Making like the Spice Girls
Luke Peterson
Making like the Spice Girls
Make-up artist gives you the inside scoop on how to look like a star
By STEPHANIE MCGRATH -- Lifewise Contributor
Chase Aston whizzes into a downtown Toronto restaurant. More interested in
talking about glitter, the Spice Girls and Vogue magazine than eating, he
waves away a menu, mumbles something about "Squash soup" and pulls out his
alarmingly large portfolio.
Aston is everything you'd expect from an international make-up artist who
hails from England. In town doing promotions for the Body Shop's new line of
spring make-up, Aston is a minuscule ball of energy.
His hands are covered with the company's new colours to demonstrate the "in"
look - a dab of lip-gloss in "Harmony" on his palm, a splash of eyeshadow in
"Karma" on the outside of his thumb and a striking line of metallic eyeliner
across the back of his hand.
"I've done the Spice Girls for the Brit Awards which was great because I
completely gave them a whole new image for that." Aston says as he leafs
through his portfolio which includes the likes of Geri Halliwell, Britney
Spears and of course the Spice Girls. "I've made them [the Spice Girls] be
themselves but more sleeker," he explains. "Lot's of shimmer on the skin.
Lot's of shine, sheen on the body. Just to make them really, really modern."
A freelance make-up artist, Aston got his start watching his mother work as
a make-up artist on movie sets. Now, he works on music videos (although he
won't do any "new artists" because there's too many "yes" men around),
magazine covers and beauty commercials as well as his work with the Body
Shop and the occasional Spice Girls' tour.
"Britney saw my work and she said 'I want him to do my make-up for the cover
[of Cosmopolitan]'," Aston says. "She was turning eighteen and she wanted
the new image. She wanted to be more polished and sleek and sophisticated."
"Same thing with Geri [Halliwell]. When Geri did the Cosmo cover, her
management said 'She's completely reinvented herself. She's got different
hair it's a whole new wardrobe, etc., etc. And I just sort of went for a
totally natural...She's got these amazing blue eyes and I just said let's
just kill everything down on the skin, even it all out and really bring her
eyes out. Really simple make up but really lot's of shimmer. And they were
ecstatically happy as well."
Being glittery, pretty and polished without looking totally done-up is the
make-up trend for the millennium according to Aston. His current pallet
includes many shades of soft pinks, lavenders, shiny lip-glosses and shimmer
sticks. (As a money-saving technique, Aston recommends choosing a product
you like that can be used on the cheeks, eyes or lips).
There are a few specific trends catching on among celebrities that Aston
expects will spread throughout the general population.
"A lot the other pop people, you know they're taking small inspirations and
also, they're not just doing that basic caked-on make up," he says. "They're
actually wearing shimmery, metallic make-up. What I'm doing with the Spice
Girls is just really, really perfect sheer skin, semi-nude lips and really
metallic eyes. Just lot's of smudges there and rich textures, you know, fun
colours but wearable."
Along with Aston's list of make-up dos comes a warning - don't try to look
like a runway model.
"A common mistake they make or especially people who read fashion and beauty
magazines or watch runway shows on TV, they take the runway predictions to
literally," Aston says. "The best advice is to adapt the runway to real
life. Whatever you see on the runway or in magazines you should dilute that
by 75% because those people in magazines or in the runway, they are amazing
looking creatures to begin with. They're freaks to begin with. Then they
have people like me and hairdressers and the best stylists and the best
designers in the world dressing them. You know, apart from putting a plastic
bag over their head they can't fail."
Just before Aston's soup finally arrives, and he's forced to put away his
favourite shades, he has time to give one more piece of advice.
"If you like a look your favourite pop star or actress or model is wearing
take that look, it's only make up. If you don't like it, if it looks ugly,
wipe it off and start again. Sit where there's lot's of light and play with
the product. Get a look that works for you. Less is more basically."
This article first appeared on March 17, 2000.
Article: http://www.canoe.com/LifewiseMirrorsCounter/0317_makeup.html
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> Chase Aston whizzes into a downtown Toronto restaurant.
My! How unsanitary
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> "I've done the Spice Girls for the Brit Awards which was great because I
> completely gave them a whole new image for that." Aston says as he leafs
> through his portfolio which includes the likes of Geri Halliwell, Britney
> Spears and of course the Spice Girls. "I've made them [the Spice Girls] be
> themselves but more sleeker," he explains. "Lot's of shimmer on the skin.
> Lot's of shine, sheen on the body. Just to make them really, really modern."
Ah, Victoria as recipient of the embalmer's art
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> "Britney saw my work and she said 'I want him to do my make-up for the cover
> [of Cosmopolitan]'," Aston says. "She was turning eighteen and she wanted
> the new image. She wanted to be more polished and sleek and sophisticated."
Brazilian wax?
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> "Same thing with Geri [Halliwell]. When Geri did the Cosmo cover, her
> management said 'She's completely reinvented herself. She's got different
> hair it's a whole new wardrobe, etc., etc. And I just sort of went for a
> totally natural...She's got these amazing blue eyes and I just said let's
> just kill everything down on the skin, even it all out and really bring her
> eyes out. Really simple make up but really lot's of shimmer. And they were
> ecstatically happy as well."
If you really want to bring her eyes out, a screwdriver'll do just fine
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> "Same thing with Geri [Halliwell]. When Geri did the Cosmo cover, her
> management said 'She's completely reinvented herself. She's got different
> hair it's a whole new wardrobe, etc., etc. And I just sort of went for a
> totally natural...She's got these amazing blue eyes and I just said let's
> just kill everything down on the skin, even it all out and really bring her
> eyes out. Really simple make up but really lot's of shimmer. And they were
> ecstatically happy as well."
"Keep them guessing, with Oil Of Olay..."
Deloris Baxley
girls like the Spice Girls or Britney Spears. Why? All the do is show
their mid-drifts and walk around like their more important then everyone
else. Maybe I just don't understand but if someone out there could help
me please do.
Janice Rand
share that fun. They are not scared to go out and say and do things that
they want to, instead of being properly behaved and pretending everything is
fine. It really is Girl Power - the power to not be afraid of what people
think of you - just Come On and Do It. That's my reason anyway.
Deloris Baxley <edel...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Ben
Unfamiliar with the culture, it was while she wandered into a
Vietnamese kitchen in Chinatown. Ironically, customers noticed
"no" difference with the Pho soup.....
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