I know – we are barely getting into the swing of summer and already we are having fall trends forced down our throat. Chill – depending on where you live - we still have approximately forty-six days of summer left to relax and contemplate our autumn beauty color palette.
As usual we have five strong looks emerging from the catwalks. All over exaggerated in theatrical style as only the international make-up teams who work behind the scenes of the catwalks could produce.
Here are the top five beauty trends this autumn:
- The smoky eye - never far from any catwalk – this season the look has been layered with lashings of black - navy blue has been used in the corner of the eyes and drawn up into the black in an uber dramatic feline shape – courtesy of Pat McGrath for Versace.
- The 80’s were back at Marc Jacobs – feline flicked eye liner over emphasized in neon colors of oranges, yellows and deep purple topped of with backcombed Mohawks only a super model could pull off.
- In true form Carolina Herrera kept her look simple and clean with peach washed eyes, sheer foundation and a shine line on the cheekbones for added luminosity on the skin.
- Mochino took us back to the 50’s with a twist – his models wore matt cherry red lipstick and the eyes had dramatic feline shaped liquid liner drawn above the eyelids and ending at the brow bone for a theatrical twist.
- Alessandro Dell’Acqua channeled the 70’s with dramatic smoky eyes and extreme 70’s style blush in golden tones topped off with golden metallic lips.
As usual these looks have been created for maximum impact under very strong lighting – here are my top three picks for autumn that can be worn by the rest of us who don’t roll out of bed looking like Gisele Bundchen:
- Navy blue eyes – whether you are opting for a full on smoky eye or just a hint of navy mascara, from a beauty perspective navy blue gives the illusion of whiter brighter eyes that we all benefit from no matter what age or ethnicity we are – golden rule here is to go for the deepest navy you can find – light blue just doesn’t cut it and further more can look really cheap.
- Feline shaped liquid liner can be worn by almost anyone – pair it with a matt lip for the evening but make sure the lip shade is a color befitting to you – if your not comfortable in red tones try peach which is a universal beauty tone.
- Carolina Herrera’s barely there look is great for the daytime and can easily glide into the evening’s events by topping it up with a glossy lip in peach or pink.
