Looking for Shimmering Shades

If you choose to emphasize your eyes, go with metallic. Gold and silver and all shades in between are colors you'll want to have in your make-up kit. Don't wait to wear them at night. Shimmer is hot for daytime wear, too. Choose two colors: one for the lid shade, carrying it into the crease, and another for the highlight. Be sure to line your eyes. Select the darkest shade of shimmer and wet an eyeliner brush to line your eyes. If you feel that you need a little extra depth, line the outside of the eyes, too. If you've chosen a warm metallic shadow, use a rich brown liner. If you've selected a cool silver or pewter shadow, use a soft black or deep gray liner. When you're using lots of liner, keep the lips and eyes understated. Liquid liner is back, so don't be afraid to emphasize those baby blues.

The skin is pale and delicate and without a tan this spring season. The sunless tan is gone. You need just a shimmer of highlights on the face to give the skin a little color and healthy glow. Blush may be emphasized or kept to a minimum. Think pink and pretty pastels. Cool tones are the choice of the season although they don't always work for every skin tone. Does your skin have too warm of an undertone to wear pink? Try mixing a little soft coral or apricot in with a sheer pink to create your own version of pink. Bronzes this season are more about the look of shimmer and highlight. The fake tan is out, and so is the sun-kissed look of the bronze. Highlights on the skin are created with soft shimmering shades of gold, apricot, or pink.

Lipstick is back this year, and glossy gloss is last year. The spring lipstick colors are nude and pink. Lipsticks should be moisturizing and have a little shine or shimmer. They should not be matter! If you're not sure of your best color, look at the inside of your lower lip to see your best tone of natural, and then go a shade lighter.