Southern California Springtime Beauty

By Veronica Newton

With notables like Vincent Longo being yanked from the Sephora shelves, beauty enthusiasts are picking up a few extras of their staple faves this season. Spring comes early in Southern California, and with it breezes in that illustrious Spring Fever.

Beauty hues mirroring long romantic days and delayed sunsets are replacing the vixenish winter reds and mocha browns filling our Jimeale makeup bags.

Fresh faces, peachy cheeks and sheer rosy lips ring in spring 2009…

Always topping the gloss charts is NARS. For an azalea pink suggestive of inviting poppy fields, try the Pillow Talk lip gloss. The formula is pigment dense, wears somewhere between a lipstick and gloss and is lovely on all complexions. Pick one up at Barneys New York, Beverly Hills or http://www.sephora.com.

A bitter harder to find is the line from the sorely missed Kevyn Aucoin. Find the namesake collection on http://www.glow.com and check out The Liquid Lipstick in Aurelia. A soft berry pink laquer stain, it layers beautifully into a more vibrant strawberry.

The Adorn lipstick by Hourglass Cosmetics in Fresco is a warm rosy shade made with lanolin and sunflower seed oils. This line is a cult favorite among L.A. makeup artists and Fresco is said to be a shade that will take anyone from Sunday brunch to Sunset cocktails. http://www.dermstore.com

Last but never least is our go-to girl Laura Mercier. The Lip Stick Gloss – part protecting balm, part signature color, in Courtisane is a sheer golden rose soft enough to adorn our lips as we carelessly board a weekend gondola for two. http://www.Amazon.com or Nordstrom in The Grove.

For a final dewy sheen, dab Tarte’s newest natural Cheek Stain in A Perfect Whirled onto cheek bones. Antioxidant rich and free of preservatives, this golden swirled bubble gum pink gives the sweetest springtime flush to the complexion. Be one of the first to order at http://www.dermstore.com.