Sea of Blue

  Over the course of LG Fashion Week (and events prior), and also through my browsing of current magazines, I noticed that an upcoming trend in the beauty world is BLUE - on eyes, and even lips! 
  At the Philip Sparks S/S '11 show, models were made up with luminescent, glowing skin, neutral eyes, and a thick stripe of light teal liner on the lower lashline.  At Amanda Lew Kee's amazing show during LG Fashion Week, models wore minimal makeup aside from a strong, opaque, sky blue lip.  Attention grabbing? Definitely.  Wearable?  Maybe not.
  I've always been a huge fan of dark blue - indigo, navy, cobalt - eyeshadow and liner, which I think allows for an unexpected, yet classy twist to a smoky eye, or acts as a jolt of colour (when using cobalt) to a neutral palette.  But sky blue?  Not sure if I'd be able to bring myself to applying a light blue shadow/liner, it is simply too reminiscent of pre-teen dances and opaque, powder blue shadow laden with glitter.  What are your thoughts?  Would you wear an icy or light blue on your eyes?  What about lips?!



Amanda Lew Kee

Philip Sparks

Spring 2011 Beauty @ LG Fashion Week

  I had the pleasure of attending the opening night of LG Fashion Week (Beauty by L'Oreal) in Toronto on Monday night.  Holt Renfrew first presented an energetic show consisting Canadian creations from Pink Tartan, Smythe, Line RUNWAY, Wings & Horns, Denis Gagnon, Jeremy Laing, Mikhael Kale, and Lida Baday.  The show consisted of snippets of the resective Spring '11 collections.  It was energetic, fast-paced, and left the audience yearning for more!  Later that evening, we were treated to boys in bright colours + eyeliner at Bustle (lots of eye candy!)

Some beauty highlights/2011 Trends:

Pink Tartan:  luminous, perfect skin with subtle, peach-coloured lips.  Fresh!



Pink Tartan

Lida Baday: neutral glam - perfect look for every day!



Lida Baday

Smythe: Glowing skin and intense, exciting electric pink lips!





Smythe

Wayne Clark: Classic glamour - black liner, slight smokey eye with a neutral lip - all to complement the absolutely stunning gowns.



Wayne Clark

  Please check out Fashion Magazine (images courtesy of!) and the  LG Fashion Week website for full coverage and information pertaining to the shows!