5 Fall Makeup Bag Essentials

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The air is colder, skin is paler, and dark lipstick is everywhere. With the change in seasons, it’s only fitting that your makeup bag adjusts as well. It’s time to break out the burgundy lip colors and autumn inspired shadows. With the temperatures dropping now is the time to switch out your summer foundations and add products to keep skin glowing even after the leaves fall.

The air is colder, skin is paler, and dark lipstick is everywhere. With the change in seasons, it’s only fitting that your makeup bag adjusts as well. It’s time to break out the burgundy lip colors and autumn inspired shadows. With the temperatures dropping now is the time to switch out your summer foundations and add products to keep skin glowing even after the leaves fall.

  1. Matte Liquid Lipstick

Fall is the perfect time to rock bolder, darker lips. While those colors are fun, it can be a hassle to maintain a perfect pout all day long. Switch over to matte liquid lipstick formulas. By acting more like a stain, color will adhere to your lips and stay on for hours. Try out a red, burgundy, or berry shade to stay on trend this season.

  1. Liquid/Cream Highlighter

It can be hard to keep skin looking fresh when the air turns frigid. Your normal highlighting routine may not cut it and skin can be left looking chalky. By switching from a powder to a liquid or cream product, you can ensure your complexion continues to glow.

  1. Dark Colors

This fall, experiment with new beauty products and try out new trends. Burgundies, plums and reds have been popular fall lip colors for ages, but try incorporating them into other aspects of your makeup routine. Testing out a berry hued blush or cranberry inspired eye shadow is a fun, more unique way to stay on trend this season.

  1. Subtle Bronzer

Gone are the lazy summer days spent lounging by the pool, and so is the tan that comes with them. Without help from the sun skin can look washed out. To fake sun kissed color year round, don’t skimp on bronzer. To avoid looking orange and unnatural, switch up your summer go-to and look for products that are only a few shades darker than your natural skin tone.

  1. Hydrating Foundation

Just as you adjust your wardrobe to suit the drop in temperature, your foundation should change as well. Skin can lose moisture due to the brisk air, and matte foundation will catch on any flakes or dry patches causing them to stand out more. To avoid this problem, exfoliate skin regularly and switch to a more hydrating foundation for fall.