The US Influence on the International Beauty Industry

Many women eagerly open the newest edition of a fashion or beauty magazine and read up on all the latest style tips and tricks. What’s in and what’s out is dictated on those glossy pages. From Milan, Paris, London and New York fashion trends and movements are detailed. Women want to know every product, color or style that is popular. However, there is one distinct missing component.

Usability

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10 Hot Spring Trends

Are you ready to pack up the matte makeup of winter? We are! This spring’s palette of shimmery corals, peaches, and plums has us salivating, and we have a feeling that you are going to love them, too.

Here are our 10 favorite beauty trends for spring 2010:

1. Bright eyes. Candy-colored eye shades have been a hot trend since fall, and the spring palette continues to highlight bright shades of pink, purple, and blue. Try the Afterhours palette from Stila which includes a vibrant teal and a bright violet. Feeling fashion-forward? Combine shades of pink, lime, and yellow on your upper and lower lids for a trendy rainbow look.

2. Sun-kissed skin. Flawless, radiant skin is a classic staple of spring, and this year is no exception. To bring out your inner glow, dust your cheekbones with Heartbreaker Fusion Soft Lights in White Gold or Starlight pink, or try the new two-toned So-Bronze 3 bronzer from Jane Iredale.

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Top 4 Spring Beauty Tips and Secrets in 2010

Do you feel the weather starting to become a bit warmer? Then you know that spring is just around the corner. Spring can be an exciting time, especially for women, as it provides the perfect venue to try out new trends in hair, makeup and fashion. Want to know the lowdown on the top 4 spring beauty tips and secrets? Then here is a list that you should definitely keep in mind.

Short hair – starting from last year, short hair has now become quite the rage in the fashion scene. So if you want to update your look just in time for the spring and summer season, pay a visit to your favorite salon today. Just remember to choose a short hairstyle that will fit the kind of face shape you have and you’ll be all set.

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