Trendwatch: animal print-inspired makeup on the rise

(Violent Lips)

Following the release of  Violent Lips' zebra- or cheetah-print temporary lip tattoos and the growing popularity of leopard-print eye makeup, the master of animal print, Dolce & Gabbana, are jumping on the bandwagon with their new beauty collection Animalier.

Inspired by the Italian designers' famed feline patterns, the range, which centers around a leopard-print bronzer, launches at the end of May.

"What I especially love about the Animalier collection is that it is so versatile - there are no rules because the palette is so compatible," says D&G's makeup artist of choice, Pat McGrath. "Whether I choose to emphasize the eyes - smokey eyes are always so fierce, so sexy - or the warm luscious red lips, the look is ultimately pulled together by the fantastic Animalier Bronzer."

"A bronzer is what spring and summer are about..." adds Domenico Dolce, who also says that for him, "it became an accessory as crucial as one of the Animalier bags."

Watch a teaser at http://youtu.be/D7QWF8NyQK0.