2013 Summer Makeup Trends

Jeweled eyelids, thick eyebrows, colored eyeliner, extra-long lashes and bold, matte lips are here to turn the hot summer into a fashionable one.

Designers like Donna Karan, Clements Ribeiro, Christopher Kane, Gucci, Versace, Chanel and Dior chose to draw attention to the eyes with colored liner, jeweled lids and extra-long lashes at the four fashion weeks this year. Other designers like Giles, Rochas and Burberry Prorsum drew attention to the lips using bold, matte lip colors.

Misbah Adil, a 22-year-old freelance makeup artist from Lexington, Ky., thinks matte lips are perfect for the hot weather.

“I do prefer matte lips for the warm weather, because it’s warm out and your makeup gets greasy,” Adil said. “Matte lips stay looking fresh, and add a glow to the face.”

Maariyah Hussain, an 18-year-old cosmetology major and freelance makeup artist from Bradford, England, thinks bold lips only look good if worn for a special occasion.

Vibrant colored eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks are also trending this summer. Using bright colors for the eyes with nude lips, and nude eyes with bright lips is the way to go this summer.

Madiha Iqbal, a 24-year-old salon owner and professional makeup artist from Aberdeen, Scotland, thinks vibrant colors look best, especially on the runway.

“I am using a lot of reds on my models now for fashion shows, etc.,” Iqbal said. “I love using vibrant colors.”

Uche Iheukwumere, a 22-year-old freelance makeup artist from Springfield, Mo., thinks this summer’s makeup trends have been exciting because they are very color oriented.

“Bright lips, bright eyes, colored eyeliner, and so forth are all in. I love it. I love popping makeup so I love it,” Iheukwumere said.

The type of shades of makeup one should wear heavily depends on the skin tone a person has.

Adil thinks nude lips don’t look good on lighter skin tones, while vibrant colors look best.

Iqbal thinks pink, bronze and apricot colored cheeks work great with all different skin types.

Iheukwumere thinks dark colored lips and eye shadows look better on darker skin tones.

“Generally fairer skin tones are allowed more versatility whilst darker women should focus on medium to darker eye colors,” Iheukwumere said.

Face contouring or sculpting is also a popular trend this summer. Contouring became popular among women because of celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Lilly Ghalichi, etc.

Contouring is done by using darker shades of brown under the cheek bones, along the bridges of the nose, under the jaw line, and on the sides of the forehead to create an illusion of a more defined face.

Highlighting is the opposite of contouring, which is done by using lighter shades of brown on top of the cheekbones, brows, Cupid’s bow, and the tip of nose—making these areas pop out.

“Contouring is a must for me. I believe everyone can benefit from contouring the cheek bone, nose and jaw line, and highlighting is also a must. Definitely need to highlight the areas required,” Iqbal said.

“For everyday makeup I think it should be done very lightly. Before applying blush or bronzer,” Hussain said.

Another trend this summer made popular by models on the runway and celebrities like Lilly Ghalichi is—big bold eyebrows.

Thick brows look best with a nude eye or just a little bit of mascara, red/orange lips, and a lot of bronzer or blush, along with a well contoured and highlighted face.

“I dislike ladies who still believe thin eyebrows look nice and have to pencil them in. It is not a good look at all.” Iqbal said.

Some makeup don’ts this summer would be metallic lips, thin eyebrows, heavy eyeliner and glossy lips.

Transcript:

Annureet Kaur: Kamal Kaur, a 26-year-old makeup user shows us a makeup tutorial on a day look and a night look.

Kamal Kaur: The foundation that I like to use is the MAC StudioTech. It’s this cream foundation, like the best thing ever invented. It’s really nice for like an everyday, quick makeup look that covers everything. So for my eyes, for an everyday look, I like to use the MAC paint pot….Just make everything blend in. Next, I’m going to use this gel eyeliner with this angled brush…it just kind of accentuates my eyes a little bit. Ok, so last, but not least, I’m just going to apply some colored lip gloss. So there it is! My five minute day look. Ok, so now I’m going to show you how to transform this day look into a night look just by adding a couple of things to your face. The first thing I’m going to use is this dark brown eye shadow, and I’m going just take a little bit of it, and add it to the crease, and just blend out that eyeshadow that you just added. Another thing I’m going to do is, use this darker blush. It’s a dark, bronze, powder blush. For the night look, I’m going to change my lip color to this really pretty pink that I have.

Contouring and Highlighting Your Face

Majoring in Fashion?

Hilari Holt, a 21-year-old sophomore at Metropolitan Community College, has always dreamed of being famous—as a model, actress and a fashion designer.

Holt is one of many who study fashion in college aspiring to become fashion designers, fashion merchandisers, models, etc., but believe that a college degree isn’t the only thing that’s necessary to get into the fashion business.

While designers like Calvin Klein, Anna Sui, Norman Norell, Clair McCardell, John Galliano, Stella McCarthy, etc. went to fashion school to receive a four year degree, other designers like Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Coco Chanel, etc. believed their talent was enough for them to get recognized.

Britt Benjamin, a fashion professor at Johnson County Community College, Hilari Holt, and Samantha Kenny, a 19-year-old fashion major at Johnson County Community College, think a college degree is crucial for a fashion designer, but experience, determination and networking is just as important.

 “For any career in fashion you will start at the bottom, and build connections through networking, interning, etc.,” Holt said. “Just because you start out one way, doesn’t mean you’ll be completely stuck with it forever.”

“Jobs won’t come to a fashion major student, but they must start strong, meet the right people, show what you know and make it happen,” Kenny said. “Definitely takes a lot of self-determination and ambition.”

“I recommend freelancing for a company to get your foot in the door.  You can prove yourself by hard work and talent,” Benjamin said.

After receiving a four year fashion degree, freelancing provides a fashion major with experience and exposes them to the fashion industry.

Holt thinks a degree and the amount of experience required depends on what field you want to go in.

“If you already have experience designing, sewing, making patterns, etc., you can be fine getting in the business just to make clothes, but if you want to do more than make clothes, a degree is important,” Holt said.

According to Benjamin, the fashion industry is a billion dollar business, and it always will be, because everyone has to wear clothes.

The fashion industry might be a hard one to get into, but hard work, talent, and determination pay off in the end.

“You must not only love what you do but you be good at it and also know what exactly people want,” Kenny said.

Kenny thinks high-end fashion cities like Los Angeles, New York, Miami, etc. provide better career opportunities for fashion designers.

According to Holt, the Midwest can provide career opportunities for fashion merchandisers and buyers through retail. A fashion merchandiser could look for a retail job, where he/she can dress mannequins and make them look appealing to customer.  

“When in doubt retail is the way to go for fashion graduates,” Holt said.

The fashion industry is full of different kinds of jobs, and fashion majors have different reasons to get into the business.

“My dream job is a buyer. I just want to be a fashion icon and a fashion statement. I want my story to inspire and motivate others,” Kenny said.

“My inspiration is creating clothes that women want to wear and have in their closets because they feel confident and beautiful while wearing my clothing. With this I have the idea to keep the clothing I create a mixture of daring or sassy, classy and elegant or sophisticated,” Holt said.

According to Huffington Post, the top eight fashion schools in the United States are: Parsons the New School for Design, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Savannah College of Art and Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Academy of Art University, Pratt Insitute and School of the Art Institute of Chicago.