Beauty Trends NY Spring 2009: Trae from Three Custom's Trend Report

As promised, Trae Bodge from Three Custom Color, has given us the trend report for Spring/Summer '09!

Trends:
SMOKEY EYES
Designers: Carolina Herrera, Rock & Republic, Halston, DVF, Alexander Wang

The Look: Black lined eyes, blended out with soft blueish greys. The lips and cheeks are a cool, fleshy tone.
To get the look, Three Custom recommends: Three Custom Color Specialists' Black Eye Liner, Cool Smoke Eye Shadow and Cool Lilac Eye Shadow. Warm Lavender Lipstick on the lips and Violet Lotus Watercolours for Cheeks.

RED LIPS - COOL AND WARM
The Look(s): There were lot of red lips out there, some warm and bricky (50's style) and some cool and berry (40's style). Many red lips were paired with a luminous highlighted face, which is a lovely combination, especially when the focus is on the lips and the rest of the face is soft and glowing.

COOL
Designers: Benjamin Cho and Cynthia Steffe

To Get the Look, 3C recommends: Cool Red Lipstick on the lips, a very soft application of Scarlet Peony Watercolours for Cheeks and then highlight the face with NEW! Afterglow Moodlighting Shimmer Creme, further accenting the highlighting effect with Champagne Eye Shadow (one of our best kept secrets).

WARM
The Designers: Lela Rose, Proenza Schouler and Tuleh

To get the look, 3C recommends: NEW! Ballet Russe Lipstick on the lips, NEW! On Fire Mood Lighting Shimmer Creme on the Cheeks and highlighting the face with NEW! Afterglow Mood Lighting Shimmer Creme.

BRONZED FACE W/LUMINOUS HIGHLIGHTING
The Designers: Peter Som, Tracy Reese, Mizrahi, Erin Fetherston

To get the look, 3C recommends: Our NEW! Mood Lighting Shimmer Cremes in On Fire and Afterglow. Alternate sculpting and highlighting with these new shimmer crèmes in our unique Crème to Powder formulation. To create more drama, set off the Afterglow with Champagne Eye Shadow

UNIQUE STANDOUTS
BEAUTIFUL The Designer: Catherine Malandrino The Look: gorgeous smokey grey/lilac eyes, with luminescent skin and a soft salmon tone on the lips and cheeks. **This is the look I've seen so far that best embodies the clothes, which are feminine and ethereal.

To get the look, 3C recommends: Smoke Eye Liner blended out with Cool Lilac Eye shadow. Coral Waterlily Watercolours for Cheeks and Warm Peach Lip Gloss. Use NEW! Afterglow Mood Lighting Shimmer Crème to highlight the face.

The Designer: Nicole Miller
The Look: Very heavy, super smoky eye using deep purples, blacks and bronze. Soft lips & cheeks. Sexy!

To get the look, 3C recommends: Black Eye Liner, Cool Aubergine Eye Shadow, NEW! Gilded Eye Shadow, NEW! Wallflower Watercolours for Cheeks (on lips and cheeks) and Bellini Lip Gloss (used over the Wallflower).

To check out some of the trends Trae was not feelin' and to see new product images, check out the Three Custom's blog. Stay tuned for Part 2 of Trae's trend report!