Rosemount Australian Fashion Week 2011 has been and gone. The runways have been cleared and the tents packed away. While every skerrick of makeup has been wiped off the models' faces, what they wore during that much-anticipated week will go on to influence our cosmetic choices for the next few seasons.
So what's hot? What will you be wearing?
Bronwyn Williams gives a rundown on the top makeup trends, with tips to create the looks yourself at home.
BARELY THERE
The focus is on the skin. Faces look fresh, healthy and youthful, with a barely there makeup look.
It's a spotlight on natural beauty, feminine, elegant and minimalist. Only light dustings of natural browns on the eyes and a smidgen of blush on the cheeks were needed to create the model's healthy glow.
Add a slick of lip conditioner and a smidgen of light mascara, and you've finished the look.
Seen at: Therese Rawsthorne, Arnsdorf, Lisa Ho, Talulah, Rachel Gilbert, Dion Lee.
Top tip for DIY: Clear and healthy skin is the building block of this look. Keep your skin in tip-top shape with gentle cleansers and nourishing moisturising creams, and use a primer before the foundation. Primers give an even base and you'll find you need less foundation.
BRONZE GODDESS
Metallics are back. Bronze was the dominant hue at Australian Fashion Week, with the colour being washed over the eyes, cheeks and lips.
It is a modern take on the 70s sun-kissed look.
Seen at: Kirrily Johnston, Miss Unkon, Lover, Manning Cartel, Zimmerman, Shakuhachi.
Top tip for DIY: Use one product three ways. A golden peach blush can take on the role of eyeshadow, lip colour and blush with three different brushes. Using a large blush brush, apply colour to the apples of the cheeks. Coat lips in lipbalm, before brushing on the blush with a damp lip brush. Use a small eyeshadow brush to sweep colour over your top lids. Layer up the colour in the crease to add definition, and blend to the outer corners and up to extend the eye. For a real bronze goddess look, run your colour along the bottom lash line too.
BOLD CITURS POUT
One of the strongest makeup trends at Australian Fashion Week was also the brightest. Vibrant lips were all over the runways, matte in texture and bold in hue.
Models sported loud orange pouts at Gary Bigeni and Karla Spetic, and a calmer version of the trend was seen at Yeojin Bae. Of all the designers sporting this trend, Dhini took the cake with makeup guru Napoleon Perdis' clever lips - orange on the top lip and bright fuchsia pink on the bottom lip.
Seen at: Gary Bigeni, Yeojin Bae, Karla Spetic, Dhini.
Top tip for DIY: Bright lipstick can be messy and unforgiving. Stop colour bleeding by applying liner in a similar shade along the natural line of the lips, feathering into the centre.
For a precise line, paint your chosen hue with a lip brush. Dab excess colour off on to a tissue, then apply a second coat for staying power.
TOP HEAVY
All eyes were on the eyes with this look, with its focus on lush, long lashes, often accentuated by dark liner. The MAC makeup team made top lashes play centre stage at Flannel, with false lashes applied only to the top lid, with the bottom lid left bare. At Sabatini, the bottom lashes were the key focus.
Seen at: Flannel, Sabatini, Magdalena Velevska.
Top tip for DIY: Most false eyelashes from pharmacies come with lash glue in the pack. It is invariably of a low quality. Bin the glue and buy a tube that's sold alone. Hold false lashes up to your eye to measure your required length then trim to size with scissors. Run a thin line of glue along the top of your hand, dab the base of your lashes in the glue and apply on to a closed eye. Hold in place for 20 seconds, with eye closed so glue can set.
- The Press
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