Spot On Or Off The Mark?

Celebrities seem to be a pretty common starting point for trends and this is no exception. Apparently, the beauty spot had long been something fashionable, but when was the last time you saw someone out clubbing with one?

As far as I can remember, it's all been about the flawless complexion, and there has been no room or marks or blemishes of any kind - beauty or no. "Beauty marks - they've graced the cheeks and chins of some of the most famous faces of all time; now they're multiplying on the runways. Marilyn made them memorable, but Karl may have made just them marketable - Celia Ellenberg'

Did you know?Once upon a time beauty spots were actually though to be a sign on being demon possessed, until the oh-so-rebellious French decided that they were cool again and started sticking little velvet dots on their faces. I don't know about you, but I'm really thankful for the invention of eye-liner this time around!Okay, so is it worth it?I think so! I don't usually jump onto bandwagons. I like to wave at them as they go past, and usually laugh and take the piss a bit.This however, may actually be pretty cool. Beauty spots haven't been dead since Madonna and Marilyn - they've actually been pretty frequent in the indie rock world.Ever heard of The Dum Dum Girls singer Dee Dee, the charming young lady on the left? Well, no - me neither. She however regularly dabbles in the beauty spot trend, and has said she uses hand-painted dots as cover-up to hide poorly timed blemishes. Now that's a good idea.The fashion world of course has taken this by the horns and plastered it all over the catwalks so this may be something that sooner-or-later we can pick up from Topshop. It all started with copycat French velvet-style little concentric Chanel 'c's, which I think were, in a word, stunning. 

Alexis Mabille followed suit at his couture show earlier this month, asking makeup artist Carole Colombani to affix his models' cheeks with a single black Swarovski crystal. Of course, they had to bling it up somehow, right? Somehow this looks a lot like they played a blind game of pin-the-crystal-on-the-model. It seems a bit random just shoved on her cheek like that, right? Tips and Tricks.

• Use eye-liner, not velvet dots. I just think they they will get ruined with foundation and you have the risk of them falling off into your Starbucks. We can't be having that. 
• Play about a bit. There are lots of different places to put your beauty spot, so see what looks right for your face. Just try to avoid making it look like smudged mascara or a random massive blackhead on your cheek. I'm looking at you Alexis Mabille. 

What do you guys think, a bit of fun or a legitimate beauty trend? Would you give it a go?