Spring into Summer Makeup

Watercolors seem to be the trend this year and the colors can be applied either sheer or opaque depending on your own personal style. Yet you may be a bit wary of coloring your face with bright colors that could look clownish and not achieve the attention you really want.

Below are a few examples of the colorful makeup trend. And yes, age does matter even though you may be fed information that the opposite is true that you need to follow your own spirit. Yes, you do, however, you want to attract attention that compliments your ego and not shatter it into tiny irrecoverable little sad pieces as you stagger home wondering why your spirit failed you.

Very pretty makeup and good use of color on Kathryn Newton
at the 2020 SAG Awards. Notice the light neutral lip color
compliments the apricot color on her eyes and cheeks.
The palette also matches her dress. If she wore a heavy red velvet
dress, her face would disappear and clash with it. Light colors
compliment each other so think about what you're wearing
when doing your makeup for the day or evening.

I like the shimmery pink eye shadow on Priah Ferguson although
she should have finished the look with a bit more color on her face and lips
using stronger pink/beige tones.

Washed out and pale, Margot Robbie is a fail with this look.
If you want an almost bare neutral eye, add a pop of watercolors
to the cheeks and lips. Margot's hair even suffered
a depression framing that bland face.

Only a tight, firm eye area can get away with artistic eye makeup and
you may want to keep the cheeks and lips neutral as shown on the model
or you might look a bit clownish.

Makeup should be fun and don't shy away from experimentation.
Just keep in mind the event you're going to and how you want
to be talked about later. If you need a makeup tutorial,
head over to James Charles on YT.

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Cannes Film Festival Style

We love to watch the stars at the annual Cannes Film Festival and see what is the latest and the greatest on the red carpet as celebs from all over the world flock into Cannes to promote their films or just to be a part of the action. 

First off, let's look at some of the makeup styles of the stars. Some chose to emphasize the eyes while others chose to have bold color on their lips as the makeup styles were pretty conservative and not much to write home about. One caution for any lady [or gent] no matter what their age, please pay attention to basics. You want clear skin and beautiful teeth. Don't do a faux pas like Claudia Cardinale did, her teeth are horrible and her makeup is overdone. Her hair looks glamorous but she needed to have softer bangs to cover up her forehead. Jane Fonda is normally put together well and pays attention to details.

Of course Catherine the Great is always on the cutting edge of style as her glorious eyes shine with darker hair:

Then we've got a few of the obvious fashion flops as I don't know what Kendall Jenner was thinking with her disastrous outfit or Lupita Nyong'o with what looks like a rehash of a dress she has worn before at an event and her hairstyle looks silly.

A few fashion wins as I love these styles and they all look good on the ladies who are wearing them:

Honorable mention for Carla Bruni as I think the dress is lovely although a bit boring yet you need a perfect figure like Carla to wear it. I would have selected a better hairstyle, soft waves framing her face that have movement, not this severe:

This is just a sampling of the styles at Cannes this year as watching what the celebs wear helps us to develop our own style.

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Spring into Fashion

I like this time of year as it's still cold outside yet we will slowly transition to the coming Spring and wearing lighter clothing. 

I've picked up a few fashion ideas from the runways and from a few celebs attending the fashion shows and thought I would share them here. I still maintain that you need to look at the designers from the runways in the fashion world and not to celebrities. Most cannot dress themselves and look sloppy or odd when trolling around the streets between jobs. Many styles from the runway can be copied or adapted to your own lifestyle as normally you will fall into categories of either classic, trendy, traditional, bohemian, eclectic, or however you define your style, and you can get less expensive versions than from the designers' collections.

If you don't have to dress in a suit and tie or skirts and jackets for your job, you can be a bit more casual during your work day. I like these styles that you can wear now if you lean towards a more classic personal style. 

Louis Vuitton, Paris Fashion Week 2018.

Can't decide to wear the dress or the pants? Then wear both. If you don't mind being stared at, then you may want to duplicate this fashion forward ensemble.

Balenciaga, Spring 2018.

The bold colors and eclectic styles look good on the younger set and by gosh, you know who you are. I know, some don't like to dress "their age" but there are benefits to it. As you get a bit older and wiser, you stick to what works for you without looking like you're trying too hard. If you want to adapt this look to your lifestyle without standing out in the crowd a bit too much, just switch out the colors to more neutral tones.

Girls in Balenciaga during Fashion Week 2018.

Remember to have fun on your shopping trips as you learn to develop your own style.

Some images were taken from Cool Chic Style Fashion blog. Link to the site is in the footer of this blog.