Fruits, do you know how sometimes you get into a makeup trend, and that’s all you do, every day, until you forget what you used to do pre-trend?

I do.

Most recently, my makeup trend was MAC bronzed cheeks and a swish of Clinique chocolate shadow and NARS nude gloss. Boring as. (Well to me, now.)

Before that, a slick of green Erica F lancome shadow used as liner, MAC bronzer and clear Arden gloss. Meh.

Before that, as you all know, it was the Tom Ford Azuree bronzed face, Laura Mercier tangerine coral lip thing I did pretty much all winter. Fun, but just like owning too many pairs of Balenciaga heels*, it gets boring after a while.

And so, last week, sensing i was failing to live  up to the expectation of  beauty editor, I shook off my boring makeup husk, and embraced newness once more. And gosh balls, do I recommend it.

The first look i dabbled with was Ultimate Barbie; Lancome lilac shadow along the lash line, MAC pink/shimmery Mineralize blush (a lot of MAC pink/shimmery Mineralize blush) on the apples of the cheeks, and some MAC Barbie gloss. I got a few ‘I like your makeup today’ from non beauty editors, and a few ‘Oooooh, look at frosty fruit and her fancy makeup’ from beauty editors. We’re allowed to give each other stick when we lash out; it’s the rule.

The next day, though, I think I found my new makeup trend. Estee Lauder navy-royal blue liner along the upper and under lids, smudged a little, and a lovely bronzey brown from Lancome on the eyeball. Mascara times 678, natural blush, nude opaque gloss and whammy – we’re in funtown.

It was pretty dramatic for daytime, I’ll be honest, but I was wearing my hair back and a high collar, making the makeup the absolute focus, so it was ok. (The less things fighting for attention around the face, the better.)

Anyway. Point: Why not break your makeup trend today? Add some liner. Subtract some liner. Leave the bronzer off. Add some bronzer. Switch gloss for lipstick, or just another shade of gloss. Just do something.

Life’s too short and too serious to not play around with makeup, fruits.
Just ask Amy Winehouse.

*Not something I would know about. Yet.