Monday 6 February 2012

Spring/Summer 2012 Makeup (Part 1)

As spring is on its way, I think it is my duty as a beauty blogger, to share with you some of the Spring/Summer 2012 makeup trends.
I'll divide this topic into three or four posts for this week, so stay tuned. Each post will feature one single trend, this way giving me more time and space to discuss it properly. I hope you won't get bored :)

And without further ado, let us move on to number one beauty trend and the most talked about lately: Pastels.
Firstly, I'd like to show you this editorial from Flair (Austria) magazine, which in my opinion is the best representation of what Pastel makeup should ideally look like.
(Pictures from fashiongonerogue.com website)
Of course it is not everyone's cup of tea and in the magazines the makeup is quite exaggerated to give a better understanding of the trend and in order for it to be more vital.

 My advice to you is don't copy the makeup exactly how it is on the paper, just be inspired by it to create your own, with a little twist. 

I don't know how about you, but I think the first look from the editorial seems most realistically wearable for every day. A beautiful porcelain base, two coats of mascara, a barbie pink blush and a glossy pink lip that' s all you need.

I've selected a few products, both high-end and drugstore, which might encourage you to embrace the pastel trend this spring/summer. Let's look into them:

Dior's Spring Garden Party 2012 collection 
Revlon Matte lipstick in Smoked Peach
Revlon lipgloss in Lilac Pastelle
Revlon nail polish in Sunshine Sparkle

I hope these gorgeous spring colours brightened up your day,
Focusonthequiet
xx









6 comments:

  1. These are gorgeous, I really need to update my makeup collection!

    x Michelle | thefeatherden.net

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  2. Yeah, especially the Dior nail polishes)really want to invest in one of the two.
    Btw, your food blog is amaziiing, me and my bf were quite inspired to cook some of the foods haha

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  3. I can't wait to get some of that pale purple makeup going, especially on my nails!

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  4. I'm so in love with the spring colours! I've been drooling over photographs from the catwalk shows so its great to be able to translate the trends into the beauty realm!

    http://londonslashes.blogspot.com/

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  5. yes,definitely) i love the spring colours too and I'm also very glad the prints are still going to be in this season:)

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