S/S14 Makeup Trends from NYFW

New York Fashion Week S/S14 has just finished, we are barely in our winter coats yet the fashion houses are telling us what to wear next spring/summer!

As always I had my beady eyes on each show, and while I appreciate (and often drool) over the beautiful gowns, shirts and accessories my main focus is all about the new emerging makeup, hair and nail trends.

I won’t give a  rundown of every show, but I will tell you my top spots for new makeup trends for next year.

First up GLITTER! Yes you heard me right, Glitter! (girly squeals)

We saw sparkle from lots of shows this year, my two favourite being Jenny Packham & ICB.

At Jenny Packham Key Makeup Artist Talia Shobrook for Laura Mercier described the look as ‘Combining a flush of innocence with a hint of naughtiness’. The makeup looked  romantic, girly and sweet. Hair at the show was very 70’s with big flowing, bouncy curls and nails were painted nude with a bit of sparkle added - This was my favourite look by far!  

Photo by @vitalphotonyc Instagram

ICB show makeup and photo by @sstrazzere Instagram

      

Jenny Packham S/S14

Next up I noticed fresh, flawless, dewy faces. Described by many of the key makeup artist's as 'sporty' think 'just got out the gym glow' (without the sweat and panting) Personally I love the glowing skin look over matte skin, and this is going to be HUGE next S/S, so next year go easy on the powder and keep to a dewy liquid foundation or tinted moisturiser.

Vera Wang S/S14

Do you like wear orange lipstick often? No? Well you will be next year according to the runway! Orange lips where all over the catwalk at NYFW - buy an orange lippy or if you are a little hesitant, a sheer orange lipgloss and try the trend for yourself next year.

Blue eye shadow also made an impact this year, with everything from pale, sheer blue to bright blue - basically if you love blue next year is your year. For an on trend blue stick to cool mid toned shades. 

Marc Jacobs S/S14 

Obviously there are many more emerging trends for next year including sleek straight hair (throw away the rollers?! NEVER) and matte nails, but above are my favourite trends. Of course you don't need to try them all, and if you simply hate blue eye shadow don't wear it! But have fun with new trends, its always good to try new things. 

Up next London fashion week. I'll be keeping my fashionable beady eyes out for the new trends from this side of the pond, I imagine I will see alot of the above, and hopefully more!

L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara

I've been using L'oreal's Voluminous mascara for a few years now and I love it! 

Firstly if you're thinking about buying this mascara make sure you buy the Carbon Black shade and not just the regular black - There is a different and the regular black isn't as good as the carbon black. The Carbon black is more intense black and you don't need as much of it! 

Like I said I've been using this mascara for a few years now and I've tried ALOT of mascaras before some way more expensive like Dior Blackout (Don't see what all the fuss is about!) YSL, MAC, Benefit etc etc...... 

But this is by far the best I've tried so far, its easy to build up for a fuller lash, it lengthens, it doesn't clump - basically it does everything most mascaras claim to do. Except all the rest fail and L'Oreal's Voluminous beats their mascara ass! 

Like a good MUA I'm always on the look out for new (dare I say) better products, so I'm open to suggestions, if you have a favourite mascara let me know so I can try it. Until then I'll be sticking to my fave. 

TIGI hair wonders

I've exclusively been using TIGI products on my hair for the past 4 weeks or so, I have never really used TIGI before but obviously have heard sooo much about their cult products and yummy smelling 'good enough to eat' shampoo's and conditioners. 

For shampoo and conditioner I have been using TIGI Bed Head Recharge. 

This products promises to "Achieve high octane shine with this new power packed duo – the UV protectant, vitamin-infused line removes pollutants, sweat and build-up to reveal super reflective shine. TIGI Bed Head makes getting shiny beautiful hair easy.

This anti-oxidant rich shampoo and conditioner eliminates nasties

such as pollutants, sweat and build-up, to reveal super-reflective

shine and dazzling results."

Like I said I have been using this product for the past 4 weeks and I can honestly see the difference! My hair is super soft & shiny. 

I have really long hair which is half curly half frizzy (When I brush my hair after washing and letting it dry naturally I look a bit like Diana Ross circa Chain Reaction!) But after using these little gems and blow drying my hair it is frizz free and super sleek, winner! I also only wash my hair once a week, after training it years ago so this shampoo feels like my hair is getting a really deep clean and the conditioner makes my mane feel so soft. 

They smell so good too, I even noticed my boyfriend had used them (hands off pal!) He got a swift telling off. 

Along with these two products I've been using TIGI Hair Reborn 

Reparitive Nocturnal Therapy which is a leave in over night mask. TIGI has brought out a collection to rival more high end brands such as 'Redken and Kerastase' 

This product promises to "Restore hair to it's strongest after just 30 days" 

This treatment is priced at £26.95 which is quite pricey - however this is a big bottle (100ml) you only use this once a week and only use 2-3 pumps, so will last ages!

You emulsify 2-3 pumps and run it through the ends of your hair, leave in your hair over night then wash in the morning. 

I have been using this for 4 weeks too and using this along with the Recharge shampoo and conditioner have got my hair in tip top shape. This treatment has made my hair healthy, sleek and shiny with a salon finish. 

Well done TIGI, where have you been all my life?!

Mac Mineralize Skin Finish in RIO & Sleek Contour Kit MEDIUM

Yesterday I bought these little goodies for myself - not for my kit for a change! 

MAC's mineralize skinfinish pressed (blusher/highlighter) in shade RIO. 

It's a lovely pinky/peachy colour with a frosty finish.

I did a heavy swatch for the purpose of the photo's - as you can see it looks slightly lighter than it does in the pan. Its quite creamy to touch, so be careful when applying it with a brush as its rather pigmented. 

I applied this to my cheeks with a MAC 129 brush. 

On the MAC website RIO is described as 'Bronze with a bright pink pearl' I personally don't see the bronze in the swatches or on my cheeks just the pink/peach. Maybe on someone who was a lighter skin tone the bronze may come through but as I'm fairly dark (MAC NC42, MUFE 170) I personally don't see it on me. 

Also on the MAC website they say the Mineralize skin finish is 'A luxurious velvet soft powder with high frost metallic finish. Smooths on adds buffed up highlights to cheeks or an overall ultra-delux polish to the face'

I personally wouldn't use this all over my face unless I wanted to look like a big shiny disco ball. But I would use it was as a blush or lightly over another blush for a little highlight. 

I do really like the Mineralize skin finish powders - Soft and Gentle being a staple in our kit at the studio! We also use the skin finish natural's as a bronzer. 

I also do like this shade, but I can see it making it's way from my own personal kit into the studio kit as I think it would look gorgeous on lighter tones. I got this from MAC for £22

On the photo's below I also have Sleek's contour kit in MEDIUM on too. 

I've wanted to try this for ages, after seeing some amazing makeup artists create super fierce cheekbones with it! I was expecting good things. Here's the Sleek swatches. 

I was a bit put off by the overly talcy smell of the Sleek contour kit - it smells a bit like cheap powder products. I know, I know it is cheap at only £6.49 but the smell just made me think of 50 year old compact powders that old ladies use.

It did glide on lovely though and does what it says on the tin! It doesn't have any warm tones in and mimics the natural 'cool' tones that shadows natural give off - so perfect for cheating cheekbones or a slimmer nose. 

I only used this on my cheekbones and temples. All in all for the price you can't really complain about this contour kit. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality - just not by the iffy smell!

Below I have used a heavy amount of product for the purpose of the photo's.

*All products bought by my fair hands and with my own money* 

Festival Beauty Essentials

So I made it back in one piece from Glastonbury.
A little grubby, very tired but what an amazing experience!
I’m not exactly a ‘girly’ girl - mud doesn’t scare me (bring it on!) the fact I couldn’t wash my hair didn’t faze me, sleepless nights? who sleeps at a festival anyway!? 
But the one thing I could not live without was my beauty essentials. 
I’m going to tell you all about my absolute must haves for any festivals you’re planning on going to this year. 


1. hair saviours

I bought these little gems for £8 for the set it came with the all important dry shampoo (best invention of the 21st century? possibly!) this dry shampoo smelled fab and not a greasy root in sight. The weather resistant hair spray came in very handy for a rainy Thursday afternoon, luckily the sun shone for the rest of the weekend and this hair spray was used alot! The oomph powder made our hair very ‘shabby chic’ festival ready - one word of warning, your hair will not budge after using this, so use it sparingly. 

2. Lip care 

One of the hottest days of the year happened at Glastonbury, everywhere I turned people had peeling noses and bright red shoulders! Festivals are very unpredictable weather wise - especially in this country, so pack for anything that may happen. Take wellies AND sun cream because you may need both. One area people often forget to protect are their lips, I took my trusty Hawaiian Tropic SPF 25 lip gloss - however I am sat here writing this with a sunburnt lip! I didn’t apply this enough, so learn from my mistake and top up your lipcare every hour or so. 

3. Glitter & sparkle

Festival essential! Everywhere you look people have face art, neon paint and glitter all over their faces. Take your own and get creative, it’s makes for a fun half hour in the tent with your friends! I got a small 4 section nail art stack pot for around £2 which I used on my face, I already had the Collection glitter eyeliners which are only a couple of pound too from Superdrug. 

4. Cheats Festival Art

These amazing creations will see you right through your festival! The amazing Face Lace festival collection designs will save you time, hassle and have your looking festival ready in a few seconds! Just peel off, stick down and you’re done! 

5. Luscious face wipes

I swear by Johnsons nourishing face wipes, they are so moisturising, last for ages and 1 wipe will take all your makeup off including waterproof mascara! 

6. Rich Moisture

I always take a very rich creamy moisturiser with me to keep my skin from drying out, I love Embryolisse Lait-creme concentrate, known in the industry as ‘Miracle cream’ for its amazing ability to restore even the scaliest of skin back to full health! Order yours online from £10 for a 30ml tube. 

So they are my main festival essentials, remember don’t worry too much about what you look like. Just get into the festival spirit and enjoy why you’re there - for the music and partying! Happy camping.

Comment and let me know what YOUR festival beauty essentials are!