There is one big trend this season that we definitely can’t ignore and that is brows! As a make-up artist, I am constantly harping on to people about the importance of brows and how they help to define and finish off a look.

This season brows are full and barely plucked. They are nude, light, or in some cases blocked out. A nude brow really alters the aesthetic of the face and makes the eyes seem larger and become the main focus of the face.

Another big trend this season is nude and barely there eye colours, we are talking coral pinks, dusty roses, smokey salmon and barely there beige. Think antique over exposed photos, weathered away from years of handling and reminiscing. The look is a much loved, hazy summer holiday.

Giambattista Valli

Chanel

Dior

Like blossoming flowers, there is a wash of colour making it’s way through the beauty industry. Dior had bright oranges and vivid sky blues. Jean Paul Gaultier used the rainbow as a palette, ensuring that there was a brighter alternative to the pale pastels making there way on the runway.

Dior

Jean Paul Gaultier

Lastly I couldn’t talk about Spring/Summer 2010 without mentioning the much raved about Chanel transfers. To be honest, I have seen these for many years in the likes of Claire’s Accessories, so it isn’t really groundbreaking. I won’t be rushing out to get these myself, but I like that a classic brand like Chanel is embracing popular culture and moving with the times.

Chanel Transfers

There have been some definite trends evident already in the Fall collections from the top designers. Eyebrows have been raised literally by Dior and Co. Natural brows have been waxed over and hidden and a thin line drawn above the natural position.  The effect makes eyes look rather alien. Faces are kept pale, a blank canvas enabling colourful, false lash clad eyes to pop. The lip look, harks back to the sultry 1920′s, with defined cupid’s bows in purple and pink. This look is about drama and expression.

Dior

John Galliano

Jean Paul Gaultier

As can be expected with a Autumn collections there were alot of bronze, golds and browns about, symbolic of the change of colours from summer to autumn. However the colours were kept mainly to the eyes and lips. Skin had a more pale matt tone.

Alessandro Dell’Acqua

Donna Karan

Anna Sui

Chloe

A huge trend again this Autumn is red lips, with many different shades making an appearance from Scarlett to Blood. Again gorgeous and with a well defined cupids bow. A good angled lip brush is essential for this look. I particluarly like Armani’s shade of lippy.

Alexander McQueen

Dolce & Gabbana

Armani

Lanvin