'Get happy' Beauty
Happy = Fresh, natural-looking skin
Unhappy = Dull skin or caked-on foundation
Blue and green can never be seen. But pink and yellow? They’re dynamite! Daring sure, but so deliciously pretty it’s a difficult colour combo to resist. “The yellow is so bright and hot, and the pink is so bright and cool – the sparks really fly.” says Lisa. Use a big shadow brush to ‘buff’ on the colour for a soft wash: “If yellow is too hard it can look mean.” >>
Get The Look: MAC Eyeshadow in Chrome Yellow, £11, MAC Cosmetics
Beat the grey days! Winter beauty is stepping out of the shadows and into the light with gloom-busting, candy-coloured make-up and sweet and breezy hair.
Smiley Eyes
Happy = Mischievous colour with a sense of humour
Unhappy = Standard seasonal smokiness (lighten up, peeps!)
Party season is just around the corner. This year, why not break the mould amongst a sea of smoky eyes with pop of cheeky colour? Make-up Artist Lisa Eldridge calls this unapologetically purple eye her ‘Crayola moment’. “Purple can be a bit dark and dour,” she warns. “So look for a violet that’s very playful and feminine.”
Get The Look: No.7 Stay perfect Eyeshadow in Electric Purple, £7.50, Boots
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“It’s fun and very modern to a pencil or brush and just draw around the eyes like a child would,” Lisa explains. That means zero blending or complicated manoeuvres, which should be a breeze for even the least confident of make-up magicians.
Brighten Up
Happy = Updating classic looks with on-trend colour
Unhappy = Sticking to fail-safe formulas
Happy make-up isn’t all about uncomplicated naivety. “This is a perfect example of how you can apply the happy philosophy to classic winter make-up,” says Lisa of this blended brown eye, brought bang up-to-date with an unmissable lip. The first step is a wash of gold shadow over the brown, “to create a little shimmer and fun.” >>
Get The Look: Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Marvel, £15, Illamasqua, and Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow un Biege Massai, £36, Boots
The second step – and the hardest to ignore – is the tangerine mouth. “The orange lip is so completely cheerful that is takes any seriousness out of what is a very sophisticated face,” Lisa explains.
Get The Look: MAC Lipstick in Amplified, £12, MAC Cosmetics
Go Day-Glo
“Vibrant nail colours can really lift people’s moods,” says Manicurist Trish Lomax. “It’s like having bright sweeties at the end of your fingers, and that’s fun.” Keep bright nails well-groomed and short to be on-trend this season. “They need to be pretty perfect because when your nails pping like this, people are going to notice.”
Get The Look: Essie Nail Polish in Pink Parka, £8.95, nailsbymail.co.uk
The Clash
Happy = Clashing colour, simply applied.
Unhappy = Complicated make-up that takes hours to apply.
Get The Look: MAC Chromaline Gel/Cream Liner in Landscape Green, £12.50, MAC Cosmetics, and Essie Nail Polish in Pink Parka, £8.95, nailsbymail.co.uk
Do Re-Do
Happy = Hairstyles with a sense of humour.
Unhappy = Hair that is contrived, overdone or over-laden with product.
Here’s a nifty bit of hair ‘recycling’. You’ve done the party, and made the effort with your hair (hot rollers; a blow-dry; the works.) The next day, it still has some volume but has lost its shape. Don’t give up and wash - try this cute little ‘do. Create a side parting, the section off the crown and backcomb a little. Smooth over the top and pin the sides of the hair back into the bouffe, then catch the rest of the hair into bunches or a side-pony, and Ta-da! A Baby Bardot, and instant sex appeal. “What makes it ‘now’ is the slightly raw texture – it shouldn’t look too perfect,” says hairdresser Kerry Warn.
Sunny Delight
Happy = Fresh, natural-looking skin
Unhappy = Dull skin or caked-on foundation
Blue and green can never be seen. But pink and yellow? They’re dynamite! Daring sure, but so deliciously pretty it’s a difficult colour combo to resist. “The yellow is so bright and hot, and the pink is so bright and cool – the sparks really fly.” says Lisa. Use a big shadow brush to ‘buff’ on the colour for a soft wash: “If yellow is too hard it can look mean.” >>
Get The Look: MAC Eyeshadow in Chrome Yellow, £11, MAC Cosmetics
In a clever twist, the juicy mouth creates a contrast in texture as well as colour. “The eye is so matte and powdery and the lip so shiny and delicious, it really works,” Lisa goes on. “It’s like the prettiest dolly mouth.”
Get The Look: The Body Shop Colour Glide Lipstick in Neon Pink, £9.50, The Body Shop
Oh Beehive
Get The Look: Beehive have been big news for a while now, with a special thanks to Ms Winehouse’s wayward tresses, but we’d like to think the GLAMOUR version has a little more wit and certainly a lot more class. Best worn on ‘day-after hair’, hairdresser Kerry Warn suggests backcombing the crown to create the height, then smoothing a little with a brush. Next, use your fingers to pull the rest of the hair back into a French pleat, then pin. Use fingers rather than a brush “because it’s important that there’s softness around the face,” says Kerry.
Va-Va Volume
Happy = A little bit of backcombing. “It creates glamour and fun,” says Kerry.
Unhappy = Hair that is flat.
“If you can’t buy a new wardrobe, you can always change the shape of your hair. It’s amazing how a little bit of height on the crown, a few pins and a little bit of volume creates a sense of glamour and confidence,” says Kerry.All photographs by Robert Erdmann
