Well, here we are again! Last year’s MAC 2010 Fall/Winter Style Report blog was my most popular post ever, so I thought I’d bring you this year’s preview to add to your bookmarks!

From Fashion Week in Paris , March, 2011  .. more Paris looks to post soon! Some of these looks are not perfectly accurate as to what was seen on the Paris runways.

ELIE SAAB

“Youth lady.”- Tom Pecheux

EYES

• MAC NW15 Studio Sculpt Concealer – applied over the eyelids in order to achieve a pale effect
• Haute & Naughty Mascara in Haute & Naughty Black – used on the upper lashes
• Lofty Brown Zoom Lash Mascara – applied on the lower lashes
  Fascinating Eye Kohl and M·A·C PRO Chromagraphic NC15 Pencil – applied through the waterline of lower lashes to brighten eyes
  204 Lash Brush – used to brush brows upward for simple grooming

LIPS

• Front Row Lipstick (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – applied as a stain over the entire lip
• M·A·C PRO Gloss Texture – applied with abundance over lips for a high sheen

FACE

• Care Blends Essential Oils, Grapefruit + Chamomile – blended over skin to hydrate and create a youthful glow
• Face and Body Foundation – blended over skin with fingers, for a fresh finish
• Tea Petal Cremeblend Blush – applied with fingers under the cheekbones for a subtle contour

To see more Elie Saab designs and makeup looks, check out Fashion Gone Rogue.

MONCLER GAMME ROUGE

“Real people in the elements, with four sections of people…”- Val Garland


Scene 1:People still wearing some of last night’s party makeup

EYE

• Smolder Eye Kohl – applied through the upper and lower waterlines of lashes and smudged with purpose to resemble “last night’s left over makeup”

LIP

• Prince Noir Lipstick (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – applied and then rubbed off to achieve “last night’s vino-stained mouth”

FACE

• Studio Moisture Tint SPF 15 – blended with concealer only where necessary for a clean, minimal finish

Scene 4: People in the snow, with “rosy” cheeks

EYE

• Shell Cream Colour Base – lightly applied to the eyelids with fingers

LIP

• New Temptation Sheen Supreme Lipstick – blended over the entire lip with fingers

FACE

• Studio Moisture Tint SPF 15 – blended over skin with concealer only where necessary for a minimal look
• Shell Cream Colour Base – blended over cheekbones, and tip of nose
• New Temptation Sheen Supreme Lipstick – swept over cheekbones, and bridge of nose with
  fingers for a chilled effect

EMANUEL UNGARO

“It’s dominatrix, fetish, tough.”- Lucia Pieroni


EYE

• 8 Lash and 1 Lash – trimmed and applied over upper lashes
  Zoomblack Zoom Lash Mascara – accentuates upper lashes

LIP

• M·A·C PRO Dim Lip Erase – blended over lips to tone down natural shine

FACE

• Face and Body Foundation – blended over skin for a natural finish
  Studio Careblend/Pressed Powder – applied through the middle of the face for a polished, matte effect

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI, Blondes

“It’s a boy-girl thing – a well-groomed brow, clean, skin perfection…it’s a very boyish, real makeup.” – Val Garland

EYE

• Shell Cream Colour Base – perfects eyelids and adds a subtle sheen Curled lashes
• Impeccable Brow Pencils – the appropriate shade for each model was chosen to sculpt and define brows
• Clear Brow Set – for a brushed-up boy brow
  Coffee Eye Pencil – applied through the waterline of lower lashes to accentuate eyes

LIP

• Peachstock Lipstick– buffed over the entire lip for a nude effect
• Pure Magnificence Cremesheen Glass (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – applied over the lips for a glossy sheen

FACE

• Strobe Liquid – blended over the skin for a luminous base
• Select Cover-Up Concealer – applied where needed to perfect
• Shell Cream Colour Base – blended over the high planes of the face as a ‘luxury highlight’
• Studio Careblend/Pressed Powder – swept along the sides of the nose and forehead
• Bark M·A·C PRO Sculpting Cream (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – for a soft contour under cheekbones

CHLOÉ

“It’s pure Seventies hippy chic – a hybrid between Anita Pallenberg and Charlotte Rampling.” – Charlotte Tilbury

EYE

• M·A·C PRO Dark Brown Cream Colour Base – all around the eye, very diffused so it’s soft, not smoky
• Studio Moisture Cream – applied over the upper eyelids for a moist, but not glassy sheen
• M·A·C PRO Lash Curler – used to achieve a super-curled upper lash
• Zoomblack Zoom Lash Mascara – several coats on both upper and lower lashes
• Fling or Lingering Eye Brows – accentuates and sculpts the brow

LIP

• Freckletone Lipstick – patted on the lips and then lightly powdered, for a creamy finish

FACE

• Studio Moisture Cream blended with Select Cover-Up Concealer – blended over skin for a radiant, light coverage
• Medium, Medium Deep or Dark Mineralize Skinfinish – used in the appropriate shade to contour the cheeks and warm the centre of the face
• Cork and Stone Lip Pencils – used to imitate a smattering of freckles across the nose and cheeks
• M·A·C PRO Invisible Set Powder – applied over the middle of the face where needed

KENZO

“She’s a talented, unique, artistic woman – maybe someone like Georgia O’ Keefe or Frida Kahlo – it’s more about translating a mood and an emotion.” – Tom Pecheux


EYE

• Chestnut PRO Sculpting Cream (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – blended over the entire eyelid and under the eye
• Impeccable Brow Pencils – the appropriate shade for each model applied to give the brow a more masculine feel
• Taupe Eye Pencil – accentuates the lashline
  No mascara – to keep the masculine feel

LIP

• Bordeauxline Powerpoint Eye Pencil – drawn onto the lip with more concentration in the centre, fading out to the edges for a stained effect

FACE

• Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation – applied and blended only where needed
• M·A·C PRO Sculpting Powders – appropriate shades chosen and blended for subtle contours

ALEXIS MABILLE

“It’s a lip focus, picked out in fresh colours and with a flatter (rather than a rounder) shape so that the girls look younger more than sophisticated… it’s happy and fresh.” – Carole Colombani


EYE

• Blanc Type Eye Shadow – softly blended on the eyelid
• Wedge Eye Shadow – blended onto the inner corners and up into the brows
• Espresso Eye Shadow – softly blended into the roots of the upper and lower lashes
• 30 Lash – placed individually on bare lashes to open up the eyes, without any mascara

LIP

• M·A·C PRO Virgin Isle Cream Colour Base and Impassioned Lipstick – blended together for a bright hibiscus shade
• M·A·C PRO Basic Red Paint Stick, defined with Basic Red Chromagraphic Pencil – applied for a classic red
• Dubonnet Lipstick, defined with Redd Lip Pencil – blended for the perfect brick

FACE

• Matchmaster Foundation (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – for a matte but delicate coverage
• Blanc Type Eye Shadow – to highlight the cheekbones
• Peaches Powder Blush – low on the cheeks and swept back into the hairline

COSTUME NATIONAL

“It’s modern minimalism, chic, sharp and youthful with a definite Sixties twist.” – Sally Branka

EYE

• Engraved Powerpoint Eye Pencil – accentuates the lashline
• M·A·C PRO Black Black Chromaline mixed with PRO Eye Liner Mixing Medium – drawn in a fine line along the socket
• Pro Longwear Gloss Coat – painted over the slash of liner to give it a gloss finish

LIP

• Lip Conditioner SPF 15 – hydrates and prepares the lips
• M·A·C PRO Matte Mixing Medium – gives the lip a polished, finished effect without colour

FACE

• Studio Moisture Fix – hydrates and prepares skin
• Care Blends Essential Oils, Sweet Orange + Lavender – prepares and adds luminosity to skin
• Fix + – refreshes and hydrates skin before and after foundation
• Face and Body Foundation – applied sparingly for a natural finish
• Prep + Prime Highlighter Pen (available Autumn/Winter 2011) – perfects and brightens under eye area
• Pearl or Luna Cream Colour Base – blended over the high planes of the face for a subtle highlight

HAIDER ACKERMANN

“It’s not about a dramatic look – I wanted to create a precious, magical woman: strong and sophisticated but delicate, with a champagne-like reflection to the eyes…you want to see the girl, not just ‘a makeup.” – Stéphane Marais


EYE

• Stripdown Lip Pencil – drawn in a ‘C’ shape around the eyes and smudged into the skin for a fragile shadowed effect
• Taupe Impeccable Brow Pencil – drawn through the socket and blended with a finger
• Waveline Fluidline – applied through the waterline of lower lashes
• Shroom Eye Shadow and Silver Dusk Iridescent Powder/ Loose – applied along the upper and lower lashlines with 266 Small Angle Brush
• M∙A∙C PRO Lash Curler – used to open up eyes

LIP

• Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Concealer mixed with Lip Conditioner SPF 15 – blended over the lips to tone down natural colour

FACE

• Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation – blended into hydrated skin for a natural finish
• Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Concealer – applied and blended where needed to perfect skin
• Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder – swept through the middle of the face for a polished effect