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Fashion Influencers
What beauty trend and color palette do you predict will be hot for fall 2012?
Is there a past beauty trend that should be considered the ultimate “fashion don’t?”
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Heidi Ware, Senior Fashion Editor at eBay
For beauty trends, I predict long disheveled braids and long hair that is tousled with uneven layers. For colors, I’m going to predict Race Car Reds, Indigos and neutrals such as Clay and Dove Gray. And for discovering even more standout colors to add to your wardrobe this year, I’m loving the Image Swatch feature on eBay Fashion’s iPhone app — you just snap a photo of whatever is inspiring you at the moment and the tool searches eBay for similar colors and patterns. It’s an awesome way to find new styles out of your comfort zone that you normally wouldn’t shop for.
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Eugenia Kim, CEO and Head Designer of Eugenia Kim, Inc.
Thinly plucked brows were great in the ‘30s, but today women are seeking full eyebrows since they are more luxurious and youthful. Full brows also balance out strong, daring hat shapes with medium to large brims. These larger brimmed hats are very popular right now and will continue to be. Rich colors such as Cranberry, Wine, Rust and Apricot combined with neutrals like Tawny, Beige and Taupe with Rosy tints complement a range of skin tones. It’s important to our design process to choose the perfect shades that will complement a variety of women. These colors are what our buyers and customers are really responding to lately.
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Kara Ross, Accessories Designer
No color is wrong if paired with the right thing! It’s just a matter of picking a color that’s complementary with your skin tone, appropriate for a time and a place, and other circumstances, etc. If you look at fashion right now — there is such a tremendous explosion of contrasting prints and colors — I love it! The unexpected or what some say “ugly” color can really appear beautiful if paired with the right thing (or other color).
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Tom Bachik, Celebrity Manicurist
The hottest accessory in 2012: fashion for the fingertips. The personal self-expression known as Nail Art re-emerges and color is everywhere as we take cue from the celebrity styles of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Zooey Deschanel to name a few. I see fall color immersing us in rich muted jewel tones like Deep Plum, Sage and Burnt Orange. Complementing tones of Dusty Rose and Mauves, Chocolate Brown and Cerulean Blue create a retro futuristic vibe. The ultimate fashion don’t: Duckbill nails – a style of nails that actually gets wider toward the tip. Though they may help reach Olympic swimming speeds they do nothing to enhance the look of nails for beautiful elegant hands. www.cloutierremix.com/tombachik. facebook.com/tom.bachik. @RedCarpetMan
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Colleen Sherin, Senior Fashion Director, Saks Fifth Avenue
In terms of a beauty trend and color palette for fall 2012, I believe we will see a return to a more classic and polished look, with a Deep Red lip, possibly complemented by a smokey eye. Hair may be swept back into an undone pony tail or chignon. This was prevalent in several of the early fall collections and also appeared on many a stunning starlet during the awards season. This is a striking look when worn with some of the Darker Green, Petrol and Berry tones of the season.
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Nicole Fischelis, Group Vice President / Fashion Director, Macy's
Deeply Saturated Blue/Green shades of Teal will give a special intensity to the fall 2012 palette. From a variety of silhouettes, new fabrications and combinations of conversational prints, fusion is the key this fall. In addition, shimmer and shine add a new level of sophistication to the season. Makeup takes center stage with jewel eye shadow tones of Purple and Deep Greens, long lashes, Ruby lips and shimmer nails.
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Margarita Arriagada, Senior Vice President of Merchandising of Sephora
This fall, beauty looks revolve around rich tonal hues of purple, smoke and browns. Palettes that help her create a sultry eye without relying heavily on black and gray emerge as the must have. Some of the brands that feature these color combinations are Sephora Collection Moonshadow Baked Palette (In the Nude), Urban Decay Naked 2 and Make Up For Ever La Boheme Eye Shadow palette.
At Sephora, we believe makeup is about self expression; therefore “don’t” doesn’t exist. What we know doesn’t work any longer for women and cosmetics, is the rule of one look for all, like blue eyeliner or dark lipstick. For example, I love the resurgence of the hot pink lip for spring, but I wear it with a bronze gloss over top, that is more appropriate for my skin tone and age. Anything is customizable these days, you can still be on trend while adapting to your personal preference, and that’s something we hope never fades away.
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SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE
Sharing a strong passion for how color can transform a face, mood or even an attitude, Pantone has partnered with Sephora, the leading beauty specialty retailer, to create an extraordinary collection that will change how consumers wear, feel and think about color. Launching in spring 2012, SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE™ delivers insightful color forecasting, timely trends and powerful seasonal product collections. To celebrate the launch, SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE proudly presents the first Color of the Year beauty collection.
The limited edition collection features a variety of products including eye shadow, lipstick, lip gloss, nail polish and accessories, and will be available in Sephora Americas in March.
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