Make-up Trend: Cool Coral Lips

Orangey lip colors may seem more suited for the runway than real life, but as Sonakshi Sinha showed us on the opening night of Lakme Winter Festive Season, the right color can work for nearly any occasion. If you're interested in experimenting with the shade, look for one with pink and rose undertones. The cool hues will take some of the edge off the yellowy pigments found in most corals, thereby flattering nearly any skintone.

Rec: NARS Outsider Lipstick

NYFW S/S 2011 Make-up Trends: Carolina Herrera

The inspiration was traditional Korean Costume, floral prints or photographs of flowers which lead us to create a brick coloured eye.

FACE

Studio Finish Concealer – applied where needed.  

Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder – to minimize shine in the T-zone.  

Pinch ‘O Peach Powder Blush – added to the apples of the cheeks, completely diffused out in a sunburst effect.

EYES  

Brick Lip Pencil – blended from the lashline to the crease of the eyelids, diffused out toward the outer corners of the eyes.  

Antiqued Eye Shadow – tapped on top of the diffused pencil to extend the shape of the eye in a horizontal direction.  

Diva Lipstick – added to the inner and outer crease of the eyelids for soft definition.  

Black Haute and Naughty Mascara – applied to heavily curled lashes.  

LIPS

Sugarrimmed Dazzleglass – applied with a 231 brush.  

NYFW S/S 2011 Make-up Trends: Ohne Titel

The star of the beauty look was a strong coral lip, which stood out brilliantly against a nude face. "The look is about an effortless chic but sporty girl. She's very athletic, but still feminine," Westman told StyleList. The Revlon makeup artist fell so in love with the color, that she brought it back from a previous palette for a new Fire & Ice collection launch this November. Some models were given naturally nude lips so as not to overwhelm the runway with coral lips.

Get the Look:
All makeup by Revlon. Add a soft glow to face with Age Defying Spa Face Illuminator, and apply just a touch of Cream Blush in Berry Flirtatious to warm up the complexion. Brighten the eye area with shades from the Suede Rhapsody palette, and define arches with Brow Fantasy Pencil. Apply Super Lustrous Lipstick in Siren, which will be available with the Fire & Ice collection this November.

NYFW S/S 2011 Make-up Trends: Prabal Gurung

“The collection is very rich and full on, all about the architecture of the clothes to the silhouette so the face is pure, soft but graphic — playing with textures in white.” — Tom Pecheux

FACE  

Select Moisture Cover Concealer – applied as needed.  

Mineralize Skinfinish Natural – lightly applied to even out the skin tone.

EYES  

MAC Pro Pure White Paintstick – blended on the eyelids as a base.  

Gesso Eye Shadow layered with Fascinating Eye Kohl – to create a “matte white lid”.

LIPS

MAC Pro Lip Erase in Dim – to make lips the same base color. 

Supremely Confident Sheen Supreme Lipstick – layered over lip erase to give a “true sensuality to the lips”.

Make-up Trend: Berry Stained Lips

If you've always avoided red lipstick because it feels too severe, try a berry stained hue like Freida Pinto did at the TIFF Festival. She went for a hint of berry tint, giving a berry punch to match her gorgeous dress. It looks puckery and stays on pretty well. To make the look stay-put, apply balm once the stain sets in to bare lips.

Rec: Stila Pomegranate Crush Lip & Cheek Stain

Make-up Trend: Simple Make-up

At the launch of Audi's car showroom, Bipasha Basu turned heads with incredibly simple—but downright perfect make-up to compliment that forest green Nandita Mahtani dress. The key to pulling off such a no-fuss look? Even your skintone by touching up shadowy areas around your mouth and nose with concealer, smooth and groom your brows, apply a sweep of eyeliner to your top lids and finish with a swipe of pinky nude lipstick. The result was understated and sweetly polished.

Rec: Laura Mercier Flawless Face Kit

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