Incorporating Color Of The Year Into Your Makeup Pt. 2: Rose Quartz

Last week I went into great detail about why Pantone named two colors of the year -- the reasoning is actually quite interesting in my opinion. I also showed how you could use Serenity, a pastel blue, which is typically unwearable to most. Today I get to play around with my favorite of the two, Rose Quartz. While some have mistaken this shade as being similar to Rose Gold, it's actually not even close. Instead, it's a very pale, pastel pink--a very pretty, feminine shade and I think it will be very easy to incorporate into your wardrobe and accessories. However, just like Serenity, Rose Quartz is not necessarily so easy to include in your everyday makeup routine as it is an extremely light color. That being said, you know I got your back! I did a little research and played around with some items in my collection until I came up with four really easy, solid ways you could utilize this fab shade.

So as I said before, Rose Quartz is so dang light and because of this, it might be tricky for most skintones to pull it off. The easiest way that you can wear Rose Quartz in 2016 is quite obvious as everyone can rock rosey tones on their eyes. The Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette is the perfect way to find combinations for this trend that are super wearable and flirty. If you're tired of the same old boring eye looks, however, you can go a little more edgy by replacing your black eyeliner with the ELF Smudge Pot in "Ain't That Sweet?". You shouldn't be too worried at this looking overly dramatic since Rose Quartz is such a subtle shade. And for my super pale gals, you can actually get away with wearing it on your cheeks for a natural flushed look. While the Inglot Blush in 37 might be too light for most of us, it could still be usable as a nice subtle cheekbone highlight. And lastly, let's not forget about the lips. Pastel pinks are a dime-a-dozen as far as lippies are concerned. ColourPop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick in Midi can be paired with your fave nude lip liner to really ground the lip...and make sure you don't look like you were chomping down on some powdered donuts (we've all been there, don't sweat it).

Makeup Deets

♥ Eyeshadow - Make Up For Ever Artist Shadows in M-660, M-738, & M-846, Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Purple, & Lorac Pro Palette 2 (Plum)

♥ Liner - Nyx White Liquid Liner, Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette (Dust), & Inglot Duraline

♥ Lashes - House of Lashes "Boudoir"

♥ Brows - Nyx Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade in Brunette

♥ Foundation - L'Oreal Infallible Pro Matte

♥ Concealer- LA Girl Pro Conceal

♥ Bronzer - Urban Decay Naked Skin Ultra Definition Pressed Finishing Powder in Naked Dark

♥ Blush - Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Captivating

♥ Highlight - Sephora Radiant Luminizing Drops in Ultralight and Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Opal

♥ Lips - Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Patina

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Incorporating Color Of The Year Into Your Makeup Pt. 1: Serenity

For the first time ever in the history of choosing Color of the Year, Pantone couldn't just settle on one. Instead, they chose two. "Why rock the boat?," you ask. Well, you might be a bit surprised at the answer. Rose Quartz, a pastel pink, and Serenity, a pastel blue, are often associated with the gender roles we place on babies and young children. As we're heading into an era when gender might become a thing of the past (in terms of fashion and roles), Pantone wanted us to challenge our use of colors in order to make equal and eliminate gender entirely. Also, Pantone would like us to think of Rose Quartz and Serenity as "yin and yang"--as a "balance between a warmer embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blue, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and peace".

That's all good and dandy for the progression towards a more accepting and healthy society, but how the heck do we apply this to makeup?! It's much easier to get away with it through clothing, jewelry, and even nail polish, but no one wants to end up as a meme floating through the infinite span of the internet because of a darn trend. Luckily, I've come up with a couple of ways you might be able to incorporate Serenity into your wearable makeup routine.

Wearing blue makeup of any kind could easily make you look like you're stuck in the 80s, but it's not entirely impossible to pull off. One of the easiest ways to pair it with your current makeup style is by introducing it into your eyeliner routine as I have done in my makeup look for today's post. Now, if winged eyeliner is too bold for you, think about using it on your waterline or lower lash line as a pop of color. I like Inglot Gel Liners because they stay put all day and don't irritate my very sensitive eyes. Also, items like the Inglot Rainbow Eyeshadows are helpful because you have multiple tones of the same shade at your disposal. If baby blue is just too bright for you still, try going with its lighter cousin, icy blue. Icy blues like this Nyx Prismatic Shadow make for really fun inner corner highlights and that subtle tinge of blue makes the whites of your eyes look extra bright in case you've been pulling that all-nighter again. Lastly, and for the more daring of my fellow beauty addicts, there is a new trend that has crept up in the highlighting world and will definitely make its formal debut in 2016--and that is colorful highlights. I know, it sounds very scary, but there's a time and place for everything, right? A good way to experiment with such a fun trend is by using a duochrome eyeshadow or pigment as a cheekbone highlight like the ones in the MUFE Artist Shadow range, which reflects different colors depending on how the light is hitting you. So have fun and remember there are no rules to makeup!

Makeup Deets

♥ Eyeshadow - Too Faced x Vegas Nay Stardust Palette (Millenial, Girl's Night, Double Tap, Chandelier, & The Strip)

♥ Eyeliner - Milani Eye Tech Extreme Liquid Eye Liner in Blackest Black & Inglot Gel Liners in # 70 & 77

♥ Lashes - House of Lashes "Boudoir"

♥ Foundation - Maybelline Dream Velvet

♥ Concealer - LA Girl Pro Conceal

♥ Brows - Nyx Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade in Brunette

♥ Bronzer - Urban Decay Naked Skin Ultra Definition Pressed Finishing Powder in Naked Dark

♥ Blush - Sephora MicroSmooth Baked Sculpting Trio in Medium

♥ Highlight - Makeup Revolution Baked Highlighter in Golden Lights

♥ Lips - Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lipstick in Taffy

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