This article titled “New faces for 2012″ was written by Eva Wiseman, for The Observer on Sunday 11th March 2012 00.05 UTC

What will our faces be wearing this year? A thin sheen of sweat, sure (see: recession), but under that a rainbow of make-up. Lips will be strong and lacquered, cheeks chalky with pastel colour, eyeliner will parody the 1950s swoosh, and hair (when not popped away in a sleek ponytail) will be full-on 70s candyfloss curls. We asked some of the world’s best stylists and make-up artists – Terry Barber (MAC’s director of make-up artistry), Bobbi Brown, Charles Worthington and NARS’s Jane Richardson – to break down this year’s key beauty looks, and teach us how to look exactly like the ladies to the right. Or as close as you can get without a serious load of genetic modification and a very kind light.

Modern monochrome

1 Sweep rose pink over the eyelid, then dab on Vaseline before patting on glitter
2 Brush bronzer under the cheekbones, but skip blush
3 Curl lashes, but leave off mascara
4 Blend matte lip pencil with NARS Baroque Velvet Lip Pencil (£17.50, narscosmetics.co.uk)
5 Add drama with darker gloss on the bottom lip only

Tomato red

1 Brush on a sheer, yellow-based foundation
2 Apply a nude peachy blush to the apple of the cheek
3 Add a sweep of gel liner to the eye, then black mascara
4 Use a lip brush to paint Bobbi Brown Rip Lip Colour in Guava (£18, bobbibrown.co.uk)
5 Work outwards from the centre of the top lip in short strokes. Repeat for more intensity

Neon beauty pageant

1 Colour block up to the eyebrow in pastel
2 Press MAC’s Saint Germain on to lips
3 Prep damp hair with Charles Worthington Front Row Blow-dry spray (£6.29, charlesworthington.com) then tong from the root in all directions. Brush from underneath, then pinch the ends of the curls and backcomb with fingers
4 Apply Nail Rock to nails (£6.70, asos.com)

Calligraphic liner

1 Map out the angular eye shape with a brush and MAC Fluidline gel liner (£14, maccosmetics.co.uk)
2 Clean up the edges with make-up remover and a cotton bud
3 Fill in the outline with colour
4 Finish with volumising mascara

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