Bold, Bright and Back to Basics

The Fall Forecast: Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams

by Stephanie Jimenez

Fall is the season of ever-changing color!  Starting with the leaves on the trees and the flowers in the ground, the season takes us from the bright shades of summer to the earthy tones of fall.  
Vibrant and bold colors are going to be the leaders in this seasonal transition.
Red is the hot new “it” color with new advances in technology in professional colors.  More and more products are being formulated with HD color technology for longer lasting and more vibrant reds.  Celebrities like Rihanna, Drew Barrymore and Scarlet Johansson have been known to rock some fierce reds!
Brunettes are going back to their roots by using the fall and winter season for a much-needed break from the bleach and highlighting process.  Move from dark and solid to dark with texture like celebrities Kate Middleton, Rachel Bilson and Olivia Wilde.  Tones like dark chocolate, walnut and caviar mixed with strands of caramel are simply delicious!
Speaking of caviar… blondes will be sharing champagne dreams of multi-dimensional color this fall.  By blending various shades of blonde, from cool to warm, colorists are strategically placing brighter pieces with hand painting techniques like balayage to not only create more impact of the all over color, but put less stress on the hair allowing the natural hair color to come through and be more a part of the over all result.
Always on the cutting edge, ‘N Style Salon uses the INOA Professional Hair Color System.  This revolutionary system not only helps protect your hair, but it provides color that is drop dead gorgeous.  This system was made for the bright bold colors of fall!
Well-defined brows and light rosy cheeks lead the way this fall while lips pucker for bold color!  Beauty guru and Cosmetic Concepts owner Cathy Isaacs let me in on her secret to perfect lips.  First things first, start with a lip base.  Apply the base over your lip line, allowing it to cover half way into your lip as well as over your natural lip line.  Imagine it as a lip line concealer. This will allow a blank canvas for you to create the lips of your dreams as well as prevent the lip color from bleeding.  Next place your lip color on and smoosh your lips together.  Yes, I did say put the lip color on before the lip liner.  The key is when you smoosh your lips together, you create the natural lip line to follow.  Now with a lipliner pencil the same color as your lip color or maybe just a tad bit darker you can define and enhance your lips , making them look softer and fuller by going just above your natural lip line on the upper and just below your line on the bottom.   Finish off your perfect lips with Lip Toxyl X3, a high gloss lip plumper and conditioner.
And don’t think the bold colors of fall will only grace your face.  Nails will don royal and regal colors like midnight blue, amethyst and glittery gold.  Think dark jewel tones… the richer the better!