Pantone has named Marsala as the colour of
the year for 2015, and this is a colour I’m loving. I would describe it as a
reddish brown shade with hints of mauve and rose, that’s very reminiscent of
the makeup looks from the 90’s and looks absolutely gorgeous on most skin tones.
Leatrice Eiseman the Executive Director at the Pantone
Colour Institute gave this description of Marsala: “Marsala enriches our mind,
body and soul, eluding confidence and stability. Marsala is a subtly seductive
shade, one that draws us into its embracing warmth”.
It has already started cropping up in the
new fashion and beauty collections and to help you on your beauty Marsala way,
here are my top 3 product picks for lips, cheeks and nails on how I wear
Marsala.
EX1 Blush - Love Story £9.50
I discovered this blush in Beauty Mart and it is absolutely beautiful.
Developed by Farah Naz, EX1 Cosmetics was created to cater to Asian,
Middle/Far-Eastern or Mediterranean and Exotic complexions. Their shades go up
to Mac NC45 as a comparison chart. Because it has been developed for olive and
yellow type skin tones and the centre of my face is a lot lighter with a yellow
undertone, I found that this just worked and it sat beautifully on my skin tone
It’s a lovely red brown shade and is
extremely pigmented so a little goes a long way. It goes on really softly and
wears incredibly well, the longest I have had it on for is 9 hours and I found
it didn’t budge throughout the day.
