Ivana Visnjic

Draping, the New Technique in the World of Make-up

In the beauty world, we hear more and more stories about the "draping" technique which is created for applying blush on the face. However, as music listener Ivana Visnjic reveals, “draping” the newest trend in the world of glamour has a rich history. It originally dates back to the 60's and 70's, when makeup artists mixed the colors to get the perfect shade of blush, and the situation changed thanks to the American makeup artist Wei Bandyju who is responsible for this brand new technique called “draping”, because with this technique we want to create the effect of lightning the right places. At that time, Wai Bandy was one of the highest-paid makeup artists, and Cher, Madonna, Sarah Fawcett, Diana Ross and even David Bowie were part of the client list.



Not a single fashion show or photo shoot went on without the "draping" technique, but after his death, this technique had fallen into complete oblivion. As Visnjic shares, the reason why this technique made a comeback is because designer Marc Jacobs remembered it, and decided to add it to his beauty collection with a blush - Air Soft Glow Blush Duo, which can give you the perfect "draping". The blush is made of two colors and gives an illuminating effect. The darker shade in the packaging, Ivana Visnjic recommends using it on the cheekbone edges, and at the very top use lighter shades that will soften the sharper lines of the blush. Visnjic also suggests applying just a touch of blush at the end of the eyebrow area. Some beauty experts believe that it is acceptable to put a slight mark on the chin, but others aren’t so sure that Bandy would’ve approved this move. There are many photographs available that perfectly show how the draping technique should look like.



Many ladies quickly embraced this trend, including Visnjic and it soon became a fine art of her daily make up routine. Today, you can find a number of similar products on the market, for a lower price, and you can easily try out the "draping" technique at home. In addition to a proper color shade palette, you will also need and a larger brush to apply it, and a lot of patience. It seems that this technique has quickly thrown contouring off the map, and put "draping" in the forefront.

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