Spring cleaning is a wonderful thing. It helps us DE-clutter, start anew, and perhaps also re-evaluate old things and let go of them.
When it comes to makeup, it seems that the frosty months are the seasons for sultry looks with rich red lips and, due to the Kardashian clan, contouring.
We’ve spent hours indoors staring at video’s on YouTube: “How To” contour your face like Kim, pack on colors and shimmer for the festive season, achieve dramatic looks for indoor parties, and, let’s not forget, the ubiquitous false eyelashes—once only meant for the stage—now women seem to have adopted them into their daytime looks.
All this adds up to too much of everything. Sure, it photographs well, that’s how those looks were created—they are editorial looks. But, more often than not, should you go outside with that much product on your face, you will end up looking like a very contoured and colorful vampire.
Those spearheading this craze for overdone looks are not found in the fashion or beauty industry. Ironically, makeup artists are far more restrained in their recommendations for stylish looks. And fashion designers have been even more diametrically opposed to it and sent models out on the runway with natural makeup that would barely register on an LA socialite’s blush-o-meter.
