Shimmer and glimmer have been around long enough for their glint and sparkle to start to seem a bit boring, don't you think?

The shine is not about to depart from our beauty counters and skin quite yet -- there are legions of glitter fans out there still -- although there are hints that we are ready for a change. But where does one go from dazzle? The natural, neutral, nude look might seem a logical next move, but we saw it so recently that it lacks the power of freshness that a new look needs.

My guess is that we will want perhaps to tone down the shimmering shades to their subtlest essence and at the same time get some bravado going in our use of pure, vibrant color. The technologically advanced prismatic and reflective foundations and powders that have been out for a while offer a magical combination of luminosity and softness, creating an illusion of a flawless otherworldly glow. These products are becoming more perfectly realized even as we speak.