5ELEVEN Magazine Blue Velvet 2025

Description

This striking beauty editorial spread features close-up portraits highlighting dramatic makeup and styling. On the left page, a sharp, front-facing close-up showcases a woman with luminous skin, iridescent blue eyeshadow, dark eyeliner, and glossy pink lips, with her hand raised near her cheek displaying dark navy nail polish. The lighting casts soft shadows across her face, accentuating her features and natural texture. On the right page, a low-key profile view is bathed in moody blue and magenta lighting, highlighting the contours of her face and dark red lipstick against a deep dark background. Editorial text blocks are neatly arranged in the upper right corner. The composition exemplifies high-end magazine art direction captured by photographer Arved Colvin-Smith.

Style

Editorial, Horizontal, Moody, Clean

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Industries

Cosmetics

Color

Background

White Seamless

Context

Editorial