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right lights welcomed Living Barbados Magazine to Miami
for the Autumn/Winter Trend Presentation 2014 by M.A.C
Cosmetics. The event kicked off at the chic and trendy
1826 Restaurant & Lounge with a reception and dinner. The
following morning the A/W Trends 2014 presentation took place in
an edgy, industrial style art gallery where Director of Travel Retail
Americas for M.A.C, Mr Panos Argyros opened the event and welcomed
guests. Film footage showcasing M.A.C makeup looks from the latest
fashion catwalks was followed by a demonstration by Senior Makeup
Artist Gisel Calvillo.

‘Beauty is the new Individuality’ was the catch phrase, finding the
strength in a person’s features is highlighted and the true person is
revealed making a lady look like the most perfect version of her self.
Innocent beauty is revealed through the details, which look simple and
effortless, yet effective.

Eyeliner is making a statement this season with shocks of colour on
the waterline framing the face and ‘chunky’ lashes on the outer edge
of the eye. On the runway metallics were applied as embellishments,
like jewelry for the face.

The four trends for this season are: OFF COLOUR, STREAMLINED, ON
REFLECTION and UNPROCESSED.

OFF COLOUR

focuses on the eyes for the season and adds
a strength to the face, the look is somewhere
between glamour and grunge but looks like
neither of the two. The common descriptions of these lean, horizontally
focused shapes were but rather more “tomboy” and “tough” around
the eyes. Liner on the brows is used as an ornament but not in an
excessive way. The very minimally covered skin feels like the most
appropriate canvas for the eye this season. Products used to achieve
this look are ‘Blacktrack Fluidline’, ‘Black Ivy Fluidline’, M.A.C ‘Black
Crème’ liner with ‘Naughty Lash’, ‘Chromagraphic Pencils’ with ‘Fling
and Lingering’ on the eyebrows.

is a perfect trend for fall with a simple neutral
palette for the face and an outstanding bright
mouth. There is no emphasis on the brow or the
lashes and concealer was used in the crease of the eye. Powder and
highlight were used on the face and set with CCM powder, applied,
and moved around using a brush on the forehead, around the edges of
the nose and under the eyes so the face had a bit of shine. A beautiful
strong orange lip against the neutral face added the drama to this look.

STREAMLINED

OFF COLOUR

started from an unprocessed to a simple
smoky eye with silvering eye shadow on top
of smudged black eye liner. Matte grey was
applied on the lid and textures were blended using both matte and
frosted shadows. ‘Lime Ice’, ‘Moth’ and ‘Black Grape’ pressed pigments
were used here to make the look more metallic, building on a blended
mélange of colours. Lips are left extremely bare with concealer used
around the mouth and the bridge of the nose to brighten up the face.
Dramatic and sparkly this is perfection for the festive season!

ON REFLECTION

reflects a look that is referred to as “real”
instead of “natural” because that is what a
barer faced look is really speaking about now,
the individual! Minimal makeup in A/W 2014 is about the pure idea of
accentuating reality and reveling in normality, this look is simply how
a strong, self-assured cool and relevant woman today wants to look.
Groomed and fresh but invisible, most modern women don’t wear that
much makeup so this look Is all about being specific in the choices of
what makeup you do and don’t use. This pushes home the idea that a
woman’s face is beautiful in it’s natural state. Some of the essentials
for this look are ‘Myself and Siss’ lipstick, ‘Nude Technakol’ liner, ‘Fun
Ending’ blush, ‘Clear Brow Set’ and ‘Groundwork Pro Longwear Paint
Pot’.

UNPROCESSED

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1. Crèmeblend Blush – Lady Blush
2. Prep + Prime MAC Fix+
3. Lipstick – Morange
4. Pro Chromagraphic Pencil (eye) – Hi DefCyan
5. Lip Pencil- Chesnut
6. Haute & Naughty Lash Mascara
7. “Prim and Proper” Pressed Pigment Eye Shadow
from MAC’s Heirloom Mix collection
8. Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Satin Groundwork

M.A.C Cosmetics are available in Barbados in Cave Shepherd,
Bridgetown and Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, Holetown.

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