THE ART OF MAKE-UP:ONLINE FASHION STORE

Art and make-up don't just go hand in hand if you draw a butterfly all over your face using fifty colors of Beauty Product. And for good reason, makeup is an everyday art. Choice of colors, search for harmony, personal creativity, choice of tools, precise application, and dexterity: everything is there, like a great painter.

Okay, there may still be a small difference between Picasso and us, but all the same… If the big brands tell us about the trends and guide us with their new products, given the variety that is put to us. disposition, it is up to us to make the crucial decisions. And let's not forget either, that all the great were inspired by artists of their time.

So YES, when spring arrives, our artist souls are in turmoil. We are now seized with mad desire to touch, test, smell, or even contemplate these new materials. To do this, and like a self-portrait, it is important to know yourself. And before the inner self, there is the "outer self": what is the exact complexion of my skin, its characteristics, the colors that stick with my eyes, my hair but also the shape of my face, my clothes. Then comes the deeper analysis which consists of knowing what are our desires for our spring makeup.

Colors worthy of a Matisse, passing from pastel to bright. By the way, the Beauty Products exhibition is currently at the Center Pompidou Paris. There you will find paintings going in pairs, produced by the artist throughout his life. On Thursday evening, go for a stroll there at night and learn a little more about great modern art. After that, the colors of spring 2012 will seem obvious to you.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of trends for sunny days:

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We play on the daring contrasts on the eyelids, with pastel-colored iridescent eyeshadows that arise like a delicate and light veil or dark shades for deer eyes with lines pressed on the contours. In terms of colors, gray, pink, and blue tones are at the top in all their forms. The Vinyl Candy palette by Yves Saint Laurent, for example, offers 4 mouth-watering shades: blackcurrant, pink, purple, and redcurrant. A mini painting by YSL: we hardly dare to touch it… At NARS, we fall for the Douce France palette, with 3 different roses just waiting to intermingle.

We aim for zero blemishes with concealers and nude foundation that unify the face. For fair skin, no need to try to darken, the porcelain complexion is in the spotlight this spring, it can be worked with mattifying foundations such as MAT VELVET from Makeup For Ever. And if you are not a fan of the porcelain effect then the trend is towards a luminous complexion. Fuchsia or gold blush, sun powder, illuminator: anything goes to achieve the coveted healthy glow effect.

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The choice is vast: matte lipstick, bright colors, glossy mouth, intense red, this spring our lips will be boldly highlighted. For colors, pink and coral will be on everyone's lips. Online Fashion store recommends MAC Girl About Town, an intense pink that matches all skin tones, Gloss, from the Pure Color collection, in stick form, this gloss hydrates and illuminates.

Beyond this selection, there are hundreds of colors available to you. So keep an eye out, and the good one.

If the choice of colors will, therefore, be part of your artistic approach, it is also essential to touch the material, to choose the textures. This spring, cosmetics will once again be innovative with increasingly light and pleasant textures. However, if you take this LUSH soap for example (received in the March Glossybox ), and when you additionally know that it was made by hand, doesn't it make you want to touch it, to work on it and why not create your own soaps.

And who knows, your artistic hands may lead you to a surprising result, similar to the pieces offered by Gianna Rose Atelier. Cosmetics? Art? It doesn't matter as long as it makes us smile and awakens our senses!

Finally, good makeup, like a successful painting, requires the right tools. For those on a budget, don't spend a fortune on brushes specially designed for makeup, opt instead for an afternoon in a creative art store, paint department. You will find strong brushes, with soft and delicate bristles, perfect for performing precise gestures. Like any artist, you will need to clean your brushes regularly with soap and water.