3 Beauty Trends to Look Forward to in 2012: glamour.com

3 Beauty Trends to Look Forward to in 2012: glamour.com

Men Hair Trends for 2012

Autumn is a perfect time to consider a change, leaf through the fashion magazines and catwalk photo galleries, and put yourself in the hands of your stylist.

This season, you'll find chic and innovative cuts that push the envelope of the classic male styles, so why not take a chance on a new look for your locks?

The trend is clear this autumn: the return of a sophisticated style with strong side partings and deep waves over the forehead that takes its inspiration from some of the most stylish vintage screen successes.

Trendsetters and fashion bloggers are looking to the Hollywood stars of the Fifties and Sixties for inspiration, and coming up with elegant business styles such as those featured among the guys in the award-winning TV series Mad Men.

If you like to appear without a hair out of place, you'll be glad to see the short sleek look is well on-trend this season.

Gel or pomade gives a flawless finish with a healthy shine and keeps everything under perfect control.

The key to success: keep it light and don't spend too long over marking the wave on the forehead.

If you're looking for a style that's youthful but sexy and sophisticated, the long fringe comes into its own. Keeping the hair clipped short at the nape of the neck, and allowing it long in the front, a slightly angled cut will add volume at the top of the skull

Classic Red Lips

Get the Look:

1. Drag a black liner along the upper lids, going just past the outer corners of the eyes. Use gel liner, "doesn't move and looks great." Top with black mascara.
2. Swirl a pink-y brown powder blush on the apples of the cheeks, then highlight: Rub bronze shimmer powder into the cheekbones and champagne shimmer powder just above them.
3. Paint on a coat of deep cherry lipstick. For a bold mouth, bust out a lip brush; for a softer approach, pat the lipstick on with your finger.

Our Product Picks: Maybelline thickening mascara, Gel eyeliner in black, Bobbi Brown Blush in Desert Rose, and Dior Rouge Dior lipstick in Rouge Ara.

Spring 2012 Nail Trend to Try:

Ombré Manicures

Deciding on a manicure hue is always tough. (There are just so many good options out there!) But thanks to stylish folks like designer Jen Kao and her ombré manicures, we may not have to choose just one! The increasingly popular one-color-merging-into-another trend (first on hair color, now on nails) offers a subtle option to spring’s

Manicures With Racing Stripes

Need a quick pick-me-up? The speedy, sporty patterns that manicurist Yuna Park created for Ruffian’s spring 2012 show are totally energizing to look at.

  

Monotone-Print Manicures

While not exactly DIY-able at home (unless you’re handy with plastics and hot glue), the OMG-worthy lattice-patterned Lucite nails that the CND team created for Joy Cioci’s spring show gave us one easy-to-steal idea: When you’re doing intricate prints on your nails, stick to one color instead of rainbow brights. It makes the trend a little more wearable and workplace-friendly.

Reverse French Manicures

An adventurous, exotic manicure—like those seen at Pamela Love’s Moroccan-inspired jewelry presentation—is the ideal way to travel without going too far. For an update on a tried-and-true nail polish classic, a plum and cream mix makes for a surprisingly fresh look!

Via Glamour Beauty 

Autumn 2011: new season, new makeup trends

These are the cosmetic looks that stepped out on the autumn catwalk

Autumn is with us, so why not turn over a new leaf with your makeup and take some inspiration from the looks that were seen strutting their stuff on the autumn catwalks? Get on-trend with the latest looks for lips, eyes and cheeks:

Brows are back
Eyebrows are taking centre stage again. Emphasise the way the eye is framed, paying special attention to brows to ensure a flawless finish for face and makeup. For that catwalk look, we recommend using powders and pencils specifically designed to define and fill, making the brows look full and natural, powerful but well defined and tidy, never ragged or straggly.

The eyes have it
This fall it's back to a retro look, framing eyes with monochromatic-effect makeup, precision lines and heart-stopping lashes. Take your inspiration from the looks that Anna Sui, Stella McCartney and Bottega Veneta put on the cat-walk this season. And to help you get real retro glam, we recommend Max Factor's Liquid Effect Pencil and False Lash Effect mascara.

Spring-fresh cheeks for autumn
Set off a fresh, light, minimal look by highlighting cheek contours in subtle shades. Apply blusher in shades of pink, peach or taupe and use cream rather than powder to achieve a more natural look. Apply colour in a sweeping C down from the cheekbone to surround the entire cheek, or start from the temple for an even more glamorous effect.

For lips, it's all or nothing
Looks for lips this season are at both ends of the spectrum, with both natural nude effects and full-on colour. On the catwalks, J. Mendel and Givenchy favoured the less-is-more effect, while elsewhere lips were emphasised by combining layers of different colors of same intensity and brightness, making mouths an eye-catching focal point of colour.

Via Hello Magazine

Beyonce cover shoot for Harper's Bazaar

Queen B couldn't have looked more beautiful and easy going behind the scenes for the cover of Harper's Bazaar. Photoshoot by Alexi Lubomirski

want bigger expressive eyes?

Stay away from dark eyeshadows. Start applying an eyeshadow base with a concealer brush then apply shadow two shades darker than your base to your crease use a large shadow brush or your finger to blend the color up toward your brow. To get the look try "it girl palette" available at stilacosmetics.com