Testing the Trends - Lipstick Eeeeverywhere

Hello, 'tis I and I'm back to put another trend to the test! This time I'm going to be experimenting with a look that's been happening on the catwalk for a while and is just beginning to creep its way into the mainstream; using one product/colour all over, as lipstick, blush and eyeshadow, to create a fresh and flushed look.

Lipstick/blush combos have been around for a while now but somehow they have managed to start sneaky sneaking up onto the eyelids as well. With brown toned lipsticks and blush/berry eyeshadows becoming ever more popular, however, it's actually not too hard to see how this strange merging has happened. We've all seen those memes about 30 minute long beauty tutorials that use 20+ products, all in the name of getting that perfect 'natural' make-up - perhaps one product everywhere is the answer?

Well, we're about to find out kids. I am going to attempt to create this look for myself using lipstick alone. I've seen a number of articles offering this as a top 'beauty hack' so I'm very intrigued to see what I will actually look like with lipstick smeared all over my face (on purpose this time and not as a result of a drunk tongue-sandwich at my first-year winter ball).

The Inspiration

The 'Everything Stick' at Topshop

Full on flush at Vivienne Westwood

Kat Dennings rocking some subtle all-over colour 

...aaand not so subtle at Anthony Vacarello

The Test

I went for this lipstick by Kiko as it's a nice browny-pinky-brick sort of shade that I thought would work well across my whole face. I simply applied my base as usual, smudged the lipstick with my finger across my lids, cheeks and finally my lips and then finished off with a lick of mascara. Here are the results...

The Verdict

I have to say I actually really like it. The pictures aren't the best quality but IRL i feel like a kind of glowy, soft, Botticelli chick. Plus this took me all of five minutes! So it may not be the most polished look but for a quick, fresh, everyday spring look I'm pretty sold, plus if you wanted you could easily ramp this up with liner, highlight and brows (I can only apologise for mine) and make it into more of a full-on make-up a-la Kat Dennings in the photo above. I think all in all I'm just impressed I don't look like I have pink-eye and would definitely recommend playing around with this trend at home!

Hope you liked, see you next time...

Daisy

Testing the Trends - Blue Eye Make-up

Almost every day it seems there's a magazine or style blog shouting about the hottest/must-have/brand spanking new trend. I'm all for new trends, they keep things interesting, however there's not much use knowing about the hot trend for fur covered mules or rainbow coloured body stockings if wearing them makes you feel like the worlds biggest tit.

That's why here at Wildflowers we're putting trends to the test to see if any of the high-fashion frippery can actually translate into a wearable look and the first thing we're tackling: blue eye make-up. While the highstreet is going mad for the 70s this A/W, this one's a trend straight out of every bad 80s music video ever that I have been noticing popping up everywhere. Be it shadow, liner or mascara blue has been allll over the eyes of some dead trendy individuals so I thought I'd give it a shot.

I have to admit, from about year 7 to 9 I was a frequent user of blue eyeliner and mascara (at the same time), so those awkward tween memories did not fill me with confidence about this one! However, after getting some inspiration from the catwalks and some top YouTubers I decided maybe I could manage to rock this eye make-up throwback after all. Here goes nothing...

Blue Eyed Babies...

Subtle mascara at Mary Katrantzou SS '16

Full on glamour from YouTuber Kathleenlights

Some subtle shimmery under-eye action

A sexy blue cat-eye

Bella Hadid bringing the drama in Glamour magazine

... and my attempt...

Well, what do you think?! As unsure as I was I actually really love the blue vibe! Paired with a simple face/lip I think this is a look I can definitely see myself wearing on an everyday basis and makes a very welcome change from the brown/neutral smokey eye that everyone has been after for the past four years or so. I feel like it brings out the blue in my usually fairly grey eyes and adds just the right amount of Cyndi Lauper fabulous-ness to my otherwise normal face. In a world obsessed with kardashian kontour I am totally rooting for blue eyes to bring some fun back into our make-up bags! 

Love,

Daisy 

Eyeshadows used: Urban Decay Radium, Gunmetal & Money