The liquid lipstick trend is only gaining momentum as the summer season continues, with brands like Smashbox introducing new fluid lip lacquers and trail-blazing brands like Too Faced, Make Up For Ever, and Hourglass Cosmetics expanding their color offerings.
Your eyeshadow palettes, finishing powders, blushes, lipsticks, and lip glosses likely come in sleek compacts, cases, and tubes with intricate etchings, near-sculptural ridges, embossed details, screen-printed images, and maybe even gem-like embellishments, so why would you tuck these perfectly packaged cosmetics inside a ratty or simply unremarkable makeup bag?
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Summer tends to be the season for minimalist makeup, a phenomenon that’s as based on practical considerations as it is on runway looks and magazine editorials.
Talk about doubling the fun!
Just two years ago, BB creams were the talk of the beauty world: multi-tasking products that sauntered down a fine line between skincare and makeup, moisturizing the complexion, boosting luminosity, reducing the appearance of pores, concealing any dark spots or blemishes, reducing the visibility of fine lines and wrinkles, and providing natural-looking coverage along with UVA and UVB protection.
When Pantone proclaims that a particular hue will be in vogue for a season, or even an entire year, it’s as if an oracle has spoken.
Whether you’re traveling for Memorial Day or staying local and planning a staycation, chances are your holiday weekend agenda involves plenty of time in the sun.
This summer, minimalist makeup looks are taking over, edging out their bolder counterparts.
Yesterday, I started out my birthday (which happens to fall on Cinco de Mayo) with an appearance on FOX’s “Good Day Baltimore” in which I discussed some Mother’s Day gift options ranging from celebrity scents to groundbreaking anti-aging treatments.
