#Nofilter
Netherlands-based makeup artist Celine Bernaerts challenges online beauty culture that rejects imperfections, making pores and fine lines work in her looks.
It’s no secret that the arrival of digital age has set impossible standards of perfection. A tiny waist, an airbrushed complexion with perfectly arched eyebrows accompanied with #Iwokeuplikethis does no good for our self-esteem. Every now and then we need someone to make pores and fine lines work to maintain social equilibrium. Enter, Celine Bernaerts. A hair- & make-up artist based in Netherlands, she originally went to art school to pursue photography. Raised by a mother who is a beautician, it took her a while to connect the dots and eventually decided to be a makeup artist. Trained at House of Orange, she is debunking the online culture where imperfections are not welcome. “I’m afraid we are creating a world for the next generation in which we are not allowed to be human”, she says.
Most defining beauty moments according to you.
I fell in love with the ‘60s and especially Penelope Tree. But if you look at it from an artist point of view, you see a generation of artists like Pat McGrath, Val Garland, Peter Phillips, Tom Pecheux that really pushed the boundaries in terms of makeup. They elevated make up from being just a beauty device to an art form.
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Any occurrence that changed the way you see makeup?
I think it was when I first saw pictures of an Alexander McQueen show. I must have been very young but it made such an impression.
Who is your ultimate makeup muse?
Anna Cleveland, Slick Woods, Diandra Forrest, Coco Rocha, Rianne Van Rompaey, Alek Wek, the list could go on forever and ever!
Where do you see the trends going for winter?
After a few years of extreme minimalism, I believe we are going back to bold make up statements. We've seen some goth statements at Fenty and Valentino, Think of the extreme oversize eyelashes at Alexander McQueen! The graphic liners at Moschino and Mugler, but also at Oscar de la Renta and Prabal Gurung! And the return of the really black smokey eye at Saint Laurent and Versus Versace makes me very happy.
3 beauty lessons you’d give women.
You are beautiful!
2. If you touch up your eyebrows always use your products in the hair growth direction.
3. A little goes a long way! With everything! Try to touch up, not cover up!
What beauty trends you think should surface?
Natural skin!
And retire?
I think the world is being overthrown with American beauty trends like the carved out eyebrows.
What are some work-life essentials you can't live without?
Amazing brushes and skin food by Weleda.
What are your must have products of the moment?
A game changer mascara like Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils or The Shock Volumizing Mascara by YSL Beauté!
Rapid Fire
Lipstick or Lipgloss?
Lipstick!
Blush or Bronzer?
Blush!
Red Lips or Nude ?
Red!
Dewy skin or matte skin?
Dewy!
Liquid Highlight or Powder Highlight?
Liquid!
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