Heralding Fall means one thing for your makeup collection: dark lipstick, with shades ranging from deep, wine-tinged hues to nearly black tones. But vampy lip colors don't have to be daunting. Find out which hues to try out this season — depending on your complexion and your courage level — when you keep reading.
From New York City to Milan to Paris, bold, structured eyebrows were one of the biggest runway makeup trends for Fall 2012. And now that the cooler, crisper season is nigh, it's time to anchor those richer, deeper makeup palettes with equally impressive brows. But how do you get the look right minus the cartoony effects?
It's called eyebrow gel, and Make Up For Ever's Aqua Brow ($20) is outright amazing (although most brow-toned, cream-to-matte eye colors should do the trick). What makes this particular type of product so great is its high pigmentation level and stay-put finish. And because this gel dries to a semipowdery consistency, you'll get natural-looking definition that both fills and lengthens. To apply, use an angled brow brush to sculpt your eyebrows freehand and run a spooly brush over the gel to break up the product and set it. But if you prefer to work with a bit more structure, employ the magic of an eyebrow stencil for an even more precise result.
The bold brow trend was seen at the following Fall 2012 runway shows: J. Mendel (upper left), Marc by Marc Jacobs (upper middle), Burberry Prorsum (upper right), Alexander Wang (center left), Proenza Schouler (center middle), Derek Lam (center right), Givenchy (lower left), Fendi (lower middle), and Max Mara (lower right).
The MTV Movie Awards proved to be a playground for Tangerine Tango, Pantone's Color of the Year. Julianne Hough, for instance, chose a sparkling metallic orange eye shadow above and below her lids, and paired it with a soft pink gloss on the lips. Charlize Theron went for a shimmery peach shade, which added a bit of glitz and glimmer to her otherwise natural makeup palette. For Leighton Meester, her love affair with tangerine didn't just stop with the eyes, as the star also wore the bright shade on her lips and cheeks.
If the first half of the year is any indication, expect to see this fiery shade on red carpets everywhere well into the holiday season.
Seafoam-green fashions were featured prominently at Spring 2012 Fashion Week, with designers like Rodarte, Vera Wang, and Diane von Furstenberg including the cool-toned shade in their collections. And while some trends are meant to stay on the runway, you can easily incorporate this one into your beauty routine, taking note from these three stars. On Kirbie Johnson: H&M.
Extreme eyeliner is a staple on the runways, but it's proving to be popular in street style and on red carpets just the same. Celebrities like Anja Rubik, Tia Mowry, and Katherine Kelly, for instance, have all been spotted wearing enviable liner looks on both top and bottom lash lines. Fully rimmed eyes are sure to pop, and here are three options for the bravest beauty to the demure damsel. Discover them when you read more.
St. Patrick's Day has come and gone, but certain stars have been keeping the lucky streak alive with green-tinged shadow. Santigold and Nelly Furtado both opted for minty shades, the latter placing the pastel hue in her inner Vs, the former using the cool tone on her lids and creases. Kat Graham, however, went for a bolder, more vibrant take on the look, with a deep mint color on the lower areas of the eyes, and a smoky emerald on the upper portions. All three kept their cheeks and lips quite neutral, however; a sage (heh) move when going with such an intense eye makeup palette.
Nothing says Spring quite like flushed, lightly sun-kissed cheeks. Orange-pink blushes in coral, peach, and orangesicle were seen copiously on the runways. Modern and classic designers alike amplified this trend — Isabel Marant, Max Mara, and Valentino were just a few that proved that a coral-hued blush works for both casual and evening looks. Take a peek at the various ways you can make a coral blush work for you.
Bright, florid lipstick shades are a huge red carpet and runway trend right now, whether the color in question is fruit punch, cerise, or neon pink. But not all lip looks are equally winsome on every set of smackers, and there's no single "right" way to wear the trend. So take a look at these five pretty, smart options. There's something here for every style, whether you prefer lip gloss or refuse to reapply more than once a day.
While blue hair may be having a moment in the fun, when it comes to makeup, orange- and gold-toned shadows are having a moment in the sun. We pretty much already expected the tangerine-inspired cosmetics trend to take flight thanks to it being Pantone's color of the year, but we didn't realize just how much it would soar. Not just limited to a straight-up reddish-orange tone, the hue has been spotted in various interpretations, but when worn around the eyes, it has more of an edgy quality about it.
Take Solange Knowles, for instance, who applied tangerine shadow and lipstick for a bold yet cohesive effect. Then there was Leelee Sobieski who stirred things up even more, her vibrant red lip color lending an added pop to her orange sherbet-shaded eye look. For Dakota Fanning, though, it was all about ethereal style, as she offset her halo-esque headband with coordinating shimmery gold and apricot eyes. In the immortal words of the Brady's, "It's a Sunshine Day," indeed.
While natural lip color is nice, 2012 is all set to be defined by a single lip color, and the shade in question is orange. If you're already shy about wearing bright shades like crimson and fuchsia, though, making orange a part of your lip color repertoire can be daunting. But have no fear. Whether you love barely there color or don't mind going big and bold, your signature lip look is in here.
