The Brilliance of Autumn MakeUp
The Brilliance of Autumn
By: Abby Penning
Posted: Fall 2009, from the September 2009 issue of Skin Inc. Magazine.
A bold flash of color is something many people are looking for these days and they aren’t being let down in the realm of makeup. The hues for eyes, lips, cheeks and skin this fall are offering a much-needed jolt of energy, blending well thought-out basics with smart swaths of red, blue, purple, green, pink, orange and yellow.
Fashion designers are acknowledging the tricky economic time by using dependable, fundamental basics, but people also don’t want to do the same old, same old, which is a great place for cosmetics to come in and offer more of an opportunity to use color. Well-maintained skin always a top priority in spas is being showcased for the fall, and letting the complexion be one of makeup’s main features helps spa professionals display some of their favorite techniques. The look is really an incredible, perfect skin foundation, so if the skin is healthy, it looks beautiful, and you can just let it shine through. Even out a facial palette, neutral hues in warm beiges, cool taupes and creamy tans provide great base tones. They’re classic shades that go with everything, and they’re great bookends for the more vibrant colors of blue, red and purple.
Clean, flawless skin also shows off a woman’s personal coloring, but it needs the right prep work, too. Making makeup look great on the skin is definitely all about exfoliation and hydration, You need a good moisturizer and a good eye cream; eyes need as much hydration as possible.
Properly maintained, well-treated skin offers a healthy, vibrant aspect to any makeup look and, with an even, smooth complexion, the possibility to highlight certain colors and features on the face is even greater. Creating that beautiful base of flawless skin is always one of the most vital aspects of a good cosmetics look, but it is essential with this autumn’s focus on the skin.
Shining Eyes
The eyes are the facial feature where some of the boldest, brightest, most unique colors take the stage this fall. Serious base shades in brown, green and gray are lightened up with pretty pops of pinkish reds and bold purples for the eyelids, while deep shades of blue and indigo are offering a particularly powerful punch in the liner department. There are a lot of earth tones, but they’re not the earth tones of several years ago, which were pretty dull. These have some vibrancy, even if they are a little more matte, especially on the eyes.
Warm browns, earthy greens and yellow golds will help to ground the more vivid eye shadow hues, as will an enriched shade of gray. The iron shade is a strong gray with undertones of brown. It’s very versatile and looks great against almost any skin tone.Iron also matches well when mixed with little bursts of pinkish orange and dusty deep pink on the lids.
Another strong shadow shade purple also isn’t going anywhere, although it’s not quite the smoky hue from seasons past. It is very practical that purple is sticking around because people can reuse the purple products they already own. To make it look new, you can use it in different ways contrast it with a lighter, brighter color, or wear it in a different way.
Those seeking a darker, smokier look don’t have to go far in this season’s cosmetics shades to find a little more edge. Eye shadows for the fall include a sheer pink, a taupe nearly nude shade and a smoky, metallic gray. Metal and rich metallic shades are really big for the fall.
Eye liner always a staple to help eyes stand out is showing up in interesting colors this season, but there is one in particular that’s a must.A key color for fall this year is blue it is the new black when it comes to the eyes. Using a blue eye liner on the inside rim of the eyes really helps them pop, opens up the eye and makes the whites of the eyes appear brighter. A large presence of blue in the season, not too bright, more subdued, but it’s a classic spring color that is showing up in the fall, which really helps bridge the seasons and brings more versatility from the spring to the rest of the year.
This autumn’s blue brings a little more moodiness than the traditional spring pastel tints, though. In fact, to create a bold evening look Take a blue eye pencil to cover the lash line and use it lightly all the way up to the lid crease. Then, for a night out, add a twilight gray shadow over the top of it for really intense, smoky eyes
Multiple shadows and shades aren’t always necessary for a bold, sought-after eye, however. You don’t have to have three separate eye shadows to get a three eye shadow-look.With just one shadow, you can apply a base loosely with a large brush. Then, with the same color and using a small brush, you can create some contouring along the brow bone and in the crease. Next, you can wet that same shadow to use as a liner, applying it along the lash line with a very fine brush.
Jeweled lips
Full and vibrant for autumn, lips are getting an infusion of color courtesy of shades such as pinks touched with rose and orange, nutmeg-tinged copper and the stalwart red. red lips,Vibrant, bright colors on the lips have been trying to sneak in since about 2002, and American women really hadn’t been buying it, but more and more, they are coming around. Nothing is more than attractive than red lips, and it doesn’t have to be fire-engine red, but just some good, bright color. With cooler hues prevailing on the eyes, the mouth is a feature on the face that can harbor warmer color.
With the blues, silvers and metallics on the eyes, a great nutmeg, coppery lip gloss gives the lips just the right glittery sheen with a touch of smooth color, You can do a more dramatic lip too, maybe a really deep berry, to pair with really silvery-sheen eyes.
Pairing the right lip color with the right eye color is really the target to hit this fall, with some of the best matches being the hues opposite each other on the color wheel. A more goldenly pink hue on the lips to match eyes in deeper purple, or going with a rose red to match with iron gray-shaded lids.
A Fresh Flush
Playing up a freshness in the cheeks using shades of pink and peach for the fall. Using a tawny light color on the cheeks can be a good way to move from summer to fall. And for a fresh flush, blush in hues of muted mocha, rose and mauve.
This fall really offers makeup options for anyone’s taste, from metallically sheened natural hues in iron and earth tones to deep, bold touches of red, purple and blue. The uniqueness of the season is going to come from the different ways the colors are combined.
