Guest Post : Fall Runway looks

Hi ladies, I know it’s mid-summer but if you’re like me you want to know what next seasons beauty trends are. Well, I’m here to post about the hottest beauty looks for Fall!

The Fall 2010 runway looks for Proenza Schouler, Gucci, and Marc Jacobs were described as “healthy and pulled-together,” “straightforward but powerful,” and “sexy, cool girls you see at a cafe in Paris.” The best part about these great looks for Fall is that they’re simple enough to replicate yourself. I know it could be tricky to recreate a look and a bit confusing when it comes to knowing which brushes to use…I’ll break it down for you here. You’ll have no excuse not to try it!

Follow these 5 easy steps, adapted straight from the makeup artists behind-the-scenes, to achieve these looks in just 5 minutes!

Marc Jacobs

At Marc Jacobs the look was described as “sexy, cool girls—the kind of girls you see in the East Village, or a café in Paris,” said Nars the makeup artist behind the look. “We were thinking about Kate Moss when she’s gone out the night before and still has some of her makeup on the next morning.” So the makeup was applied with the fingers “so it would look a little destroyed.”

Matte out the skin using a powder foundation such as MAC’s Studio Fix all over.
Lightly apply a pale lavender shadow on the eyes using your ring finger {this finger naturally has the lightest pressure} from lash line to crease.
Line the top and bottom lash lines with a black kohl pencil like MAC’s Smolder. And again using your ring finger, smudge the lines a bit.
Apply loads of mascara to top and bottom lashes, go crazy with this part! The lashes for this look are slept-in so they shouldn’t be perfect.
And lastly lightly dab on a pale orange-coral lipstick straight from the tube, blot and then powder over to subdue the shade.

{*Optional: Swipe on a tinted brow gel or use a pencil to fill in and groom the brows}

Proenza Schouler

The look at Proenza Schouler was “healthy and pulled-together with a rich, dark lip,” said makeup artist Kendal. The focus was on the lips, she used a deep crimson on brunettes and a dark eggplant on blondes. Follow this guideline to choose a flattering dark shade for yourself.

The skin is polished and not overly matte. Again, MAC’s Studio Fix will do the job. Use a kabuki brush to get that porcelain finish, concentrate on the center of the face and work your way out using a buffing circular motion.
Using your fingers apply a cream shadow in a neutral brown shade to the top and bottom lash lines as well as the crease.
This look skips mascara and liner all together but if you feel naked with out mascara swipe it on lightly to the top outer corners only and along the center of the bottom lashes. This keeps the look simple while waking up the eyes a bit.
Fill in brows using a matte shadow in a shade lighter than your hair color. {Eyeshadows have more pigment than brow powders and you can typically find a wider range of color choices}
Brush through to evenly distribute color.
Lightly dab on your chosen shade from the tube to the upper lip only and blend in using your ring finger. Press lips together to transfer to the bottom lip, blend again. Blot.

{*Optional: This look, like the above Marc Jacobs one also skips blush. But a touch of a warm, golden blush swept along the cheek bones would look great while giving the face some structure}

Gucci

About her collabaration with the designer behind Gucci, makeup artist Pat McGrath said, “We wanted eye makeup that’s straightforward but powerful. So instead of doing the usual smoky eyes, we decided to go with a look that the girl could actually do on herself.” The result was perfect skin and all the intensity in the eyes. This look requires the use of just a few more brushes but is still do-able in 5 minutes.

Even out skin tone with a liquid mineral foundation like MAC’s Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15 foundation. Blend onto the skin using your fingertips starting at the center of the face. Set with a light dusting of powder along the T-zone.
Sweep a soft brown shadow like MAC’s Cork using a fluffy blending brush from the lash line till just past the crease and onto the bottom lash line. For added sparkle dab a bit of a shimmery shadow in along the same color to the center of the lid and outer corners, MAC’s Woodwinked would look great.
Using a creamy waterproof liner like MAC’s Technakohl in Grachblack line the inner rims of the top and bottom lash lines as well as drawing a super thin line along the top lashes with the same pencil. Blink strongly to transfer color, making sure it reaches the entire inner rims of the eyes.
Apply two coats of a rich volumizing mascara to top and bottom lashes.
To add contour to the cheeks sweep a matte golden bronzer onto the hollows of the cheeks.
Lastly, pat a clear lip balm onto the lips to let their natural rosy color show through.

{*Optional: To create the glow of flawless skin add a touch of cream highlighter to the tops of cheekbones, bow of the lip, and chin}

xoxo
Arleene

{Source: Allure.com}
{Links: Maccosmetics.com}