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Spring Makeup 2012: Color You Just Can’t Miss

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Natalia, our French connection from Ma Nouvelle Mode, is here again today to get us ready for spring. She is chatting about makeup looks for the fabulous spring makeup 2012 season. You might remember Natalia from when she was with us in December. She wrote about how to wear lipstick in a bold, bold way, holiday fashion, holiday hair.

Now she is back and getting us ready to look and feel our best for spring!

Spring Beauty

Aahhh springtime! Isn’t it something we all look forward to after those long, cold winter months? I know I do! When the sun starts to shine and you start to feel the warmth on your skin… oh, so lovely. Another fun thing about spring is that it brings with it a wave of new styles and colors to brighten your day! These colors are reflected in our wardrobe, maybe even our skin tone and most definitely our makeup palette! So I am here today to talk to you about some fun makeup trends for Spring.

Ready? Let’s do it.

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Makeup Looks

This Spring we are seeing a lot of fresh faces out there. All this means is that less is more when it comes to spring makeup looks! No more heavy, dark makeup, or tons of foundation. Just some concealer if needed, light foundation, and mascara is beautiful. It is kinda refreshing to change it up and let your face breathe. Try adding a little bronzer to your T-zone to make it seem like your face actually did see the sun for the last 4 or 5 months! (all the while wearing sunscreen underneath!)

Colorful Makeup

Spring most definitely ushers in a beautiful array of bright fun colors. I’m not talking about bringing back the eighties or anything, just enough to brighten up your face and leave the dark colors in the winter. Personally, I also think it can help in brightening your mood! Here’s how you can bring more color to your face:

Lip Shades
I talked about how to wear red lipstick back in December, so I hope you have all taken that challenge and rocked it yourself! If you missed it, here is the makeup video from my YouTube channel.

Spring is a perfect time to continue to rock the red, but also to add some bright pinks/fuchsias, sheer light pinks, or even some orange if you’re brave enough!

How to Do Eye Makeup
I love to keep my eye colors light and simple. We see a lot of this for spring, which I am absolutely loving. Try some sheer or shimmer, instead of dark and smokey. If you want to do a smokey eye, experiment with using pinks, purples, golds, and metallic colors. But always be sure to keep the inner corner of your eyes light to keep them bright and cheery! {A smile helps with that as well!}

Cheek Makeup
Once again, bring on the color! Pinks, shimmers, or a beautiful bronze color on the cheeks is a must-have in spring. Especially when you add it to a beautiful, fresh face, you have all you need! Try a tan/pink blush to add some color to your cheeks and your skin tone as well.

Spring Makeup

Brown Liner
Spring is a great time to step away from dark, black liner and move into softer brown colors. They go great with the brighter, lighter colors discussed above and give you less of a harsh look. You can still rock the smokey eye for girls night out and all, but for more of a softer spring-y look, use the brown.

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Eyebrow Shaping
This one goes perfectly with our natural fresh face — in fact with any of them! It has been seen throughout all the runway shows and is big this spring. Thankfully, my mom never let me pluck or wax my eyebrows too thin, but if yours are, try filling them in with a shade a tad bit darker (not too dark!) to add prominence. You can also try growing them in if possible. Just let your aesthetician know. They may be able to help!

So there you have it! Some popular spring makeup looks for 2012! Now let me be clear here, these trends are not meant to be used all together. They are just ideas for you to create a new, fun look for a new {and hopefully fun} season!

About the Author

beauty blogNatalia is a wife, mother of two boys, and expat currently living in France. A couple years after leaving the corporate world to be a wife and a mom — and follow her basketball-playing husband — she realized her communications degree wasn’t always used to the fullest potential while talking with a 4-year-old and 1-year-old.  She started her blog, Ma Nouvelle Mode, as a way to maintain (or rekindle) her femininity and creativity, while living with her three men overseas.  She enjoys writing about all things beautiful, including, but most certainly not limited to, hair tutorials, makeup looks, and fashion, all while trying to master the French language!

About Francesca

Francesca has an extensive background in content marketing, public relations, and social outreach. She oversees all Operations at Sway Group, including our robust metrics capabilities. Prior to joining the online world, Francesca oversaw viticulture and oenology at various wineries in both California and Italy, and managed regulatory affairs and facility approvals at the biotech company, Genentech. Francesca has been featured on CBS Sacramento and Food Blogger Pro’s podcast. She has also hosted an AMA webinar and spoken at Social Media World.

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  1. Mollie says

    Such a cute video. You are beautiful. I am a nude lips girl all the way, but I will give this a fair shot now that I have seen how to do it.

  3. Susan in the Boonies says

    My eyebrows are so thin! But when I fill them in I feel like I look like Joan Crawford.
    But yours are lovely and dark, and you look terrific.
    I really don’t know if I should go to the effort of trying to use pencil to fill them in or not…

  4. Carlo/Carlo At Your Service Productions says

    I remember when red lipstick was all the rage. I felt naked without it. That was back in the day, in the mid-80s, if I remember correctly. But then, not too long ago I decided to wear red lipstick – just on a whim. So, I whipped out the ‘ol Chanel creme Rouge Star Star Red, put it on, and commenced to getting more compliments than I’ve gotten on my lip shade in a long time. So, it’s back? Well now, that’s a good thing. Makes your teeth look whiter and brighter, and I love that.

    I enjoyed your post. I love makeup. So, I just know that I’ll love your blog!
    Thanks.

  6. maria says

    thanks for the tips! I loved checking out this article today as it reminded me that spring is almost here. I now have an excuse to go out and buy some new makeup!

  8. Aizzing says

    Enjoyed reading this post. Great tips! 🙂 I also grew up with a mom who never allowed me to pluck my eyebrows thin and I’m so grateful for her. Never had to use a brow pencil all my life. Not too keen on rocking the red lipstick though, but I love sheer light pink shade. 🙂

  10. Irene Penny says

    Hey Natalia,
    What are your thoughts on orange lipstick for spring? I am feeling it–and a little obsessed with Chanel’s take on the trend “Sari Dore”…it’s a sheer, beachy orange with a touch of gold shimmer. Kinda fun!

  17. Ashley says

    Thanks for the tips! I loved checking out this article today as it reminded me that spring is almost here. I now have an excuse to go out and buy some new makeup!

  19. Suzanne @The Wine{a}be says

    Ok, I LOVE these beauty tips from Natalia! For starters, I do not have time to sit down with a beauty magazine. Secondly…what they do in the magazines, I cannot figure out how to transform into every-day-volunteering-at-the-school-soccer-mom-blogger looks. But, Natalia can…and I so appreciate it!
    Also, I have to say…THANK YOU…for the hair tutorials!!! I have been trying some of them…and they are fabulous!
    Cheers!

    • Natalia says

      Oh this makes me feel great!! I am so glad you have been enjoying them and that you think that they are practical. I appreciate it! Thanks for commenting!