CREDIT: FEARNOBEAUTY.COM

Though sometimes it feels like the dreary and cold winter season will never end, spring will be here before you know it. It's time to brighten up your makeup look and add back some colour.

While the winter trends normally revolve around pale skin, metallic eyes and/or a deep vampy lip, spring trends take a completely different outlook. Normally spring trends can be pastel and repetitive, but in 2014 the spring makeup trends are a lot more vibrant and edgy compared to previous years.

The bright orange lip (and I mean orange, not coral) is one of the hottest trends this season that may seem a bit daunting at first but actually is very flattering on almost every skin tone. Since an orange lip is dramatic enough, it's best to keep it matte or with very little sheen. Clarins' “tangerine” lip colour is one of my absolute favourites for orange lipstick. Another plus to wearing an orange lipstick is that orange is a social colour, so if you wear it, more people will be likely to approach and converse with you (I've tried it and it actually works).

The next very out of character spring trend is the “inky liner.” The inky liner look is basically a perfected smudged, black eyeliner that can be seen on many punk rock stars. To achieve this look you need to use a kohl black eyeliner and rim both your top and bottom lash line. Then, taking a smudge brush or cotton swab, begin to smudge the liner so you get a worn look. Make sure you don't smudge the liner too much or else it will either start looking like a smokey eye or just a mess.

Another very edgy trend for spring is geometric eyeliner. This is probably one of the hardest trends to wear on a day-to-day basis because it is quite dramatic and it takes some skill to properly achieve this look. That being said, it could be a very fun and daring look for a night out. An easy way to achieve this is by using a black gel eyeliner, and start by creating a cat eye and winging it out quite far. Then start drawing a line through the crease of the eyelid and connect it to the tip of the cat eye. Make sure you keep your eye closed long enough for the eyeliner to dry or else you will just end up looking like a raccoon.

If all these trends seem too daunting or challenging, you can always resort to the very basic spring makeup trend: pastel eye shadow. Take a mint green or soft pink and lightly sweep it over the eyelids to create a very soft and light makeup look.