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Orange all around

Although we’re only half way through RAFW 2009 (Rosemount Australian Fashion Week), orange is already dominating the makeup palettes. And given it’s the summer collections that are on show, it couldn’t be a better colour choice, orange looks amazing on warmer skin tones.
When we’ve seen orange inspired makeup before, it has usually been contained to just [...]

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I see purple

This image is from Gucci’s Spring/Summer 09 campaign. It’s actually advertising the sunglasses but I’m more interested in the eye makeup! It’s a dramatic and stunning look that works well in high fashion and under perfect lighting conditions.
But if you’re new to using purple or bright eye makeup colours this look can be daunting [...]

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Red lips return (again)

It seems this trend, the strong red lip, isn’t going out of style any time soon. Angelia Jolie wore the look well in the film Changeling. And just this week designers like Jason Wu and Luca Luca (pictured right) have also chosen bold red-toned lips for their NY Fashion week Autumn/Winter 09 collections.
 
Off the runway [...]

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