Spring Beauty Trends

Time For an Update! The Season's 3 Hottest Looks - From Barely-There Lips to Cool Braids are Fresh & Easy to Wear!!

1. Nude Lips

Think ultra-natural - the idea is to subtly enhance your lips with a hint of colour...

Pick the right formula and hue and go for a tinted balm or a lightweight lipstick in the same colour family as your natural lips. But factor in your complexion too; if your fair, try soft pink or peach. Caramel flatters medium skin tone while berry tones work nicely on darker complexions.

Skip the lip brush unlike a bold lip colour that requires precision, these subtle shades can be applied straight from the tube.

Make it last as sheer textures fade faster, so apply primer and set it with face powder before using lip colour.

To try this look try:

Pink - L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Balm Nude in Rose Elixir £7.99

Peach - Fresh Sugar Nude Tinted Lip Treatment £19

Light Pink - Benefit Cosmetics Posiebalm Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm £15

Berry - Bare Minerals Jack of All Trades Lip Balm in Sure Thing £12

Pink Caramel - Flower Lip Service Lip Butter in Bare-ly There £4.99

 

2. Bold Liner

From bright shades to graphic shades, these looks enhance your eyes in a notice-me way.

Choose your shade, try black as it can be edgy or classic, depending on how its applied. Or try a trendy hue like emerald, aqua, purple or cobalt. Coloured liner is big this season, and it looks very modern.

Pick your formula so try a marker or a liquid liner as this is great for creating razor-sharp lines along your upper lashline. If you want a softer or more smudged effect, use a pencil.

Play with a cat eye by extending liner just to the edge of your upper lashline for a defined look. Or go bolder with a thick line and flick it out and up at the end and for a more intense look, trace your bottom lashline too.

To get this look try:

Aqua Pencil - Revlon PhotoReady Kajal Matte Eye Pencil in Marine £6.99

Emerald Pencil - Givenchy Color Kajal in Shade #1 £22

Green Liquid Eyeliner - Wet N Wild Megaliner Liquid Eyeliner in Turquoise £3.99

Teal Pencil - Nars Larger than Life Long Wear Eyeliner in Abbey Road £19

Purple Pencil - Clinique Quickliner for Eyes Intense in Intense Amethyst £12.99

Black Pencil - Neutrogena Nourishing Eyeliner in Cosmic Black £7.99

 

 

3. Cool Braids

Plaits are still big, but now it's all about doing them in unexpected ways.

Get creative and go for a totally unique look or try a twist on a classic style, for example plait your bun or weave multiple brands into one.

Make it easier and give grip to slippery strands by adding styling paste to your fingers before you start.

Add shine by rubbing a drop of hair oil between your palms and run hands over your braid for a pretty sheen and finish with hairspray so your look won't budge.

To get this look try:

Styling Paste - Oscar Blandi Pronto Braid Paste £22

Hair Oil - Optimum Salon Haircare Optimum Amla Legend Silkening Oil Mist £9.99

Hairspray - L'Oreal Paris Advanced Lock It Fine Control Hairspray £5.99