The Structured Lip
This season's lip has a considered, carefully crafted shape, returning to the classic heart-shape and delicate cupid's bow of Old Hollywood. For a modern take, balance the retro glamour of the structured lip with a fresh, natural base that lets the skin's luminosity shine through. Colour wise, look out for blue-toned '80s-style 'power reds,' terracottas and deep tobaccos
Grown-Up Glitter
According to MAC’s director of make-up artistry Terry Barber, ‘glitter is the new highlighter.’ No longer the preserve of tween girls at a school disco, glitter becomes a beautiful adornment, inspired by ‘70s glam rock. For a subtle way to wear the trend, look to Pat McGrath’s smattering of glitter tears for the Burberry show.
Gothic Vinyl Lips
It's good news for reformed teen goths. A glossier take on black lipstick was seen on catwalks in all four fashion capitals, most strikingly at Rihanna's Puma x Fenty show, Marc Jacobs and Vivienne Westwood. Arguably the prettiest incarnation appeared at Dior, where make-up artists layered hi-shine gloss over jet black and berry shades.
The Bitten Lip
This season’s answer to the nude lip is about colour that’s flushed from within, rather than heavily defined or drawn in with liner. It’s what MAC’s Terry Barber refers to as ‘super no make up,’ with the focus placed on what happens before you put your make up on. In this case, it’s a matter of exfoliating, exfoliating, exfoliating, before adding a smudge of colour and a balmy shine.
Tightlining
Forget everything you know about eyeliner. This season sees the lived-in, smoky smudge replaced by a pin-thin, piercing black line, firmly hugging the waterline to narrow and intensify the eye. Remember how you used to do your liner as an angst-ridden teen? It's a more sophisticated, sharper version of that very look.
Post Spa Skin
Contouring has become a ubiquitous part of popular culture, but for MAC's Terry Barber, 'it feels too static for the modern woman, who wants things to be freer, more intelligent.' The solution? Plump, hydrated skin, with a 'post spa glow.' The aim is to focus on texture rather than coverage, using products to create an infusion of health rather than a heavily sculpted mask.
Rainbow Colour
It's time to take a '70s-inspired approach to colour. Wait, come back! We aren't talking about chalky blue eyeshadow - for Terry Barber of MAC, it's a matter of seeing colour as a 'thing of luxury, and making a commitment to wearing it.' For autumn/winter, colour is worn as a washed-out mist around the eye, seamlessly blended out onto the face.
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