No, I'm not doing "11 for 2011", but I do want to take a look back on the year and highlight the things that stood out most to me.
I was pleased to see more connections between makeup and art this year. We had both drawings of makeup as well as portraits created with lipstick and other products:
images from bellasugar.com
And a perfume bottle exhibition means makeup can't be far behind!
Now for some trends. 2011 was most definitely the year of the crazy nails. From high art-inspired…
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…to reproducing pop culture, nails were the big accessory.
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On the slightly less wild side, Sally Hansen debuted nail decals to allow easy application of designs, while a host of companies (OPI, China Glaze) introduced "crackle" nail polishes.
image from chic-steals.com
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It was also the year of the crazy eyelashes - from shells and paper to Lancôme's creepy "Doll Lashes" mascara, lashes were subjected to variety of enhancements.
(image from bellasugar.com)
(image from thegloss.com)
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There are so many more items from the year that caught my eye, but I'll leave you with this: the weirdest/most morbid 2011 beauty award goes to Illamasqua, for offering funeral makeup services.