While winter is all about those dark, berry lips and protecting chapped skin, summer is when we experiment with more adventurous makeup, and colours audacious enough to match our tans. We're not talking about switching to a darker foundation and bronzer either: industry trends are starting to point towards more celebratory, vibrant colour palettes that unlock your playful side and can be built up for both fantastical and elegant evening looks. As the market leads us towards saturated colours and increasing artistry when it comes to blending, it can be daunting to figure out exactly how you're going to integrate these new shades into your own particular style. Fortunately for us, Patty Kamarinos, an esthetician at Ritual Hair, Skin and Beauty, was able to give us tips on how best to master colour from her 17 years of experience as a makeup artist:
Blue eyes are better complemented by apricot shades, peaches, corals, electric oranges and gold, while versatile brown eyes work well with most colours but are best shown off with cyans, blues, turquoises and purples. “If you’re going to play with colour around the eyes, make sure you’re concealing,” Kamarino reminds us; “don’t leave it naked underneath.” A common mistake many make is applying colour and technique to the eye area without a primer or even a foundation as a base: it’s important to at least slip in an effective concealer so that the skin in that area can become uniformly even, and as a result, your makeup will apply better too. That layer of concealer distinguishes an elegant, professional look from sloppier treatments, where makeup adheres patchily or dusts off in an instant to reveal craggy skin. Try: Make Up For Ever’s Ultra HD Concealer ($32).
