Pantone color of the year is Radiant Orchid which is a gorgeous lilac-y purple that ranges from vibrant fuchsia purple to the light and airy lilac. Instead of enjoying this lovely color in only your clothes, why not incorporate it in your beauty regiment as well. Here are a few ways to use radiant orchid the winter and spring.
Coral made a big splash on the red carpet at the Golden Globes. Not just in the gowns, but in the beauty routines of the stars. The beautiful thing about coral is that it range from a bright orange color to a cooler pinky color. To brighten up your winter blues try adding a bit of coral to your beauty items.
With spring fast approaching, we still find ourselves in the dregs of the coldest winter months, gray skies and SNOW! Lots of it. But that does not mean we need to stay home bundled up in our robes, lying on our beds, trying to keep warm. So how do I keep warm in the winter months and keep my teeth from chattering embarrassingly while being flirted with by some hot guy named Antonio? I wear red..
Red and its variations (plums, burgundy, fuchsias) are the colors on everyone's lips as we transition over the next two months into spring. But until spring arrives, let out lips do the talking and brighten up these gray days of winter.
When most people think of a male rocker in makeup, the terrifying face of Gene Simmons from the band KISS comes to mind. He basically ruined the highly made-up look for male rockers for a good 15 years. Luckily, we’ve had Kevin Barnes to revive the trend of dudes with guitars and face paint--but not in a black-and-white, devil-monster sort of way.
If you’re not familiar with Barnes, he’s the frontman for the indie rock group Of Montreal, who have been churning out an array of glam, psychedelic indie pop albums since the late ‘90s. While Barnes has always played with style and gender norms, the past five years have really marked his great awakening. His glitzy, tranny alter-ego Georgie Fruit was invented for Of Montreal’s 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, and Barnes’ style hasn’t been the same since.
What I love about Barnes is his sense of color and outrageousness—they really project a fearlessness that’s encapsulated in the genre-bending nature and melodrama of his tunes. Glittery, turquoise face makeup is a norm for Barnes, along with highly stylized, bold outfits reminiscent of ‘70s disco wear—in a good way. Barnes has let fans pour colored body paint across his body during shows and ridden a large white horse out onto the stage on occasion.
Although he’s straight and married, Barnes isn’t afraid to be ostentatious, something that male rockers have been afraid to try as of late. The over-the-top-ness of his glittered, asymmetric looks and red leather pants works because it gels with his music and his personality; he’s just being himself, a self that happens to identify with aspects of both sexes. For those unfamiliar with Barnes, consider him a male Lady Gaga, except with a more original musical aesthetic and style, and with less of a craving to get attention for attention’s sake.
And while even original women pop stars like Gaga continue to use sex as a point of intrigue for fans, Barnes’ use of physical appeal is more complicated. He’s sexy because he looks cool, original, and confidant, not because he’s showing off his flat stomach. Through his crazy style, he’s allowing men to be sexy in a different way—not because they have a rock-hard butt, big biceps, or a baby face--and that’s pretty awesome.
When most people think of a male rocker in makeup, the terrifying face of Gene Simmons from the band KISS comes to mind. He basically ruined the highly made-up look for male rockers for a good 15 years. Luckily, we’ve had Kevin Barnes to revive the trend of dudes with guitars and face paint--but not in a black-and-white, devil-monster sort of way.
If you’re not familiar with Barnes, he’s the frontman for the indie rock group Of Montreal, who have been churning out an array of glam, psychedelic indie pop albums since the late ‘90s. While Barnes has always played with style and gender norms, the past five years have really marked his great awakening. His glitzy, tranny alter-ego Georgie Fruit was invented for Of Montreal’s 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, and Barnes’ style hasn’t been the same since.
What I love about Barnes is his sense of color and outrageousness—they really project a fearlessness that’s encapsulated in the genre-bending nature and melodrama of his tunes. Glittery, turquoise face makeup is a norm for Barnes, along with highly stylized, bold outfits reminiscent of ‘70s disco wear—in a good way. Barnes has let fans pour colored body paint across his body during shows and ridden a large white horse out onto the stage on occasion.
Although he’s straight and married, Barnes isn’t afraid to be ostentatious, something that male rockers have been afraid to try as of late. The over-the-top-ness of his glittered, asymmetric looks and red leather pants works because it gels with his music and his personality; he’s just being himself, a self that happens to identify with aspects of both sexes. For those unfamiliar with Barnes, consider him a male Lady Gaga, except with a more original musical aesthetic and style, and with less of a craving to get attention for attention’s sake.
And while even original women pop stars like Gaga continue to use sex as a point of intrigue for fans, Barnes’ use of physical appeal is more complicated. He’s sexy because he looks cool, original, and confidant, not because he’s showing off his flat stomach. Through his crazy style, he’s allowing men to be sexy in a different way—not because they have a rock-hard butt, big biceps, or a baby face--and that’s pretty awesome.
