LOOKING BACK! - TRENDS 2013

As its the end of the year this is when we all tend to look back at what has happened in the past 12 months, however in make up we look at the past trends and breakthroughs.

SPRING/SUMMER
Natural Bronzed Beauty - sheer foundation, nude eyes, no liner, nude lips, bronzed cheeks, thick brows and highlighting & contouring, mascara.
      
Click to see a tutorial here.
Pop Of Colour - Neutral tones on the face, with a pop of colour from the lips, eye shadow or liner.
      
Click to see a tutorial here.

AUTUMN/WINTER
Grunge - Smudged, smoked out, wet looking eye shadow above and below the eye with browns, reds, blacks or greys, messy thick brows, pale lips, glowing foundation and contour.
      
Click to see a tutorial here.
Gothic Dark Lip - dark lips, contoured face, usually with a nude eye with bold liner.
   
      
Click to see a tutorial here.

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Mac's paint pot in constructivist is a base cream shadow. It is a great product, stays on all day and you can add shadows over the top as it will help them stick better. Buy it here.



It's deep purply brown tones give it a dewy-grungy look on the skin which was everywhere on the catwalks this season. It costs between £12.50 and £14.00. However the closest thing to a dupe is the maybelline colour tattoo in "on and on bronze". (In the UK) Buy it here.



It's good if you can't afford the mac paint pot but it is slightly patchy, more shimmery and quite a bit brighter. Although it is priced at £4.99 and lasts just as long.

Another great product is the Nivea creme moisturiser. You can buy it here.



It's really cheap and extremely effective for the price. It is said to be a great dupe for Creme de la Mer which is £105-£1300 in john lewis, see proof of this absurdity here. Nivea creme comes in two different sizes 50ml (£1.49) and 200ml (£3.39).