Fall 2012 Lipstick Trends

While summer was filled with hot pinks and vibrant corals, lips are moving onto the darker side this Fall 2012. Three lipstick trends are emerging this season: Dark Bordeaux, Classic Red, and Hot Orange.

Trend #1 - Dark Bordeaux: Wine stained lips are darker and more popular than ever. Designers are sticking with a bold lip theme, but in rich purple, plum, berry, and merlot shades. Just take a look at Christian Siriano's Fall 2012 Collection. As you can see, this trend has the most dramatic impact on light skin tones.

To capture this look, stick with matte variations. Matte variations have staying power and a great bold lip statement. For a softer variation of the trend, use plum shades that have a hint of brightness. Then top off the lipstick with a sheer, dark gloss.

Because a dark lip adds a lot of drama to the face, wear a minimalistic outfit based around solid colors. This creates balance and prevents you from looking too harsh. Dark Bordeaux lips are often paired with basic neutrals, or - for an edgier look - black. Keep in mind that the bold lip is, after all, the beauty statement of this trend and should not compete with the rest of your outfit.

Trend #2 - Classic Red: Classic red lips continue to be a traffic-stopping beauty trend. View the trend in Zac Posen's Fall 2012 Collection. Red lipsticks were seen on the runways in bountiful ways. Variations include warm and cool tones in both matte and shinier textures.

Red lipsticks are really run the gamut with tones and textures this fall. Enjoy the range and have fun experimenting. Although red lips can be very intimidating for many women, be ahead of the pack this fall and be sure to embrace this classic trend.

Red lips go great with a little black dress, but they can also be worn during the day in more natural variations, such as in sheer formulas and glossier textures.

Trend #3 - Hot Orange: Orange powerfully emerged on the spring runways and it has now carried over into the fall season. See the color burst in Christian Dior's Fall 2012 Collection. Orange lips add a brilliant pop of color to your face. Best of all, orange lipstick flatters all skin tones.

Wear orange lipstick with a more natural face. This allows the punch of orange to serve as the beauty focal point. If you're looking for a more artistic feel, you can add some color on the eyes, but be sure to keep in mind the vibrancy orange lips will bring to your face.

For the fall, I like wearing orange with light beige cream colors or contrasting orange lipstick with deep colored clothes. Cobalt blue and royal purple contrast beautifully with orange. It will be hard to not turn heads with those pairings!

Meli, a graduate of the Makeup Designory (MUD) in New York City, is a professional makeup artist. She finds inspiration in enhancing a woman's natural beauty and making her feel her most beautiful self from the inside out. Meli believes lipstick should be the centerpiece of a woman's face, and she hopes her site, http://www.lipsticklookbook.com/, becomes the centerpiece of your beauty inspiration.

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Fashion History - The 1920's in Today's Trends

It's Halloween and you are all ready to roll. This year you have decided to go as a flapper. You've set your hair in tight, neat finger waves, and pulled your garter up your leg, which is still exposed under the extremely short hemline of your boxy, shimmy dress. You take a look at yourself in the full-length mirror and stop to think for a moment. Just a decade before the flapper Charlestoned the night away on the dance floor, women had their knees hidden under layers of material. Arms covered in yards of fabric were certainly not bare and free to move to the jazzy beats to come in the age of the Speakeasy. So how did this most sexy of Halloween costumes come to be? What is behind the shapeless, short, shift dress you see reflected in the mirror before you?

• Accessibility. The information age had officially begun. Vogue and Vanity Fair were in circulation picturing the latest fashion trends. Women found themselves fantasizing about wearing clothes just like they had seen in the magazine. Most wonderful of all was that this clothes was actually accessible. It was the Roaring 20's. Times were good and fabrics were available. Most convenient of all was that this clothes was extremely easy to make - boxy shapes with very little tailoring. Women found themselves with the necessary skills, funds, and know-how to create a sexy flapper dress in their own home.

• Rebellion. Literally yards upon yards of fabric went into women's clothing before the turn of the century. On top of all that material, or rather underneath, was a garter, a bust-enhancing device designed to restrict a woman's breathing to a shallow whisper. But the 1920's saw important changes that included the woman's right to vote. That made the ladies stop and breathe... or at least they tried to... and then they untied their garters and took the deepest most freeing breath to date. Dresses lost almost all structure. Gone were cinched waists and in were flat chests. The fellas still got an eyeful with a whole lot of rarely-before-seen skin.

• Sports. You may wonder what sports have to do with the flapper dress. They have everything to do with its freedom of movement. Tennis, golf, swimming... women of the 20's were expressing their athleticism and needed more comfortable clothing in which to do so. The trends of the decade reflected this trend in women's sport. You can't hit a backhand down the line with a garter that physically splits your upper and lower body into two. Those restrictions had to go; and as a result, women became fitter and healthier. An athletic body was in, and the flapper dress was the perfect way to display it.

So on this Halloween, wear that sexy flapper costume proudly. It's far more than a little dress. It is a socio-economic fashion statement that inspired women to burn their bras and train to become world-class athletes in the decades to follow.

Jasmina Radmanovic works with her sisters, Rada and Ljubica, as Creative Director for fashion coloring book publisher Color Me Trendy. Continue your journey through fashion history with the second volume in the fashion coloring book series - A Trip through the Decades. Check it out at http://www.colormetrendy.com/

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Autumn Hair Trends

Autumn brings a new host of hairstyles and on this year's top list there are three styles in particular which have been seen on catwalk shows and celebrities alike.

Long & Straight

Perfect for the party season, long straight hair is one of the easiest styles to achieve. Celebrities such as Jessica Biel are currently wearing the trend, with hair extremely straight and sleek. To get the look, use a straightening serum or balm on towel dried hair and blow dry. Run hair straighteners through, followed by a gloss or shine serum to give it that extra sleek look.

If your hair isn't quite long enough yet, fake it with clip in hair extensions for special occasions. They are easy to use and give you long locks in an instant by simply clipping into the hair where you need it. Get 100% human hair extensions so that you can straighten and style them just like your own hair, however remember to always use a heat protector spray!

Long & Wavy

Long and wavy hair is still going strong from the Summer. Celebrities like Rachel Bilson and Blake Lively often leave their hair naturally wavy and the more dishevelled the better!

To change it for Autumn try a centre parting, and sweep the top section back to leave the rest of your hair loose and wavy. This is a great look for every day and keeps hair out of your face too.

A top tip is to finish the style by spraying your hands with a little hairspray and rub them through the waves to give it more of a textured finish.

Again, if you don't have the length or thickness, fake it with clip in hair extensions. As well as straight hair, they are also available in wavy and curly which is perfect for this trend. Place them carefully and you can still wear them with some hair pulled back.

If you do not like tying your hair back, centre part your hair and let it hang loose and straight to your shoulders, and just add a few waves to the very ends.

Fringes

Another major style trend this Autumn is the return of the fringe. This time it's thick, bold and blunt. Think Jessica Biel and Zooey Deschanel - bold fringes, one with sleek straight hair, the other with big wavy hair.

If you're a little hesitant about going for the chop, why not try a clip in fringe instead? It blends effortlessly with your real hair, and features clips to secure it tightly on your own hair so that it won't move. It means you can wear it as often as you like without cutting your own hair.

So this Autumn, change your hairstyle and fake it with hair extensions!

Autumn hair trends are easy to achieve. If you want hair styles like celebrities but don't have the length, then fake it with 100% human hair extensions Hairtrade.com.

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The Latest Makeup Trends of 2012

AppId is over the quota

They say that cosmetics are a woman's weapon. And we women stand witness to the miracle weapon they always prove to be! In this context, Luminess Air as the leading airbrush cosmetic company needs no introduction. Pioneering the latest revolutionary technique in makeup, the brand continues to inspire ladies to be looked over and not overlooked.

Contemporary fashion trends have evolved to redefine makeup focussing on a natural minimalistic look. Breaking news from the 2012 makeup desk suggests a blend of the timeless vintage look with the modern chic. This is the happening trend of the spring-summer season and believes in highlighting the face gently with subtle, yet effective makeup. Lets take a closer look at the general makeup trends:

Skin- A radiant natural skin is powerful in its own right and a peachy complexion is the storm of the season. The airbrushing makeup products and application tool can work wonders in providing a smooth, even toned skin, which definitely is in. Luminess water based makeup uses natural colorants and are preservative-free. They are hypoallergic and available in various shades to fit every kind of skin tone. One can pick from the range of ultra, matte and glow foundations, concealers, tanning kits, complexion enhancers like translucent powders and others. This magical makeup gives flawless and weightless, sheer to maximum coverage which can last for upto eighteen hours. If you happen to be a fan of 'Doctors', the TV show, you may have seen this makeup featured there. The good news is that Luminess airbrush products can help with selective spot coverage too and the problem areas can be completely transformed. Just think of the delicate feather-like touch of the mist on your skin leaving you a different person!

Eyes- The trendiest look of the eyes is smoky with eye-shadow and liners applied in refreshingly innovative ways. A dash of glitter accentuates our windows to the world and never fail to strike. Eye-art this season is quite inventive with a playful mix of mascara, eye accents and shadow. Airbrush eyeshadows are long lasting and you can create the look you like with the selection available. Choose from the Drama Queen, Ore, Seashell and Smokey shades to adorn your eyes in a trendy way. These shadows blend smoothly with shimmers and bronzers creating a chic and elegant look.

Lips- Rouge lip colors are the order of the day and have emerged as a trend for the season. The Lip Pout Poppers and Lip Gloss Pen Duo from Luminess Air are secrets to healthy, nourishes, glossy and delicious lips. The recovery lipstick range in Currant, Dune Rose, Hula, matador Red, Kiss and Tell and other shades hydrate and color lips wonderfully. A style statement of sorts, they are ready to create an impact anywhere, anytime.

Be it dyed eyebrows, golden and peachy skin, ruby lips or any other latest dramatic makeup trend, Luminess crafts the look you desire in sync with what's new and up. Time to doll up the natural way is here and now. Achieve the look of the day and inspire makeovers!

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