Today,
there's greater latitude in television and film lighting and
photographic processes. Modem film stocks improved acceptance
of light reflection now allows film to show makeup as it is,
whereas in the past, light reflection caused distortion. As
a result of these improved processes, the camera is now more
readily able to accept colors and makeup types that have a
certain amount of iridescence.
Simplicity with gray tones
I think that
as we move into the next century we as a society are feeling
very cautious and that cosmetics will reflect this desire
to be careful, to be neutral, as we feel our way into a new
world. After the year 2000, I envision a change from clear
tones, which are clean colors, toward more muddied tones.
For instance, the brown colors that are on the market today
are clear browns. I believe the future of those colors will
be for them to be mixed with gray, to create a more drab tone.
It will pull out the earthiness of the color, making a more
ashy-brown shade.
Since time
is going to remain a precious commodity, I definitely see
a trend toward simplification of every area of our lives,
including makeup application techniques. As a result, I think
women are not going to want to spend a great deal of time
with the intricacies of fine detail. What we are already seeing
in the '90s is that women want to get their makeup done faster.
They are embracing a look that is more-I can't say natural-but
more "thrown on," instead of the intricately planned professional
application techniques we've seen in the past. So, in the
future I'm seeing "sloppier' looking makeup, whereby women
are going to simply run their fingers over a dry, light-colored
cheek color and then just rub it across the top of their cheekbones.
They'll slightly rub it in, but they are not going to blend
it out like they have in the past.
The easier
makeup is to apply, and the faster you are able to get results
from the makeup, the better that makeup is going to be considered.
New millennium
makeup will allow women to achieve results very rapidly in
a world that is already gaining speed as it races toward the
year 2000. |