The powers that be are trying to make Azure blue the it thing in makeup this season. Honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about this trend. Marc Jacobs was all over it at runway events, Sephora is starting to promote it too, and Maybelline is supposedly going to release a new (dark) blue lipstick. Still, Azure is a bold choose and might scream too much. This is especially a bold choice for anyone used to wearing nude shades.
It seems that color is coming in though. A fact I, as a color wearer, is all too happy about. There are much easier colors to wear and not convinced this is going to become a stable trend but here are some picks for anyone looking to brighten up their look with this year's it color.
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| Paranoid by Kat Von D |
Paranoid by Kat Von D ($21)
Paranoid is a bright blue eyeshadow and part of a relatively new collection from Kat Von D. It’s part of the Metal Crush collection. These shadows, as far as I’ve tried them, are really nice. They are bright, pigmented and apply beautifully.
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| Chaos by Urban Decay |
Chaos by Urban Decay ($20)
Chaos is a pencil liner from Urban Decay. This shade is their darkest blue in their 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil but doesn’t seem as dark as Paranoid and seems to be a bit more of a periwinkle color. I haven’t tried this specific shade, but the Urban Decay liners I have tried are some of my favorite pencil liners. These apply beautifully and stay throughout the day.
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| My Boyfriend's Blue Jeans by Sephora |
My Boyfriend’s Blue Jeans by Sephora ($10)
My Boyfriend’s Blue Jeans is a pencil liner from the Contour Eye Pencil 12hr Wear Waterproof by Sephora. This is their darkest true blue. I own a mini of this that I was sent by Sephora. It’s a beautiful color, but the liner is so hard that it was a little difficult to apply. I liked how it lasted but I doubt it specifically lasts 12 hours (few things actually do).
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| Echo by Kat Von D |
Echo by Kat Von D ($20)
Echo is a dark blue liquid lipstick from Kat Von D’s Everlasting Liquid Lipstick. There are some colors in this line that are unique and beautiful and well worth checking out. I’ve never tried this particular shade but I have had problems with some of the darker shades being a bit sheer.
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| Black is Blue by Ardency Inn |
Black is Blue by Ardency Inn ($27)
Black is Blue is an apt description as it is a blackened blue kind of color. This is a part of the Modster Long Play Supercharged Lip Color. This shade is darker than Echo. I feel like you don’t hear a lot about Ardency Inn and honestly I’ve never tried any of their cosmetics.
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| Matte Royal by Mac |
Matte Royal by Mac ($17)
Matte Royal is a royal, matte blue color from Mac. This shade seems to be lighter than both the previously mentioned lipsticks but still is darker than the azure makeup trend. This is a matte and not a retro matte so it is going to be a little creamier. I remember when this came out, telling the woman at the Mac counter that I was willing to do some experimental things when it came to makeup but I draw the line at wearing blue lipstick. However, I’ve since bought some brighter blues...
Overall, I feel like this darker blue trend will be more suited to tanner and deeper skin tones. I am extremely pale and don’t feel like these colors are really going to suit me. Plus blue lipstick is a little difficult to pull off, regardless. I’ve seen tanner people beautifully wear Mac’s Matte Royal, but on me I can’t help but feel it would look positively silly.
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