Like the new year hasn’t been crazy enough, the style pundits dictate beauty trends that swing from the brilliant to the bizarre. Expect the unexpected.
Embellish It
2020 is asking us to up the beauty stakes with stickers that glitter. Dot your eyeliner with crystals, or put a tiny star or two just below your outer lower lids. You could also sport the shimmer-encrusted eyebrow look or, for ultimate all-out, get creative with diamonte along the hairline.
Classic Lips
Well, in good news, classic is back with a bang. Amongst all that colour blocking and overlining, the timeless red lipstick takes pride of place in 2020’s spring-summer styles. The return of the matte, red lip needs to be complemented with flawless skin (with natural pigmentation like freckles showing through) and bold, bushy eyebrows. This is also a phase that’s turning the spotlight on evergreen products, so go borrow from Mama.
Slick Skin
The matte, powdered look is so last season. So, repeat after us: dewy skin is in. It’s easy to hop onto this beauty bandwagon; ditch the heavy-duty foundation and choose something that may be medium-coverage, yet gives you that angelic glow. The secret is to use a strobing cream after your moisturiser and before your foundation for that ‘lit-from-within’ look. Follow up with just a touch of high-beam highlighter and dewy skin mist for a glam glow that’s not too metallic. Oily-skinned girls can lightly powder the T zone to keep the grease away.
Experimental Eyes
Going with Pantone’s colour of the year, makeup gurus are big on blue for the eyes. Not that we’re complaining, it’s a versatile hue that goes with most eye colours, as long as you use the right shade. What was also trending on the catwalks this season was a play of fun pastels for lining the upper lid, and everyone’s applauding the advent of the floating eyeliner. Another way to grab attention is dressing the eyelids with a nude shadow and using a fluorescent pop of colour on the inner corners. Want to make heads turn? Black mascara can take a hiatus while you coat your lashes with pinks, emeralds or lilacs.
