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Get the Look: Spring's Best Beauty Trends

Can you believe it's already the first day of Spring? With warmer weather on the horizon, it's time to ditch your wintertime beauty regimen in exchange for these springtime fine makeup moments!
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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Spring Beauty Trend: Bright, Matte Lips

The makeup look at William Okpo was created with the “urban glam girl” in mind according to Aveda key makeup artist Janell Geason.  The color palette was comprised of corals, oranges and nudes with a shimmery shadow and matte lip.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Bright, Matte Lips

Zoe Saldana spruced up a comfy casual look with bright red lipstick when she attended the Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2013 Ready-to-Wear show as part of Paris Fashion Week.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Bright, Matte Lips

Although we can’t see what’s under those glasses, we sure are smitten by Ashanti’s matte, pretty pink lip that she wore at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Bright, Matte Lips

You can never go wrong with a matte red lip. Angela Simmons mastered this makeup move when she attended the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II at Harman Center for the Arts.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Bright, Matte Lips
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Spring Beauty Trend: Full Brows

It was all about the eyes at Zac Posen where the MAC beauty team created a look consisting of feathery lashes, mauve eyeshadow, full brows and a matte neutral lip.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Full Brows

Sabi showed off her lush brows when she attended the 4th Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Music Event.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Full Brows

Brandy flaunted her smooth skin in this neutral look complete with full brows and a soft smoky eye at the ‘VH1 Divas’ 2012.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Full Brows

Corinne Bailey Rae arrived at David Lynch Foundation event wearing natural, full brows, rosy cheeks and a touch of metallic eyeshadow. 

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Spring Beauty Trend: Full Brows

Where:  at Hotel Shangri-La in Paris, France.

Joan Smalls flaunted her full and fabulous brows the Carine Roitfeld Cocktail Party as part of Paris Fashion Week. A swipe of smudged charcoal eyeliner, peach blush and seamless contouring complete the look.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Colorful Eyes

At Lela Rose, the emphasis was all about the eyes as models worked the runway in bright, matte yellow eyeshadow.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Colorful Eyes

Claudia Jordan’s colorful makeup is well put together without being overly flashy or gaudy. 

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Spring Beauty Trend: Colorful Eyes

Kelly Rowland decorated her eyes in a rainbow of colorful hues while partying at Rain Nightclub in Las Vegas.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Colorful Eyes

Keri Hilson is the queen of colorful eye makeup. This purple hue that she wore at the Gillette ‘Kiss & Tell’ Experiment really makes her peepers pop!

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Spring Beauty Trend: Blue Eyeshadow

Bright blue eyeshadow reigned supreme backstage at Monique Lhuillier. The rest of the face was left bare so that the focus would be on those pretty peepers.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Blue Eyeshadow

Essence Atkins paired a subtle blue eyeshadow with her navy dress for a fab take on the blue eyeshadow makeup trend.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Blue Eyeshadow

At the Inaugural Ball hosted by BET Networks, Tatyana Ali updated her smokey eye with a dark blue color for a pop of pizazz.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Blue Eyeshadow

It takes bravery to wear blue eyeshadow but Eve pulled off this daring makeup move flawlessly.  She took it a step further by matching it to her cute cobalt frock.

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Spring Beauty Trend: Blue Eyeshadow

Cynthia Bailey opted for an expertly scuplted royal blue smokey eye with megawatt lashes and high-shine lip gloss when she attended the Watch What Happens Live on Bravo in NYC.

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