Get the Indie Girl Look
Browsing the lineups of the region’s upcoming music festivals it’s clear female rockers are in the ascendancy. Here, we present four inspired looks from four hot bands’ leading ladies.
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Young and Fresh
Headlining the upcoming Laneway Festival in both Australia and Singapore, Glaswegian synth-pop trio Chvrches are one of the hottest bands of the moment. Formed in 2011, the group’s hook-laden debut album The Bones of What You Believe is garnering praise the world over. Atop a moody sound that blends indie with dance, Lauren Mayberry’s sweet vocals add a real emotional directness.
Get Lauren’s Look: For a young and fresh look, Lauren doesn’t go in for any overly-sophisticated makeup; rather she leaves her face natural and turns her focus to her lips and eye-liner. We suggest trying Oh My Line Liquid Eyeliner from Etude (B495) and MAC Divine Night Cremesheen Glass (B1,050). Complete the sweet-but-tough look by donning a black leather jacket from Greyhound Original (B9,595).
Sophisticated Ladies
American all-female rock band Warpaint, made up of Emily Kokal (vocals, guitar), Theresa Wayman (guitar, vocals), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass) and Stella Mozgawa (drums), made their debut in 2008 with the EP Exquisite Corpse, which they followed up with their super-successful first studio album The Fool, in 2010. After going quiet for a while, the girls are back with a new single “Love is To Die,” which marries their trademark psychedelic sound with heartfelt lyrics.
Get Jenny’s Look: In line with the sexy sophistication of their music, we really like bassist Jenny’s look that mixes bold black smokey-eyes with sharp red lips. Use Bobbi Brown’s new Smokey Cool Palette (B2,200) and match with MAC Divine Night Lipstick shade Prepare for Pleasure (B890). Top it off with a black blazer from Greyhound Original (B7,595).
Victorian Queen
The Canadian synth-pop band Austra might not be joining the other three here at Laneway Festival, but after performing at Malaysia’s Urbanscapes, the band will actually head to Thailand to be one of the very few international acts at the Big Mountain Music Festival. Compared to fellow synth-pop act Chvrches, Austra’s two albums, Feel It Break (2011) and Olympia (2013), take a more sophisticated turn with a slightly darker sound and dream-like vocals from Katie Stelmanis.
Get Katie’s Look: Katie is hardly ever seen without vivid red lips; we recommend matching it with pearly eye shadow and soft eyeliner for a look that’s a lot sweeter than Jenny’s. We suggest Clinique’s Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eye shadow (B650) with MAC Divine collection lipstick shade Private Party (B890). Complete the look with a floral printed item like this Flower Printed top from Pull & Bear (B1,490).
Sweet Boyish
Signed to prestigious British indie label 4AD on the back of a couple of self-released EPs, London alt-folk trio Daughter, led by emotive frontwoman Elena Tonra, have made a big splash this year with the release of their debut full-length album, If You Leave. Cue endless touring—including an appearance at the Laneway Festival in Singapore.
Get Elena’s look: Elena’s short bob with bangs ensures a boyish look. The dark brown hair color is complemented by softly applied light brown eye shadow (we pick Natural Eye Neutral Eye Shadow Collection from Toofaced, B1,850). Keep things natural with Bobbi Brown’s new Bare Pink shade lipstick (B1,000). Match with a shirt with lace or knitted details to maintain your femininity like this lace top from Topshop (B2,450) and velvet shorts (Topshop, B1,990).
Essentials
MAC, Bobbi Brown and Clinique. M/F, Siam Paragon Rama 1 Rd., 02-690-1000. BTS Siam.
Etude House. Siam Square Soi 7, Rama 1 Rd., BTS Siam.
Greyhound Original. 3/F Siam Center, Rama 1 Rd., 02-251-4917. BTS Siam.
Pull & Bear. 2/F CentralWorld Ratchadamri Rd., 02-613-1796. BTS Siam/Chidlom.
Topshop. G/F CentralWorld Ratchadamri Rd., 02-613-1796. BTS Siam/Chidlom.
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