S/S Trend tutorial: Pop Classic

"Better late than never" seems to have become an increasingly popular sentence for me to start my posts with. But it's true, isn't it? :)
In any case, here goes the pictures and tutorial for the Pop Classic summer trend that I wrote about a couple of weeks ago :)

MAC S/S Trend: Pop Classic

This post is pretty much the most productive thing I've done all weekend. But I have enjoyed some time off and feel just a little bit more ready to get started with the super busy week I have ahead of me.
Hope you all had a great weekend as well :)

Anyways, here goes the first post about the MAC Spring and Summer trends for 2011!

Spring just kinda went by a little too fast, but at least the post is in time for summer! ;)

Poll: Should I do trend posts this season?

I'm not sure if anyone remembers, but I did a few posts about the spring and summer trends around this time last year, and was wondering if you would care to see posts like that this year as well.

If you have no idea what kind of posts I'm talking about, you can take a look at the ones from last year :)

I love sharing different takes on the trends, but those kinds of posts and tutorials do take some time to do so I don't really want to bother, if you don't care to read/watch them!

I'd love to know what you think :)

Trend posts and tutorials?
	I'd definitely read posts and watch tutorials!
	I would read the posts
	I would watch the tutorials
	I wouldn't read the posts or watch the tutorials
	I might read/watch some of the posts/tutorials but don't really care
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MAC Trend S/S '10: American Nomad Tutorial

A very long overdue tutorial! I'm behind on everything, haha! ;)
If you want to read about the MAC American Nomad trend, I did a post about it here :)

Keep reading to see tutorial, more pictures and list of products :)

MAC Trend S/S '10: American Nomad

It seems like every summer needs one of the trends to be about sunkissed skin and bronze shades. With "discrete" and "effortless" being some of the key elements in this summer's bronzed look, this trend is very different from the other two trends I've written about; Dye-A-Tribe and Pale 'n' Dandy.

What I like about American Nomad, is that even though it focuses on tanned skin, it's more about that "surfer girl" feel than a girl who has been lying in the tanning bed all winter. Not that natural is always better (hey, I rarely go for natural makeup!), but when it comes to tanned skin, I much prefer to keep too dark foundations and too much bronzing powder out of the way!


When I first heard about this trend, it was in a video about MAC trends, and there was an interview with an artist working on a fashion show, who said:

"We do almost nothing on the models, but we do MAC nothing, which is a lot!"

It really bugs me that I don't remember who said it, but I haven't been able to find the video and I only wrote down the quote and not who said it.


Keep reading to see my thoughts and advice on the MAC American Nomad trend! :)

Tutorial: Another MAC Dye-A-Tribe trend look! ;)

Since the MAC Dye-A-Tribe trend is all about color and blending, I'm having so much fun with it that I needed to do another video on it ;)

If you haven't seen the first video, I posted it here.

Keep reading for the tutorial, more pictures and list of products used :)

MAC Trend S/S '10: Dye-A-Tribe Tutorial

As promised, here's a tutorial for the MAC Dye-A-Tribe trend for spring and summer 2010! :)

Keep reading to see more pictures, the tutorial and list of products used :)

MAC Trend S/S '10: Dye-A-Tribe

Unlike the MAC Pale 'N' Dandy trend, Dye-A-Tribe is very much about color!
Color in an unexpected, but still very well done, way.
The trend focuses a lot on blending, and because of that, all the fun colors are still quite easy to pull off!

Keep reading to see my thoughts and advice on the Dye-A-Tribe trend! :)

MAC Trend S/S '10: Pale 'n' Dandy tutorial

As promised, here's a video showing one of the ways to do the Pale 'n' Dandy trend for Spring and Summer 2010!

Keep reading to see the tutorial and a list of products used :)

MAC Trend S/S '10: Pale 'n' Dandy

According to MAC, one of the big makeup trends this season is not about color at all - it's about texture!

Makeup trends for Spring/Summer 2010

Twice a year, MAC describes and names the four or five biggest trends seen in makeup on the runways.
I'm going to be doing a series of posts about the current trends - the ones for Spring and Summer 2010!

Now, I personally don't see the trends as something you need to follow or anything like that. I see it as another source of inspiration and I always like to recreate the trends to be inspired and to discover new products and techniques.
But do I care if my FOTD fits into one of the trends? Not at all! :)

Do you care about the makeup trends at all?

Trend S/S '09: Black to Earth

Another trend this season is called "Black to Earth" and while I really like it, I haven't seen it as much as the hydraluminous trend - probably because it's much bolder and harder to pull off.

It's about smudged eyeliner and shiny, creased eyeshadow, as well as black, black and a little bit of dark blue ;)

Black to Earth is about being messy with your makeup but as we all know, you have to know what you are doing to make messy look good.

The textures used for Black to Earth are creamy just like in Hydraluminous but the makeup itself is much more obvious in Black to Earth.

Makeup products that could be used to create a Black to Earth look:

• Eye kohls! Especially colours like MAC Blooz and Smolder. Eye kohls are great for this trend because they are creamy and easily smudged.
• MAC Gloss texture cream. This can be used over eyeshadows to make them super shine but it also makes them crease since it doesn't dry. This might be a bit crazy for everyday wear but it sure is fun for photo shoots :)
• MAC Black Black pigment - It's black and you can mix it with anything! I know it says on it that it isn't lip safe, but I think it would make an amazing lip colour - on its own or to deepen other shades ;)
  
• Mineral eyeshadows. Using these with a wet brush will give you that wet/glossy look.
• Your fingers: I always recommend using brushes for makeup, but try applying your eyeshadows with a brush and blending them with your finger for a less precise look. Fingers are also a great tool to blend/smudge eyeliner, since the warmth of your skin will help melt the liner.

So, is this trend actually wearable? Yes, I think it is!
Using the mineral eyeshadows to get the wet look helps the makeup last longer than using the gloss would. Smudging eyeliner and eyeshadow is a great and easy way to create a nice smokey eye. The eyeshadow creasing is not very wearable but as with any other trend, it is about taking the parts of the trend that works for you and ignoring the parts that don't! :)

Trend S/S '09: Hydraluminous

One of the big trends this season is called Hydraluminous and if you haven't heard about it already, it sure is time! :)

Hydraluminous is all about dewy skin, highlighting all the right places, super sheer colors and glossy as well as pearly textures. You can say that this trend is more about adding texture than adding colour.

It's about looking as dewy as possible without looking oily and about shine and glossiness rather than obvious sparkles.

Many different products and tecniques can be used to achieve the look, here's a small breakdown:

• MAC Strobe liquid or Strobe cream: Mix it in with your foundation or use it on its own to get a soft luminescent sheen to your skin.
• MAC Cream Colour Bases: Pearl, Hush and Luna are amazing for highlighting and the other colors work well for creamy eyeshadows, lip- and cheek colors.
• Benefit Moon Beam or High Beam: One of my favorite highlight products. Looks amazing and is easy to blend into the skin to give a glow without sparkles.
• Cream blushes: Instead of powder blushes, creams are the way to go!
• Lipgloss - and lots of it: Super glossy lip plumpers (like MAC Plushglass) can be a good choice if you want focus on your lips without adding color or sparkles.
  
• MAC Slimshine lipsticks: If you want a bit of color try to go with a moist lip product like the Slimshines.
• MAC Gloss: No, not the lipglass but the Gloss texture cream. This can be used to add a glossy finish anywhere you want. It works really well on the inner corners of your eyes. It can also be used on your cheekbones or eyelids but keep in mind that it's a bit sticky and that it will need touch ups very often if used on the eyes along with colored products.
  The Gloss texture cream is smart way to add an unexpected highlight without sparkles.
  
• A matte powder: I know that I just said that everything should look dewy, but to keep you from looking oily I suggest applying a bit of powder to the places of your skin that you didn't highlight - especially right above the brows.
• Lip balm/conditioner/anything like that - chapped lips never look good but they look especially out of place when the rest of your face is glowing and looks amazing. With this trend, you can stay away from colour on your completely but you want to make sure that you exfoliate and moisturise your lips to keep them in shape :)
• Cream eyeshadows: Not the super colourful ones, but the neutral tones - just to add a bit of texture to your eyes. MAC Bare Study or Groundwork paint pots could be an option.
  

Now, the hydraluminous trend doesn't seem very suitable for someone with oily skin because of all the shine going on but there's always the option of taking the parts of the trends that work for you and stay away from the parts that don't! It's no fun following a trend completely anyway, is it? ;)

Do you get inspired by the makeup trends - and do you follow them?