It’s time to up your game for summer ’17. Whether you’re a fan or not, there’s no denying the eye catching impact a splash of colour has on your appearance. A statement colour is the easiest way to go from fresh faced to fierce. Welcome to the season of colour confidence! If you’re not confident with it just yet, it’s time to get acquainted with colour.

In a world that can be bleak at the best of times, embrace the chance to play with a newfound sense of freedom using this season’s trends. So what are we working with here? Let’s overview the top trends we’ll all be experimenting with this summer…

Bohemian
Channel your inner boho babe by adding plaits to your everyday hairstyle. The models at Missoni proved that ancient braids are the best way to dress up a simple down-do.

Disco eyes
Striking eyes have been given a modern twist, with models rocking rainbow glitter and lashings of bold eyeliner for a winning combination. If you’re heading to a festival over the summer, this is an essential look. Dolce & Gabbana have brought back the flower crowns – top marks for timing – and have paired them with a coral lip to give serious festival beauty goals. Holographic glitter along the eyebrows, creating a high-lined brow, will also be big at festivals this year. Disco eyes, framed by holographic brows and topped off with a coral lip and floral crown will guarantee you the ultimate flower-power royalty status!

Clean-cut red
A clean-cut red lip paired with minimal make-up has proven to be a perfect off-duty look. Low-key make-up is always a winner, so keep the hair loose, embracing your natural texture with a little salt spray (recommended in last month’s column) and add a touch of letterbox red to complete the look. No time for preening? Save time on your face and perfect that statement lip.

Bronze and cherry
This trend is the natural development from clean-cut red to bronzed skin and cherry lips. As the summer nights roll on, our skin will turn that wonderful shade of brown – albeit in some cases a shade of red first – but have faith that the tan you work for, is the tan you’ll get! Paired with luscious cherry lips, this will scream summer like nothing else. The red revival is well under way, so grab your preferred shade from a beauty counter now and tuck it safely into your make up bag.

Cheeky peach
Flattering on any skin tone, peach is the perfect spring-summer shade every time. Models at Jasper Conran wore an apricot blush on their cheeks and matching lip stain. This is a versatile and effortless look, which any skin tone can work with. Now dab on a sprinkle of peach powder to give you that all-important glow and colour your lips with a similar shade – no need to go too matchy-matchy!

Whether you opt for a matte orange-pop, velvety plum stain, sheer coral glow or a creamy classic red, live loud and proud this summer. In the words of the Skittles adverts, get ready to not only ‘taste the rainbow’, but wear the rainbow! Your pot of gold is waiting for you at the end…