Beauty 101: How to Find Your Dark Lipstick Shade

Lorde

Transition your red lip to fall by going to the deep side. Trade in the bright red lipsticks, for the darker hued reds for a darker, classic look. For fair skin ladies, try using a lighter red lipliner mixed with the darker lipstick to prevent the color from overpowering the face. For deeper toned ladies, go for a red that leans more to the deep brown shades. 

Rihanna

Rihanna has been rocking dark hued lipsticks for years! Trade in the dark reds and blacks, for a mauve-y, brown color. The color looks fantastic when paired with heavy eye makeup, or even a subtle smokey eye.

Selena Gomez

In need of a new color all togther? Go the Selena Gomez route and opted for a deep purple. Purple lipstick shades do not have to look like crayon marks! Go for lipstains first, then transition to the full on purple shades. 

Have you gone to the dark side of lipstick?

Spring Beauty Trends: Pastel Eyes, Matte Lip

Spring is bringing back all the color into your beauty look. A bright matte lip and pastel colored lids are the ultimate trend for Spring 2013 whether you're rocking them at the same time or seperately. A splash of color brightens up your entire face and an instant vibe of youthfulness. However, there are a few things to beware of such as color overload and finding your specific color. Below are two lovely ladies, Solange and Katy Perry, who both know how to rock the latest Spring beauty trends.

Solange Knowles

Matte lips are a great alternative to glossy lips. The matte lets the color shine through without taking over your entire beauty look. Using a matte lip color allows you to still add a blush and eyeshadow without overpowering your face. Be sure to find a lip color that goes with your skin tone by swatching and asking to try out colors. Also, to prevent a matte lip color from drying out your lips make sure you apply a moisturizing chapstick first.



Katy Perry

Pastels come in such a variety of colors and shades that allow you to have an entire pallete of pastel eye shadows. Just like any other shadow, you can do so many different looks such as a smokey eye which makes pastel shadows very versatile. Pastel shadows are especially pretty when used as a liner because it can easily make your eyes stand out and pop.

What is your favorite Spring beauty trend?



Get The Look: Colorful Fun

Selita Ebanks

I am totally in love with this youthful, colorful, and fun beauty look on Selita Ebanks. The look is perfect for every day without being to much because of the neutral metallic eye shadow and simple cheeks paired with a bold lip color. All you need to recreate the look are silver, brown, and a highlight eyeshadow, black eyeliner, mascara, a skin tone blush or bronzer, and a bold lipstick color.

1. Begin with a clean face and apply foundation and concealer as necessary.
2. Apply a bronzer or a skin tone blush to the apples of your cheeks up to your temples.
3. Apply primer to your eyelids and a highlight to your brow bones.
4. Take the silver eye shadow and apply it to your lower lid.
5. Blend a brown shadow into your crease up to the start of the brow bone.
6. Fill-in your brows with a brow pencil or shadow to fill in your eye brows.
7. Line your waterline lightly with black liner as well as a medium line on the upper lash line.
8. Apply mascara to your top and bottom lashes.
9. Apply a bold lipstick.

What is your go to lip color?

Fall 2012 Beauty Trends

This year's fall beauty trends are so gorgeous, it's all about nudes, browns, deep reds, emerald greens, and regal purples. The colors scream dark princess in my opinion and work for every skin tone. Nail polish is definitely huge this year, every celebrity and fashion brand is beginning to make their own nail line which means everyone's nails are going to painted. A matte black nail color is a great alternative to the everyday shiny black and a nice emerald green, dark red, navy blue, or regal purple are fall ready too. A nude brown is also a trendy nail color that makes your nails appear longer and when it chips, no one can really tell. Not only is a nude brown a trendy nail color, but also a lipstick or gloss. Dark lips in violets and reds are so popular for nighttime looks in fall, while a nude lipstick or nude gloss is great for daytime wear. Don't forget about the hair, Lauren Conrad has switched up her Cali girl blonde hair to brunette which looks amazing and totally embodies fall.

Fall Beauty Trends by lyndseycamille featuring a sheer lipstick

Mimco lip makeup, $26 / Mimco sheer lipstick, $26

Beauty 101: Deep and Dark Lips

Deep and dark colored lips are all the rage for fall. The deep lip shades are perfect for the girl who isn't afraid to take beauty risks and wants to go all out for fall. Deep lip shades go with any skin tone depending upon the lipstick's under tones and darkness. Dark berries, reds, and mocha are fabulous and make your lips appear fuller, luxurious and add to your overall make-up look. Check out some gorgeous celebs rocking these lip colors below:

Jennifer Lopez

Rihanna

Camilla Belle

Beauty 101: Lovely Lips

Kate Bosworth

Lip color is all the rage for summerand lovely lippies can make your entire beauty look pop! I love Kate Bosworth soft, but bold pink lip color. Her lip color comes off as more as a glossy color because it is not too matte and has just the right amount of shimmer. Try to find a nice lip color that has shimmer in it since it is summer and nothing should be too matte or dull. Lip glosses with major tint and pigmentation are great to use because they are easy to reapply and stay on for a good amount of time. The best colors to try are pinks, purples, and reds of any shade r tone that fit your skin tone well. You may end up purchasing more than one to get the color just right, it's all about experimenting sometimes! A big tip is that if a color doesn't work, try blotting the color or pairing another color on top. Remember, if your lips aren't in tip top shape, use chapstick or the toothbrush method to exfoliate and brush away dead parts of your lips.

What's your go to lip color?

Get The Look: Spring Lips

Lea Michele

I don't know about you, but I have a hard time wearing lots of make-up during the spring season. The weather can get hot and humid and allergies can cause the eyes to itch and water, not a good combo for a make-up look. For the spring season I am loving accenting the lips in bold lip colors, glosses, and stains and keeping the rest of the face simple. Lea Michele's look is perfect for spring and her lip color is bright, but goes great with her skin tone. I love that she does not completely forget her eyes by coating them in lengthening mascara. The only products you need to recreate Lea's look is a bold lip color and lengthening/thickening mascara.

1. Begin with a clean, smooth face. Use concealer and foundation as neccessary.
2. Take a rosy blush and apply it right to the apples of your cheeks and lightly into your temples.
3. Curl your lashes witha an eyelash curler then coat your lashes with the lengthen and/or thickening mascara. Be sure to use at least 3 coats to make your lashes pop!
4. Primer your lips with primer then glide your lip color across your lips. Be sure to wipe away any lipstick that went outside your lip line.

As for the hair, curl your hair into long, light waves and brush them all to one side. Secure the hair with bobby pins matching the color of your hair. Remember practice makes perfect and to be patient when trying out new beauty looks.

Get The Look: Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara is strikingly beautiful and I cannot stop admiring her peircing eyes. I love that she does not dress super sexy or try too hard to stand out.  Rooney's entire look is very edgy, unique, and even mysterious. Her porcelain skin, red lips, and wispy eyelashes really make me want to recreate her look.

1. Start off with a clean face,we want our skin to look really nice for this beauty look. Apply concealer as neccessary.
2. Apply foundation and make sure to blend it into your skin. Set your foundation with powder matching your skin tone.
3.  Take a light blush in a sheer red color and brush it along your cheeks into your temples. Make sure to contour.
4. Prime your eyelids so your eyeshadow will stay in place. Take a white eyeshadow and brush it onto your brow bone and even a little bit into your crease.
5. Lightly line your tightline with black liner and apply black mascara to both your top and bottom lashes. Now is the time to add long, wispy false eyelashes if you would like.
6. Place primer on your lips, it will help your lipstick stay on longer and increase the color. Apply your red lipstick in a shade that fits you.
7. Slick your hair back out of your face to show off your make-up look.

Now you have the edgy, gorgeous make-up look like Rooney Mara. Remember practice makes perfect and to be patient. Even change some steps so it works specifically for you. Try it out chicas!

Get The Look: Adele At The Grammys

Adele's look is beautiful, classic, and perfect. A girl has to look good winning six grammy awards in one night. Not only does Adele have an amazing voice, but she shows women all shapes, sizes, and looks are beautiful. Adele has a rollerset hairstyles and a statement red lip to stand out amongst a sea of celebrities. To rollerset your hair, you must first wash your hair and roll it in hair rollers. The size of your hair rollers depend on your hair length. After your hair is all rolled up, sit under a blow dryer until your hair is completely dry, then unroll your hair. If you used smaller rollers, your hair will come out in spiral curls, big rollers result in big, bouncy waves. After your hair is complete, slather on some red lipstick, heavy black liner, and dramatic falsies. The look can work for prom, formal occasions, and any special events.