Part 1 – Spring/Summer Beauty Trends with COVERGIRL & Pat McGrath

January 16, 12

PART ONE

Spring/Summer 2012 Makeup Trends from Celebrity Makeup Artist Extraordinaire & COVERGIRL’s Creative Design Director, Pat McGrath.

Here are some of my favourite looks:

TREND:
BOLD MINIMALISM (EYE’S – MULTIPLE FALSE LASHES)
AS SEEN ON THE RUNWAY:
LOUIS VUITTON
GET THE LOOK:
INSPIRATION
•50s inspired femininity
•Fragile but strong
•Doll-like innocence
BEAUTY
•Theatrical multiple false lashes
•Ladylike
SUGGESTED PRODUCTS:
FACE
• COVERGIRL TruBlend Foundation
• COVERGIRL Intense ShadowBlast in Beige Blaze, used as a highlighter
EYES
• COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers 1- kit eyeshadow in Mink
• LashBlast 24 Hour Mascara
• Theatrical Eyelashes
LIPS
• COVERGIRL LipPerfection Lipstick Lipstick in Delish

TREND:
BOLD MINIMALISM (EYE’S – BOLD RED EYE)
AS SEEN ON THE RUNWAY:
MIU MIU
GET THE LOOK:
INSPIRATION
• Innocence with an edge
• A twist on the classic fairytale
• Dark Modern day bourgeois fairy tale
• Cool rebellious young woman
BEAUTY
• Bold red eye
• A play on color
SUGGESTED PRODUCTS:
FACE
• COVERGIRL TruBlend Foundation
EYES
• COVERGIRL LipPerfection Lipstick Runway Shade in Tempt, applied to eye with brush
• Makeup Forever Pure Pigments Intense Colored powder in #9 Carmine
• COVERGIRL LashBlast 24HR Mascara
LIPS
• COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Gloss Balm in Marble

TREND:
BOLD MINIMALISM (EYE’S – PINK LASHES)
AS SEEN ON THE RUNWAY:
VIKTOR & ROLF
GET THE LOOK:
INSPIRATION
• Giant living dolls of Viktor & Rolf
• Exaggerated proportion with oversized lace and stitching
• Ultra feminine silhouettes
BEAUTY
• Thick set of pink synthetic lashes
• Perfected eyes/ brows
SUGGESTED PRODUCTS:
FACE
• COVERGIRL TruBlend Foundation
• COVERGIRL + Olay Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in Lush Berry
• COVERGIRL Intense ShadowBlast in Forever Pink, used as a highlighter
EYES
• COVERGIRL LashBlast 24HR Mascara
• Theatrical lashes
• COVERGIRL Intense ShadowBlast in Brown Bling
LIPS
• COVERGIRL LipPerfection Lipstick in Spellbound, used as a stain
• COVERGIRL ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Glow

TREND:
FLASHES OF METALLIC
AS SEEN ON THE RUNWAY:
GIVENCHY
GET THE LOOK:
INSPIRATION
• Cool, confident strong women
• Metallic flashes of light
• Modern surfers and mermaids
BEAUTY
• Hyperperfect skin
• Silver sequin cut in half and placed on the center of the top and bottom of each eye
SUGGESTED PRODUCTS:
FACE
•COVERGIRL + Olay Simply Ageless Concealer, where needed
•COVERGIRL Intense ShadowBlast in Beige Blaze, used as a highlighter
EYES
•Theatrical sequin cut in ½ and placed on the center of the eye on the top and bottom
LIPS
•COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Gloss Balm in Marble