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Eyes
There are big things happening this season for eyes. Some are more intimidating than others, so experiment with them. Dump the dark black, smoky eye and go with gold metallic and gunmetal grays.

What to do:
If using a metallic shadow, line your bottom lid, lash line and the inside corner with shadow. Finish the look with a few coats of mascara and a red lip gloss.

If using gunmetal gray, keep the color on the top lid only and try not to extend too high on the lid. Apply to top eyelid just enough to where you can see it right above your lashes when your eye is open. Apply eyeliner to your top lash line and finish with pink lip stick or gloss.

For gold metallic, try NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in “Champagne.”
For gunmetal shadow, try Urban Decay “Gunmetal Gray.”

What to avoid: Dark colors/dark smokey eye

Lips
As we age, we lose moisture and collagen in our skin. That goes for your pout too. For spring, make sure to use a lip primer (the primer grabs onto pigments in the lip color to hold it in place longer) or a hydrating formulated lip color to keep your lips from looking dry. I like primers with a built-in plumper formulated to fill out thin lips or simply give more plump to your pout!

Try Too Faced Lip Injection.

Go for a bold lip this season. All hues of pink are big right now, whether it is hot pink or a pinky- nude. Sheer red shades are in right now as well and are a very classy choice that easily translates from day to night. Try a red lip stain and make sure to top these colors with a high-shine lip gloss. If you are going to don a statement lip this season, talk to a makeup artist before purchasing the lip color. The artist will make sure the shade compliments your complexion. Remember, the more we age, our lip tones change. So if you wore an "in" color last year and want to try that same look again, you will need to make some adjustments due to complexion changes.

How to handle the statement lip:
Fight lip color feathering by applying lipstick with a lip brush for precise coverage. Have a nude lip pencil handy. Nude lip pencils extend the wear of a lip look. Choose a liner that matches the shade of your lips, not the lipstick.

What to avoid: Extremely dark or matte lip shades.

Summer Five Minute Makeup:
I like to give my skin a break from winter foundation and choose something with a lighter weight, while staying true to the bronze factor. Summer is a time to let your skin breathe. So, the question is, “What do you do for an easy, beautiful summer look?”

First step: Replace your foundation with a tinted moisturizer. Warm a dime-size dollup and apply to your entire face with your fingers.

Try Stila Bronzing tinted moisturizer or Oil of Olay Definity tinted moisturizer.

Second step: Dust with a light powder if you prefer a less dewy look.

Third step: Apply a bronzer for a sun-kissed look.

Try M.A.C. Loose Powder in “Golden Bronze.”

Fourth Step: Apply one coat of mascara. Big lashes are in, even fake ones. Work the brush through the lashes in a zigzag motion for more length and separation. Finish the lashes with the tip of the wand to get rid of clumps.

Try DiorShow mascara in “Black Out.”

Fifth Step: Finish with high-shine lip gloss.

Try Bed Head “Dumb Blonde.”

by Blair Fraley

Blair is from Borger, Texas. She is an art director and a makeup artist for Wade Gordon Salon, and the director of education at Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy. Her passion is to make people look and feel amazing.