I’m rolling with whatever’s launching, which does feel more pastel-inspired this year than usual! Otherwise, nothing specific 🙂
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This year’s trend towards pastels has me loving it! A lot. Although I may not be able to pull off many *true* pastels, I am really enjoying my KVD Pastel Goth Palette far more than I was expecting! Also noticed that the earthy reds, oranges and even mustard yellow have gotten even more firmly entrenched in the current eyeshadow trend. Again, I’m still loving it! And yes to: purple lips, shiny lips, metallic lips, edgy shades of nude lips!
Maybe I’ll break out my coral and pink lipsticks, maybe go for dewier or glowier skin. Otherwise it won’t change – it’s pretty much neutrals with a pop of color year round for me.
I haven’t changed anything yet! For once spring is not early down her in Southern California, it’s been very rainy lately.
We’ve been flipping between winter and spring here – folks were out in shorts last week and then yesterday, I had to clean snow off my car – so nothing has really changed but once the weather warms up, what changes is more sun protection, lighter weight foundation, lighter colour eyeshadows (or less use of the darker, smoky “autumn” colours).
Ha! Mariella, you must live up here and Canada. We got a little taste of spring, then Mother Nature said “haha, just kidding” here’s some more snow.
When spring finally does arrive, let’s say sometime in may, I’ll switch over to the the brighter colours, and the dewier finishes. I tend to gravitate towards powder in the fall/winter and cream products in the spring/summer.
Yup….the great white north. I had spring bulbs pushing their way up in a sunny part of my garden and then – zap – they were covered in snow. It’s a good thing that crocuses and snowdrops are hardy enough to cope! At school, we have a quite sunny courtyard with old forsythia bushes in it and they are already budding into yellow blooms. And yes…we might get a bit of spring weather in May before we’re hit by a heat-wave, only to be followed by another heat-wave and then another….
So far I’ve pulled out lighter, glossier lipsticks like MAC Peach Blossom, Flamingo and Sunny Seoul. When I’m into more peachy hues, you know it’s time for Spring:)
I’m not a pastel person so I’m actually giving my smoky cat eye a rest and doing more shimmery looks. Love me some shimmer!
Spring? What is this “spring” of which you speak? 🙂 Ask me in about 8 weeks.
So funny!! The weather forecast for my area of Montana said we were suppose to have a week of sun and partly cloudy. It has snowed lightly every single day. I don’t think I will see true spring for quite awhile.
So far it hasnt. It is still so cold it doesn’t really feel like spring yet.
Hmm, I’ve noticed myself gravitating more to my satin-matte foundations as opposed to my dewy foundations as the weather’s gotten a bit warmer! I’m also busting out my brighter lip colors.
I just swapped pretty much all my overly warm darker lipsticks (matte) for more neutral pinks with glossier finish.
I tend to go a little lighter on the eyes and cheeks in the spring I think. I’m also more into corals and deep rosy pinks in spring.
While weather here isn’t yet spring, I have been tending to lighter, brighter colors overall already — coral and peachier lips, a little lighter and peachier eyeshadows, less dark eyeliners, etc. I’ve not yet needed to transition any skin care though.
I’m craving a dustier, rosier lipstick than my usual look. Alas, I don’t have anything in my collection that quite fits. I have NARS Bound but on me it’s a hair dead-looking. The search continues! ?
It’s not spring here yet. Regardless, I really don’t change my routine. Spring weather here is not terribly different than winter, just warmer. I don’t tend to wear seasonal colors, either. Maybe when spring hits I’ll break out some pastels, since they seem to be really trendy this year.
When spring actually gets to Montana this year, I will add a heavier sunscreen generally wear brighter blushes and lipsticks. I don’t really do much pastel, say for eye shadow, as I have textured eye lids and so have stayed away from KVD Pastel Goth. However, I saw a look posted by Nancy using pastel colors and I love it so may have to open my mind to some more pastel shades. Thanks Nancy!
Although spring is officially three weeks away, my deeper berry and plum lip shades are yielding to lighter rosey shades. Other than that, not much has changed because the weather lately has been rainy and cool and so my winter looks still feel right. Once the sun is here to stay, though, and the gardens have begun to blossom, I’ll be ready to embrace the change by wearing the delicate pastel colors I’ve been noticing. I find them quite refreshing; a “palette cleanser” of sorts that will make a nice break from the subdued smokiness of winter before moving on to the burnished and colorful shades of summer.
I’m in the same boat as Mariella, southern ontario is SO back and forth! Today it’s so nice and sunny out (its 7 degrees! I saw boys out in shorts!) But it was a white out blizzard two nights ago when we were driving home from Toronto!
So for me, I’m TRYING to wear springy makeup, bit it won’t be spring here until May 😛
But im trying! I pulled out my favourite shimmery pink/coral blushes (makeup geek romance, and Benefits Bela bamba!) And iv been wearing them, I dug Maybelline vivid rose out of my summer lipstick bin, and I’m getting ready to dig out my favourite shimmery bronzers out to wear as warm blush!
I also LOVE sheer pink gloss in early spring. So so pretty!
Mine surprisingly changes up quite a bit. I tend to switch from plums to corals (both in the lips and cheeks) and add more color to my eyes (like blue liner). I also actually use bronzer. I tend to prefer a more subtle base in terms of foundation/concealer as well so gravitate towards more BB cream-type things with SPF.
Oh! I also actually use lip gloss, which is a thing I almost never do in fall/winter. And the Lancome Juicy Shakers are my go-to in terms of barely-there lip product.
Trying to embrace the peach trend in my eyes, lips, and cheeks!
I haven’t so far. I’m not one that’s into seasonal changes that much. If I like a certain color on me, I wear it year round. Don’t care for pastels on me, so I don’t go crazy for them when spring rolls around.
I am breaking out my coral and pinks as well as my more extreme bronzers and highlighters. I haven’t dipped my face into the true pastel trend yet.
Will probably start using a bronzer soon. Other than that no changes. I dislike pastels as they make me look washed out . I want a new foundation and have to get myself to mall and test some out. I always use a high spf so that won’t change other than putting it on my arms if I wear shorter sleeves.
I have just been purchasing a lot of the new makeup that has launched for spring and summer. I have to say I try so many foundations and it gets to be expensive but I received a sample for bareMinerals original foundation I tried it and ordered it I absolutely love it. I ordered one of their blushes and their original primer which is the best primer I’ve used and I have tried them all no matter what the cost. I think this foundation will be perfect for now but especially in the spring and summer and it is less expensive then all my other foundations and primers.
I’m wearing a lot of copper – eyes, cheeks and lips.
Eh. It doesn’t matter what day or time of the year it is, I wear whatever color or shade I want. My makeup doesn’t change. I live in Miami, everyday is practically summer here anyway.
It hasn’t changed yet, but I’m feeling like I might transition into a “neutral eyes with flushed cheeks and lips” stage. haven’t decided.
I change my eyeglass frames in the spring, from matte black to teal blue. I change my blush to coral but everything else becomes more subtle because the bright glasses are enough.
We are heading into autumn tomorrow (although the weather is still quite hot), so I will be heading into more neutrals and olive shades with copper or red lip.
Christine, we’re both in the Bay Area and are you as obsessed about seeing a warm sunny day as I am? Worst winter in terms of damage in a century! Thank goodness we haven’t been evacuated or live in Big Sur.
Between political upheaval and weather, makeup really is a stress reducer. Just started using lighter lip colors w/gloss on top. My savior is Clarins Intense Bronze Self Tanning Tint (for face and décolleté); only product that counters that living under a rock look.
I actually moved from the bay area in 2015!
I’m just trying to keep it simple and going with a minimal shimmery eye with a bit of definition to help my outer corner and then wearing a lot of my greyed neutral lipsticks like Bite Cava, Thistle, Mauvember. More weight loss and too much makeup just makes me look hard and old.
I meant to say I purchased the BareMinerals Brush not blush the Heavenly Face Brush which is the Best brush to use with their BareMinerals Original Foundation. This will be the only foundation I use for spring and summer maybe all winter too.
I couldn’t help but lol when I read that question. Only those who live in SE Alabama and NW Florida understand that. We haven’t had but maybe 10 days that were considered cold, 1 freezing. We feel like we were in spring in January. But in answer to the question, I just bought a lighter shade of foundation and blush. Lips not going to be as bold.
I wish I could wear gloss but I hate the feel of them. It feels like they move around my mouth so I’ll stick with my liquid lips for now until someone invents a gloss topper that is smudge proof or at least won’t bleed on me. Time to bust out the neon corals! I wish I actually picked up Kat Von Dee’s Pastel Goth palette. True pastels don’t work on me.
I’m in S. California (three miles from Venice beach and the very but fake Venice Canals I love to go walking to get garden inspirations) So very pretty though. Lol!) it looks more here like London rainy, cloudy and fog than anything else. I won’t be changing much wear natural throughout maybe more pastel colored blouses, jewelry and peachy cheeks, lipd, more neutral eyeshadows in nude, taupe, beige, golds, bronze? Softer overalls colors if the weather warms up. Already bought Jewels anticipating Summer!
I’ve recently made the transition to cruelty-free and natural cosmetics. As the weather warms up and my sensitive, finicky, combo dry skin becomes more temperamental, this is a perfect time to incorporate more natural products in my routine.
I haven’t changed anything yet. Had a Rosecea flare and uber dry skin in generral. Trying to limit makeup and use non sensitivity aggravating products for the past 30 days. Will continue x another 30 days and gradually add products. Improving greatly but wanting to try more stuff.
For spring, I’ll bring back the coral lips and turquoise eyeliners, of course. This spring I’m also going to play with dewier cheeks; I just picked up two of the new BB Cheek Glow palettes and they’re so pretty! Christine, I hope you get some and review them soon as I think a lot of people will like them 🙂 I’m not nuts about the pastels trend, because pale lilacs, pinks, blues, etc. just don’t look that great on me, although I will wear those colours on my nails.
I really don’t have a makeup routine. I am always trying new things year round. The few tried and trues I do use, are also all year long. And like so many of you, it’s not spring here either. We do get some teaser days this time of year, but we also still get plenty of cold and gray.