Hey there, all you StyleWise Guys and Fellow Fashionistas!
If anyone else is feeling completely OVER Winter at this point, please join me in fantasizing about Spring! Ah, warm afternoons, cool evenings...
If you love your boots (but feel like you're done), here's the skinny, Minnie, on the fun stuff to obsess till you possess :)
Must have #1? Great skin!! This one is for both you guys and dolls, m'kay? Nothing makes you tired, haggard, or just plain 'blah' than dull/oily/congested skin....
..."But Kat! I'm a dude!"....
Look, I get it...you are a Studly McStudlison, and I do not question this, however....if you like meeting new babes (or beaus!!), DO NOT neglect the face!
Product line to have this Spring or any other season?
Mario Badescu....products are available online (www.mariobadescu.com), or in store at Ulta.
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| Source: Mario Badescu, https://www.mariobadescu.com) |
--Easy to use and easy to locate the products best for you...the product display explains each product and what skin type it's best for, so no guess work.
--The products are natural, with amazing plant-based ingredients like seaweed extract (if you have a red, blotchy face like mine, this soothes that rosy beast).
--The items are simply labeled, highly effective, and works great even on (yuck!) stubborn cystic acne....a bumpy/crimson menace I've had myself from time to time.
--Sensitive, oily, dry or combination skin? Mario's got you there too...an array of SPF's,, moisturizers, oil balancing/pore reducing masks, exfoliators...any type of skin, they have a product for it - they've been around since 1967, so you can trust in experience
Must have, numero dos!
Ladies, Spring is the time to feel fresh, fun and light...translation: an excuse to play with new makeup!
YAY!!!
Everyone keeps asking for my top makeup picks for Spring, and here's my personal obsession leading to possession:
Too Faced, Sweet Peach Collection!
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| (Source: Too Faced, https://www.toofaced.com/c/new-collections/) |
( Personally, I've tried the delectable peach oil infused gloss in both Poppin' Peach and Tickle-Me-Peach...they glide on effortlessly without being gloppy, smell amazing and taste (yes taste) as good as they smell! The shade was true too, despite how some other glosses I've tried can look thin on color...not this tube. All in all, great shades with a peachy tone to compliment every skin tone, and a soft, comfortable wear in the hottest hues for Spring...delish!
Must have, nombre trois! (Yes, now in French...)
Color choices of the moment...guys and gals both now, pay attention....! Remember how I'm forever saying you don't have spend a lot, right? Well here's a key concept in that....ready? Color awareness! Most of us already know or think we know what colors look good on us, but branching out can be a little scary. Take the fear out as a factor by knowing what colors are in for the season, then bargain-hunt the stores and thrift shops with those in mind. Go for items in on-trend hues, and you'll always look very 'of the moment'.
So what's in for Spring you ask? Excellent question....
For those who don't know, the Pantone Color Institute is THE authority on color, forecasting trends in fashion and many other industries (proof? you WILL see these colors on clothing racks for Spring).
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| Source: Report by Laurie Pressman for Pantone, LLC., Fashion Color Report Spring 2017, 23 Sept. 2016, https://www.pantone.com/fashion-color-report-spring-2017 |
Guys - if pink makes you uncomfortable, don't go there. No one wants you to feel uncomfortable because you'll look uncomfortable! Playing it safe, go for neutral shades on bottom, in brown, tan, navy, black, gray, or white if you dare...then work in a shirt in the on trend colors, the shades of blue, green, or hazelnut (a bold pop to add would be a tie, jacket, shoe, belt, vest or other smaller accessory in one of the bolder or brighter colors...maybe a light straw fedora with a small stripe of that fiery orange in the band).
Ladies - I've noticed you girls aren't as timid about color as our dudely counterparts, so kudos there...basic where to go's on this? If you're going outside your comfort zone: keep the color pops from overwhelming and wearing you by thinking small. Sure, you could keep the bright and bold shades for purses and shoes, and that's always a safe bet but...we wanted out of the comfort zone right? Go for a dress, shirt, skirt or even pants in a print that contains one or two of the bright colors. (Example, you love that bright pink and bright green up there, but you never really wear those colors...look for a floral with that pink flower and bright green leaves.....or even a bright geometric print with a neutral background such as black or white, but also with a shot of that deep blue.....see, easy right?)
Well gang, that's plenty to digest for now....next up?:
How to wear the new Spring trends in real life, with a real life budget!
Goodnight and Good Dress!
XO
Kat
