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Purple is one of the hot colors right now. It’s been hot since last fall. I saw it everywhere when I visited Italy, especially Milan. If you want to participate in the purple trend this summer, one great way is by wearing lilac eyeshadow. By definition, lilac is a light purplish color. I know some of you may be afraid to try out light colored eye shadow. I used to be. I would summon up visions of the 70′s when women wore freakishly light eye makeup and not want to attempt that look myself. But I’ve learned that light colored eye color can be a nice hint of color to compliment your eyes. If you want to experiment with lilac eyeshadow, here is a video showing you how to apply it. It’s a video by Makeup Geek. She refers to primer, which I am a strong supporter of. I currently use Bare Escentuals Eye Primer, which works wonders. She is also using loose shadow, which is a bit more advanced, but the technique is the same for shadow in the pot as well.
Enjoy the video and even if you don’t wear lilac eyeshadow, I implore you to try wearing eye shadow in general. It’s a great way to enhance your eyes and add a new dimension to your look.
Make sure you visit her website at www.makeupgeek.com for more makeup tutorials.
The smokey eye has been popular for quite some time. It does add quite the sexy allure when your eyes are properly smoked. Typically it’s a look saved for a more high glam look when you’re going out on the town or to a formal event. With the spring makeup trends, it’s become something that can be worn in other situations. By making the smokey eye, soft, you can put it on during the day without it being overwhelming. This is great for us ladies that may be intimidated by the smokey eye thinking it’s too dramatic. Rather than doing the smokey eye with dark colors like plums, black and browns, make it softer by using grays, taupe and pinks. You can do it using the softer colors that are ideal for the warmer months. I’ve already posted an instructional video showing you how to do a smokey eye. Check out the post. It’s very helpful. I’ve done a smokey eye using it and it turned out nicely.
So to recap. Take a look at the video. Instead of using dark colors, use lighter softer colors and practice smoking your eye! I’d love to receive some pictures of successful soft smokey eyes. Please share!
In keeping up with the current makeup trend of nude makeup, nude and pale lip color is a great way to top off a nude face. The easiest way to wear a nude or pale lip color is to wear a lip gloss. Typically pale lip glosses go on shiny with just a hint of color. If you’ve never experimented with the pale lip color before, I would suggest visiting the local drug store and picking up some Wet N’ Wild or other low cost makeup. You could also order some from www.elf.com.
The secret to a nude lip is to wear it lightly. Don’t apply it too heavily. It won’t look like darker colors when you put it on so if you’re used to wearing dark lipstick, it may take some getting used to. Once you master the nude lip color, you will have a wider variety of looks at your disposal.
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Another big trend for spring/summer right now is soft makeup. One way to achieve that look while actually wearing makeup is by using blush. I am a huge fan of brushing on some blush in addition to some lipgloss to make your face glow. In fact, blush is something I like to put on when I’m feeling washed out or tired and that little bit of color on my cheeks wakes me right up. Or at least it makes me look like I’m awake. For blush basics, check out my post, Blushing beauties!
So you can imagine how excited I was to see that soft blush was a makeup trend for spring/summer. You may be wondering how to do soft blush. It’s quite simple. Go for lighter blush colors like pinks, peaches and rose reds rather than the stronger blushes like dark reds. The great thing about lighter blush colors is that it’s a lot harder to “mess it up” so you makeup newbies can take this trend and venture into the blush territory.
Happy blushing!
On the list of makeup trends for 2009, glowing skin was one that I was glad to see. I don’t know if I can truly say that it’s a trend because glowing skin is always a good thing, no matter what time of year. If your skin glows, people notice whether it’s hot outside or snowing heavily. I wanted to post a video about how to achieve the constantly sought after glowing skin, but as I reviewed a few of them I realized that the overall process varies per person and can be very long and drawn out. I didn’t want to intimidate you by posting a 10 minute video featuring all of these different types of products that may or may not work on your skin. So after doing some research, I narrowed it down to two basic essentials.
Exfoliation and moisture.
In order to make your skin look better and work toward the glow, you should exfoliate once a week and moisturize daily. Now you may be wondering what types of products are needed to do this. I’m going to continue to do some research and see if I can find some recommendations of exfoliation products and moisturizers for different skin types. If you have anything that you use that works, please share! Since I have dry, sensitive skin, I can definitely offer suggestions from that side, but I want to offer real life testimonials from other skin types as well. If you have a testimonial you’d like to share, send me a message in the comments.
Last fall purple made a huge entrance onto the fashion stage. Purple became the new black and what a lovely black it is! Fall/winter were filled with deep, rich purple and violet hues and it was lovely. Now that we are in the spring/summer months, purple is still holding things down but in more understated ways. While you can still wear it in clothes, shoes and accessories, you can also incorporate it into your makeup. One great way to do it and not be overwhelmed by the color is by wearing soft violet eye liner.
The great thing about purple is that it is close to black so those of you that are used to wearing black or dark brown liner won’t be intimidated by purple liner. If you don’t wear much liner, soft violet isn’t too dark and you can use it to ease into darker colors as time passes. I am a big fan of gel liner because it goes on smooth and if you have a sturdy angled brush, it’s fairly easy to apply. However, for you newbies, I would suggest starting with a pencil liner that’s soft. Mac makes some great gel liners that are really soft. Also, below is a video by Makeup Geek showing you how to apply the three different types of liners and she also endorses one of each of the liners. Check out the video for some application tips then head on out and pick up some violet liner.
I am a big fan of Makeup Geek. She is very thorough and clear when she explains makeup application. Here is a link to the article that she wrote about eye liner. She goes into more detail about the types of liners and the pros and cons of each.
http://www.makeupgeek.com/articles-reviews/the-types-of-eyeliners-and-how-to-use-them/
Well let the beauty product testing begin!
I saw a review on this product on the website, www.totalbeauty.com and it was so good that I decided to try this mascara out. I don’t have very long or thick lashes so I am always looking for a mascara that’s going to truly extend and highlight them but I don’t like clumps. I usually wear Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline but I am definitely open to suggestions. Well when I saw the review, I stopped by Ulta and picked up the Loreal Lash Architect Mascara in brownish black.
I’ve been using it for a few weeks and it’s wonderful! It doesn’t overpower my lashes. It does a great job of extending them but without the clutter. It’s also a fairly clean mascara. It doesn’t get all over the place when you apply it. (that is unless you drop the mascara wand on your cheek. I’m not saying. I’m just saying.) The only thing I had to work with a little was the mascara brush. It was a bit longer than the Great Lash brush but once I got the hang of it, I was off and running.
I would definitely recommend you give this mascara a try, especially if you’re looking for something that works well for every day use. It cost me about $8 so it’s not very expensive and it has great staying power.
Here is a picture of it in and out of the package.
Stay tuned for more beauty product tests! I’m looking for ladies to participate in this segment of Clueless Fashionista. I’d like to create a panel of beauty product testers that will submit beauty product test drives of all types of beauty products. I’d like to make sure as many different skin types are represented as possible. I have sensitive dry skin so I definitely need some testers that have normal skin, oily skin, dry skin, super sensitive skin, etc. Send me a message if you’re interested and I will send you the post requirements.
As promised, here is the beginning of the breakdown of the Spring 2009 makeup trends. The great thing about these trends is that they can go well into the summer and although they’re trends, they can easily be incorporated into your makeup routine if there is one or more that you fancy.
Eyebrows! They are definitely a point of contention for me as I was born with very thin eyebrows. I never really cared about them being so thin until I got into wearing makeup more and I realized that by not playing them up, I was missing out on a great opportunity to bring out my eyes. So I began to fill them in with an eyebrow pencil. It looked very harsh, especially to someone that wasn’t used to seeing much color above her eyes. I continued with the pencil until I visited the lovely Mac counter and was advised to fill them in with a shadow for a softer, more natural brow. I promptly bought the brown shadow and an angled brush and went home to practice. Egads! I had found the eyebrow promised land. I’ve been filling in my brows that way ever since. So really, the soft eyebrows trend has been my personal trend for years but it was great to see it on the list for the spring. Below is a great video that shows you how to fill in your brows using just a shadow and then how to make them more dramatic by adding a pencil. However, even though she uses a pencil in the second part of the video, her brows are still soft and natural. Check it out and stay tuned. I may be doing my own eyebrow tutorial once I figure out the whole web cam set up for something like that. Enjoy!
If you enjoy this video, definitely subscribe to her youtube channel. I just found her today and I plan on subscribing myself! www.youtube.com/user/benevolentxheart
Hello everyone! Today I’m debuting another feature for Clueless Fashionista. I’ve run into quite a few women who say they’re not good at applying makeup or they don’t know what beauty products to use for their skin type and they don’t want to spend thousands of dollars trying them all out. I understand completely!
I have very sensitive, dry skin and lately my skin has been going through some changes so products I used to use aren’t working as well any more. While a trip to the dermatologist is definitely coming, I need something that I can use now. I have spent way too much time in the beauty aisle in Target, Walmart and Walgreen’s over the last couple of months trying to figure out what to buy. Ultimately I end up leaving with nothing but frustration. So I wanted to start a feature on here to share beauty product reviews. I will be doing some test drives myself but I want to reach out to the Clueless Fashionista community and involve you in this as well. We don’t all have the same skin type and I need some variety to make sure as many bases are covered as possible.
So I’m inviting you to become a part of the beauty test drive panel here on Clueless Fashionista. If you have tried a beauty product and would like to share a review, please visit the “Contact Clueless Fashionista” page and send me a message. The review should be in a video format so pull out your video cameras and web cams! The video should be no longer than 5 minutes and should be uploaded to a website like Youtube, Vimeo or Bebo. I won’t host them here but I need to be able to embed them in the post. I will post the requirements up soon so if you have questions, either send me a message or keep checking back. You can review any type of beauty product. It doesn’t have to be makeup. It can be face wash, face cream, lotion, body scrub, etc. Any product that is used to make you more beautiful.
To kick things off, below is a video review of E.L.F. brushes. I am a big fan of their beauty products because they’re very inexpensive (prices start at $1) and some of them work very well.
I would strongly suggest you subscribing to her youtube page. She does great product reviews as well as tutorials. I’ve watched many of her videos and done some of the tutorials and she’s very helpful and thorough. Here is a link to her page: www.youtube.com/user/xteeener
Hello there Clueless Fashionistas!
While I’ve been doing a lot of talking about current clothing trends, I realized that there are some cool makeup trends going on right now. I know that makeup can be a sticky subject for us Clueless Fashionistas. Either you don’t have time to wear any or you go without or you found a look that works and you stick with it, regardless of when you first wore the look! Then there are those of you that fall somewhere in between those extremes. Well I’m here to help with not only a list of makeup trends for spring 2009, but I will follow up with a “How do I wear that trend” series that explains how to incorporate the different makeup trends. I’m excited because the spring makeup trends are all about a natural, easy look. I think you will enjoy learning how to do these looks as well. If there is a trend you don’t see on this list, please send me a message. If it’s a trend you want to participate in, let me know and I will add it to the list and create a post about it.
Spring 2009 Makeup Trends
1. Soft eyebrows
2. Violet eyeliner
3. Glowing skin
4. Soft blush
5. Nude and pale lip color
6. Soft, smokey eye
7. Lilac eyeshadow
8. Bright eyeshadow
9. Thick, long eyelashes
10. Bold, red lips
So there you have it, 10 makeup trends for spring 2009. Stay tuned for the separate post about each one. I also hope to include a video showing how to do each look. Overall the idea for this spring/summer is softness and simplicity.
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