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What's a better makeup look than no makeup? Follow Marc Jacobs' lead and dare to bare your natural beauty for spring.

Spring often brings some very soft makeup looks including pastels and glossy textures, which were very apparent in the most recent runway shows. However, there were some very surprising and contrasting trends such as intense smoky eyes and fierce lip colours. Trying out some of the new trends is a great way to improve and change your existing makeup routines.

Bold lips are a great and easy way to amp up your makeup looks without having to put much focus on your eyes, which can tend to be a bit more challenging. A bold lip colour such as a wine, berry or blood orange will instantly brighten your complexion and bring a sense of personality to your makeup looks. You can also create ombre style lips by diffusing the outer edges. This can be done by fading out your lipstick with a fluffy brush or by blending a lighter coloured lipstick to the outer rim of your lips.

Cool browns and taupe eye shadow were trending a lot in the latest runway shows. These colours are excellent for creating cut creases and soft smoky eyes for those who don’t like the traditional black, smoky eye makeup. Taupe eye shadow can look really grungy, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can be a bit draining on your complexion. If you choose to use this tone of eye shadow, it’s recommended to exaggerate your blush and bronzer.

Pop art styled eyeliner was a very contrasting trend to the mute taupe shades. This is not only a super fun way to add a pop of colour to your makeup routine but a really simple trend to make your eye makeup look trendy. You can do a simple line, winged line or even an Amy Winehouse styled eyeliner with a very bright – almost neon – colour. Gosh, MAC and Urban Decay all make excellent eyeliners that would work perfectly for this trend.

For those minimalists out there, this next trend is definitely for you. It was the no makeup makeup, which literally meant absolutely no makeup. At the Marc Jacobs show, makeup artists applied a generous amount of illuminating moisturizer and that was it. NARS Aqua Gel Luminous Oil-Free Moisturizer is an excellent choice – and is what was used at the Marc Jacobs show – as it is so light in texture and brings a lot of luminosity to the skin.

To contrast all the above trends, a charcoal, slept in – almost messy – smoky eye was seen at many runway shows. The easiest way to achieve this look is by taking one dark, charcoal colour and apply it to the lash line and smudge (blend) it up towards the crease. If you want it to be very intense, apply a cream shadow first and then finish it off with a powder eye shadow so that the pigments are intensified.

Finish off the school year with some of these gorgeous, spring makeup trends. Alternate them by doing an intense look one day and then completely softening it the next. This is a really fun way to see all the different looks you can create on your own face by simply enhancing your own natural beauty.