I bet you thought GOLD! was coming today, but I actually wanted to focus on pewter, which is kind of a mix of silver and gold, often with an antique, vintage, or "dirty" vibe to it. Pewter is a lot like taupe--it is hard to define, and it can be warmer or cooler (more golden or more silver). What...
When it comes to thinking of New Year's Eve looks, I always think gold, silver, and GLITTER! Today's edition of Five Ways features a few fun shades of silver :)
Here's the second shade chosen for Color of the Year, "Serenity." It'll be interesting to see this color incorporated into just about every mainstream brand's releases in 2016, because it's a difficult color to do well. Pastels in general can be tricky, and shades of this kind of periwinkle blue...
Not one but two shades were selected as "Color of the Year" by Pantone for 2016. Their decision of choosing two hues, a pastel blue and pink, commonly associated as gender-specific colors, was explained as, "In many parts of the world we are experiencing a gender blur as it relates to fashion, which...
Anastasia Lustrous Lip Gloss Set ($40.00) includes eight full-sized lipglosses, so it is a tremendous value! The glosses are an assortment of shimmers and creams, some semi-sheer and some totally opaque. The formula was a real surprise hit for me! (Read reviews or see swatches.)
Make Up For Ever 15 Artist Palette ($59.00) should come as no surprise, given how much I adore the Artist Shadow formula! The brand's limited edition palettes are a great way to snag several shades for way, way less than the cost of individual shades. (Read reviews or see swatches.)
On the opposite end of the finish spectrum, let's take a look at some matte browns! I was hoping to pull in a cooler-toned option or two, but they, unfortunately, tend to be under-performers compared to warmer browns in my experience. We need more cool-toned browns.
There are a lot of browns to choose from, but here are five of my favorites (of the moment!) that have a fair amount of shimmer. I'd love to hear your top picks for shimmery browns!
