Trend Report: NYFW Fall 2012

New York Fashion Week Fall 2012 has just wrapped. And what a week it was. It was all about what’s black and white and bold and graphic. Coats and dresses with cinched waists took center stage. Lots of leather as well with most looks being very elegant, grown up and polished. Ranges of reds as accents from deep oxblood to scarlet added a dash of pizzazz to the collections.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MAKEUP? Three trends to look out for are:

Bold, Matte Red Lips in every shade imaginable from blue to true to orange-reds appeared on a majority of the runways, including: Thakoon, Academy of Art, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Victoria Beckham.

GET THE LOOK: Mix and Match - with 10 different scintillating shades of red in Three Custom’s Century in Red Lip Palette

• Orange Red – Gamine (1950's) is a bright orange-red that Lucy would love
• True Red – Charmed is natural looking red that suits everyone
• Blue Red – Rosie the Riveter (1940's) is the color that endured WWII

Messy, Smoky, Rock and Roll Eyes came back in full force! We particularly liked the gradation of color and enhanced eye shape created with a lovely winged lash line.

*As seen in Derek Lam, Rachel Roy, and DVF.

GET THE LOOK: For a flawless gradation of color, take a cue from Emmy Award-winning Makeup Artist, Jim DeMarco’s Daytime Drama Collection.

Boyish and Androgynous makeup played a strong counterpart to the femininely tailored clothes. We saw very defined and contoured eyes and cheekbones, beautiful matte skin and plenty of rimming the lower lids with a clarifier pencil to make the eyes bigger and brighter.
*As seen in Peter Som, Alexander Wang, and Jason Wu

GET THE LOOK:

• Create a Bright Eyed look with Three Custom Color’s Light and Medium Clarifier pencils. It’s the secret tool that makeup artists can’t live without!
• For cheek definition, contour with Crème to Powder Blush.
  
  

Get the Look: Vivacious Violets

This Spring, all signs point to a refreshing punch of high shine purple! Intimidated? Fear not! NYC based Makeup Artist and Color Expert, Marisa Fazzina, created two makeup looks, Nighttime Sophistication and Daytime Cutie, to demonstrate just how versatile (and magnificently wearable) Vivacious Violet is.

Nighttime Sophistication
Captivate him with your smoky eyes and lure him in with a pop of color on your lips! Nighttime Sophisticated balances the face with by creating a dramatic eye and lip. Deeply romantic smoky eye look that effortlessly plays up the balance the eye and lip color exude.

Eyes: Create a gradation of color with Champagne Eye Shadow at the inside of the eye and increase the depth of color with Cool Black Eye Shadow extending to the outer edge. Line the lash line of the upper eye lid with Black Eye Liner Pencil.
*Be sure to apply mascara!

Cheeks: For a natural looking flush, apply our Beige Creme to Powder Blush.

Lips: Vivacious Violets Lip Gloss – no liner necessary!
* The more you apply, the more vibrant the color will become.

Daytime Cutie

Wear the look anytime, anywhere. It’s soft, feminine, and simply beautiful.

Eyes: Apply Warm Peony to the eyes and extra mascara to the lashes.

Cheeks: For the perfect pink flush, use Pink Hyacinth on the cheeks for fair skin and Lollipop for deeper tones. *BONUS - Pink Hyacinth and Lollipop are created in multi-tasking formulas, so you can also use them as a moisturizing lip tint!

Lips: Vivacious Violets! Layer it for your desired look * The more you apply, the more vibrant the color will become.

How do you wear Vivacious Violets? We would love to hear about the amazing looks you create!