Trendy Make Up - Black & Red

There may be a bit of gothic glamour coming to you in 2007 in makeup trends that use deep blacks and reds. The emphasis is on the eyes with the lush look of long eyelashes, highlighted with black mascara and eyeliner. Kohl is used to accent the eye make up with smudges around the eyes. The lips are full and shiny, kissably wet and dramatically red. All of this sounds great, unless you have thin lips or sparse eyelashes. To take care of these items, seek out special cosmetic products to plump your lips and your eyelashes.

If you have sparse eyelashes, now is the time to condition them and help them to get fuller. Jan Marini Eyelash Conditioner will help those people with less than perfect eyelashes to build up the lashes. If you have to use an eyelash curler, do so sparingly and for special occasions, to avoid breakage. Use good mascara that conditions as you wear it. Don’t be shy about using the blackest shades, as you want that smoky look around the eyes. Use kohl to smear around the eyes to get that dark look which is very trendy right now.

The lips should also have fullness to them and can be made to shimmer with lip-glosses. If you have thin lips, you can try some lip conditioners that use collagen to plump the lips. They are sometimes referred to as lip plumpers. You can put the gloss on top of a conditioner. Rosy colors work well during the day and you can save the deep reds for evenings. Although the look of dark, smoky eyes with deep red may seem a bit vampish, it can be modified slightly to produce a different effect, if that’s not your style. Instead of dragging the eyeliner up on the eyes, choose to have it come down at the corners. This will give your eyes a doe-eyed appearance.