Rich hues define fall makeup

By Jenny Jones
Senior Writer

She never considered colors.

But when Amanda Mangold sat at the Clinque cosmetic counter in the soft white leather chair, under the bright light of the cosmetic lamp, she had a choice of approximately 30 colors of eye shadow, lipstick and foundation.

With such a broad selection to chose from, Mangold, a senior in the School of Liberal Arts, had a difficult time deciding on what shades she wanted to try for her makeover.

Her choices were diminished, however, when cosmetic associate Rachel Weidner pointed out the rich chocolate browns, deep reddish-purple berries and light brown sugars, which are popular colors this fall.

Cosmetic colors and styles are influenced a lot by what the fashions are, said Billie Scherer, area sales manager of cosmetics for L.S.Aryers.

As Mangold began choosing shades, she informed Weidner that she usually prefers darker colors of cosmetics.

Considering this, the fall colors were exactly what Mangold was used to wearing.

As she pushed back her long hair, Mangold leaned forward and put her face directly under the light, preparing to have foundation applied to her fair skin.

The new foundations are lightweight and offer gentle, natural coverage, which is what is recommended for this fall, said Scherer.

"You want it to look like you don't have any foundation on," Weidner added.

With her face freshly covered in foundation, Mangold closed her eyes as an oil free powder was brushed over her face to add shimmer, which is also popular this fall.

"(This is) a more natural look then we've seen (in the past)," Scherer said.

After the powder was added, Mangold looked in the mirror and gave a quick nod of approval before closing her eyes again.

A caramel-colored eye shadow and brown eyeliner were added to enhance her eyes; a light, nude blush was applied to bring out her cheekbones and a reddish-brown lip-liner and lipstick were applied to her lips for definition.

The makeover was complete; Mangold looked in the mirror for one last time and smiled.

"It was fun," she said.

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