LIGHTEN UP!
Its time to swap your dark winter make-up for bright spring colours that echo your lighter wardrobe and the feeling of springs new attitude.
From pretty pastels to bold brights, splashes of colour are everywhere on the runways this season.
Yellows, blues, lilacs, greens and pinks were all seen at New York and London fashion week, multiple colours were applied seamlessly around the eyes bringing us a sunny new look for Spring-Summer 2010.
This look is fun and fresh, and can be worn as a day or evening look depending on how you apply the colour. There is a wide range of products and inspirational colours available on the high street, Cosmetic lines including MAC who are leading the way with their Spring Colour Forecast of pink, coral, plum and amber, Dior whose stunning array of 5 colour palettes are bang on trend and the ever colourful rainbow collection from Barry M which is an absolute godsend for all us make-up junkies on a budget. The fabulous thing about this look is that anyone can do it, whether you opt for pretty pastels or bold brights its just about finding the shades that will suit you. I’ve put together some of my must have products and included some tricks of the trade to be sure you’ll look fabulous wearing this seasons hot new make-up trend.
EYE COLOURS
Choose an eyeshadow that is opposite to your eye colour. The contrast will make both the eyeshadow and your eye colour mutually stand out.
For example, if you have brown eyes, try a pastel blue or turquoise MAC eyeshadow in Electric Eel 11:00 is one of my firm favourites, for blue eyes, try a pink shade, I use Diors 5 colour palettes in Pink May 909 39:00, and for green or hazel eyes try a purple or lilac Barry M dazzle dust in pearly mauve 4:50 is great for a party look. This way the colour will enhance your eye not over power it.
I highly recommend that you use a good quality primer before applying colour to your lids, Smashbox Oil Free Foundation Primer 28:00 will secure the long lasting effect of your make-up.
