Weekend reads: Beauty In focus

Jessica Alba has nailed style and beauty trends every time she walks the red carpet or running errands around town.

This beauty icon has made simple elegant choices that can be followed day and night. Here are some examples that can serve as inspiration for your makeup routine this fall/winter.

The bright pink and bronze eyes make this ombre look even better.
This look can be carried day or night.

Lips: M.A.C Candy Yum Yum Dupe Maybelline Color Sensation Fushia Flash.

Face: NARS Laguna Alternative ELF creme contour blush and bronzer duo in St. Lucia

Eyes: Maybeline Color Tattoo in Back to the Bronze, Pearl white brightening eye pencil in the tear duct area & waterline, any gel liner, Maybelline Rocket mascara, Boujois Khol and Contour liner pencil in 03 Brun Expressif. Eyebrows must be done!

The orange is not going anywhere. Perfect day lip with pastel and taupe colors for fall/winter. Even black brightens with orange.

Eyes: Simple with a light highlighting color on the lids. Brown matte shade swept across crease to create more depth. Tight lining. Lots of mascara on the outer side.

Face: Matte foundation Bourjois Healthy mix or Match Master M.A.C and contour.

Lips: Rimmel Kate Moss matte in 109 coral







Classic fall/winter shade and will definitely make the monochromes 
standout.

Lips:  Best lip color for Fall
Rimmel 120 Cutting Edge.

Eyes: Bronze eyes, liner with lots of mascara, add demi whispies for the night.

Face: Add a deep plum blush on the contour area on the cheeks it gives a different look than the usual tan look and contour with normally on the rest of the face. Ben Nye powder in the center for highlight. Add a hint of bright pink on the cheeks.




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Fall 2013: Beauty Must-Haves!

Hello,

As the weather is changing so will the clothes, trends and off course our beauty section as well.

Fall winter always sees some deep hues keeping the look warm.  Setting into the season, I came across some unusual shades that will pop our dark/neutral bases in clothing.

I first head over to  Pantone website to see their fall forecast of colors for 2013 and here it is:

More on Pantone: http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr.aspx?pg=21058&ca=4

Based on these color trends I have picked out makeup must haves for my beauty dashboard.

I discovered a Nars duo in ‘Rated R duo’ vibrant and something off the hook for fall/winter look. The blue is definitely something to keep from the summer trends and the green shade will pop the neutral browns or grays/blacks. Experiment with it, don’t shy away. This is off course pricey, however similar shades can be bought in Wet n Wild palettes in Knock on Wood, Blue had me Hello, I love matte, Cool as Cucumber and many more can be found in their range.

Colored eye pencil liners are definitely a keeper. Shades in Burgandy, Emerald, Purple/Plum and Dark brown are must haves. Sephora’s waterproof eye liner collection, Bourjois Clubbing Water proof eye liners, Urban decay 24/7 eyeliner pencils are best to find all these above mentioned shades. Both high end and drugstore brand options given are highly pigmented and long lasting.

Lips are always  fall/winters focus points. Samba is lighter red than oxblood red from last season. However, the deeper shade of red is a keeper as well. Vivacious is a bright pink with blue accents and this lip color just makes a big statement. From Mac, Urban Decay, Rimmel, Revlon, Maybelline Color Sensational all have great options for this color.

Do Not forget your lip balms ladies, deeper shades only look good on moist smooth lips. If you have a dark lip that will be your highlighting point hence some help from Burt’s bees, Body Shop lip care products should always be in your hand bag.

Nail paint is also a big trend. Keep a Vivacious pink option it looks best with dark bases like khaki greens, gray, black, cobalt blue, dark greenish browns like Carafe in the Pantone color trend.

Definitely keep a rich purple to add glam and classy richness and even borrow the orange from the summers. It will surely give a wake up call to the lazy winter days.

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