Ombre hair was the IT trend in 2012, so whats the new ombre?! Ombre lips of course for 2013! This is actually called "gradient lips" and are all the rage over in Japan and Korea (have been for the past few years actually). The Korean and Japanese ladies adore this look because it gives your face a "dolly" look. You know when dolls have tiny little lips with a hint of pink in the middle? Well this is basically that. 

To achieve this look, all you have to do is apply a little bit of lip tint (like benetint) right at the centre of your lips and lightly blend outwards but leaving the outer edges completely untouched by any product. 

If your lips are a little pigmented and they're darker (I have this- my lips are pretty well pigmented on their own), apply a TINY bit of concealer to neutralize and tone down the pigmentation of your lips before tinting the middle. 

I really love this look because it looks youthful, fresh, and like you're not really wearing makeup. I'm a huge fan of any subtle looks and this is the epitome of subtle lip colour.

The tint in the middle look is more popular in Asia but I'm noticing a different ombre lip trend here in North America. A more bold, more colourful and insanely eye popping ombre lips are all over spring makeup trends and editorials I've been reading. Instead of creating innocent dolly like lips, we're lining our lips with bold colours and blending that into different shades and even using more than two colours to create ombre lips. 

  The colour combinations and design choices are endless. You can ombre with more than one colour or make the ombre from top to bottom (like in the bottom left picture). I'm loving this spring trend! How fun, how pretty!