Bold lips at Richard Nicoll SS13
Summer has well and truly arrived, and as well as filling your wardrobe with some new season pieces, be sure to update your make-up bag with some new products to brighten up your look.
Now the sunshine has finally made an appearance, it’s important to add some new beauty buys to brighten up your look for the new season.
There are some fabulous trends which are hot property this summer which are sure to fly of the beauty counters including beautiful brights for eyes and lips, think ruby reds, popping pinks, perfect peaches and luscious oranges, as well as pretty pastel shades, stock up on powder blues, lovely lilacs and light lemons, your make-up bag will rival a sweet shop with such pretty shades and tones to lust after.
Summer boasts some great occasions and events to glam up for; festivals, weddings, BBQ’s and carnivals to name but a few, so it’s just as important to get your make-up looking great as it is your outfit.
This season is all about colour, so be brave and taste the rainbow with some bold brights this summer, think old school paint pallet primary colours such as reds, greens, yellows and blues which are sure to brighten up your look whatever the occasion and put those essential finishing touches to your outfit.
Also big news this season are metalics, perfect to stand out at that festival, gold’s, silvers and bronzes are the perfect festival folly, create a unique look with bold eyes and stand out lips, be sure to add some gorgeous glitter to make sure that metallic look is bang on trend.
As well as make up, the perfect manicure is just as essential to brighten up this season, be sure to treat those talons to a bold look, nail art has never been so popular so why not try some unique designs to finish of your look, think flowers, letters, aztec prints and why not dedicate your mani to your favourite celeb or TV star, it’s never been so easy to transfer prints onto nails, the perfect way to stand out and a guaranteed conversation piece at any event!
Finally, one major look this season takes us back in time to the 1920’s, a very glamorous era, and of course all in dedication to the new Hollywood blockbuster, The Great Gatsby. The perfect way to shake up your looks this season, and ideal for special occasions, this movie inspired look will leave you looking and feeling ultra-glam. Take inspiration from the gorgeous Carey Mulligan for your hair, who styles it perfectly in the film, create soft curls and add a statement hair clip to finish of the look. For make-up, keep it simple but classy, use simple shades such as browns, beiges and bronzes but layer them to create that sexy, sassy statement look, but be bold and go for a sultry scarlet lip, the perfect finishing touch.
By guest writer Rachel Brierley
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