As the leaves change colors, you should feel inspired to do the same. Fall is the perfect excuse to bring out seasonal colors and revamp your typical beauty routine.
My favorite colors to incorporate this season are dark, red-toned browns, rose, copper, gold and dark purple. It has also become apparent flipping through magazines and taking hints straight off the runway that the more natural look has become the new wow-factor. Flawless, highlighted and countered skin, long black eyelashes (skip the bottom lash eyeliner) and you have yourself a beautiful look. Here are some of my favorite trends, inspirations and products to keep you looking hot when the weather gets chilly.
Inspired by Marc Jocobs’ NYFW look (which is slightly ballerina-esque) try nude. If you do it right, it’s anything but ordinary. Lightened eyebrows, soft rose-tinted lips, bronzed and highlighted in all the right places are all key in this look. It’s perfect for a crisp daytime walk in the park (because us college students always have time to take walks in the park).
Try: Too Faced Melted Lipstick in Peony or Fig ($21), Clinique Chubby Eyeshadow Stick in Ample Amber or Grandest Gold ($17), L’Oreal Paris Visible Lift blur concealer ($13), E.L.F. Bronzer in Warm ($3).
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Boudoir-inspired makeup is timeless and pretty during any season (but especially in the later months). Red lips, dark browns and blacks and beautiful full brows make you stand out in a crowd. Try adding a light shimmer to the corner of your eye or lining the bottom of your lashes with this look.
Try: NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella ($25), Maybelline Eye Studio in Color Plush in Give Me Gold ($7.59), tarte Amazonian Clay in Exposed ($26).
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Dark lips might be my favorite beauty trend to whip out come Fall. A crucial tip to remember: pair your bold lips with more subtle colors everywhere else for a classier, less overwhelming look – especially in the daytime. Vampy colors like oxblood red and dark purples are best.
Try: MAC Dark Side or Lingering Kiss ($16), MAC lip pencil in Nightmoth ($16), NARS Blush in Sex Appeal or Satellite of Love ($30), Sonia Kashuk Twist Up Brow Pencil ($7.99).
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Last, but most definitely not least, are colors that have a certain Game of Thrones/Kylie Jenner/Royalty flair to them. Dark browns, copper, subtle shimmer and deep sangria-esque blush give you the perfect fall night-out look.
Try: Make Up For Ever Shadow in Light Rosewood ($21), Stila Smudge Stick waterproof eyeliner in Jet Black ($20), NARS Blush in Seduction ($30), Kardashian Au Natural Lip Set in In The Nude ($14.99).
(Photo courtesy of fashionising.com)