspire you: The Big Sleep/Vivian Rutledge, The Killers/Ava Gardner, This Gun for Hire/Veronica Lake, Chinatown/Faye Dunaway, Out of The Past/Jane Greer, Murder, My Sweet/Claire Trevor, Gone Girl/Rosamund Pike, Batman Returns/Michelle Pfeiffer, My Cousin Rachel/Rachel Weisz, Basic Instinct/Sharon Stone, Pulp Fiction/Uma Thurman, Moulin Rouge/Nicole Kidman, Femme Fatale/Rebecca Romijn, Mr and Mrs Smith/Angelina Jolie, just to name a few.
✕ things to do: listen to tchaikovsky, carry around a vintage compact to touch up your lipstick through out the day, drinking wine or champagne, go on shopping sprees with friends, attend fashion shows, read mystery novels, visit more interesting hangouts; mysterious section of the library, a corner of a coffee shop or old book store, quaint jazz clubs etc. Have more unique skills or hobbies; dancing, taking up a foreign language, painting/sculpting, archery, martial arts, acting, singing, tech skills, writing. Attending or hosting masquerade balls.
