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How to Get the Look: NYFW Beauty Edition

September 14, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

Top Beauty experts spill the tea on how to get some of the runways hottest hair, skin, makeup and nails. From glass skin to textured nails, there’s something for everyone!

If you find that a full-on runway look is a bit too much for a day at the office or happy hour, incorporate the essential elements of the look into your usual beauty routine. Or recreate the look using a more neutral color to get the effect in a way that feels right for you! When it comes to beauty, there are no rules, so have fun with it!

Image courtesy of Janine Silver

Textured Monochromatic Manis

There is something so chic about a solid-colored nail with a little texture for interest. Celebrity nail artist, Pattie Yankee created both a white and a black textured nail look for Bryan Barrientos and SHAO NY.

Barriento’s collection this season featured white-on-white with lots of textures and interesting silhouettes, so Yankee wanted to mirror that on the nails. To get the look, start with a coat of white polish and add some flocking powder to give it that depth. The set created for SHAO NY focused on a jet-black look to complement the edgy designs. To achieve the look at home, you just need a little patience. Yankee recommends applying a base coat of a black polish such as her namesake brand’s ‘Fill the Void’ and attach black rhinestones on top to fill up the entire nails.

While those are the easiest looks to recreate at home, they certainly weren’t the only textured nails Yankee designed. She also employed sculpting powder to create stunning textured chrome nails at Private Policy.

Image courtesy of John Castillo/Peach & Lilly

Get a Glass Effect

Glossy skin was the star on the runway at Prabal Gurung. “We pioneered the glass skin movement in 2018, at that time glass skin was not a thing and now there’s billions of views on the glass skin hashtag,” shares Alicia Yoon, Founder and CEO of Peach & Lily. “I actually have very sensitive eczema prone skin, which is why I wanted to start the brand because I couldn’t find something out there that was able to marry potency with gentle [formulas] for my sensitive skin.”

Yoon adds, “We’re really excited because for this fashion show we are all about bringing you healthy natural glass skin with just our products, foundation free, onto the runway. Glass skin is for everyone. You can see the models here have very diverse skin, skin types, skin concerns, skin tones. Wherever they are in their skin journey with the Peach & Lily products they’re all going to have glass skin … It’s a moment to show that glass skin is for everyone.”

So how do you achieve the glass skin effect at home? Yoon has some tips. “Start with the core glass skin routine, which is the Power Calm Cleanser, the Wild Dew Treatment Essence, the Glass Skin Refining Serum and the Matcha Pudding Antioxidant Cream. Then when you’re done with all of that … spray the Glass Skin Veil Mist and literally you have instant glass skin.” Implementing this routine will help improve the look over time, so you’re getting luminous skin from within.

However, don’t skip on the mist! “The Glass Skin Veil Mist it’s not a makeup product, it is a skin care product, but it gives you this incredibly beautiful finish. Not only does it find moisture, but it holds on to that moisture… You can wear it on bare skin, you can even wear it over makeup. The base is not water, it’s cucumber water so it’s very soothing and you just get that beautiful finish.”

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Airy, Easy Tousled Tresses

For Simkhai spring 2025, celebrity stylist Holli Smith was inspired by the ‘70s archetypes and individuality. “We want to see some movement, but right now in this era, we’ve honored so many different unique personalities, textures, and haircuts,” explains Smith who focused on playing up each model’s own unique personal style, which she admits can be challenging at times when getting everyone ready for a show.

However, the main look for models with longer hair started with a middle part “It’s not laid with the pintail comb, so it’s not severe and couture.” Smith explains. “What we’re doing is we’re putting a few little clips right at the part in the back, so that it gives you a little bump of volume … without making volume at the side. We want to keep it little closer to the head, it looks cooler, and it doesn’t get glamorous.”

Using TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse, Smith applied it liberally to the hair in large panels, before gathering the hair and creating an ‘S’ wave. “I’m not using a curling iron to get something that becomes barrel looking or salon looking,” Smith emphasizes. “It’s just a simple cooler, closer to the body style.” Then using the Shark Beauty SpeedStyle ProFlex blow dryer on gentle heat (with the DeFrizz Fast diffuser) before taking out the clips that held the hair in place. “Next, I’m going to just break it up a little bit, but you know that it’s already set closer to the head so it’s kind of a cool girl look. I just start to mess pieces up on the outer layer, so it looks special, like it’s not so forced down.

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Iridescent Nudes

“Nudes for spring and everything for spring is going to be shimmery opalescent,” Miss Pop, lead manicurist and ZOYA Brand Ambassador explains. “Nothing boring anymore. [At Theophilio’s ‘Shaunie’ spring 2025 collection] we’re using ZOYA’s ‘Nyssa’ which is a caramel nude and ‘Ophelia’ which is more of a dark chocolate and we’re putting over ‘Leia’ which is my favorite ZOYA Shade.” Explains Miss Pop who also created a ‘Glam Glitter’ look in addition to the ‘Opalescent Nudes’ for the show.

However, if nudes aren’t your thing, bright iridescent manicures are also trending. Miss Pop recommends adding a shimmery shade over your favorite polish. “‘Leia’ is literally a Unicorn, it’s this opalescent glitter that’s just picks up light and shimmer and brings rainbow, unicorn magic to your nails, or opalescence if you’re an adult. I literally put it over everything …”

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Golden Hour Highlights at Any Hour

Lead Stylist Anthony Cole created voluminous, wind-blown, bouncy hair with soft subtle highlights mimicking the beautiful hues right before sunset for Prabal Gurung. “You’re going to have all different tones in the hair as the sun goes down, your color changes,” Cole explains. Backstage Cole and his team, colored extensions with Wella Color Touch to add into the hair. “We’re using more golden, cinnamon, pinkish, peachy tones on our blondes… tucked in underneath so that when the wind blows, just that little touch of color will [shine through] with the lighting … On the darker hair, we’re using more violet tones.”

The key to golden hour color is keeping it soft and subtle, focusing on the actual hues your individual color picks up at that time of day. “Everything that we’re doing has to blend it… it has to look like it belongs,” Cole stresses.

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But that’s only one part of Cole’s gorgeous look. For the natural, wind-blown effect, Cole starts with Wella Ultimate Repair, “it [works in] 90 seconds. You spray it onto the hair, it smooths the cuticle down creating a beautiful palette to work on. Then in the roots, we’ve been spraying Wella EIMI Body Crafter, we brush it through and then when we blow dry, we get this really cool, soft volume” which paired so well with an outdoor runway show and would look equally as beautiful walking down the street.

There’s no need to wait for spring 2025 to recreate your favorite looks at home! There is no better time than now to play around with runway looks and make them your own

—Janine Silver

NYFW Goes Very Demure, Very Mindful and Very Dark?

September 14, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

From fresh and clean to glam with attitude, backstage at New York Fashion Week (NYFW), models sported looks across the whole spectrum. Overall, beauty experts, and designers favored capturing the natural essence of each individual, but that’s not to say that there weren’t dark accents, bold makeup, and even hair standing-on-end.

No matter your preference, there’s a beauty look for everyone.

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Keeping it Fresh, Clean and Classic

Expressing individuality with beauty focused on skincare and healthy hair, this season was all about celebrating natural complexions and hair textures, with classic, subtle nails.

A nude, understated manicure that’s anything but boring is the epitome of demure digits. Lead Manicurist and KISS Brand Ambassador, Gina Edwards developed a ‘Smoky Quartz’ nail for Prabal Gurung.

According to Edwards, “This collection for Prabal was all about the light of hope, the festival of color and he wanted something that was soft, but still a statement for the nails. As you see the skin is glass skin, there’s no makeup, the hair is effortless, but we gave them a [beautiful] nail.” To create the look Edwards and her team Kiss Bare But Better Nails, filed into a stiletto shape and cured with blooming gel in stages. “A blooming gel allows any gel color to disperse and so you keep adding and cure it and then you go back in. So, some of it is dispersed in the nail and the other is more a little more vibrant …”

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Backstage at Jonathan Simkhai, Christina Esposito, Molly Sim’s personal facialist and skincare expert with Sim’s line YSE Beauty, made sure all the models’ skin looked it’s best. Since skincare was at the forefront of many fashion-week shows rather than a full face of makeup, it’s no surprise that models were pampered with hydrating skin treatments.

“Overall, the YSE line, really puts focus on regenerating the skin,” explains Esposito. “This is a great way to prep your skin for luminosity.” For the show, models were given Overachiever Brightening Eye Masks, Xtremly Rich Hydration, and Skin Glow, which has SPF in it and gives models a photo finish. “They need to be plump and hydrated throughout the day and going under the bright lights and walking on the runway (and even the heat from whatever they’re using on their hair) is going to affect them so YSE’s Xtremely Rich is perfect for keeping them hydrated.” The beautiful clean skin paired well with TRESemmés ‘Tousled Tresses,’ giving models a runway ready look that was true to them.

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The Edgier, Glamorous, Darker Side

According to MAC Cosmetics Lead artist, Yadim, “We’ve seen a little bit of a shift toward the sinister, with ‘” Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” and “Wednesday” and we’re all kind of playing with our dark side; our shadow side and that’s coming up in beauty as well.”

Celebrity Stylist Mustafa Yanaz with TRESemmé, created for AREA not one, but two unique styles; the ‘Electric Pixie’ and the ‘Slept in Slick Back.’ “The collection is all about identity, if you look at the clothes, there’s fingerprints on the clothes … it’s beautiful. So, the whole idea is about identity, and I wanted to work on every girl individually,” Yanaz explains.

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For girls with long hair, the goal was natural, lived in, not too perfect hair. However, for the girls with shorter hair, Yanaz wanted to incorporate a punk element by standing the hair up with TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse and then he locked the look in with TRESemmé Freeze Hold Hairspray to make it stay.

“This season I see a lot of natural hair, which is cool as everybody has different hairstyles. Back in the day, they had one hair[style] which everybody had; long hair with layers. That’s it. These days you see short hair, mullets, shaved heads … and I think it’s great to work with every model individually.”

Yadim paired Yanaz’s hairstyles with three dark and surreal beauty looks. “Some girls will get a very rounded black, juicy, overly glossed lip, which is almost a little ode to like Leigh Bowery, ‘80s nightlife.”

Yadim explains, that the second look is a “very powerful glam moment which feels more Catherine Deneuve in the film “The Hunger,” and then [for the third look,] a couple girls are getting this very surrealist moment where we’re transferring these [fingerprint] tattoo prints … We wanted to bring that print onto the skin and face, so they are really going to be fully covered in the same print as the clothes and that’s the kind of large surrealism [we wanted to bring to life].”

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At Theophilio, Miss Pop, Lead Manicurist and ZOYA Brand Ambassador created 5 different looks on both the male and female models. “The look was glam rock for the nails, so we wanted to do a nail that felt great for that. Something sexy. I love an oval nail because it’s sexy but classy.”

To get the look, Miss Pop started off by applying ‘Wila,’ a dark black shade and topping it with either ‘Mimi’ a deep purple glitter polish, ‘Apple’ a bright green glitter, or ‘Kerry’ a yellow gold glitter. “If you want to give it extra ka-pow, you can take a makeup sponge and put the polish on the makeup sponge and then tap down to get even more glitter,” Miss Pop shares. “However, we wanted the black to come through more [for the show] so it’s more glam.”

Private Policy and Michael Fausto also created glam rock eyeshadow looks with shimmery shadows in different shades based on each model’s skin tones. These iridescent shadows showed yet another take on the darker, more opulent side of this season’s biggest trends.

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For Those Who Can’t Decide:

Looking for the best of both worlds? Try a hairstyle that plays up your natural texture paired with a dark glittery eye or perhaps an updated French manicure such as the one at Naeem Khan by Pattie Yankee, with a neutral base and a touch of black on the tips.

Naeem Khan’s collection is a tribute to “Wicked” mirroring the characters from pure to wicked. “The nails are an ombré effect form light to dark that have been tapered off into a soft stiletto to make them pointier.”

Backstage the look was airbrushed on, but Yankee has a tip to recreate the look at home. She recommends painting a coat of a nude shade (at the show she used “Be Kind” from her namesake collection) and then a deep black such as “Fill the Void” also from her line, then dab a makeup sponge over it. You can also go back and put a little polish on the sponge, and tap that into your nail, but Yankee recommends starting with that base coat of nude and black painted directly on the nail for the best results.

Are you team clean or team punk glam? Or maybe you’re a mix of both! That’s the best part of beauty, you can always change it up!

—Janine Silver

Best New Releases to Transition Your Beauty Routine for Fall 2024

August 10, 2024 by admin 2 Comments

Ready to update your look or try out something new? Right now, some of our favorite brands are killing it with fantastic new beauty products which has both editors and influencers obsessing over them!

Whether you’re looking for that perfect no-makeup, makeup look, the best nail color for the change of seasons, or the ideal way to have soft, shiny, beautiful hair, Fashion Reverie has you covered!

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Flushed Natural Blush

Beautiful rosy cheeks have always been a popular runway trend. From slightly sunburned to mimicking those flushed cheeks after a long run, makeup artists love to add a little healthy, natural looking color and you should too. Charlotte Tilbury’s new Beautiful Skin Island Glow & Cheek is the perfect grab-and-go product! Available in five shades from a fiery red to a warm coral, it’s like having a vacation in the palm of your hands.

Infused with raspberry leaf stem cell extract, vitamin E and beeswax, these tiny compacts soften and moisturize skin while providing smooth lasting color. Just press the color into your lips and cheeks and go!

Charlotte Tilbury

Beautiful Skin Island Glow Lip & Cheek

$40

charlottetilbury.com

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Extend that Summer Tan

Don’t let that summer tan fade away; keep it all fall long with YSL Beauty’s new All Hours Hyper Bronzer. This lightweight buildable bronzer has a soft-matte finish and provides a beautiful subtle glow that also lasts a full 24 hours. Formulated with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, which are two ingredients with an array of known benefits including helping promote skin elasticity, decreasing the appearance of redness, hydrating skin, and helping fight free radicals. It’s also non-comedogenic and fragrance-free, so it’s a bronzer that not only looks beautiful, but is also actually really good for your skin. Available in 5 shades, this compact is a must-have to keep the appearance of sun-kissed skin into the fall and winter months, no tropical vacation required!

YSL Beauty

All Hours Hyper Bronzer

$65.00

yslbeautyus.com

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Repair Fried Strands

Lounging poolside or taking a dip in the ocean can really wreak havoc on our hair. After days on end in the sun, saltwater and chlorine, your hair needs a little TLC. Enter Wella Professional’s ULTIMATE REPAIR Mask.

Boasting stronger, healthy look hair with less frizz, this mask is made with AHA & Omega-9 to penetrate the hair and repair the damage. Suitable on all hair types, this mask will have your hair back to looking healthy and gorgeous in no time!

Wella Professionals

ULTIMATE REPAIR Mask

$35.00

us.wella.professionalstore.com

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Lucious Lips

While winter gets a bad rap for drying out our lips, hours sitting in the sun can also cause damage. Prada’s new Prada Balm is a hydrating lip balm delivering 24 hours of comfort for chapped lips.

Infused with bifidus extract and jojoba oil, this balm doesn’t just hydrate, smooth and moisturize, but it also strengthens the lip barrier improving texture and the lip’s natural color. Available in 4 beautiful shades—including a universal shade with a green hue when you open it but is colorless when applied. Additionally, Prada Balm comes in a refillable container, saving your lips and helping save the planet, one customer at a time.

Prada Beauty

Hydrating Lip Balm

$50.00

prada-beauty.com

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Autumnal Nails

For the perfect fall at home mani, check out Manicurist’s line of Green Flash LED gel polishes! Get your nails ready for fall with this line of gel polishes that’s anything but ordinary. Even if you’re not a manicurist yourself, you can easily create salon worthy nails.

You apply their colorful hues like regular nail polish rather than a traditional LED, so anyone can do it. The only difference is that you do need to dry it under a lamp. The color lasts up to 10 days and the best part is it dries instantly and “peels-off” without any acetone or filing! Touted as the first LED polish that can be removed in 60 seconds, it really is a miracle polish. Plus, Green Flash is composed of 84% plant-based ingredients, completely vegan and non-toxic.

Not sure what shade to get? Take a cue from the runway and go for a deep red. Dolce & Gabbana’s fall 2024 runway show in Milan featured models wearing the shade “Pomegranate” to complement their fall 2024 collection. Or take inspiration from the Saint Laurent Show in Paris, where models sported warm fall colors and almond-shaped nails that mixed Manicurists “Green Natural Base Coat” and “Clove” to create a stunning “jelly-like” effect.

Manicurist

Green Flash LED Gel Polish

$19.00

us.manucurist.com

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Natural Looking Foundation

Known for natural, pretty makeup, Bobbi Brown’s newest foundation, Weightless Skin Foundation SPF 15 is a 24-hour hydrating foundation designed to look like you’re not wearing any makeup at all. With a matte finish and their Smart-Skin Balancing Technology, your face will look better than ever. Not only does this medium coverage foundation diminish the appearance of under eye circles, redness, and acne scarring, but it also controls oil while minimizing the look of pores.

SPF protection in the foundation will protect your skin with every wear. After all, it’s important to protect our skin from sun damage all year round. (Not just when we’re at the beach!)

With 53 shades that match 7,000 skin tones, there’s something for everyone.

Bobbi Brown

Weightless Skin Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF

$57.00

Bobbibrowncostmetics.com

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Ultra-Shiny Locks

Noticing the trend for super shiny hair (TikTok alone has over 185 million views on the #ShinyHairTips) TRESemmé has developed a line that delivers.

Currently available in the UK, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil, TRESemmé’s Lamellar technology provides the ultimate shiny, glossy hair. The Lamellar Shine line includes shampoo, conditioner, leave-in creams serum and finishing oil which “perfectly envelops and aligns hair fibers, smooths the surface of the hair and banishes tangles.”

For runway ready ultra glossy hair, keep an eye out for Lamellar Shine which will hopefully be available everywhere soon!

TRESemmé

Lamellar Shine Collection

www.tresemme.com/uk/

The change of seasons is the perfect excuse to update your look and with so many fantastic new releases, there’s lots of new products to keep you looking fabulous!

Janine Silver

Six 2024 Summer Perfumes Every Woman Should Have

July 2, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

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As warmer temperatures arrive at our doorsteps, it’s time to change the guards of your signature perfumes from winter scents to summer classics. If you’re struggling to find the perfect scent that compliments your style and the essence of this season, you’re in luck. The team at Fashion Reverie has delved deep into our love of perfume and human adoration of a good scent to find both new and classic perfumes to give your look a certain extra oomph.

Curious? Check out our favorite perfumes that we just can’t get enough of. We have every base covered from sun-kissed scents and sensual pairings to light florals and crisp citrus scents.

El Patron by Tito $199

Puerto Rican rapper Tito El Bambino created a captivating new fragrance in collaboration with perfumer Franganzza Artssences. This perfume is a rich and woody scent with notes of sandalwood and exotic spices. The last note of the fragrance, hidden deep under its woody persona is the delicate floral sweetness in the afternotes. This scent wafts to your nose in layers, intriguing passersby and causing your friends to ask questions about what you are wearing.

Glossier You Perfume $78

Formulated to enhance your natural scent, this special fragrance will be slightly different on everyone as it works with your natural pheromones to create a scent that is uniquely YOU. Overall, the base of this fragrance is sweet with hints of sparkling pepper and earthy iris making it seem familiar and calming.

Tom Ford Mini Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil $40

This scent has summer written all over it. A naturally shimmering body oil, Tom Ford’s Soleil Blanc scent is as warm and spicy as a summer in France. The light weight of the oil is designed to capture the scent of sun-kissed skin and effervescing sensuality with the illuminating shimmers added to the oil to give your skin an extra glow. The keynotes in this summer perfume are a combination of bergamot, pistachio, and coco de mer, giving a rich and beautiful fragrance for the wearer.

Fresh Sugar Lemon Eau de Parfum $84

Fresh Sugar Lemon Eau de Parfum $73

As crisp as lemonade on a summer day and clean as laundry straight off the line, this scent harkens back to childhood lemonade stands and your grandmother’s pearl strands. The scent is classic, simple, and timeless. With base notes of caramel and lemon, the lightweight fragrance is great for day-to-day wear all summer.

Miss Dior Roses and Roses $85

Calling all Dior Girls! This floral version of Dior’s classic ‘Miss Dior’ scent is designed to embody the rose fields in Grasse, France. The scent is light, airy, and feminine, with a hint of mystique only heightened by the zest of bergamot, white musk, and patchouli notes. Coming in a beautiful pink hue, a spritz of this rose scent is all you need to romanticize the warm summer days ahead of you.

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Sol De Janeiro Cheirosa ‘62 Eau De Parfum $78

We’ve been talking so much about French summers, but what about the potent heat in South America? Sol De Janerio’s Cheirosa scent strives to capture the Brazilian summer muse, a girl from Ipanema. Using salted caramel, vanilla, and almond with the grounding scent of sandalwood and pistachio, this perfume is both grounding and dreamy.

—Sydney Yeager

Summer 2024 Biggest Beauty Trends

June 18, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

It’s only natural that as the weather warms up, we are ready to lighten up our routine! From your skin to your nails, this season’s biggest beauty trends are lighter, brighter and so easy to master!

Here are Fashion Reverie’s top trends to add a little fun to your beauty routine:

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Jelly Nails

Candy-colored, semi-sheer nails are a must-have this season. These soft pastels, with a hint of your natural nail peeking through in jellybean shades, perfectly complement your summer wardrobe.

To get this look at home, try KISS Gel Fantasy Jelly Color Nails and Jelly Fantasy Nails, both available in a range of on-trend colors. These press-on nails are a fantastic way to achieve a trendy manicure at home in just minutes.

Alternatively, swipe on a coat or two of “Cotton Candy” or one of the many other sheer pastel shades from Pattie Yankee. This line is vegan, cruelty-free, and designed to strengthen and make your nails more resilient. Their natural formulas are crafted without the typical harsh chemicals found in most polishes, giving you healthier and more beautiful nails.

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Body Glow

An allover, subtle glow is a fantastic way to highlight everything from cheekbones to collarbones. For your face, Bobbi Brown’s Shimmer Brick Compact Highlighter is perfect for adding a soft radiance to your complexion.

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For your arms and legs, try Sol De Janeiro’s Glowmotions Glow Body Oil. Designed to mimic a beautiful Brazilian tan, these oils capture light all over, giving you a full-body shimmer that helps you shine in your own skin, even if you haven’t seen the sun in a while.

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Balletcore

The spring/summer runways were brimming with ballet-inspired looks, from hairstyles to an abundance of pale pinks. While Barbie pink reigned supreme in 2023, 2024 has embraced a return to softer hues and more romantic styles.

Balletcore hairstyles are all about ribbons and bows. At Christian Siriano, Lacy Redway, a Unilever stylist and celebrity hairstylist, created the “braided corset” look by threading ribbon through two Dutch braids. Redway secured the style with Tresemme Extra Hold Gel and Extra Hold Hairspray.

Alice + Olivia’s “ballerina after ballet class” look was crafted by Matthew Curtis and the team at Sola Salons. They began with a textured base using Living Proof’s Full Dry Volume & Texture Spray, then created two rope braids twisted into a bun with a ribbon tied at the base. The best part of this trend is that you can find the perfect accessories at any craft store!

Beauty with the balletcore theme centers around ballerina pink, with lots of blush. This look is so popular that Beauty Pie’s 2024 Beauty Trend Report shares that searches for balletcore beauty are up 253%! To get the look, start with clean, light skin, drape rosy blush across your cheeks, and use frosted pinks for your eyes and/or lips.

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For the perfect blush, look no further than Charlotte Tilbury’s Matte Beauty Blush Wand in “Pillow Talk Pink Pop.” This easy-to-apply rosy hue gives you a naturally flushed complexion, as if you’ve been practicing your pirouettes all day. For your lips, try a pink gloss like Aveda’s Feed My Lips Pure Nourish-Mint lip gloss in “Pepino Melon.” Not only is it a beautiful, light, and shimmery shade, but Aveda’s formula also soothes the appearance of lines on the lips and plumps them up. Plus, it’s vegan and made with a unique blend of botanical oils, fruits, and seeds for extra soft, moisturized

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Ditch the heavy makeup and let your natural beauty shine through. To give your skin a boost, check out C for brighter, fresher skin with fewer signs of hyperpigmentation and aging. Formulated with powerful ingredients like Anatolian Propolis Extract (A.P.E), vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, ferulic acid, and vitamin E, this facial serum is ideal for those with sensitive skin. We love that this brand is cruelty-free and woman-owned by Food Scientist and Biologist Dr. Asli Samanci, focusing on the amazing benefits brought to us by bees.

This season, mix up your beauty routine with one of these top trends! Be sure to let us know what you’re planning to try!

Janine Silver

Fashion Reverie’s 2023 Holiday Beauty Gift Guide

December 19, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Gift giving can be hard, especially with so many people on your list. To help make the holiday season merry and bright, rather than stressful and hurried, Fashion Reverie has put together some of their favorite holiday gifts which everyone will love! No matter if you’re shopping for your significant other, tween daughter, bestie at work, Disney loving aunt, or jet setting sister-in-law, we’ve got you covered this holiday season!

Olfactory NYC’s At-Home Customization Experience

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For anyone who’s ever dreamed of working with top perfumers who crafted iconic fragrances such as Le Labo’s Santa 33, Tom Ford’s Tuscan Leather, Calvin Klein’s CK One, and Yves Saint Laurent’s Mon Paris to create their own scent that’s entirely them, this is the perfect gift!

Olfactory NYC’s At-Home Customization Experience kit lets the lucky recipient of the kit explore nine core Olfactory NYC scents. Once they find a favorite, an Olfactory scent expert will mail back a second kit filled with different options of notes mixed with that core chosen fragrance. They’ll send a sampling based on individual preferences, other favorite fragrances, and any other likes/dislikes shared.

They’ll then send back a custom bottle of perfume with their own signature scent! They even get to name it and pick a color for the label, so It’s completely unique to them!

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These are unisex, each crafted fragrance is designed to the individual’s preferences and to pair best with their own body chemistry. While it is a 3-step process, your giftee will have so much fun picking out their favorite and be left with a unique fragrance that’s truly their own!

New York local? Gift an in-person experience at one of their three locations, to work with their hands-on experts, and craft a fragrance at their store. Check their website olfactorynyc.com for more information, go to olfactorynyc.com.

Olfactory NYC’s At-Home Customization Experience kit $85

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Grace & Stella Energy Drink Eye Mask

Between poor sleep schedules, harsh makeup removal routines, too much sun, and just aging skin it’s hard to find anyone who couldn’t use a little extra moisture and rejuvenation for their under-eyes. Grace & Stella Energy Drink Eye Mask is perfect for a shot of hydration and the gold eye masks reduce puffiness and redness for younger looking more awake eyes. It works even better when chilled!

These under eye gel masks also cancel out the blue- purple tones from lack of sleep. They contain tons of nutrient rich ingredients such as glycerin for moisturization and Chondrus crispus powder which protects against the visible effects of blue light exposure, so everyone can look refreshed and ready to take on the day.

Grace & Stella Energy Drink Eye Mask

Amazon

$30 for 24 pairs

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Grace & Stella’s Rainbow Bath

There are few things more relaxing and better for self-care than a warm bath, but Grace & Stella’s Rainbow Bath will take your tub to the next level. These cloud shaped bath bombs leave whimsical rainbow streams of color when added to your bath. Made with moisturizing lavender they turn any bathroom into the ultimate relaxation sanctuary.

Grace & Stella’s Rainbow Bath bombs are also infused with shea butter for moisturizing skin, coconut oil to soothe and provide additional moisture, argon oil to protect the skin barrier and improve the look and feel of the skin, and olive oil to relieve dry, itchy skin. A perfect gift for teens, tweens and anyone who enjoys a little whimsical self-love.

Grace & Stella Rainbow Bath Bomb

Amazon

$7.99

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Pattie Yankee’s Agape Cuticle Oil Pen

Any budding at home manicurist knows the importance of cuticle oil to keep your cuticles from looking ragged and ruining your manicure. Pattie Yankee’s Agape Cuticle Oil Pen is filled with nourishing oil and perfect for quick application on the go. Now even these cold winter temperatures won’t mess up their nails.

And why not pair it with one Pattie Yankee’s vegan, cruelty free polishes? With so many gorgeous highly pigmented shades in neutrals, metallics, and this season’s hottest hues, you can’t go wrong! Perfect for friends, co-workers, and stocking stuffers!

Pattie Yankee’s Agape Cuticle Oil Pen

PattieYankee.com

$8.99

Pattie Yankee’s Nail Polishes

PattieYankee.com

$9.99

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Bobbi Brown’s Limited Edition, Luxe Cheek & Highlighting Palette

Bobbi Brown’s Limited Edition, Luxe Cheek & Highlighting Palette is the perfect gift to add a little glamor in one easy golden compact. With these three shades, the lucky recipient will be able to sculpt, add dimension, highlight, add a flush of color and even create a lit-from-within glow. This palette comes in 2 stunning variations perfect for any complexion; choose between Golden Glow and Rose Glow.

Bobbi Brown Luxe Cheek & Highlighting Palette

BobbiBrown.com

$43.40

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Define Me’s Snow White 85th Anniversary Perfume

Define Me’s Snow White 85th Anniversary Perfume is perfect for the Disney enthusiast in your life. With a light, but alluring scent featuring top notes of juicy red raspberry and red currant; middle notes of violet, lily of the valley and of course red apple; and base notes of sandalwood and amber. This scent will transport you into Snow White’s world and is equally suitable for a walk in the woods, as it is for a day dining at the castle.

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Aveda Moisturizing Travel Trio Gift Set

Give the perfect set of moisturizers for hands, feet, and lips with the Aveda Moisturizing Travel Trio Gift Set. This set comes with three Aveda hero products; ultra-moisturzing Hand Relief, Foot Relief, and lip saver in the perfect mini sizes to stash in a gym bag or a carry-on bag for a splash of instant hydration!

All products are vegan and cruelty free and proven to deliver softer smoother skin. Plus, the gift box was designed by couturier Iris van Herzen, with sustainability in mind, using reusable fibers.

Aveda Moisturizing Travel Trio Gift Set

Aveda.com

$32

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TOCCA Mini Fragrance Set

These adorable mini perfumes make for an amazing, luxurious gift with six mini bottles each in its own little window. This set includes some of TOCCA’s most popular scents, Florence, Stella, Colette, Cleopatra, Giulietta and a new scent, Lucia, all which are heavenly and sure to please.

This gift is perfect for anyone looking to play around with fragrances. The tiny bottles are ideal for jet setters looking to throw a bottle in their toiletry bag, those who hit the gym/yoga studio regularly and need something to keep in their gym bag, or to keep in a desk drawer to freshen up at work.

TOCCA Wonders Collection Mini Perfume Deluxe Set

Amazon.com

$52

—Janine Silver

Summer of Beauty Lovefest

July 19, 2023 by admin 9 Comments

As the summer heat intensifies and we embrace the spirit of love and self-expression, finding the perfect beauty products to create a modern groovy look can be quite a challenge. No matter if you’re festival hoping, glamping or just relaxing poolside, a summer of love beauty routine needs to focus on withstanding the challenges that summer brings, especially humidity!

Fashion Reverie reached out to the experts at Beautyque NYC, Tom Ford Beauty, and KISS to gather some insider recommendations on unlocking your modern groovy beauty potential.

A Touch of Glitter

According to the team at Beautyque NYC, “one key element of a groovy [summer] look is a captivating and shimmering pout. Staygolden Cosmetics’ Glitter Lip Kit is the perfect solution for those who want their lips to shine with boldness and longevity.” Available in a range of stunning colors like So Fairy, a peachy pink, and So Bae, a diva inspired rose gold, this lip kit offers a “sex-proof, food-proof, and liquid-proof formula, ensuring your lip color stays intact throughout the night.” This sparkly lip kit is perfect for those looking to make a statement without worrying about running to find a bathroom and reapplying every 10 minutes!

Available at Beautyque.nyc $23.00

An Easy Manicure

No time to get your nails done? Not to worry, KISS Voguish Fantasy Nails are perfect for summertime in an array of cute on-trend styles including tie-dye, ombre, marble, multicolor, and florals. These press-on nails are waterproof and smudge-proof, lasting for up to 7 days! They apply in minutes, so you can easily change up your manicure as often as you like!

The kits include 28 fake nails, pink gel nail glue, a cuticle stick and a mini file to level up your manicure in minutes. But the best part is that they remove easily without damaging your natural nails.

Available at Kissusa.com $8.99

Stay Safe in the Sun

Sun protection should really be a non-negotiable for everyone. The sun can cause extensive damage so it’s so important to start with a base with SPF protection like, MyCHELLE sun Shield Liquid SPF 30. This tinted sunscreen provides a flawless finish while protecting from damaging UVA/UVB rays.

Plus, it does not contain retinyl palmitate or chemical UV absorbers including octinoxate, octisalate, oxybenzone, or PABA. It’s made without parabens, petroleum, phthalates, silicones, sulfates, ureas, artificial fragrances, and artificial colors!

Available on Amazon.com for $23.99

Shimmery Lids

To achieve a groovy look that transitions seamlessly from brunch to late night drinks, the Beautyque NYC team knows how to keep the partying going with the Code 8 Beauty Eye Shadow Iconoclast Palette. “It is a versatile gem, offering a variety of vibrant shades to create both every day and glamorous eye makeup looks. With a single palette, you can effortlessly transform your style for any occasion. Pair it with Code 8’s blush for a natural flush of color and their BB Cream for a flawless and radiant complexion.” Want even higher pigmented colors? Use the primer as a base and wet your brush for a look that’s groovy and all your own!

Available at Beautyque.nyc $59.00

A Touch of Highlights

Add a sunlit iridescence finish to compliment your summer tan with Tom Ford Beauty Soleil de feu Glow Highlighter. This luxurious, lightweight powder formula stays put for all your summer activities. According to Tom Ford Beauty, “this luxe highlighter captures the luminous glow of a fiery sunset over the sea.”

This highlight won’t flake, settle, or crease for a flawless finish that lasts all day long.

Available at Bloomingdales.com $95.00

Light Up on the Go

A summer of love might transport you to overnight festival grounds or other less than ideal locations for getting ready. Not to worry, The MegaPuff, a solar inflatable lamp allows you to utilize the power of the sun to get the perfect makeup lighting. You can even choose between multiple options of warm and cool light for the perfect on the go beauty set up, but it’ll do more than that, it’ll light up your whole space! The MegaPuff provides up to 12 hours of light and is waterproof. To set it up, just pull the handle and twist for a sanitary setup that doesn’t require blowing into anything.

The MegaPuff also doubles as a charging port, which is a lifesaver after draining your phone battery with those amazing selfies!

Available at Solight-design.com, currently on sale for $38.00

Images courtesy of the respective brands

Need More Personalized Recommendations to Kick off Your Own Summer of Beauty Love Fest?

Still unsure how to find the best products or to find your perfect colors? Beautyque NYC has launched the Beta Version BeautyQoach, a unique feature that caters to those seeking personalized beauty guidance. The BeautyQoach provides tailored recommendations, accounting for individual preferences and desired outcomes by filling out a form. Whether you’re looking for the perfect summer makeup routine or advice on combating the challenges of humidity and water activities, the BeautyQoach can help you find the right products for you.

Go to Beautyque.nyc to learn more and if you’re in New York, don’t miss out on visiting Beautyque NYC and trying out BeautyQoach for yourself!

No matter where the summer season takes you, soak up some rays, enjoy time with the people you care about, and be sure to have a little fun with your beauty routine!

Janine Silver

Fragrance Watch: Ladies’ Spring 2023 Fragrances that You Should Own

April 25, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Spring is the perfect time to stock up on a new fragrance, as this is a popular time for new fragrance releases. It is also a perfect opportunity to look for a new perfume that could become your new signature scent, whether you are more into a romantic floral scent or a fresh floral scent. Fashion Reverie is here to make your search seamless as we know that finding your new favorite scent can be a very long process.

Lolita Lempicka So Sweet 3.4 Fl oz $100

French Design House Lolita Lempicka is launching their scent ‘So Sweet’ in the US with the help of JC Penney. This scent was first launched in Europe and South America in 2017 where it was quickly discovered that this scent was popular with the demographic of women under the age of 35. With notes of cherry, mandarin orange, raspberry leaf, iris, and rose this sweet fragrance perfectly embodies the Lolita Lempicka brand. The brand is also proud to note that this fragrance was made without coloring agents, fixatives, filters, or endocrine disruptors and was never tested on animals.

Nine West Fearless Eau de Parfum 3.4 Fl oz $59.95

Nine West and Zappos together launch the new fragrance designed for women, ‘Fearless,’ which is now available exclusively through Zappos.com. This fragrance, inspired by the confidence of the Nine West Women, aims to represent the wearers most powerful self. The fragrance has top notes of bergamot, ginger Madagascar, and Central Park honeysuckle, and middle and bottom notes include Fresh Bosc Pear, Tubeliane De Laire, and Queen of the Night Jasmine, Vetiver Madagascar, Golden Amber, and Deep Musk. This is a fragrance that hopes to embody the bold, powerful, and romantic aura of a women.

Liis Lucienne 50 Ml $165

This new fragrance from Liis emulates brightness and light. Made in California, Liis focuses on making fragrances from exceptionally high-quality products and formulated without preservatives, dyes, phthalates, sulfates, Liis is also cruelty-free, vegan, and allergy tested. With notes of pomelo, lemon zest, magnolia, dragonfruit, waterlily, crisp amber, and marine accord, this scent evokes warmer temperatures.

Jo Malone London Osmanthus Bloom Cologne 50 Ml $112

Jo Malone London, known for their bold and long-lasting scents, has a new fragrance, Osmanthus Bloom. Osmanthus Bloom is one of the three scents of the Blossoms collection and has notes of petitgrain, osmanthus bloom and cashmere bloom which all together bring out additional notes of apricot and soft suede. Jo Malone scents are great for all day wear as the scents are powerful and alluring scents and are sure to make heads turn.

Images courtesy of the respective brands

Urthy Scents Darling Duchess Body Spray 3.3 Fl oz $16

Urthy Scents started by two sisters, who were diagnosed with the beginnings of an auto immune disease, have created fragrances that have zero phthalates and are clean and toxin-free—which means no more headache-inducing scents. Darling Duchess is one of four scents that is part of the limited-edition Mother’s Day gift boxes. Each scent is available in a coconut wax candle, body oil, sugar scrub, eau de parfum, bath bombs, and a car diffuser. Darling Duchess includes notes of soft peony, crisp pomegranate, and seductive suede. This scent is a great one for springtime as it incorporates the great floral notes of peony and the fresh scent of pomegranate.

—Phoebe Howard

Beauty Alert: Avoid these Wedding Day Beauty Mistakes

April 22, 2023 by admin 17 Comments

Be not only the most stunning, but the most prepared bride by avoiding these common wedding day beauty faux pas. Fashion Reverie spoke with expert makeup artists Tory Kuivanen and Janae Niles, with MAC and pro artists Rhona Samuels and Rafael German, with Valentino Beauty on all the do’s and don’ts of getting glam for your wedding day.

From what products to keep around for touchups, to what not to do the day of the ceremony, these tips will ensure you look amazing and can spend more time enjoying your wedding with your guests.

Images courtesy of Anna Shvets

Do Focus on Skincare

“On your wedding day, what you really don’t want to see is makeup on the skin. It’s all about being romantic. If you’re drawn to the skin because there’s so much makeup, it takes away from the beauty of the day,” Samuels shares. “Which is why it’s important to prep the skin properly with good skincare … making sure [the products are] absorbed into the skin nicely. It’s like whoever is doing your makeup [should be] pretty much giving you a facial with the skincare.”

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Don’t Forget to think of the Weather

Different seasons or climates make a big difference to your skin and even subtle changes to the conditions, temperatures and humidity, can make or break your look. “I highly recommend a setting spray so that the makeup will last all day,” Samuels explains. Ideal for all brides running around and dancing the night away, but a setting spray is even more important in warmer temperatures.

German shares a few tips while explains, “I like to use matte for the summer but for winter weddings, I like to use a base oil. For the summer weddings, I like to use the Armani face balm, because when I put it on, it makes your skin dewy and radiant. When you put on the makeup [on top] it’s just more natural and more youthful.”

Image courtesy of Cottonbro Studios

Do Practice Self Care

Take care of your skin, drink enough water, and get some sleep the night before. Weddings can be stressful, but you don’t want that to show on your face.

“Rest is the number one thing to keep in mind. Makeup is meant to enhance you … but it won’t cover if your eyes are puffy,” explains Niles who recommends a whole face mask to hydrate, refresh and plump the skin. Kuivanen also recommends applying eye patches the night before or the morning of.

Don’t Experiment with New Products

Your wedding day isn’t the day to try out anything new. “Don’t use any new products. No new skincare, no new makeup,” explains Niles, as It could cause breakouts or irritation. Not only should you try out any products way ahead of time, but you should also take some photos to be sure you love the look in the camera and not just in the mirror.

Images courtesy of Anna Shuraeva and Cottonbro Studio

Do Keep the Camera in Mind

“Honestly, do your makeup for the camera because anytime a professional photographer is taking your picture, the makeup you have on kind of disappears,” Kuivanen explains.

“Go a little more than you think you need; most makeup artists know to do this already.”

Images courtsy of Valeria Boltneva and Antonio Guerra

Don’t Forget Touch Ups

Kuivanen recommends keeping some lipstick or lip gloss on you as well as keeping some powder on hand for quick touchups. You don’t need much. But having these two or three beauty staples on hand will allow you to look your best all night long.

Do Trust Your Makeup Artist

“Always trust your gut,” Samuels advises. “You find a good artist then you feel like that is the artist for you. Then trust the artist. It’s your vision, but they will bring your vision to life.”

Janine Silver

Beauty Alert: What’s In and What’s Out for Spring 2023

April 9, 2023 by admin 14 Comments

Fashion Reverie spoke with the top hairstylists and makeup artists to get a handle on what trends are passe and what to do to update your look for spring. With so many trends the one piece of advice nearly every expert wanted to pass along is, when in doubt, just keep it simple!

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Out: Baking Your Skin

In: Cloud Skin

“Baking has a time and a place, most of the time it’s not required. It’s really for the stage.” explains Nick Luhan, lead artist for Kevyn Aucoin backstage at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) who instead recommends a lighter, more natural cloud application.

To get the look, Luhan recommends starting off with a beautiful complexion and a really lightweight skin tint, before applying powder. “Then you’re going to use a small fluffy brush and you’re going to work the products really good into the bristles.” Kevyn Aucoin’s Duet Blush Brush is Luhan’s favorite for this. “You’re not going to bake with it. You’re not going to pack it on thick,” Luhan explains. “You want the brush to almost look like there’s nothing in it and then you just gently press and roll it into the complexion. So, it’s just a really sheer application versus really packing it on. Then you flip the brush over, and you dust it off. So, it’s really allowing the skin to really be its beautiful radiant self. We’re not packing on that powder and muting it down anymore.”

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Out: Overly Done Perfect Hair

In: Effortless, Grungy and Casual Styles

Jon Reyman of Spoke & Weal Salons, Lead Guest Hairstylist for Aveda created individual bun/ponytail hybrids for the runway, bringing that casual look onto fashion’s main stage. “This season, grungy has been a story, kind of rock and roll-ish, but also quite glamorous,” Reyman explains. “It’s a lot of graphic hair, a lot of done hair … really chic, but there’s this juxtaposition of edge and grunge, sort of rockery.”

Images courtesy of pexels.com

Out: Extremely Fluffy Brows

In: In-between Brows

Fluffy brows had a moment, alright a big moment. However, according to makeup artist Molly Ganster, lead artist with New York Makeup Academy, “Fluffy brows are still staying, but they’re not as fluffy as they used to be. Everyone is asking for fluffy but tame.” It’s still a statement, but a much more subtle statement now.

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Out: Hard Contour

In: More luminous natural skin

“It’s really been about a nice, fresh complexion—very natural just enhancing [your] own features,” shares Aveda, Pro Makeup Artist Maria Livingood.

Cassandra Garcia, Lead artist for Bobbi Brown also agrees, “I love to see fresh skin. So, the less is more approach is for me, nothing too much.” Garcia explains that makeup is ever evolving, but really loves that Fashion Week is embracing natural. “I love that each model is individual. We really get to let the skin shine through, too.”

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Out: Super Lined Lips

In: Celebrating Your Natural Lips

Ganster stresses natural is in this season and to skip overly lined lips. The focus is no longer on making your pout bigger but celebrating what you have and keeping [your] lips more realistic. Ganster kept lips more natural backstage at Homolog, instead focusing on giving each model a nice blush, resulting in a pretty look that wasn’t overly done.

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Out: Exaggerated Edges

In: Playing Up Natural Textures

“Natural. It is all natural,” lead hairstylist Jorge Luis explains. Sharing how much [he is in love] with all the natural textures on the runway and on the streets, too. “It is all effortless. Chic, natural, beautiful hair… the wet pieces stuck to the forehead, I’m so over that. It is time to move on …”

“I’m seeing a lot of natural hair, which I love, I think the story for me with like consumer side is like, let the hair be… just let it be,” Reyman explains. “Put a good product in, let it air-dry or diffuse it, but don’t overdo it.”

Reyman also loves natural hair because it is better for your hair. “Heat damage, mechanical damage, chemical damage … I think hair health is such a big conversation right now. So, for me, I support [natural]. I mean I am backstage with all the models and their hair is destroyed because they’re going from show to show, and hairdressers are just pushing [their hair] as far as it can go.”

And if your hair needs a little help before you’re ready to embrace your natural texture, whether it be straight, curly or something in-between, Reyman recommends everyone starts by minimizing damage—make sure your irons and blow dryers aren’t too hot—and then using a product that supports the hair, such as Aveda’s Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Cream, a vegan award-winning cream that repairs strands from the inside out, while smoothing frizz at the same time.

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Out: Short Plain Nails

In: Long, Sparkly Stiletto Nails

Long nails have been dominating the runways, especially the stiletto style categorized by its thin pointy look. According to Pattie Yankee, celebrity nail expert, “right now I’m seeing a lot of stilettos … However, it’s all about long lengths this season, as well as a lot of nude shades with sparkles.” To get the look, start with a long nail and apply a nude base with a touch of shine or a full-on glitter topcoat. One gorgeous shade from Yankee’s own namesake collection, Have a Little Faith, which is a shimmery peachy shade, was very popular backstage and incorporated in many of Yankee’s gorgeous creations including her updated Aurora Nails created for Pamella Roland’s latest collection.

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Out (kind of): Red Lips

In: Mauve Lips

While the red lip will always be a classic, Livingood explains that this season it’s more mauvy, more natural and more nude. She’s loving these more natural shades for a fresh look for spring.

Images courtesy of Getty Images

Out: Long One-Note Strands

In: Short Hair and Bangs

TRESemmé Global Stylist Justine Marjan loves a fresh cut for spring. “We’re seeing a lot of short, really cute haircuts, bangs and face framing pieces. More individuality with your haircut.”

Also add some accessories! This season it’s all about adding a little something extra; bows, scarves and flowers are great adornments for any haircut. “We’re kind of in an era where anything goes,” shares Marjan.

Fashion Reverie loves these tips from the experts, but all of them agree … at the end of the day there are no rules! Wear whatever makes you feel your very best.

—Janine Silver