What’s one spring makeup trend you can’t fall in love with? How come?
I can’t get too into pastels–I like them, but I don’t find them to look so nice on me sometimes.
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Yeah no pastels for me either they look like sidewalk chalk
Wholeheartedly, 100%, strongly agree…pastels just don’t cut it for me either. Not only are they unflattering on me but seems like such a waste of money and effort to have something NOT show up well? If I want soft, subtle or nude there are enough options with better colors! Keep up the great work, thanks for everything you do! 🙂
Pastels! They make me look dead.
I reeaalllyy do not like the trend of one crazy eye shadow on the lid. like bright neon blue, or fuscia! i just dont think that is is flattering!
All light pinks in general.. And people tend to freak out about those shades in spring. It makes me look sick!
I don’t think I’ll ever get into the colored mascaras. I can do colored eyeshadows and liners but lashes should stay as natural looking as possible. 🙂
I have the same issue. I’m around NC50, and a lot of pastels are chalky and look powdery and gross on me.
I don’t know if it’s spring or summer, or maybe it’s both, but I just can’t love NEON colours.
what about on nails?
On nails, it’s a fun look but not something I go for typically (although I think the neon coral, OPI Flip Flop Fantasyis beautiful). Neon colours on eyes are a no for me though. 🙂
Purple liner & shadows. Something in the dye makes me allergic…:(
Im not sure if this is a trend that starts in the Spring but I have never been a fan of bronzing! I feel it makes my face look dirty!
I can’t use any pinks or reds on my eyes because i am Asian and my eyes are relatively puffy (upper eyelids)….
i cannot for the life of me get into the hot pinks and fuchsia as everyday lip colors for summer…… things like impassioned and lady danger just dont look good on my super fair (nw15) skin and my tiny lips:D
I agree with you on the pastels–but they’re workable if the eyeshadow colour is shimmery. Matte pastel? BLECH!
I also can’t fall in love with pastel makeup. Maybe as an eyeshadow highlight but the lip products don’t suit me either.
I’m always annoyed by the whole push for everyone to wear sunblock sunblock sunblock or they will die of a horrible cancer, and then immediately have the company try to sell me a bronzer, presumably so I can LOOK like I’m not intelligent enough or capable enough to remember to use it.
Either sunkissed is GOOD and lay off the anticancer diatribe or sunkissed is bad and please give me products to enhance that fair complexion & show the world I take care of my skin. If pale is smart, why am I supposed to want to look stupid??
Marketing fail.
I agree about pastels. They’re lovely but not on me. Besides, I like some edge and drama in my looks; they just look more sultry.
That orange trend that seems to want to spin off for the second year now!
Lavendar! Eyes, lips, nails, you name it…I won’t do it!
And also orange lips/cheeks. DO NOT WANT
Also Pastels! They look aweful on me (As clothes, make-up and polishes!)
I’m the same about pastels. I often feel they look chalky (even in higher end brands) but mostly because I don’t have the correct skintone to pull them off, haha.
Pastels are hard to love. I’m reminded of Easter and being 10. lol
They do however look good on me being so fair but the new MAC Quite Cute collection remind of Ganguro fashion and that look is just to shocking to pull off if you have a more tan skintone. >__<
I have to agree about pastels. They really just don’t get me excited.
I agree with pastels! I like them on my lips and cheeks but on the eyes I just look sickly!
I can’t fall in love with Neon colors sorry!! I don’t understand them
i can’t do pastels unless it’s like a lipgloss. something sheer-ish and not overpowering. i’m really pale and they wash me out sooo bad
Can’t work with pastels either. Or colored mascaras.
I can do some pastels, but I have to pair with a strong liner, or use it just as an inner lid color. Pastel lipsticks make me look strange, for the most part.
Pastels do look nice on my eyes, especially light lilac (I have blue eyes and fair skintone)…
Though, I hate pale lips…..
no bold colours. i’d look like a friggin clown if i tried to pull that off.
aaaand no, nothing red or pink around the eyes. never ever. i tried it and it looked like i had a very severe pink eye. not so cute.
The purples. I like purple eyeshadow on other people, but I feel like a fool when its on me.
orange lipstick. blegh!
I feel like I can do some pastels.. but not matte. There needs to be some shimmer. I really prefer to wear other looks though. I actually think spring is my favorite time to experiment with makeup. I’ll try almost anything and if it doesn’t look very good.. oh well, I don’t really care what anyone thinks and I just won’t wear that look again.
One trend i noticed recently is this harsh delineation of shadow between the dark lid color and the brow highlighter. I dig a smoked eye. but BLEND, people, BLEND.. Think the Amy Winehouse black liner with this horrible white shadow under the brow.. YUCK! What is that?!!
In this spring’s collections , I have seen a lot of bright coral lipsticks !
I would never be able to pull that off
unless its like really hot and i’m on a beach party !
I also can’t stand colored mascara !
really ! what is attractive about purple lashes !
Pastel lip colors….matte pastel eyecolors…’80s neon makeup and pink/red eyecolors. I do love KVD Bloodletting..I think ‘cuz It’s really purple on me.
Speaking ok ’80s…I’m currently obsessed with Hard Candy’s colored fiber mascaras…it just looks like I have purple or blue eyeliner on when I open my eyes wide! Love.
I can’t wear pastel colors on my eyes either, I’m more of a winter fall color person
Pink eyeshadow…. I love pink but I dislike how it looks on me!
Really? Everyone does like pastels? I was surprised and extremely happy to find that pastels–especially lavender, look sooo amazing on me. I have light asian skintone with a semi-monolid. In fact, pastel pink and lavender bring out my brown eyes like nothing else.
Spring trend I can’t get into: Anything smashbox puts out. Why does their brand always clash with my taste?
Probaly “wearable” looks, like browns and any neutral colors. I think neutrals are great, I just don’t like only neutral eye looks. Also the bronzer all over the face look, sorry but most people look like an Oompah-Loompah when they do that.
Pastel colours just don’t look good on me at all, which is bizarre since I’m not particularly tan. Pinks don’t work on me as well, they just play up the discolouration on my lids.
Pastels suck on my skin tone. B000… it’s usually baby blues and pinks and they dont work on my warm undertoned skin. But they look really pretty in the pan! haha
I can only wear pastel lilac, so they’re out, but what I REALLY don’t go for is grey nail polish. I know it’s not exactly spring, but seriously, it just looks so BLEGH to me.
I’m not sure if it’s spring or summer but that scary neon stuff is horrid.
corals, that just won’t happen on this skin. I can tolerate pastels if I mix it up with a neutral or a bold
Super nude lips.
coloured mascara and I hate it when girls in my school really quickly put like light, bright frosty blue shadow all over their lids (obviously using cheap brushes and no effort) and end up looking like hookers 😛 Sadly, that happens all year round….
Also orange!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN’T STAND ORANGE!!!!!! even orange nails make me wrinkle my nose, unless it’s like light and pretty 🙂
Pastels. Yuk. I have porcelain white skin and black cherry hair. I need dramatic looks to go with the extreme contrast.
I have to be very careful with pastels, especially on the eyes. If I don’t have something there to balance them off, they tend to make my eyes look puffy and tired. I don’t generally need help in that department.