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 Trends 2014

In many places summer has slightly started to fold and the breeze of rust leaves is on its way. On my end, we still have many sunny and humid days left. However, we cannot over look the changing trend forecast for beauty ahead for fall/winter 2014.

The forecast from the runway adds edge while maintaining sophisticated elegance. A bit of 60-70's glamour, Kim Kardashian lashes and soft smokes, lets deconstruct:

1. Metallic mayhem: 

RODARTE FALL/WINTER 2014

Metallic eye shadow was present in many runways from Rodarte, Donna Karen, Atluzarra and Emporio Armani. The 70's vibe with over the top metallic touch eye shadow and matching lip is prove you keep on using your Maybelline color tattoo eye shades. Buy a few metallic nail colors (if you haven't already) if you don't want to experiment with eyes. The metallic touch will instantly add a WOW factor with dark fall/winter hues.











2. Doll eye lashes:

GUCCI FALL/WINTER 2014

Rochas, Gucci to Saint Laurent all sported big spider like lashes. Extra lashes to make eyes prominent this 60's beauty trend was big in Milan. Look towards Kim Kardashian or Twiggy for inspiration for fake lashes.














3. Keep up the smoke:

TOPSHOP UNIQUE FALL/WINTER 2014

Smokey eyes are not going anywhere. But if you don't want to go dark then take soft lilac hues smudge and smoke it out. This trend was present at Topshop Unique with a twist where they focused smudging black shadow under the eye and using lots of heavy mascara to get big lashes and create a grunge effect. More over Lavin, Tom Ford, Marc by Marc Jacobs all adapted this look.





4. Flawless skin: 

DVF FALL/WINTER 2014

Skin care items should be top on your list for quite a few seasons as fresh flawless skin is more in trend then any makeup look. Jason Wu, Ralph Lauren, Valentino to Erdem all kept their models skin simple with a hint of plush pink color on the cheeks.













5. Luxe eye colors:

GILES FALL/WINTER 2014

Don't invest on metallic browns (probably you have many as they are staple) instead incorporate a few emerald green, cobalt blue, silver or lilac hues. Line the under eye area or apply on the eye lid like a liner and then thinly run your black eye liner over it creating the way Channel went out with only flashes of liner showing. Doir, Giles and Kenzo models were seen with this trend.







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