By Vesi Maslenishka
The new year has arrived, and with it, Pantone colour experts have announced the new colour of the year ‘UltraViolet’ – an inventive and imaginative colour, “lighting the way to what’s yet to come” as described by Pantone.
We have taken inspiration from this and have chosen a few beauty bits for the new purple trend of 2018.
Unicorn Snot £8.50
This small jar of lilac glitter gel can be used for both body and face to add a little sparkle. They also have a lip gloss version of this here.
NARS eyes, lips and nails
You can find an abundance of purple makeup bits from NARS. Their purple tone eyeshadow duos are the perfect travel size so you can top up on the go and there’s two to choose from at £25 each. You can top off with their purple mascara £22.
For the lips, they have plum lipstick £22 and a lip liner to match £18.
Finally, for the nails, they have a lovely lilac colour which works well for the icy winter, while still working as a bit of colour pop in summer.
Trish McEvoy eyeshadow £12
We love Trish McEvoy’s makeup and though this single eyeshadow looks a bit pinker thank NARS, Trish has called it lilac so it had to make our list.
MYSIGN Elements Collection £6
MYSIGN’s new Elements palettes came out last November via Tam Beauty but this Jan they’re out in selected Superdrug stores. We love their plum hues in the Earth and Fire palettes but we like how they mix with earthy and fiery colours too to get that perfect smokey eye.
If you’re looking for the ultimate purple matte lipstick though, MAKE UP FOR EVER is the brand to go to. Their long wear liquid lip colour is high-coverage, transfer proof and feels very comfortable on.