Candy Face by Yves Saint Laurent

CANDY FACE

Spring 2012 by Yves Saint Laurent

Delectable. Indulgent.

The sultry and uninhibited Yves Saint Laurent woman plays with her irresistible attraction to forbidden pleasures: they naturally bring color to her face, her expressions of desire and emotions.

Sparkling sugar eyes, delicious cheeks and a gleaming smile.

Highly creative, she showcases her beauty, from the top of her cheekbones to the tips of her fingernails. Her “Nude in color” make-up captures the spirit of the candies she loves the most: colorful, translucent and exquisitely tangy. Her palette? Pomegranate red, cotton candy pink and sugar-coated sweets in bright, bold pop tones.

The seductive YSL woman savors the luxury of sheer tints: peach or apricot blush for her cheeks, smoky pink and crystallized violet for her eyes, sorbet lips aglow with glazed fruit, and hard candy drops of lemon, mint or peppermint, cocoa polish on her nails. There are no rules in the game of seduction for the YSL woman.

Fresh colors, melting textures, transparent effects:

A manifest of sweet, springtime shades, created by Lloyd Simmonds for Yves Saint Laurent.

“The gleam of an infinite profusion of dazzling fruit jellies, translucent raspberry and wild strawberry, mandarin orange, melon, mango and persimmon bring a gorgeous flush to the Yves Saint Laurent woman’s face. Her smile is as bright as shining sugared drops and syrups: shocking cherry, tangerine, grape and pomegranate, crystallized rose petals, mint and chocolate.”

                                                                                                                           Lloyd Simmonds

                                                                       Creative Director Yves Saint Laurent Make-up

VINYL CANDY PALETTE

LET’S ROCK

This spring’s star collector’s item eye shadow was inspired by a box of candy overflowing with irresistible colors and textures. Violet, pinks, blackcurrants and gooseberries: Lloyd Simmonds has created a harmony of 4 Couture shades, reminiscent of sugar-coated rock candies.

A profusion of color, luxurious textures

The density of the pigments, the opulence of the hues, the ultra silky textures: all 4 eyeshadows in the VINYL CANDY PALETTE lend themselves to total indulgence and unlimited expressions of color. Outrageously smoky eyes, intensely seductive, excessively YSL. Let’s rock!

A multiple, compact palette

Smoky intensity or a zingy halo, a pop pink or intriguing plum harmony, the VINYL CANDY PALETTE is ideal for creating candid or sophisticated eyes. Night & day make-up for creating velvety, satiny or pearly effects.

The iconic YSL square compact is dressed for the season with a raspberry resin lid stamped with the signature gold logo, like an Yves Saint Laurent fashion accessory.

Customised color

4 shades to blend, contrast or layer to create your own, personalized look that reflects your moods and desires.

2 pearly eye shadows: luminous raspberry and lilac subtly infused with pearly pigments.

2 satiny eye shadows: blackcurrant and rose petals play up the magic of chiaroscuro.

The expert’s secret, by Lloyd Simmonds. “There are various ways to modulate the intensity of the color: with the brush, to diffuse a vaporous, smoky halo or with the foam applicator tip, to create a lustrous hue, or to mute the iridescent effect”.

CANDY FACE BY LLOYD SIMMONDS

Creative Director Yves Saint Laurent Make-up

“I am deeply moved by nature itself, which is for me a source of inspiration, without limit. It reveals the power of life, the power of creativity. My ambition is to express what is at the heart of Yves Saint Laurent. Style, real, modern glamour, harmony and a kind of daring to reach true beauty.

Just gorgeous, sensual colors, in what of as the radical so chic of Yves Saint Laurent.

For the collection of Spring Look 2012, the profusion of translucent and multicolored shades from the nature inspired me.

This is an anthology of sparkling, fresh and luscious colors.”

Candy Face, eyes with a captivating, smoky-fruity effect in blue mint, plum, licorice or pink, speckled with sugary sparkles and lashes sheathed in inky blue. Cheekbones sculpted with carmine Voile de Blush blended on the upper cheekbones. A luscious smile, as shiny as tangerine syrup. On the nails, the fresh touch of a fruit sorbet.

The expert’s secret: “Place a dot of lilac eye pencil at the inner corner of the eyes and blend outwards to create a wide-eyed look.”