MONOCHROME MAKEUP
Monochrome makeup is huge this year and featured all over the fall fashion runways! Tom Ford featured Smokey Neutrals on the lips, cheeks, and eyes, for gorgeous understated elegance.
NATURAL LOOKING BROWS
Even if you don’t have enviable, model-quality arches, embrace your brows! To groom, brush up brows with a brow brush; then, fill in sparse spots with a brow marker using small, feathery strokes.
TIP: A bit of hairspray brushed on with a brush keeps brows where you want them.
A FLUSH OF BLUSH
Chanel and Dolce Gabbana also embraced the Monochrome look, but in a completely different way–a full flush of blush on the cheeks to mimic a natural fall chill, and used the same color of blush on the eyelids. Lips were soft, full, and in the same hues of the blush, for that same monochromatic look.
LIGHTLY HIGHLIGHTED SKIN
Unlike contouring–which has slowly but surely been disappearing from our radar–highlighting has consistently been a great route for emphasizing the points where the light hits your face. Just a touch on the bow of your lip, your cheekbones and brow arches give you skin a naturally gorgeous finish.
RED LIPS
I love a red lip as the centerpiece of any makeup look. Whether in a cream or matte, with a polished makeup, red lipstick is always classic. It can also be a powerhouse to awaken an otherwise low-key makeup. Try a fresh red lip with a little smudgy eyeliner and some highlighter for a fresh modern look.
MAUVE TRANSITION
Mauve is the perfect shade for transitioning from summer’s heat and no-makeup looks, to a polished, put-together you. Flattering on most skin tones, apply a muted shade on cheeks, lips, lids and even under eyes for an allover glow.
TIP: Multi-use products that can be used on your eyes, lips and cheeks work great for the monochromatic look.
Innovative Skin Care Solutions
These all-new, fresh for fall, target treatments help restore your natural radiance, and prevent collagen and elastin breakdown!
Firming Cream Concentrate for Eyes
What is it?
Fights crepiness, crow’s feet and fine lines, delivering firmness and lift. Deeply hydrates and reduces puffiness and discoloration. Fragrance-free, paraben-free.
What’s inside?
3D Remodeling Complex targets the skin’s support network to restore youthful contours. A natural plant extract works directly to fight the causes of elastin degradation and subsequent slackening that occurs normally with age. Matrixyl 3000™ helps prevent collagen and elastin breakdown for firmer, more resilient skin. Tetrapeptide-5 performs double duty by effectively reducing under eye puffiness caused by loss of elasticity and water accumulation. It also reduces dark circles in just 15 days. Açai Berry Oil is a rich source of antioxidants, and contains useful vitamins, minerals and phyto-nutrients which protect against environmental agressions and help nourish skin cells.
Firming Serum
What is it?
Intensive, daily firming serum. Firms and brightens skin, helps smooth fine lines and improve elasticity, as it protects against free radical damage. Paraben-free.
What’s inside?
A powerful polypeptide blend of bioavailable minerals that helps to provide structural integrity and protection of the dermis. Skin cell respiration, function and elasticity are increased. This firming botanical complex of Centella Asiatica & Echinacea Extracts helps to firm skin, increasing its density and integrity, for a younger texture and improved resilience.
Firming Cream Concentrate
What is it?
Lifts, firms and hydrates skin. Helps restore youthful contours. Leaves skin more sculpted, smooth and defined. Paraben-free.
What’s inside?
3D Remodeling Complex targets the skin’s support network to restore youthful contours. A natural plant extract works directly to fight the causes of elastin degradation and subsequent slackening that occurs normally with age. A next generation hyaluronic acid dermal filler helps to restore skin volume and smooth away facial wrinkles and nasolabial folds. Shea Butter is a plant lipid that provides superior emolliency, while providing anti-inflammatory properties. It helps to prevent the degradation of collagen and elastin that occur with age. Glycerin is a humectant that holds water from the environment in its structure, to increase the amount of moisture in surface layers of the skin. Vitamin E reduces the formation of free radicals from environmental aggressors and other skin stresses. Silica consists of optical diffusers that smooth the skin and make it appear more flawless.
HOW TO APPLY A MONOCHROMATIC MAKEUP LOOK
Monochromatic Makeup is huge right now and was all over the fall runways. Here are some tips for achieving that look on your own.
Colors that work great for the monochromatic look are pink, mauve, bronze, brown, nude, and orange. The colors that work best for you will depend on whether your skin has warm, cool, or neutral undertones.
Use varying shades of the “base” color for your makeup application. If nude is your base color, use a medium shade on your lids, a lighter shade on your cheeks, and a deep shade on your lips. Mix it up and use a deep shade for eyes and light shade for lips, or use a single shade for lips, eyes and cheeks. Experiment!
Apply your makeup as you normally would—for example, moisturizer, foundation and concealer.
Use an eyeshadow brush to apply a single wash of color to your eyelid. Also apply a line of shadow along your lower lash line. To really jazz it up use a colored eye liner in the same family of colors.
Dip your brush in your blush. Before you apply the blush, tap the brush to get rid of any excess powder. Then sweep the brush over the apples of your cheeks, or along your cheekbones.
Apply a lipstick that is the same color or a varying shade of your “base” color. You can create a striking look for your eye with different shades or values of the same color. Get a monochromatic eyeshadow palette (all shades of bronze, nudes, or browns) and blend them to create a smoky or dramatic appearance. Apply the lightest shade all over the lid. Create a “wing” along the outer edge of the eye with a medium shade. Then smudge the darkest shade along the top and bottom lash lines. Gently blend the shades with a blending brush.
TIP: To bring your monochromatic look together, dab a bit of your blush into your eyeshadow or add some of your eyeshadow to your lipstick color.
TIP: Dark mascaras can overpower a monochromatic look. Use a lighter mascara like a brown or brown black on your lashes.
Susan Bourdeau is a nationally recognized makeup artist and wardrobe stylist with 20 years’ experience in television, film and print, and recently developed her own line of cosmetic and skincare products available at Laura’s Nail Salon, Janice Ann’s Fashions, Family Health Center, and
Knoxville Gifts & More.