A Season Full of Color: Makeup

What's big this season? 

Tropical colors such as turquoise, aqua, coral and bronze are a hot topic right now. The goal is to look like you've spent a month at the beach, even if your toes haven't touched the sand yet. The color pallet is a mix of warm and cool to compliment each other.

And the Pantone color of the year is tangerine tango. 

Which is featured across the runways as well as in Sephora with their Pantone Color of the Year cosmetics. This dress from Alexander McQueen might be a little extreme for every day wear, but it combines all the trends for this year. We will be seeing a lot of lace and texture for the spring/summer season. (also note that the shoes are flat out FABULOUS!)

I know orange can be a scary color for a lot of people, but the tangerine tango will work on just about every skin tone. Why? Because it has an underlay of red AND yellow which compliments both types of skin tones. So before you rule it out, give it a try.

All over tangerine tango can be a little extreme, especially if you're not use to wearing a bold color so try breaking it up by wearing it in a print, accessories or just in a top or shorts. A little punch of color can go a long way. Or you can also color block it with turquoise, aqua or mint green for a fun pop.

But today I want to focus on how to wear it in makeup. I spend a lot of time at  Sephora and recently went in there on my lunch break. I immediately fell in love with their Pantone cosmetics, as well as my cosmetic consultant, Jewel, who is one of the most fabulous girls I've ever met. (pretty much a spitting image of Queen Latifah with a personality to match)

The one product that you really need to apply with the tangerine is a highlighter. Notice how the light gently reflects off of the model's cheeks and eyebrows? By using a highlighter this softens the look which is needed with such a bold color. Another option instead of the lips would be to use the color on the eyes, but PLEASE please please, never do both!

Finally, for an intense, night-out look you can amp it up by using the tangerine and one of the blues to play off of each other.




I am so in love with the color choices for this year. You can have a lot of fun with all the shades, and like I mentioned before, it will work on all skin tones, you just might have to adjust the shade a little. So hurry into your local Sephora and grab the color set ($68 for $118 worth of product). After all, you deserve a little pick-me-up!