Keeping up on trends takes work.
Popular styles can seem to change overnight — and who wants beauty-FOMO?
But if you're looking for the new styles for 2018, get those brushes ready!
Here are the hottest trends you'll be wearing this year.
"Ok!
What is it munchkin."
Lipstick everywhere
Lipstick isn't just for lips anymore!
Pops of gloss and color all over the face were trending on the Spring 2018 runway.
"Ok.
I can't believe I'm actually doing this"
Makeup artist Gucci Westman described how she tops eyeshadow with metallic lipstick,
telling Fashionista,
"We wanted to add a little bit of an edge with the makeup.
[This look] is kind of interesting because it's not wet…
It's like a satin type finish, which I like."
Dramatic eyeliner
Get ready to go bold in 2018.
Allure dubbed the year's hottest eye trend "Cleopatra liner," which totally conjures
the Egyptian queen herself, describing the look as,
"Supergraphic, superpointy, superdramatic, and heavier along the bottom lashes."
"Am I to understand then, that you feel free to do with me whatever you want,
Whenever you want?"
Bright colors
Make 2018 pop with some color!
Makeup artist Robert Sesnek told Elle,
"Color will be big, expect to see colors from orange to ocean blues."
"We must be over the rainbow"
Pinterest confirms Sesnek's prediction, reporting
that searches for bright eyeshadow on the site increased by 63 percent.
"The first rule in applying eye makeup, is you can never wear enough blue eyeshadow."
Personalized products
Makeup is going totally individual.
With the rising "bespoke" trend, companies provide customers with options that are tailored
perfectly to them.
Nina Leykind, co-founder of customized mascara brand, Eyeko, told Harper's Bazaar,
"One size doesn't fit all when it comes to mascara because we all have different lashes,
eye shapes, and desired styles."
"I've gotta do something about the way I look."
Surprisingly, you might even save money when you buy bespoke products.
Lynne Sanders, founder of Cosmetics à la Carte also told Bazaar,
"When we buy bespoke products, we also spend less money accumulating products which don't
quite suit our skin, or buying an eye palette and using only one shade."
"Makeup is the one opportunity we have to make a better version of ourselves."
Weightless foundation
This coming year, your skin finally gets a breather!
Harper's Bazaar reports that weightless foundations will be everywhere in 2018 — a welcome break
from the caked-on trends of last year.
"Hello!"
And these formulations aren't just light, they're also breathable for a stunningly natural
look and feel.
Glossy skin
For your "new year, new you", check out the glossy looks that took over the runways for
2018.
Makeup artist James Kaliardos told WWD that glossy skin and eyes is "the next generation
of highlight."
He says,
"Just to be sort of shiny and add that extra texture… it adds another element to the
look.
[And] it looks super cool."
Crystals
Get ready for crystals to blow up your feed in 2018.
Kim Kardashian has already tapped into the trend with her Crystal Gardenia fragrance
bottles' signature shape.
She told ET,
"Over a year ago all my friends would bring me healing crystals like I love having them
in my home, I love what they mean, and I actually feel really calm."
HuffPost reports that New Age inspired products are going to be one of 2018's hottest trends
— with crystal-infused products already flying off the shelves.
Red highlighter
This bold highlighter is shaping up to be an unexpected hit.
Refinery29 pegs red highlighter (formerly known as "blush") as "the next big thing in
2018" — and for good reason.
This flattering color works for every skin tone.
Makeup artist Karla Duarte told Refinery29 that this color is more forgiving that the
unicorn palette of 2017, saying,
"[It's] more approachable and gives the most beautiful healthy glow on the skin."
Ultra Violet
Pantone has officially named Ultra Violet as 2018's color of the year — and this bright
hue is gonna be cropping up all over the scene.
According to Leatrice Eisman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, this punched-up
purple evokes all kinds of positive vibes for the coming year.
"An ultra violet from a psychological standpoint is the color that best represents feeling
what lies beyond where we are now."
Sounds like 2018's about to pop with unmistakably signature styles for every kind of beautiful!
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