Makeup Wars: Fall Trend Look, How Do You Interpret the 'It' Look?

This week for Makeup Wars we've decided to tackle Fall Trends. Fall is finally here, which I love because it is definitely my favorite season. To me, fall is crisp cool air, changing leaves, the smell of burning leaves (or pumpkin) and definitely football!

Doesn't it seem like every fall the trends are the same? A "return to ladylike elegance", darker/red lips and nails, more coverage with your foundation... many of those things are no brainers. They just go with fall much more than unstructured beachy waves and hot pink nail polish.

This year there are a few additions/variations to the typical fall trends. The first is the addition of dark lips. Rather than just the classic red lip (though that's there too this fall), this summer we suddenly saw dark, deep vampy lips pop up at the Met Ball. And it's still here. Eyes definitely are brown this season, though that should obviously be varied a bit depending on what else you have going on. I also love the flushed, pretty cheeks that were seen on many fall runways.

I've opted to combine 2 of these trends, the brown eye (toned down a bit, but definitely still brown) and the dark lip. I opted for the brown lip because I had a new MAC lippie that I wanted to try out, though I'll show you later how I toned it down a bit to not look like super goth girl (I don't have a problem with that look, it just isn't my look).

Products Used:
Anastasia She Wears it Well Palette: I love all of the neutrals in this palette and it has a good mix of shimmer (though not too much shimmer for me) and matte.

Elizabeth Arden Smokey Eyes Liner in Espresso: These are my favorite liners! They are strong enough to stand up to anything (I hate applying liner to have the pencil smoosh itself against my lid rather than apply to the eye), but apply smoothly and can be easily smudged immediately. It lasts all day! EA sent me 2 about 2 years ago and I can't even tell you how many times I've repurchased since then.

Korres Magic Light Face Contouring trio in Santorini: This is really pretty, but overall very neutral. I think I have a post around here somewhere, which of course I can't find now. A bit tan, a bit pink, a bit peach.... you get the picture. I just didn't think that this look would go well with a pretty pink flush.

Stila Stay All Day Foundation and Concealer: I really need to review this stuff, but I really like it a lot. It is a medium coverage foundation, though the coverage is buildable. They even put a matching concealer in the lid!

As usual, I layered 2 mascaras, here I used Maybelline Lots of Lashes and Show Off Mascara by Beauty Addicts.


First, I prepped my lids with a primer. I've used NYX Eye Shadow Base in Skintone because it has some great coverage and with light shadows I need to cover up all of my blood vessels. I then put a light layer of Almond all over my lid with a big brush.

Next I deepen up the out 1/2 or so of my lid with Trophy, only up to the crease. This pic looks a little uneven in that area, but really, it's just the picture! It's evenly applied and then slightly blended across the center of my lid.

I apply Glow to my crease, back and forth in a windshield wiper-like motion and blend it out slightly. I like the golden shimmer, so I also apply a little under my eye with my smudge brush. I've tapped it on here so that the shimmer will show up more.

I line my eyes with brown liner, smudging the line a bit. I also lined a little on my inner waterline on the bottom. Then I blended everything together.

I finished off the look with mascara (curl those lashes like crazy!), a little Korres Magic Light Face Contouring trio in Santorini used as blush and finally my lips.

The eyes are done!

Sooo.... that dark lip look that is all over the place... It isn't really for everyone. Sure, Young Rapunxel (on the left) is a very trendy "it" color for the fall. And yes, it makes me look like I don't have any melanin in my body. To make it work I applied a little bit of Laugh a Lot to tone it down. Really, I applied Rapunxel, blotted, applied Laugh a Lot, blotted again, and then finally a tiny bit more of Rapunxel. I have a bit of clear gloss over the top (I honestly can't remember which one I grabbed) to add a little shine. It's definitely still within that dark realm, but since I've added in a little bit of a color much closer to my lip coloring it works a bit better for me.

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New Fall Polishes by OPI: I Kinda Want them All?

I fully admit that I've fallen a little bit off of the nail polish wagon this summer. Things have been crazy hectic for me, and my large polish collection (and my cuticles) have been sorely neglected! I'm finding inspiration in the colors that OPI is releasing for Fall/Winter. This collection is coming out on August 8th!

NLG13: Berlin There Done That
NLG14: Danke-Shiny Red
NLG15: Deutsch You Want Me Baby?
NLG16: Don’t Pretzel My Buttons
NLG17: Don’t Talk Bach to Me
NLG18: Every Month is Oktoberfest
NLG19: German-icure by OPI
NLG20: My Very First Knockwurst
NLG21: Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!
NLG22: Schnapps Out of It!
NLG23: Suzi & the 7 Düsseldorfs
NLG24: Unfor-greta-bly Blue



I find that the DS shades can sometimes be hard to find in stock (especially around me, is there some sort of extra glitter fetish in Ann Arbor that I don't know about?), but they're well worth the hunt! Perfect for a pretty accent nail or an entire blingy mani.
DS042: DS Indulgence, a radiant red-violet with a shimmering, golden finish.
DS043: DS Luxurious, a captivating coral-red with a golden glisten.



Finally, I know that I'm not alone in my love of Nicole, especially when they run store exclusive shades. They've had Walmart and Target exclusives before, and they are usually a bit more fashion forward and really just... fun?

NI401: Mer-Maid for Each Other
NI402: For Gold Times Sake
NI403: Iris My Case
NI404: Just Busta Mauve
NI405: If the Blue Fits…



So, which shades are calling your name? Do you need a new green or blue, or are you just needing a more neutral shade to offset your new (dark) fall lippie?


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