'Tis the season for de-cluttering, so as you start to clear out closets and drawers, think about spring cleaning your beauty products too. (And while you're at it, take this quiz to see if your makeup bag is a mess -- it may be time to give your stash of goodies a total overhaul.) While some beauty products might have served you well in colder months, as the temperatures rise and trends shift, there are certainly items that you should repurpose -- and some hot, must-have beauty products you should buy.
To help guide us on how to update our beauty products, we turned to a slew of in-the-know experts including: Marco Pelusi, owner of the Marco Pelusi salon in West Hollywood, Calif., Edward Tricomi, co-owner of Warren-Tricomi salons in New York City and West Hollywood, Calif., Taylor Chang-Babaian, celebrity makeup artist, Romero Jennings, Senior Artist for MAC Cosmetics and Deborah Lippmann, owner of the Deborah Lippmann nail product line.
Their insider-y expert tips and ideas will help you translate the hair and makeup trends below to your everyday life by using new beauty products and rethinking ones you already own.
Spring Trends:
Monochromatic makeup (eyes, cheeks and lips that match)
Metallic makeup
Bright pops of color on the lips and nails
Pastel eyeshadow hues
Pink and purple anything
Voluminous hair
Natural textured hair
Get ready to spring your hair and face regimen forward and freshen up your beauty products for this new season.
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REPURPOSE: Dark Eyeshadow
Soften up the smoky eye look you've been wearing since September by "using brighter colors and pastels as your base," says Chang-Babaian. Swipe on the lighter shade then top it with just a "hint of black or brown shadow," she says. This will give you an overall softer, more springy finish.
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REPURPOSE: Styling Wax
Did you recently get a new short (perfect-for-spring) cut? Dig up whatever spray wax or pomade that�s collecting dusk in the back of your drawer, and use it to create a runway-to-real-life, sleek evening look. Make a deep side part and use about two to three times the amount of product that you normally would use.
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REPURPOSE: Powder and Bronzer
"Bronzer is the key item to recycle each year because you never seem to finish it," says Jennings. To perfectly warm up your skin tone, apply the basic face powder you've been wearing all winter (as a base) then top it with bronzer (blending very well) until you -- maybe -- become the actual color of the bronzer or at least get the faux glow you're after.
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REPURPOSE: Dark Lip Color
You can keep wearing your much loved berry or red lipstick or gloss, but Chang-Babaian's trick is to "mix a hint of last season's dark lip glosses or lipsticks with clear or shimmery lip gloss to create just a tint of last fall's lips. Voila! All your fall colors become wearable for spring."
'Tis the season for de-cluttering, so as you start to clear out closets and drawers, think about spring cleaning your beauty products too. (And while you're at it, take this quiz to see if your makeup bag is a mess -- it may be time to give your stash of goodies a total overhaul.) While some beauty products might have served you well in colder months, as the temperatures rise and trends shift, there are certainly items that you should repurpose -- and some hot, must-have beauty products you should buy.
To help guide us on how to update our beauty products, we turned to a slew of in-the-know experts including: Marco Pelusi, owner of the Marco Pelusi salon in West Hollywood, Calif., Edward Tricomi, co-owner of Warren-Tricomi salons in New York City and West Hollywood, Calif., Taylor Chang-Babaian, celebrity makeup artist, Romero Jennings, Senior Artist for MAC Cosmetics and Deborah Lippmann, owner of the Deborah Lippmann nail product line.
Their insider-y expert tips and ideas will help you translate the hair and makeup trends below to your everyday life by using new beauty products and rethinking ones you already own.
Spring Trends:
Monochromatic makeup (eyes, cheeks and lips that match)
Metallic makeup
Bright pops of color on the lips and nails
Pastel eyeshadow hues
Pink and purple anything
Voluminous hair
Natural textured hair
Get ready to spring your hair and face regimen forward and freshen up your beauty products for this new season.
