Fanciful Fairy Tales Can Come True (NAPSA)—It’s timeto look past the everyday into an imaginary world where fantasies and fairy tales take flight. Spring 2003 boasts whimsical fashion trends that are inspired by the fanciful sights and sounds of nature, a departure from last season’s embellishment of lace and ruffles. A garden variety of exotic foliage, dragonflies and butterflies take center stage, adorning delicate fabrics, filigree jewelry and dresses, that nod to the storybookinfluenced visions of nature. This season, the delight and fun of fantasy doesn’t stop with fashion— the sensory experience transcends into beauty. “Whimsy is in, so let your childlike personality emerge,” says New York-based celebrity makeup artist and trend expert, Carmindy. “This spring’s best color collections give you a variety of fresh colors to indulge your fantasies. The palette is clean, yet translucent and luminous, and you can find what you need to create the look right in your local drugstore.” Carmindy suggests to “look for new sheer shades, like those found in the Maybelline ‘Fairy Pretty’ collection which allow light to filter through, creating a radiant look that’s just right for spring 2003.” When shopping for a spring look, think fairy tales. Carmindy says, “Keep skin looking fresh and clear with a slight fairy dusting of light powder. And sweep aniridescent floral blush to the apples of your cheeks to create a cherubic child-like glow.” Innocent eyes always turn heads, fluttering with sheer, twin- ; : , WHIMSY IS IN—From your lashes to your lipstick, this year’s color palette flaunts sheer, bright pinks, greens and coral to lilac and fuchsia. kling color and lots of lashes. To get the look, Carmindy recommends sweeping a light green shade across the entire lid from lash line to crease and under lower lashes. Blend pink across the crease only, and follow with white under the brow bone and on temples. She recommendsfinishing the eyes with a generous coat of a building mascara, such as Maybelline Lash Expansion, on both top and bottom lashes. Polish off the alluring fantasy with a bright and sparkly lipstick in a pretty coral shade. Embrace the escapism of spring’s fanciful color palette that flaunts sheer, bright pinks, greens and corals to lilacs and fuchsias. The candy colored-brights are a perfect departure from the everyday to experience your own fairy tale.
