Colored freckles are the whimsical makeup trend that will brighten your day

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David Yi
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Colorful hair is no longer the only beauty trend the Internet is freaking out over this year.

Following in the bright footsteps of glow-in-the-dark tresses and watercolor-painted hair that have illuminated 2016, we have colored freckles.

as much as I hate being stuck inside all day due to the snow, at least that means I get to play around with makeup all day and not feel guilty about it today's makeup was inspired by the beautiful @dominiqueldr , my first try at colored freckles! #motd #coloredfreckles #fauxfreckles #fotd #urbandecay #electricpalette #beautyblogger #makeupartist #mua #makeup A photo posted by Marlee (@marleexmakeup) on Jan 17, 2016 at 3:56pm PST


Last year, freckle tattoos were a thing. Now, men and women are dotting their faces with various colors to create colorful spots on their cheeks; all you need for the look are liquid lipsticks, according to YouTube vlogger batalashbeauty.

"[They] wear better throughout the day," she explains in a video.

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She suggests using two different colors; in this video, she mixes a coral and a white. She also advises using two different brush sizes with different tip sizes. She first applies the first color with the tip of the brush, then mixes it for a lighter shade with another brush.

Another beauty vlogger, Eva Hansen, uses several liquid lipsticks in her video. She advises to go with a more unstructured approach, mixing and matching hues as you go.

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And if you're looking for some other inspiration...

#coloredfreckles #angelskin A photo posted by GEENA.KASHIF (@makeup_by_geenakay) on Dec 12, 2015 at 12:40pm PST


I wanted to do something "weird" today with makeup. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm snowed in and bored. #makeup #coloredfreckles #liquidlipstick #alien #mufe #anastasiabeverlyhills #brows #nocontour A photo posted by Sara Lee (@saraa_smirks) on Jan 25, 2016 at 12:43pm PST


Inspired by the beautiful @dominiqueldr #fakefreckles #coloredfreckles #redeyemakeup #smokeyeye #colorcontour #marsalien #futuristicmakeup #alienmakeup #alien #makeupaddict #makeupjunkie #makeupartist #mua #makeup #eotd #motd #urbandecaychillsettingspray #urbandecay #maryloumanizer #thebalmcosmetics #rollerlashmascara #benefitcosmetics #makeupforeverflashpalette #makeupforeverofficial #makeupforever #venus1palette l A photo posted by Jenn Hudson (@jennhudsonmua) on Jan 18, 2016 at 10:09am PST


I have a flower pot on my head #spring #season #4seasons #lente #flowers #flowerpot #flowerstagram #lentekriebels #makeup #makeupjunkie #makeupartist #makeupaddiction #makeupaddict #radiantlips #ulzzanglips #whitagram #juno #vicepallet #vice #liquidlipstick #asianpose #peacesign #itsanasianthing #coloredfreckles #batalash #hashtags #hatersgonnahate #tomanyhashtags @dominiqueldr A photo posted by Noodle (@almighty_rui) on Nov 26, 2015 at 11:38am PST

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