Fall 2009: Top 5 Makeup Trends 40+
August 2009
Dark & Dramatic
Colder temperatures bring out heavier fabrics and more layers in our clothing. We shelve our light and bright summer outfits in exchange for darker, more muted neutrals and cozy sweaters. It follows that, as our clothing becomes heavier, so would our makeup colours switch from barely there bronzed to deeper shades of neutrals. Your look would be out of balance with a ribbed V-neck sweater, tweed menswear-inspired pants, and boots with pale lip gloss, shimmery champagne eye shadow and bronzer for blush. As Fall approaches, go ahead and take some risks with a darker eye shadow and deeper lip colours. Balance your overall look by having your cosmetic colours and clothing in the same “weight”.
Makeup trends on the runway and in magazines are not always appropriate for a woman in her 40’s or more. As I research with the experts for the leading trends, one Fall trend is a “no eyebrow” look: very dark smouldering eye makeup, matte skin, and matte nude lip colour. Can you imagine that combination on yourself?! Two dark, deep eyes with a pasty pale face, and lips that fade into your cheeks. Puh-leeze! Be aware of the source of your makeup trend advice as it may be intended for a much younger audience – like your 18 year old daughter. Rule #1 as you get older is to be discerning as to where you get advice about fashion, hair, and makeup. One such makeup trend is the 80’s, punk rock fashion in neon colours with bold eye and lip colours that scream for attention. I have always taught (and still endorse) that if you were around for it the first time, it is not for you the second time. That doesn’t mean you can’t take one or two cues from the trend, but head-to-toe 80’s is definitely OUT for the 40+ woman. After extensive research, watching the runway fashion shows, and from personal experience, here are Looking Your Best Inc.’s Top 5 Makeup Trends that are sure to leave you feeling beautiful, confident, and attractively age appropriate:
This season’s makeup trends are dark and dramatic for a bold sophisticated look of confidence! Looking Your Best Inc. offers private makeup lessons and instructional application techniques to incorporate all of these trends without looking trashy or age inappropriate.
Shirley authors regular newsletters, articles and booklets on image, personal development, and communication skills, such as her Image Boosters series, which addresses seasonal appearance trends. It’s a quick read that delivers useful tips and tricks. Her most recent publication, Clothing 101©, reveals an exclusive formula to build The Perfect Wardrobe© and covers The Top 10 Secrets to Stress-Free Shopping.
Shirley is a regular contributor to the media and has appeared on Global TV as the stylist for the Inside-Out Makeover project. She was also the image expert on Access TV and has been featured in numerous provincial and national publications. She is producer of Edmonton Makeovers: Look Years Younger; its success was based on real solutions for real women.
Shirley is a certified image consultant with internationally recognized London Image Institute in image, professional development training, and personal branding. She is the only certified colour analyst in Canada from Sci/Art Company and a member of the Association of Image Consultants International, AICI. Shirley graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor Degree in Education and a major in Business.
Shirley can be reached at:
info@LookingYourBestInc.com
780.451.0661
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www.LookingYourBestInc.com
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