Fall Winter 2009 Makeup Trends

Although winter would appear to be a long way off, it might just be time to get your makeup bag out and transform it for the right colors and shades that will take you right through summer into winter. Pinks, pastels and bright shades can be mixed and matched for the summer months but in reality you cannot get away with such bright looks for the winter. Thankfully, these are easily changed to meet the winter expectations.

First of all, pink shades of lipstick can be mixed with darker shades for a plum look that goes well in every winter season. Matte is usually the trend for winter but this doesn’t mean that you have to go for it and you can always apply your summer lip gloss over the top for a more glitzy effect. The same really applies for the eye makeup. Pinks are very much in right now for the summer but when you add plum shades to the eye socket and a bit of black eyeliner, the look can easily be worked with any winter outfit for almost any occasion.
The most basic way to look at winter makeup trends for 2009 is to look at the stuff that you wore for the autumn of 2008. The look is pretty much the same with plums and greens combined with smoky grey eyes and plenty of eye liner. Why not try incorporating this with the summer makeup that you have for a look that is slightly more unique but still fashionable and is bound to get heads turning for all of the right reasons!

All You Needed To Know About Temporary Tattoos

Sometimes the idea of getting temporary tattoos can be much easier than getting permanent ones and for so many reasons. First of all there is none of the pain associated with so called “real” tattoos and the look can be easily removed if you decide that you do not like it after a short period of time without having to worry about expensive laser removal surgery. However, there are a few things that you will need to know about temporary tattoos in order to make sure that it looks great and that you like it.

There are three main types of tattoo that you can get from henna ones to airbrushing ones, all of which will be perfect for different occasions and each one lasting a different length of time to the others. You will need to work out which of the three types of temporary tattoos that you should go for to suit both your needs and your budget as well as making sure that you have the right design before you decide to place it anywhere on your body. Next to working out what kind of tattoo that you want done, you must work out where you can get it from. Generally you can find the transfer temporary tattoos from many places but the henna ones and the airbrushing ones will take a little longer to find somewhere that does them. The internet is a great place to start and with certain websites, you can even design the right temporary tattoos to suit you for a fraction of the price that it will cost to get a permanent one. There are certain rules that you need to follow with temporary tattoos such as certain measure to ensure that the tattoo does not get wet and therefore wash off and you will need to work out which rules follow which type to make sure that the tattoo lasts for the right amount of time.