Sin City Fans Will Wish to Watch: Gucci Guilty Black, The Director's Cut

It's been eight long years since the theatrical release of Frank Miller's epic Sin City, but the aesthetics of the film linger with me always. Thankfully, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is in the works and will release this October, 8 years after the original. If you simply can't wait until then, the new Gucci Guilty Black film should tide you over nicely.

Directed by the same Frank Miller, and starring Chris Evans and Rachel Evan Wood, the vid is dramatic and sexy - traits it shares with the scent it's intended to celebrate. 

Get the Look: The Spirit & Sensai by Kanebo

Frank Miller's (he of 300 and Sin City splendor) newest flick, The Spirit, hits theaters on Christmas and stars beauties Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson.  Hollywood makeup artist Heba Thor worked on set to create the flawless, noir looks and chatted with a SENSAI Advisor to give some inside scoop on the movie and how the innovative products from SENSAI helped create the look.

The SPIRIT is a remarkable-looking film, it’s really uber-designed visually, how did you decide on the ‘looks’ for the film?

HT: The original comic book is from the 40's so we based Scarlett’s character, Silken's look loosely on a film noir look with a bit of an exaggeration. We used lots of eyelashes from pink to really long on the ends and we used upper and lower lashes for some scenes. And lots and lots of liner! Scarlett has pale and very beautiful skin and I wanted to create a bit of a contrast to make her look more like a character in a comic book.

When you have to create characters like these, how do you go about using makeup to make them stand-out, practically speaking?

HT: On her face and chest, when she wore very low cleavage costumes, I used the SENSAI SILK Brightening Cream to give her the all around glow and over that I put on the CELLULAR PERFORMANCE Brightening Makeup Base to get her face a little paler and it gave a beautiful illumination. For foundation I used Total Finish Foundation in Soft Ivory which is a little lighter than her normal tone. By using that foundation I was still able to keep that glow coming through! A very light SENSAI Concealer in their lightest shade, came on next to highlight around the eyes.

Because it’s such a “noir film”, the eyes take on a different look—how did you get the effects you wanted for Scarlett?

HT: We began by using CELLULAR PERFORMANCE Eye Contour Balm on her eyes for a treatment and a good base. The 38 Degree's Mascara came on after powdering lightly with Kanebo translucent powder. The 38 Degree mascara worked great with all the eyelash changes as it only comes off with body temperature water. At the end of the day I cleansed her face with SENSAI Cleansing Gel with scrub and used lots of SENSAI moisturizer to take care of her skin after a long day of shooting in New Mexico’s dry air, it helped to keep her skin fresh!

For more info on SENSAI or to snag the products that Heba mentions above, visit www.sensai-cosmetics.com.