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From Runway to Real World: Fall/Winter Trends To Try, According to the Experts at MAC

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If you’re anything like me, you love learning about all of the latest fashion trends, come runway time. But when it comes to taking them off the runway and rocking them in the real world, things can get a little confusing.

That’s why I take my fall and winter beauty cues from the experts – in this case, my friends at MAC Cosmetics.

I attended a little fall & winter trend preview last month with M·A·C Director of Makeup Artistry Gregory Arlt and Senior Artists Cynthia Rivas, John Stapleton and Caroline Donnelly, and for the first time, rather than feeling intimidated, I feel inspired! These guys just get it. As they should! They are the makeup masterminds behind many of the big fashion houses. MAC has been part of runway shows in 4 cities, over 250 fashion shows and keyed 26 of the shows and keyed nails at 30 shows. Their goal in the real world is always to make the woman look like the most precious, radiant version of herself.

The fall & winter trends are all about natural skin, working with the colors in your skin tone and edgy color placement on lips and/or eyes. And I’m here to give you the rundown before the holiday party parade begins. Consider trying out one of these trends in lieu of your standard party makeup this year.

The 4 major Fall/Winter trends, according to the Experts at MAC Cosmetics:

1)  OFF COLOUR

OFF COLOUR look #1 at Max Mara

Inspired by: Freckles and skin tone, this trend is all about deconstructing colors found naturally in your skin tone and in nature.

How it looks: For shades, think burnt reds, coppers and bronzes; muds, mushrooms and mosses. The mood is all about 90s grunge – moody and sexy like Winona Ryder in 1994.

OFF COLOUR Look #2 - mushroom hue on the eyes

How to: Focus on playing up and bolding out the eye, lip or both. Instead of firm bristle brushes, try working with soft bristle brushes for a natural, diffused effect. For a soft look, apply with a fluffier, soft bristle brush. What you wanna do is play up the colors found in skin or nature, so that they blend in easily with the skin.

Trend Tip: Rather than a standard, firm lip brush, try applying lip color with a fluffy brush to get a “washed” effect.

2) STREAMLINED

The STREAMLINED look at Kenzo

Inspired by: Tomboys. A vibe that’s grungy yet sophisticated. This look is all about sharper, statement eyebrows. They’re sharper and the use of navy blue is

How it looks: Really reminds me of Hunger Games characters in The Capitol! Super colorful and charismatic, this look was featured on the Missoni runway.

How to: Concentrate on eyeliners and eyebrows and playing with eyeliner a bit.

Trend Tip: Try creating chunky lashes from the iris out to the outer corner of the eye, and then pinching the lashes together for a doe-eyed look. For liner, try disconnecting liner by lining top and bottom but leaving a break between the liner, or applying a super thick, colorful winged liner.

3) ON REFLECTION

The ON REFLECTION look at Desigual

Inspired by: The glow of liquid gold

How it looks: Luminescence and glow; matte skin is paired with shine; hints of reflection with a golden glow

How to: Start with really shiny, glossy skin. Vaseline is your friend! The easiest way to try this trend is to sport some glossy, metallic pigment on the eye, using gold or platinum shades. Gorgeous with wine lips! And don’t forget some glossy highlighter on the upper cheekbone!

Trend Tip: Rather than keeping brows precise and polished, try messing them up a little with some clear lip gloss. Fall trend forecast palette – great staying power, not creasing

4) UNPROCESSED

The Unprocessed look at Barbara Bui

Inspired by: Ali McGraw/preppy girls. Not natural or no makeup, but real makeup.

How it looks: Start with full, messy, exaggerated brows. Think rosy cheeks and lips and highlighter.

How to: Apply clear brow gel, a creamy gilded gold with a brown undertone on the eye and a super nude face with a flash of bold copper eyeliner.

Trend Tip: For a little sheen, apply lip balm on lips and apply the rest on nose, eyes and cheeks

xoxo,
BF

BF Asks: Which trend are you most excited to try this fall/winter? 

 

Makeup Monday: NYX Parallel Worlds Box

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Fall is the time to step up the smoky eye, mute or deepen that lip color and start feeling SEXY. That’s right, beauties – even with the hustle and bustle,  fall can be an oh-so-sexy time!

But if you’re like many women, you want to know exactly which makeup to get to master that fierce fall look. Collections can sometimes be a bum deal – only containing the few things you do want and a surplus of what you DON’T want. But with NYX Parallel Worlds Box  (inspired by the film, The Mortal Instruments  – City of Bones) you’re getting a huge value because for only $25,  it contains almost everything you need to look fabulous for Fall!

NYX The Parallel Worlds Box ($25) has everything you need to look sexy & fierce this fall!

With 6 oh-so-sexy, smoky eye colors in a palette, the perfect pink blush, a neutral pink matte lip cream (which is oh-so-seductive in that Brigitte Bardot way), longlasting black liquid liner, a jumbo shimmering eye pencil and a va-va-voom volumizing mascara, it creates the perfect look in no time.
I “dawned” it last Thursday for a night of hip hop dancing for my sister-neighbor, Jennifer’s, birthday extravaganza. What was on the agenda for the night? Oh, just a super fun girls night with hours and hours of 90s hip hop dancing! Just a normal Thursday night for me. Kidding.

"Dawning" NYX Cosmetics The Parallel Worlds Box for my friend Jenn's bday extravaganza!

And it was some powerful stuff. It started out strong…

Striking a pose so you can see the drama that NYX Cosmetics The Parallel Worlds Box imparts

…and wore through hours of dancing and sweet, sweet sweating.

With the birthday girl & my sister-neighbor, Jenn. Evidence of the staying power of NYX Cosmetics The Parallel Box - a few hours into our hip hop parade, it hadn't budged!

And I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you that I was asked to dance by a gentleman because of that sexy, smoky eye. But I declined. It was girls night, after all!

With my sister-neighbor, Hopey!

With its hints of magic and otherworldly glamour, NYX Cosmetics The Parallel Worlds Box is ideal for those last minute date nights or school functions where you need to up the mystery and allure! And when don’t we need to do that?
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: What beauty products do you rely on to up the fierce factor for fall? 

I’M LOVING…Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner Collection Rose

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As fall approaches, we start shifting gears from lazy, simmering summer days to jam-packed, autopilot autumn days. Between work, school, family obligations, social events and (dare-I-mention) the holidays, we barely have time to get dressed let alone get creative with our daily beauty regimen.

Thanks to Trish McEvoy’s Power of Makeup Planner Collection Rose ($158), we can “step it up” without STRESSING out this Fall. This limited edition has everything you need and more – and I’M LOVING it!!

Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner Rose ($158) - fabulous for fall

 

Just a few weeks ago, I “dawned” a day look from this collection for a meeting and then stepped it up for a BHLDN launch party at night by just adding a bit more of the Intense Gel Eyeliner in Arabian Nights as well as the Luminous Pearls Eye Shadow in Plum. Next, I touched up my nude lipstick and added a bit more of the bronzer on the cheekbones and I was out the door in 5 minutes flat!

"Dawning" Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner Rose -fabulous for Fall!

 

Feeling ready for fall in my Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner Collection Rose:

Snapping pics while "dawning" the new Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner Rose at the BHLDN Launch Party at Anthropologie in Beverly Hills

 

You seriously have everything you need in this practical, pretty, pink planner! And the fact that it took me from day to night reminded me of my old Day-To-Night Barbie. I can’t believe I’m admitting that…

The versatility of the Trish McEvoy Power of Makeup Planner Collection Rose reminds me of another versatile "girl" I once knew back in 1984...Day to Night Barbie (don't judge)

 

  • Petite Makeup Planner®
  • Eye Base Essentials Bare*
  • Intense Gel Eye Liner Arabian Nights*
  • 24-Hour Eye Shadow and Liner Topaz
  • Luminous Pearls Eye Shadow Plum
  • Lash Curling Mascara
  • Instant Eye Lift*
  • Medium Refillable Double Decker Compact
  • Even Skin® Portable Foundation Shade 2*
  • Even Skin® Portable Foundation Shade 3.5*
  • Sponge
  • Petite Makeup Wardrobing® Page
  • Golden Bronzer*
  • Face Shaper Highlight 1
  • Face Shaper Blush 1
  • Translucent Finishing Powder*
  • Lip Color Sexy Nude
*Denotes deluxe travel size

Try it out this fall and see how fabulous you’ll feel!

 

xoxo,

BF

BF Asks: Um, did you own Day to Night Barbie? Okay seriously, what fall beauty solutions do you want addressed on BF?