When Spring is in the air and colorful prints are on the runway, whimsical takes on punchy lip colors and pastel liners tend to rule backstage. This season, it’s all about fun and flirty makeup ideas and the kind of sun-kissed skin that brings the promise of easy, carefree —and warmer—days to come. Start experimenting with our top Spring beauty trends now.
Flaming Lips
The Look:
Punchy pouts
How To Get It:
Dusted with loose powder for a matte effect, precisely lined, or blurred around the edges with a cotton swab for a soft-focus finish, painted pouts in shades of crimson, like Pure Color Envy Lipstick in Daring; fuchsia, like Pure Color Envy in Confident; and tangerine, like Pure Color Envy Shine in Surreal Sun, make a serious statement. Pair with a black cat-eye and mascara for a nod to classic glamour, or go for a more modern sporty feel by leaving lids bare, and skin dotted with highlighter for a subtle, dewy gleam.
Muted Magic
The Look:
Pretty in pastels
How To Get It:
Washes of lighter colors can often speak louder than more heavily saturated pigments. Try an icy pink lipstick paired with a sheer robin’s egg blue shadow, like the lightest shade in the Arctic Zinc Pure Color Eyeshadow Trio, or keep skin bare save for a thin strip of winged out eyeliner in buttercup yellow, aquamarine, or mint green. Skip the mascara for a more raw effect.
Bronze Age
The Look:
Sun-goddess glow
How To Get It:
Nothing says Spring like the accidental glow of a day spent outside in the sun. You can get the same effect (without the UV exposure) by applying a few concentrated swipes of Bronze Goddess Powder Bronzer to the high planes of the face. Blend a liquid, gel, or powder bronzer across the forehead, down the bridge of the nose, along the cheekbones, and underneath the chin for natural, lit-from-within warmth.
Cuckoo for Cocoa Lids
The Look:
Brown is the new black
How To Get It:
To lighten up a traditional smoky eye without losing its smolder, makeup artists have been dipping into pots of brown shadow, like Pure Color Shadow Paint in Chained, from New York to Paris. Diffuse a simple smudge of creamy chocolate pigment out from the upper lash line, or coordinate a more complex layering effort of coffee, gray, and copper powders through the crease for a multi-dimensional effect.