Neal's Yard Remedies Wild Rose Hand Cream Review

Firstly I should say that Neal's Yard Remedies 'Wild Rose' Hand cream actually contains rosehip seed oil rather than rose water. Rosehip oil is great emollient (moisturiser) and skin conditioning agent (makes skin feel softer and look nice) that is rich in antioxidants (anti oxidants delay or prevent cell damage.) Along with the beeswax in the cream rose hip oil helps to reduce moisture loss to the skin and keep the skin barrier function in place. This hand cream also contains lots of essential oils including sweet almond oil, sunflower oil,  geranium oil, grapefruit peel oil, frankincense oil, ylang ylang flower oil and patchouli leaf oil. The hand cream consists of 92% organic ingredients and is certified by the Soil Association. There are also no parabens, synthetic colours or genetic modified organisms in this hand cream. It is vegetarian approved but presumably not vegan because of the beeswax it contains. This cream  is also a cruelty free product that is not tested on animals.

Neal's Yard Remedies claim that this hand cream 'deeply nourishes and softens to leave hands feeling soft and looking radiant...and protected.' The texture is really creamy without being thick and my hands felt really nourished afterwards and sooo soft! The beeswax creates a barrier to prevent any moisture loss from the environment, so that when you wash your hands some of the cream will remain on the skin. By creating a barrier it can be said it's protecting the skin from the environment. It takes awhile to fully absorb into the skin around 13-20 minutes and is more waxy rather  than greasy on the skin.

While I like the pretty packaging I think that they should make it more obvious that it contains Rose hip oil rather than rose water. This product works but personally I'm not a fan of the strong herbal scent so I wouldn't purchase this particular hand cream again, I'd choose the other hand creams from Neal's Yard in their range such as their Bee Lovely Hand cream which I've reviewed here.

Neal's Yard Wild Rose Hand Cream is available at Neal's Yard Remedies £10 for 50ml 

15 Autumn /Winter 2017 Makeup Trends

Unusually for the Autumn/ Winter season the makeup worn on the catwalks featured a lot of brightly coloured eye makeup, pastels and pink which I tend to associate with spring and summer. The nineties influence was still evident at Jill Stuart and at Valentino with their grunge makeup. The hangovers from the spring/summer 2017 fashion shows were glossy eyes and burgundy eye makeup. I'm not complaining as I love them both. I think Urban Decay dropping their Naked Heat palette this year was a smart move considering 2017 seems to be the year of  burgundy and copper eyes. Metallic makeup is trending and I can't wait to try Balmain's and Brandon Maxwell's metallic rock eyes. Also the sixties influence was felt across the shows with Twiggy doll-like eyelashes. Scroll down to see this seasons gorgeous make up! (Just a warning this post is quite photo heavy.)

1. METALLIC EYES

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The edgy, metallic look for Balmain was created with MAC's Eye Shadow in Carbon,  MAC Pro Longwear Fluidline in Blacktrack and Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline to create the smokey eye. Then Mac's Pigment in Platinum was dabbed across the lower lash line and MAC's Copper Sparkle Pigment was added to the top lid. Models were impeccably contoured with MAC's Sculpting Powder in Definitive and wore gold lips.

At Brandon Maxwell, makeup artist Tom Percheux used MAC's Kohl Power eye pencil in Feline blending the liner from the upper lash line to the crease. This was set with MAC's eye shadow in Carbon before applying MAC pigment in copper sparkle. Then MAC Haute and Naughty Mascara  completed the look. The lips were painted with soft colours from the MAC Trend Forecast Fall 2017 palette.

Alberta Ferreti went for a "Venice at Night" look. They used MAC Paint Stick in Basic Red pressed in the centre of the eye lid over MAC's eyeshadow in Carbon. Then MAC's Kohl Power Pencil in Feline was applied to finish the smoky eye. A little bit of gold face powder brightened the inner corners of the eyes. Finally lips were muted with MAC Lip Erase In Dim.

Metallic Eye shadows were spotted across the fashion shows in a variety of shades.  At La Perla the burgundy eye was achieved by layering a lip liner, a lipstick in the same shade as well as two eye shadows: the plum shade from Maybellines 24K Nudes Shadow Palette and Maybelline's Expert Wear Eye Shadows in Fierce Fuchsia. At Central Saint Martins silver eye shadow was paired with a pastel purple brow which looked odd yet beautiful. At Alexis Mabille MAC's Gold Pigment was mixed with MAC's Mixing Medium Eyeliner and painted on with visible brushstrokes, followed by MAC's Haute and Naughty Lash Mascara. Nails were then painted gold to match.

2. EYES THAT ROCK

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Models at Marni had heavily kohl rimmed eyes making them look every inch a rock chick. At Yamamoto make up artist Pat Mcgrath painted one eye red and the other had a black diagonal stripe across the lid and the cheek and the lips were painted black. To create the rock inspired sixties cat eyes seen at Chloe, makeup artist Aaron De Ray used MAC's Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline smudged across the upper and lower lids. Then  MAC Pro Long wear Fluidline in Blacktrack was used to create the flicks while MAC's Lipglass in Clear was dabbed on the eyelids for shine.

3. THE GRUNGE LOOK

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For Valentino, Pat McGrath chose to draw a reverse cat eye by lining only the lower lid in a burgundy eye pencil. Lips were then painted burgundy to match. At Osman models either had glossy bright red lips or messy black glossy eyes. While at Jill Stuart half the models were fresh faced the other half were given a grunge makeup look with brown glossy eyes, full brows and bare lips.

4. GOTHIC

At Christian Siriano rivers of copper glitter flowed from the models' eyes for this "Victorian Techno Goth Walking in The Valley of Fire " look. Over at Phillip Plein, one of the looks was 'slick goth' where both the eyes and lips were given a glossy treatment. For this look makeup artist Yazim used  Maybelline 24K Nude Eyes palette, Maybelline Colossal Big Shot Mascara and Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Hot  Lacquers. While at Fenty Puma some of the models wore dark purple-black lips and lots of eyeliner.

5. PASTEL

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At Derek Lam pastels were used for a winter like frost. To copy this look use Maybelline's Expert Wear Eye Shadow in Purple Daze, NY Silver and Teal the Deal. Golan and Stella Jean went for a baby pastel blue on the eye lids. Over at Mary Katrantzou models wore a wash of lilac purple eye shadow with MAC Strobe Cream in Pinklite and MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish. As you can see above the lilac-purple looked amazing on deeper skin tones.

6. PINK

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At Mark Fast, blusher was applied in an 'upside down' technique: applying blusher from the temple down to the top of the cheekbone and blending it in the hairline. Makeup artist Lisa Potter Dixon used Benefit's Majorette Cream Blush and then Benefit's Galifornia Pink Blusher on top. Using a wet brush with Benefit's Galifornia blusher she lined the the upper eyelid and then applied  Benefit's Mascara in Beyond Blue.  Benefit's Double Lip was applied to the lips. Pink lips were also seen at Andrew G N drawn in an 1920's cupid bow shape while models at Anrealage wore satin pink eye shadow and pale pink lips.

7. 60's LASHES

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 At Chanel, the sixties space age look was created with Chanel's Ombre Première eye shadow in Titane then Chanel's Calligraphie De Chanel Longwear Intense Cream Liner was used to draw the floating line above the crease. Sixties doll like lashes were created with Le Volume De Chanel Mascara in Black and then individual false lashes were applied in small clusters along the bottom lash line.  Then Le Rouge Crayon De Couleur in Rose Violine gave a soft pink colour to the lips. Over at Jeremy Scott the makeup artist used MAC's 7 false eyelashes. These extra long strip lashes were cut into individual lashes and glued to the lower lash line. Afterwards a coating of MAC's Haute and Naughty Black Mascara was applied. Then the makeup artist drew on a golden tear inspired by the tears of the Virgin Mary.  To add a rosy blush MAC's Kabuki Magic Today We Live Powder Blush Duo was used. Over at Tadashi Shoji the makeup artist drew fake lower lashes with black eye liner and used glitter in between them for a sixties Twiggy look. 

8. The NATURAL DEWY LOOK

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At Teatum Jones skin was fresh and dewy. Lord and Berry's blush and matte lipstick pencil gave a natural, minimal makeup look. Over at JW  Anderson make up artist Mark Carrasquillo went for a "squeaky clean" no makeup look. He liberally applied NARS Aqua Gel Luminous Moisturizer followed by NARS Soft Matte Concealer. While at Emilia Wickstead Sisley's Sisleya L'Intergral Anti Age cream was applied to models faces and then Sisley Le Teint Foundation to even out complexions. On the cheeks, Sisley's Phyto Blush Eclat added colour. On the eyes were Sisley Ombre Glow and the brows were filled with Sisley Phyto-Sourcils Perfect Brow Pencil.

9. STRONG BROWS

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There was also a trend for thick, feathery, brushed up brows seen at Narciso Rodriguez and Erin Featherston. At  Uma Wang the look was more androgynous.

10.  GLAMOROUS WINGED EYELINER

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I love Dolce and Gabbana's aesthetic. For their look Dolce and Gabbana's Glam Liner in Black Intense was used to create the perfect cat eye as well as Dolce and Gabbana Eye Shadow Quad in Smoky 105. All models wore Dolce and Gabbana's Perfect Luminous Liquid Foundation. Lips were painted with Dolce Matte and Classic Cream Lipsticks in reds, pinks and nude shades on different models. The look from PPQ combined two trends- the sixties eyes paired with nighties lips. Makeup artist Polly Osmond used Lord and Berry's Seta eyeshadow in Ranja, Charcoal and Porcelain. Lips were lined with Lord and Berry's lip liner in Blush and then filled in with a paler contrasting lipstick. Neat feline flicks were also seen at Philosophy with a trace of lilac on the lower lid.

11. GRAPHIC EYES

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Bold, graphic cat eyes also stole the show. At Versace, Pat McGrath used a shadow stick from her Dark Star #006 set that somehow manages to look matte and yet wet. At YSL, Tom Pecheux took the unprecedented step of dipping a finger in YSL's Shock Mascara and then smeared it across the lid in a messy, graphic cat eye. At Prabal Gurung face makeup was kept to a minimum to ensure the focus was on the bright graphic eyes. Models wore either a orange blue, or green graphic eye. The look was created with MAC's Chromacake in Cyan, Genuine Orange, Marine Ultra, Landscape Dream and True Chartreuse.

12.  QUIRKY  LINER

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At Isa Afran, make up artist Andrew Gallimore used liner to create an autumn appropriate  "skeleton leaf" around models' eyes. He also used NARS Bali Matte Eye Shadow and NARS Soft Matte Concealer. The makeup at Chalayan was inspired by both Japan and the 80's to create a "weird club kid geisha." Make up artist Thomas de Kluyver used MAC's lip pencil in Cherry around the eyes as well as the lips and further defined the eyes using MAC's Pro long wear eyeliner in Definedly Black. At Mugler a sharp thin angular line was drawn above the crease.


                                                                           11) BRIGHT EYE MAKE UP

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Makeup at Byblos saw bright combinations of blue and yellow eye makeup that somehow reminds me of a bird of paradise. Maison Margiela stole the show with bright graphic eyes in rainbow colours on the lids and bleached orange brows. Bright eyes at Vivienne Westwood came courtesy of MAC's Chromographic pencil in Hi Def Cyan.

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Be it Sunset eyes or autumn leaves, Carmen Marc Valvo's bright makeup looked stunning.  Chanel also joined in with their 'punk rainbow' eye shadow that contrasted against the charcoal coloured clothing collection. At House of Holland, olive green, orange and mauve glitter were dubbed across the eyes for a colourful look. This was topped with The Body Shop Lash Hero Fibre Extension Mascara in blue Texas Topaz. To balance the look and keep the focus on the eyes lips were toned down along with a bare face.

12.  BANANA EYE MAKE UP

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At Oscar De La Renta Tom Pecheaux used MAC's Chromacakes for this two tone 'banana' eye, specifically MAC's Chromagraphic Pencil in Process Magenta was used on all the models and then each models' eyelids were then painted either Cyan, Rich Purple or Genuine Orange. The look was said to be inspired by "happiness." The stripy eye at Richard Malone was created with MAC's Chromaline Liners in Pure White, Genuine Orange and their Blue Work It Out Sky is the Limit Mascara which was used as a liner with MAC's 209 Eyeliner brush. Lips were given a bit of gloss and MAC's Prep and Prime Essential Oil Slick was used on the T-Zone for a dewy look. Crisp turquoise and white  'banana eyes' were also seen Emilio De La Morena.

13.  BERRY LIPS

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At La Perla lips were dark with Maybelline's Color Sensational Loaded Bolds Lipstick in Midnight Merlot with the centre wiped away to give the lips a little 'brightness.' Giambattista Valli went for a "natural, hot, sexy, sweaty look." To create this, models had wet look hair and skin was prepped with MAC's Mineralized Charged Water Face and Body Lotion.  MAC's Mixing Medium in Shine and MAC's Lipglass in Clear were applied to the brows "to mimic the natural shine and sweat to the skin." For the bright glossy lips  MAC's lip pencil in Burgundy was mixed with a combination of MAC's Retro Lip Colours in Carnivorous, Dance With Me and High Drama. The dark glossy stain was deliberately applied patchily and imperfectly. Over at Marc Jacobs lips were coated with Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Creme Lipstick in Blackquer and Le Marc Lip Creme Lipstick in Blow. Marc Jacob's Fineliner Ultra Skinny Gel Eye Crayon Eyeliner in Blackquer gave eyes definition.

14.  THE TRADITIONAL SMOKY EYE

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Elie Saab went for a gorgeous dark grey smoky eye with metallic glitter along the inner corners of the eyes. To recreate this look smudge MAC's Pro Fluid Line in Blacktrack along upper and lower lash lines. Apply MAC's Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline over the eye lid and brush MAC's Glitter in 3D Silver on top of the inner eye and cheek bones. Armani also went for a grey smoky eye with a hint of pink lipstick. While a  black and silver smoky eye paired with pink lips was also spotted at PPQ.

15. SMOKY EYES WITH A DIFFERENCE

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Antonio Marras gave us a pastel smoky eye with a difference with colour concentrated on one eye only. To achieve this look you need to mix MAC's Lipmix in cyan and white and then apply to the upper eyelid and over the eyebrow for a smoky finish. Both eyes were rimmed with MAC Kohl Power Pencil in Feline and MAC eyeshadow in Carbon. Talbot Runhof had a lilac smoky eye with very subtle dash of orange liner. Over at Prada models wore lots of kohl liner with a slap dash application and with periwinkle blue pastel on the lids. 

Which is your favourite look? Which look are you excited to try out? 

12 Autumn Winter 2015-2016 Hair Style Trends

At the beginning of the A/W 2015-2016 Season I wrote about the makeup trends on the catwalks and as we're still technically in Winter 2016 I thought I'd round up 12 of this season's hair style trends.

1. PONYTAILS

These were seen all over the catwalks and there was a definite trend towards low ponytails. Long, low side ponytails were seen at Dior, loose and messy at Michael Kors and at Sacai they were more experimental, tying the crown back separately revealing a two toned look. At Carolina Herrara ponytails were bound at the nape with metallic leather, at Tanya Taylor a thick leather strap tied hair back giving it an edgy urban look while a leather barrette and chopstick kept hair in place at Derek Lam which looked smart and elegant.

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But there were a few designers that bucked the low pony trend. Most noticeably Prada who had ponytails on the top of models head with a clip half way down towards the ear. The look resembled the 'Croydon facelift' with hair tied severely at the top of the head. At Stella McCartney ponytails were wet and high just like how swimmers wear their hair and other high ponytails were spotted with a messy texture to the hair.

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2. MODERN FRENCH TWIST
The classic French twist was given a modern makeover. At Chanel French twists were paired with thick headbands and a Chanel branded barrette and chopstick. At Fendi thick headbands were also worn but the twists were left undone and messy at the ends producing a half twist. At Diane Von Furstenberg French twists had a simple shape that had been roughly pinned up. Tom Ford continued the causally unkempt look but his French twists were topped with braided extensions. At Hermes
sections of hair were curled and pinned separately adding texture and detail which remained elegant but casual too. However Oscar De La Renta didn't deviate much from the original sleek French twist.

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Left  Fendi, Centre Oscar De La Renta Jason Llyod-Evans, Right Tom Ford Frederick M brown/ Getty Images

 

3. BOHO WAVES                

Loose waves were a trend on the catwalks, most with 70's centre partings. Rodarte and Ralph Lauren were casual and undone but over at Versace the hair had more kinks.



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4. SLICK AND WET

At Chanel with the 'boys vs girls' theme, models playing 'boys' had hair gelled within an inch of their lives and Cushnie et Ochs went for a similar look. While Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang went for the full on wet hair look.

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5. THE 60s BOUFFANT 

Backcombing like there's no tomorrow, the bouffant was in vogue, with updos topped off with a statement black headband at Chanel or the half up half down look at Sonia Rykiel with slicked fringes and a teased crown.



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6. '70's CENTRE PARTING

 Wavy hair with centre partings were a common sight at Cavalli, Tory Birch, Anthony Vaccarello and Calvin Klein. At Hugo Boss the no-makeup fresh face look was accentuated by hair tied back and with a centre parting. Over at Prabal Gurung and Pucci models wore centre partings with gel slicked hair.

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 7. DEEP SIDE PARTS

 In contrast to centre partings, deep side parts were also a common sight. They looked great with sleek long straight hair at Rochas and Monique Lhuillier. Giambattista Valli's models wore the side part with a more causal, tousled look.



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8.BRAIDS/ PLAITS
From a basic simple English braid at Lavin, the French braid at Giles and braided pigtails at I’m Isola Marras the school girl look was popular. At Herve Leger, braids were inspired by traditional German hair style with braids wrapped around the head.  While at Zero + Maria Cornejo braids had an urban edge to them, braided on the side of the head and close to the scalp and long and unbraided at the back.  At Mara Hoffman braids were long and complex, inspired by the Star Wars films.

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9 KNOTS

Knots seem to have replaced the humble bun. Forget neat and tidy it's about the causal 'I've just thrown my hair up without using a brush/comb and it still looks good.'  Marc Jacobs had the can't miss it if  you tried topknot at Marc Jacobs, while at Veronique Leroy and Johnathan Sandler it was about folding the hair  and let the ends hang loose. Hair at Vera Wang and Armani consisted of lots of small twists/knots at the back, Vera Wang's knots were a lot more messy and unkempt than at Armani. Diane Von Furstenberg hair was slicked back and the ends wrapped around each other and at Isabel Marrant hair was quartered with two elastic bands.

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10. HALF UP AND HALF DOWN HAIRSTYLES

Technically these hairstyles don't involve pinning up as much as half the hair, for lack of a better term this is what I'm calling them. Matthew Williamson tied back about of quarter head of hair, while Valentino took a small strand of hair from each side of the head so that it looks almost like a string across the head and braided the tiniest plait I've ever seen! At Badgley Mischka the front of the hair was teased up but the drama was at the back with silver and black roses above a heavily wrapped ponytail. The result is very gothic and the roses appear to be emerging from a vase (the wrapped part of the ponytail.)

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11. FAUX BOBS 

When you don't want to commit to a permanent chop but fancy something different, faux bobs are the answer. Faux bobs involve long hair being tucked under to make it look shorter. Julien David had faux bobs with a retro '20's wave while Max Mara had a more modern take with loose waves.

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 12 BABY HAIRS

Having small strands of hair escaping from a ponytail or updo created a causal windswept look.  Tuffs of baby hairs were left hanging loose around the ears at Giles and Stella McCartney. While at Vera Wang and MSGM hairs from the forehead were swept across the side of the face like a messy fringe. At Givenchy baby hairs from the forehead were curled and slicked down. 



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8 Autumn Winter 2015-2016 Makeup Trends

The Autumn Winter 2015-2016 runway beauty trends roughly fell into two main camps : the dark and dramatic look with the focus either on heavily made up eyes or dark lips. Others went for the natural look with a softer definition of features -nude lips and understated eyes with full thick brows dominating the catwalks (aka the Cara Delevingne Effect but at least we can hold the tweezers!)

1. Graphic Eyes

Statement eyes with creative shapes were trending across the catwalks, from the bold cat eye at Chanel (top left) to the strong dark colour blocks at Dior (top right). Bambi eyes were seen at Rochas where makeup artist Lucia Poeroni graphically painted the models' upper and lower eyelids with floating black liner (Middle right.) Similar but less elaborate shapes were spotted at House of Holland and Proenza Schouler.  Over at Vaccarello models wore half stars at the corner of their eyes (middle left) while at Giamba models had small arrows on their cheeks. More wearable winged liner was also seen at Oscar de la Renta (Bottom left) while a lighter double winged eyeliner in  brown was adopted at Anna Sui. (Bottom Right)



Top Right Chanel Vogue, Top Left Dior Jason Lloyd Evans Harpers Bazaar Bottom Left Anthony Vaccarello Jason Lloyd -Evans Harpers Bazaar, Bottom Right Rochas Vogue

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2.  Kohl Rimmed Waterline

If graphic eyes seem too adventurous try lining the inner eyes. The look varied from classic kohl lined eyes at Lavin (top left), a slept in rock/grunge look, at Versace (top right) to smoked out liner at DVF (bottom left) Kohl rimmed eyes were also seen at Erdem, Issa and Jenny Packham.

Top Left Lavin,Vogue Top Right Versace, Vogue Bottom Left  Cavalli Vogue Bottom Right Diane Von Furstenburg

 3.  Shades of Grey

Yep 50 Shades of Grey is back. No I'm not talking about trending the bestseller book list but the autumn/winter 2015 catwalks. I think grey shadow is a universal shade and will suit everyone. It's also versatile: neutral for work or glammed up for a sexy smoky eye. At Dries Van Norton a dot of charcoal eye shadow was applied to the inner corner of the eyes and then a slate colour was washed across the eye lids (top left.) The look was soft at Marni with a wash of colour (bottom left) and more defined at Burberry (top right) Marc Jacobs (bottom right) and Paul Smith.

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4. Shades of Terracotta

Terracotta orange eye shadow was seen at Alexander Mcqueen ( top right along with white mascara which I hope doesn't catch on), Preen and more subtle and wearable at Pucci (bottom right) and Thakoon (Top left.) On the catwalks it was worn with pale porcelain skin, but I think it could work with other skin tones it's just a question of being confident enough to pull it off.

Top Left Thakoon Vogue Top Right Alexander Mcqueen Vogue Bottom Left Preen by Thornton Braggazzi Jason Lloyd-Evans, Harpers Bazaar,  Bottom Right Pucci Vogue

5. Doll Eyed lashes

Elsewhere the 60's influence could be seen in the wide eyed Twiggy look, with defined doll like lashes at Rachel Zoe (Bottom left) and Rochas (Top left.) Giambattista Valli saw more natural looking lashes (top right.) Heavy 'spider legged lashes' (see bottom left photo)  were sported at Versace  and Fendi so don't throw out that thick clumpy mascara yet!



Top Left Rochas She look book, Top Right Giambattista Valli  Vogue  Bottom left Rachel Zoe, Bottom right Getty Cosmopolitan

6. Dark lips

Dark red and berry colours were spotted at  Dolce and Gabbana, Carolina Herrera, 3.1 Phillip Lim and many others. Lipsticks were blotted down to give a softer stain appearance which looked more natural instead of perfect overly made up lips. Black 'blackberry' lipstick was seen at Giles along with matte skin, eyes slightly contoured but free of mascara so that the main focus was on the lips (bottom left.)  Black lipsticks were also spotted at Emanuel Ungaro.

Top Left 3.1 Phillip Lim Jason Lloyd-Evans Harpers Bazaar, Top Right Dolce & Gabbana Vogue, Bottom Left Giles Vogue, Bottom Right Carolina Herrera Jason Lloyd Evans Harpers Bazaar,

 

7. The Natural Look

The natural look saw full thick brows brushed through but not heavily made up, concealer, mascara and subtle neutral eye shadows to lightly define the eyes. Lips were bare or had a slick of clear lip gloss. At Hugo Boss, makeup artist Pat McGrath went for luminous skin, groomed brows and subtle definition on the eyes using beige shadow (bottom left.) While at Ralph Lauren, makeup artist Tom Pecheux used a little bronzer and brown mascara paired with a natural looking light base for a fresh healthy look (Top left.) 




Top  Left Ralph Lauren Vogue  Top Right Jill Sandler Bottom Right Gucci Vogue Bottom Left Hugo Boss Vogue

 

8. Rosy Cheeks

Flushed cheeks were seen at Topshop Unique, Michael Kors, Donna Karen, Palmer//Harding and David Korma. At David Korma Andrew Gallimore used Nars Matte Multiple in Anguilla for a 'natural rose flush' (bottom left) while at Michael kors, Michael Kors Bronze Powder in Flush, Beam and Glow was applied. At Topshop the look was for "healthy, windswept skin, freckles, handsome eyebrows and wind-burnt lips." (See top and Bottom left)

Top Left Michael Kors Jason Lloyd-Evans  Harpers Barzaar Top Right Topshop Unique Vogue , Bottom Left David Korma Bottom Right Topshop Unique Vogue

 

So there you have it, what trend will you be copying?