How to Wear Fall Runway Makeup for Everyday

Fall runway beauty

Makeup trends abound with the arrival of each new season. Aside from the annually favored berries, plums and mauves, fall runway beauty brings us colors so shocking, we may forget that the1980s are over. Are you a beauty fanatic who bravely tries new styles despite your uncertainty as to how the makeup is actually applied?

Things You'll Need

• Sheer makeup washes of fall colors you favor
• Bold fall color eyeliners
• Drugstore or dollar store makeup in playful fall shades and textures
• Flesh tone makeup tinted with fall hues

Instructions

1. Use a sheer version of those electric blues and hot pinks. Cream to powder eyeshadow formulations can easily be applied one thin layer after another for gradual color build-up. See-through lip glosses and faint lip stains are certainly a safer bet for everyday wear than a highly-pigmented opaque lipstick in a shade that enters the room before you do.

2. Choose only one part of your face to play up. You may be able to get away with that vivid magenta lipstick after all. Read the extra resource article given on how to look polished without the use of color. This guarantees that nothing competes with your one bright fall color of choice for onlookers' attention.

3. Line your eyes with that bold color you liked in those fall runway pictures. Instead of making up your entire eye with a shocking metallic royal blue, work it into your lash lines. This is especially favorable if you want to stay in style without blindly following the pack. After all, in broad daylight, at the office or at school, too much of a good thing is still too much.

4. Visit the nearest drugstore or dollar store for makeup colors as seen on the fall runways. These are the ideal places to find playful shades and textures, including the blues and berries of fall in metallic or extra shimmery textures. What's more, you can follow the trends while they're hot, at an affordable price. The lower amount of pigmentation normally found in inexpensive products also helps you to not overdo your makeup application.

5. Minimalize. If vivid colors do not appeal to your personal sense of style, you can wear flesh tone makeup infused with fall's favorite colors. For instance, a flesh tone lipstick with a hint of berry still gives your look a fall flavor. A sheer wash of shimmery creme mauve eyeshadow can be used as a base for an even layer of a nude powder eyeshadow on top. Minimalism definitely does not exclude creativity, so you might want to give it a try even if you normally wear only striking shades.

Tips & Warnings

• Use makeup primer and eyeshadow base to get the most wear out of your products.

Resources

• Article on defining facial features without using color
• A pro artist who can help find your makeup look this fall and beyond