Now that we have officially entered into the first few days of Spring, I thought I should do a new feature called 'Spring Into'. These posts will be all about stepping out of our Winter rut and emerging ourselves in every essence of this season. I hope you enjoy and feel free to let me know if you have any ideas for a post - I love any suggestions!
Rainbow Bright
Shu Uemura and the Make Up Store prove that you can go fun and youthful this season with vibrant multicolored eyes. Don't be afraid to pair red, yellow, orange, pink and blue powder eyeshadow all over the eyes to create this great rainbow effect.
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| Shu Uemura spring 2013 |
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| Make Up Store The Cocktail Collection |
Matte Mouths
Chantecaille, Chanel and Burberry Beauty showcase bold matte lips in their spring campaigns. Eyes are kept simple, enhanced only with soft shadow in natural tones and a single coat of black mascara, allowing the lips to stand out. Lip color ranges from a fuchsia pink at Chantecaille to bright pink at Chanel and true red at Burberry Beauty.
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| Chantecaille spring 2013 campaign |
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| Chanel Les Printemps Précieux de Chanel campaign |
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| Burberry Beauty sping/summer 2013 campaign |
Lilac Eyes and Bold Lips
Think of purple as the new black, particularly for eyes this season. YSL, Bourjois and Clarins all showcase lilac eyes in varying intensities and tones. YSL has created a sultry look mixing it on the eyes with soft green and blues. Bourjois displays a smoky bright purple eye. The look is teamed with bold lips and flushed cheeks. Nails are painted in either a mint green or grey.
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| YSL spring look 2013 |
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| Bourjois Aristo Clash |
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| Clarins Rouge Eclat campaign |
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Tuxedo Pink
Here girly pink eyelids are toughened up with black eyeliner and mascara for a look that's feminine and fierce. Color is applied over the crease line and up to the brows for a smoky finish. Guerlain created a dramatic look with long defined lashes, while Dior goes for a more classic appearance with thick black eyeliner. Nars successfully showcases a tougher look with heavy black-rimmed eyes. Laura Mercier focuses on a daytime look with dusty pink eyes enhanced with a fine black line.
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| Dior Cherie Bow campaign |
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| Nars spring 2013 |
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| Guerlain spring 2013 |
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| Laura Mercier campaign |
Aqua Eyes and Natural Lips
This season aqua blue eyes gain popularity, ranging from smouldering and smokey at Estée Lauder to luminous and bright at Lancôme, and soft and iridescent at bareMinerals. Eyebrows can be penciled in and defined to intensify the look. Fresh skin with a pop of peach on the cheekbones adds a healthy glow to the face, lips are kept simple in nude or pink.
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| Estée Lauder Pure Colour Pretty Naughty campaign |
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| bareMinerals Remix campaign |
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| Lancôme In Love spring colour collection |
Flesh Toned Pinks
Soft dusty pink is a key color for eyes, lips and cheeks and is a great daytime color to complement all skin tones. Lipsticks shown have a semi-sheer finish, while
eyeshadows and blushers come in semi-matte textures.
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| Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lips Color in Arabesque |
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| Dior Cherie Bow 3 Colors in Smoky Rose |
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| No7 Ballerina Beauty Blush Palette |
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| Chantecaille Lip Chic in Daphne |
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Coral Orange
Traveling to the other end of the spectrum, bright saturated orange is prominent this season. This bright color is seen with a matte finish, adding a pop of color to the face. This color is ideal for olive skin tones.
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| bareMinerals Remix Loud & Clear Lip Sheer in Tangerine Trance |
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| Nars Single Eye Shadow Persia |
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| Clarins Rouge Eclat |
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| Giorgio Armani Blushing Fabric in High Density Orange |
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Go Green
Pantone has named emerald green the color of 2013, so expect to see it appear in make-up. For spring, green is key for eyes, with Guerlain, bareMinerals and the Make Up Store all releasing different variations of this shade. Guerlian's eyeshadow compact comes with three tones - a khaki, pea green and a deep green-grey - while YSL has created a creamy jade nail polish I can't wait to paint with!
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| YSL La Laque Couture in No.34 Jade Imperial |
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| Guerlain Ecrin 4 Colors Collector's Palette in 502 Coup de Foudre |
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| bareMinerals Remix Flawless Definition Mascara in Aqua Blast |
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| Make Up Store Microshadow in Mint Juelp |
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Aquatic Blue
The Body Shop, Nars, bareMinerals and Giorgio Armani all feature blue tones this season. Popular for eyes, the color varies from bold and matte to shimmery and iridescent.
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| The Body Shop Color Crush Eye Shadow 510 Something Blue |
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| Giorgio Armani Face & Eye Bliss Palette in Coral Bliss |
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| Nars Duo Eye Shadow in Mad Mad World |
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| bareMinerals Remix Ready Eyeshadow in The Wild Thing |
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Think Pink
Hot pink is another popular bright this spring, dominated by lip and nail products.
Lancôme, Bourjois, bareMinerals and Paul & Joe offer bold fuchsia lipsticks with strong color pigments. Dior and Make Up Store have created pink polishes fit for a spring time princess.
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| Dior Cherie Bow Nail Glow |
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| bareMinerals Remix |
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| Make Up Store Nail Polish in Mirjam |
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| Lancôme Baume in Love in Rose Macaron |
What make up trend are you looking forward to getting your hands on to get you out of the winter blues?
Spring it on! - APinhead
