Beauty & Grooming Beauty & Grooming Today’s Pharmacist Today’s Pharmacist Colour cosmetics Colour cosmetics Get creative with colour Pharmacies have limited shelf-space for colour cosmetics, so you don’t want last season’s colours taking up valuable room. Sarah Purcell has spoken to the experts to give you the lowdown on the most wearable trends and colours this autumn/winter EYES TAKE CENTRE stage this season, either defined with sultry, smoky shadow and graphic black liner, or for an unusual winter trend, emphasised with bright blue shadow or liner. For lips it’s either nude tones to balance out dramatic eyes or velvet textured matte reds and berry shades for evening. Skin is glowing and luminous and well- defined brows are still on-trend. “Mixing textures is a key look this season – contrast a dewy, luminous skin with matte lips and eyes,” says make- up artist Karen Mason (www.karenmason.co.uk). At Bourjois, make-up artist Attracta Courtney, who created key looks at the autumn/winter catwalk shows, says: “For make-up to look modern it’s essential to dramatise one key feature on the face and subtly enhance the others”. The perfect base Luminous skin was seen on models at catwalk shows, with cheekbones subtly emphasised with highlighters. “Transparency and what I call ‘renaissance skin’ is the complexion’s new journey for A/W ’14,” says Attracta Courtney. “Apply a nourishing moisturiser then quickly dispense foundation onto your palms while still moist so it mixes with the remaining moisturiser to smooth application.” At Max Factor, Global Creative Design Director Pat McGrath created a luminous finish on models at Victoria Beckham’s AW ’14 New York show, using a skin luminiser foundation. “The foundation contains subtle skin luminisers to give the appearance of an instantly enhanced, glowing complexion,” says Pat McGrath. Finish the look with a touch of highlighter powder or cream along tops of cheek bones. Products to recommend: n Max Factor Luminizer foundation – contains pearlised pigments n Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation – gives a dewy finish n L’Oréal Paris Nude Magique Eau de Teint foundation – for a sheer finish. Natural glow “There’s so much colour going on with eyes and lips this season that it’s best to stick to nude shades for cheeks,” says celebrity make-up artist Daniel Sandler (www.danielsandler.com). “Warm peach tones are in – use nude shades a little darker than your skin tone to give a natural, rosy glow.” Karen Mason says: “Define cheek bones with a little bronzer first, then use blush just on the tops of cheek bones for a flush of colour.” Products to recommend: n Bourjois Cream Blush in 03 Rose Tender n Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balm n Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Peach or Berry. Focus on eyes Blue eye make-up used to be something you’d avoid, a bit ‘little girl trying out her mum’s make-up’. But this season it’s time to put your preconceptions aside because blue has been reinvented. Shades of aqua, cobalt, topaz and turquoise adorned the models’ faces in many catwalk shows, and it can be made wearable for all ages. The rule here is that less is more. “Blue has to go solo – apply in a bold line or a block shape. It’s a stand-alone statement worn with fresh skin, polished nude lips and confidence,” says Sharon Dowsett, make-up director at Maybelline UK. For younger women: “Choose a formula you feel comfortable with. If you like powder shadow, choose turquoise shadow and smudge onto lids. If you prefer a creamy formula, choose a pastel blue crayon and apply a line along the upper lashes, with a small flick at the outer corner. Don’t apply cream shadow to the socket or brow line, just on lids – it should be a flash of colour only,” advises Daniel Sandler. For older women: “Skin around eyes can be dry, so look for a shadow or pencil with a sheen finish.” Products to recommend: n 2True Easy Glide Kohl pencil in shade 3, 4 or 5 n Lancôme Artliner 24h in Sapphire n L’Oreal Paris Superliner Perfect Slim in dark blue and dark green n Maybelline Big Eyes shadow palette in Luminous Turquoise n Maybelline Master Kajal liner in Lapis Blue. If blue’s not for you, black liner and smoky eyes are still big. “A fine line above the lash line will update your look. If you prefer a smudged effect, use a gel liner and brush. If black is too harsh, pick navy, chocolate or olive,” says Daniel Sandler. Smoky eyes are still popular and come in many shades – try aubergine or olive this season. Products to recommend: n Miss Sporty Studio Colour Quattro eyeshadows n Bourjois Smoky Stories quartet eyeshadows n Rimmel Scandaleyes Jumbo liquid eyeliner n Bourjois Mega Liner Ultra Black n Maybelline Lasting Drama Black Shock gel liner. High-volume lashes are still desirable, however the trend for a false lash effect seems to be waning. “Lashes are still big, but less clumpy and more natural looking than we’ve seen recently,” says Karen Mason. Products to recommend: n Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde mascara n Rimmel Wonder‘full Extreme mascara n Miss Sporty Pump Up Booster Furious Volume mascara n 17 Falsifeye HD mascara n Barry M Showgirl Extra Volume mascara. Looks for lips “If you do just one thing this season, invest in a new lipstick and ditch the lipgloss. It’s all about a modern, matte velvet finish lipstick,” says Daniel Sandler. “The main trends are either nude to go with blue-toned eyes or matte red and berry shades for the party season. If you have thin lips you can still wear a berry or red shade, but choose a sheen finish.” Karen Mason agrees: “Matte lips are a big trend, but with a soft suede-like finish. Choose red and berry shades for autumn.” Products to recommend: n Bourjois lipstick Rouge Edition Velvet – matte lightweight finish, lasts 24 hours n Rimmel Apocalips matte lip lacquer – mousse texture which dries to a matte velvet finish n Bourjois Rouge Edition 12hr lipstick – satin finish, in nude shades n Clinique Long Last Soft Matte lipstick – moist, comfortable and long-lasting. Mixing textures is a key look this season – contrast a dewy, luminous skin with matte lips and eyes