A Gossip Girl Double Take: Will The Real Queen B Please Stand Up?
November 20, 2009 12:51pm
We posted the above image of Leighton Meester on Wednesday, when she attended the grand opening of the American Eagle Outfitters’ New York flagship store sporting a matte red lip and gray/violet raccoon eyes, which is why seeing Taylor Momsen at the Cinema Society and D&G screening of New Moon last night was particularly jarring. Sure, Momsen used a softer gray shadow in lieu of her go-to black eyeliner and included a glossy red lip instead of a satin finish but, like…really? As looks go, it’s a pretty bold one to repeat less than 48 hours after Meester. Who do you think wore it better?
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USER COMMENTS (10)
Smokey eyes and red lips do not make these looks similar. Taylor’s smokey eye look much different than Leighton’s and I am not just talking about the color. Those are two extremely common makeup looks done differently on both girls. Leighton’s is very modern and edgy while Taylor’s is a very classic look… no comparison unless they both were rocking the same style of that look.
that’s not just an average eye. Leighton’s are more of smoky goggles – and so are Taylor’s. A total rip off. and Leighton wins!
Leighton! At least she is making music and has the hair down and wavy for rock star edge. There is something about Momsen I find jarring. Maybe its because she is only 15 or 16 and desperately wants to look like a heroin user. Luckily this version of her look is improved with a touch of glamour.
Definitely buzzworthy. Being a brown-eyed girl, I’ve been taking notes for years on purple offering great contrast for brown. Pray tell, BC, who wears this look better? Browns or Blues?
That is a seriously intense smoky eye… I would have opted for a muted lip to balance out the whole effect. they must use the same makeup artist.
Whether the dark eyes/red lips look was on display within two days or two years, it doesn’t flatter either actress. At all.
neither…. I’m kind of over this dark, coked out, strung out, grunge eye look…..
I think Leighton (even though I love her) has too much of a prominent cheek bone to pull it off. The over manicured eyebrow, contour cheek, glitter shadow make this look like she is set for a stage performance. I think Taylor pulled it off looking sexy and sophisticated. I would love a smile once and a while though.
Sidenote: my favorite look Leighton has ever worn was for instyle magazine. She wore a very au natural taupe smokey eye. It was so soft and sexy.
Also as a makeup artist I believe all eye colors can pull off a smokey eye. Sometimes shying away from true black and concentrating the intensity closer to your lashline helps. And a good undereye concealer.
taylor momsen..leighton is to dark! she had a strange make up mask…she doesn’t look so beauty in this way!
Momsen looks like a Halloween character try and tone it down
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