Fall beauty trends.

Fashion takes part in beauty and I hold it dearly in my heart. One day I hope to actually become a fashion designer myself and have been accepted into a fashion university in London! But instead of going into fashion I decided that after looking at the new lines presented in the recent fashion week,  I would instead share some new and exciting beauty trends!

Many of the fashion houses were sporting a new masculine look as a contrast to the past few feminine inspired lines although there were some exceptions!

1. Bright red lips.
The summer look for lips has been dominated by orange, but as Fall comes into the picture the staple red lip in popping cherry and wine-stained hues has once again come back into the spotlight. Fashion houses such as Chanel and Gucci paired this look with the new line and I have to say that it looked devine! Lipsticks to create these looks were Chanel's Red Rouge and M.A.C.'s Runway Red and Ruby Woo.

2. Bold metallic eyes.
Colours such as gold, silver and chrome were used to create futuristic, statement eyes.  This was seen in lines like Lavin, Jason Wu and Donna Karan. One product that was used to create this look on the runway was Mabelline New York Eye Studio's Give Me Gold, but Bobbi Brown, M.A.C. and Giorgio Armani also have great selections of metallics to choose from! Also note that for a more subtle look you can simply brush the metallic shadow on your eyelids, but for a dramatic show-stopper try wetting your brush and then applying the shadow and you'll end up with a highly pigmented, solid lid of gorgeous colour!

3. Neutral nails.
This summer bright, out-there manicures have been spotted everywhere but now the natural coloured lacquers are being used to emphasize the masculine trend. Yves Saint Laurent achived this look by using one of their own products YSL La Laque No. 14 (transparent pink).

4. Metallic and mix-and-match manicures.
Also seen on the runway was a series of mix-and-match manicures as well as metallic nails to match the metallic eyes. These were a fun and eye-catching way to play with the over done original french manicure. As seen in House of Holland and Jason Wu lines.

5. Bold brows.
Yet another contrast to previous trends, the new look is to have full, thick brows instead of the covered up, barely there brows (that I personally wasn't a fan of!). Donna Karan teamed her bold brows with soft metallic eyes and rosy cheeks and lips to create a pretty yet striking look. (Lips were achieved by using Revlon's ColourBurst Lipstick in soft rosy pink.)

6. '50's inspired eye liner.
I loved this look as fashion houses created outrageously thick, black liquid lines on the eyes as well as mascara which oozed with sex appeal. This was seen in Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli and D&G.

7. Hair in ponies and plaits.
The hair scene varied from tight dominatrix-like ponies (Louis Vuitton) to loose, unkept plaits (Emilio Pucci) to artfully crafted plaits (Alexander McQueen). All were lovely in their own way and I'll definitely be trying out a few of the styles.

8. Spidery lashes.
After all this time beauty retailers have been coming up with the latest versions of macara to create beautiful divided, long and clump-free lashes but now the trend has taken a turn and short, clumpy (aka spidery) lashes are seen everywhere. Is this a good or a bad thing? I can't decide.. But each to their own and if you like it - Lavin and Gucci do! - then for all means go for it!

Well those are the big hits for Fall! There are some others (such as waxed sideburns?) but they didnt make my list of things to try out. Hope you enjoy - I know I will!