The makeup trends displayed at the New York Fashion Week for this spring are seen as an unexpected surprise as they effortlessly combine various key trends of past decades. Check out the top four spring trends that highlight the boldness of the colorful decades, including bright and popping eyes, lips and brows.
Dramatic Brows and Lashes
The bold brows from the ’80s have returned. On the runway, Marc Jacobs’ models flaunted their thick, bushy yet cleanly shaped eyebrow to create strong and present women. This look can be recreated by either filling in relatively thick eyebrows or drawing them out with a brow pencil or powder with the use of stencils. This spring looks as if it will be all about drama, so try it by going for ultra thick and dramatically curled lashes. Select salons provide a relatively new service of temporarily curling lashes.
Neon Eyes
The ’70s and ’80s were all about rebellion — from disco to rock — and, understandably, the makeup was all about the wildest colors and boldest looks imaginable. This season is about bright eye shadows, primarily blues and pinks. Donna Karan exposed the power of pink, and Michael Kors and Kate Spade used a prominent sky blue to exhibit sweet looks. Apply from solely the crevice to the whole eyelid to a thick line below the eye to even a bold single line of blue above the eyelid altogether.
Cat Eyes
The famous ’60s look of exaggerated cat eyes will be all over this spring. Applying thick eyeliner is the key, but you can experiment as you wish. From an upward flick to a strong contrast of thick black eyeliner against a prominent silver eye shadow base, making a statement is essential. Another promising look for this spring is a softly smudged effect, above and below the eye. BCBG and Versace beautifully demonstrated this look, primarily along with toned-down lips. You can be also be adventurous with the thick eyeliner by using hues of neon colors.
Daring Red Lips
The beauty of the ’40s fashion trends was their elegance. Makeup remained simple: a natural look with nude eye shadow, a light swipe of mascara and dramatic red lips. Although the classic red remains prevalent, this spring try pink-red, deep maroon and light pink shades. In their New York Fashion Week spring/summer 2013 collection, Prada used a technique of outlining just outside the lips with red pencil to make them appear more full. Alternatively, LipFusion lip gloss can be used to plump lips up a little.
A version of this article appeared in the Tuesday, March 26 print edition. Bhakti Khubchandani is a contributing writer. Email her at [email protected].
