A brush with rebellion

A brush with rebellion

SOCIAL & LIFESTYLE

Don either dead-black eyes or blood-red lips and you're following MAC's autumn/winter 2013 beauty trends, which were presented along with the Indulge make-up collection at Siam Center last Wednesday.

Indulge's concept envisages a grand banquet with guests who are dressed to kill and competing to steal the scene. Accordingly the make-up includes a golden nail lacquer christened Magnificent Feast, a pink Lipgloss called Fashion Punch, and a greyed turquoise eyeshadow named Sex & the Oyster.

The palette's red hues are for creating the Au-currant make-up style characterised by stunning lips against a pallid complexion but with a rush to the cheeks.

Reinventing the red lips, this trend gravitates towards deep tones such as crimson, cranberry and bordeaux.

"Trends come and go but they are likely to return with a fresh take, whether as a softer pastel for spring or a stronger colour for autumn. This season's palette includes prune-like tones as variations of a dark red, but it's really up to you on which tone of red you want to wear," said resident senior make-up artist Sanid Intaasa.

Create your own red, he added, by mixing other hues like orange and pink with red lipstick or adjust the intensity with a sweep of lip gloss.

"Another trick is to use a lip liner in a nude or light brown shade as a base before applying lipstick, and this will soften the red," he said. "There's always a red lip colour that works for every woman, and it won't look overdone when wearing foundation or powder that naturally matches your skin tone."

The Au-currant look is described as undone but well-done. Sanid added that it's easily done since the focus is on the complexion and lips and less time and effort is needed for the eye make-up.

In contrast, the Reb-elle trend emphasises black eyes with unconventional streaks, allowing the eyeliner to bleed not only on the upper but also on the lower lash line.

"You don't have to exactly copy Reb-elle's dramatic eyes because they were created for runway looks," said Sanid. "Draw a slimmer line or just do the upper lash line but be more playful with the streak and you're a Reb-elle girl."

The Indulge make-up collection offers Fluidline eyeliner in Blacktrack and a small angle brush as must-haves for drawing precise and decisive dark lines. The gel eyeliner also comes in shimmering taupe called Deliciously Rich and the golden Gilt Gourmet for a more glamorous effect.

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