Fab 5ive: Fall Makeup Trends

Most people think that as the summer sun fades and the cooler fall weather arrives, you have to bust out the fall fashion staples of brown, grey, black with subdued makeup to match. If you have been following the beautiful looks of the New York, London and Milan fashion shows, you know that nothing can be further the truth.  As the leaves start turning breathtakingly red, gold, and orange; your makeup look should be equally as stunning.

Dewy Skin

Its time to shelve away your tinted moisturizer, the brisk autumn air is much drier than the hot humidity of summer. A more heavy duty moisturizing cream will help keep your skin supple and give you a more dewy finish. Use a luminizing moisturizer to brighten up your skin and keep you glowing.  A cream blush contouring your cheekbones can also give your dewy skin a soft finish.  

Bright Eyeshadow

One of the big trends at New York Fashion Week included vivid orange eyeshadow at the Narciso Rodriguez 2012 Spring/Summer Collection. While you might hesitate to wear such a loud color for your everyday look, a soft shimmery bronze or gold eyeshadow is a more wearable option. Contour your eyes with a dark matte brown eyeshadow to give it that extra pop. Add layers of black mascara and a thin line of black eyeliner to your upper lash line with a slight winged tip to make this into an evening look. Smudge your bottom lash line either with the golden eyeshadow for a fresh wide awake look or softly smudge the black eyeliner on the bottom of your eye for a subtle smokey look.

Full Eyebrows

Brooke Shields' eyebrows made a huge comeback this year.  Thick, almost unruly eyebrows have been a break from the over-plucked, barely there brows of past.  To help make the most of your natural brows, first take a small compact eyeshadow brush and dip into a brown shade a few shades lighter than your hair color. Then begin by stippling the eyeshadow on to your eyebrow. Be careful not to sweep the color on with the brush, by stippling the color on you will get a much more natural look.  Use an eyebrow gel or a clear mascara to shape your eyebrow after you are done filling it in with the color.

Strong Lips

A simple way to add a pop of fall color to your look is to apply a matte lipstick in either a burnt orange red, a berry fuschia, or a deep burgundy.  This will brighten your entire face and you will amp up your entire look to the max volume.  By giving your lips a matte finish, you keep your lips on trend for the autumn months. Still, a more easy-to-wear and refined version of this trend is to use a lip gloss tinted with the bright colors like the models at the Zac Posen and Naeem Khan S/S 2012 shows with their glistening orange glossy lips. Silvery grey eyeshadow or smudged charcoal eyeliner is the perfect pairing with this look.

Retro Glam

Old Hollywood glamour has been seen everywhere on the red carpet and the fashion runways.  The showstopping look not only has a strong eye but fire-engine red lips that can be seen for miles. This trend really combines all of the trends above for a fabulous look that will have jaws dropping everywhere you go. All you need for this Elizabeth Taylor-esque look, is the strong eyebrows, with a shimmering silver eyeshadow, a thick line of black winged eyeliner, and big dramatic lashes. A deep red or wine-colored lipstick with just a hint of gloss completes this look. 

With all the beautiful colors of fall around us, being boring is not an option. Incorporate color into your makeup and your wardrobe and you will feel like the sun is shining every day whether it is or not.

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