Beauty trends

 

2012 spring brings lot of new trends and old trends.

1. The eyeliner

Seen at: Ruffian, Jonathan Saunders, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Kanye West

The look: With inspirations that ranged from Sophia Loren to "a fifties housewife who's probably had too much Valium," cat eyes came on strong.

2. The wet hair

Seen at: Victoria Beckham, Alexander Wang, Helmut Lang, Giambattista Valli, Bottega Veneta

The look: "Wet hair" wasn't so much a trend as a movement for spring, as "she's just come from the beach" musings rang out from New York to Paris.

3. Flesh tone

Seen at: Diane von Furstenberg, Preen, Narciso Rodriguez, Alexander McQueen

The look: "Tonal" became a big buzzword as a single pots of shell, taupe, brown, beige, and blush pigments took the idea of multitasking makeup to a whole new level.

4. Three Dimensional

 Seen at:  Givenchy, Gareth Pugh, Viktor & Rolf

The Look: Makeup wasn't the only thing used to accentuate features backstage. Three dimensional cosmetics, by way of paper stencils, paillettes, and a plethora of faux piercings, from pearls at Chanel to nail rings at Jean Paul Gaultier, replaced predictable eye liner and lacquers.

5. The hair

Seen at: Jean Paul Gaultier, Rochas, Diane von Furstenberg, Fendi

The look: The coiffeur crew was in a retro mood, with fifties style sets turning up everywhere from Fendi to Rochas.

6. Side shaves

Seen at: Rick  Owens, Paul Smith, Haider Ackermann, Salvatore Ferragagamo

The look: The side shaves at Salvatore Ferragamo, undercuts at Paul Smith, and fades at Haider Ackermann were all optical illusions.

7. Eyebrows

Seen at: Wes Gordon, Christopher Kane, Kenzo

The Look: Following Fall's embrace of extra-full brows, arches stayed bold, erring on the side of boyish and bushy at Proenza Schoulder and Theyskens' Theory.

8. Iron Maidens

Seen at: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexander Herchcovitch, Mary Katrantzou, Yves Saint Laurent

The look:  High-Impact pewter shadows, glitter-flecked crimson lipsticks, and even gold-leaf sheets, which were blown onto honey-soaked hair at Topshop and placed from lash lines to brow bones at Fendi, made foil fashionable.

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