Ah, yes! It’s that time of the year again when fashion magazines and websites start rolling out the year’s current trends for spring and summer. Here in Manila, beauty editors, bloggers and columnists like myself eagerly await the biannual M·A·C Cosmetics makeup trends event wherein the local M·A·C team flies in an international senior artist to discuss the forecasted makeup styles for the upcoming seasons.
For Spring and Summer 2016, M·A·C Cosmetics flew in senior artist Louise Zizzo for a makeup demo at the Shooting Gallery studios which M·A·C transformed into a sleek and sophisticated makeup atelier. Louise’s work at M·A·C has taken her everywhere from backstage at shows in New York, Milan and Paris… to working with celebrities and even shooting a Missy Elliott video.
Classically trained as a ballet dancer by the time she was 16, Louise flew to Hong Kong at 19 for her first professional job as a member of a dance group. Yet even as an onstage performer, Louise was always fascinated by the power of makeup when done backstage. Originally from England, it wasn’t until she met her husband on her dance travels that she was led to San Francisco and into making this passion her profession. She’s been with M·A·C for 23 years now and her job as a senior artist has flown her to countless cities around the world, which now includes Manila, where she absolutely loves the food!
Louise discussed a number of key trends for Spring and Summer. The looks are all about a new punk rebellion, a backlash against social media makeup. It’s very raw, natural, not polished, not finessed. Here are some of the amazing makeup trends to try for the upcoming season.
CRAYON
The Crayola-like spectrum pigments presiding over this season have a brightness that leans towards the use of primary colors with an intense saturation and spontaneity to the way it is applied. At Missoni, pigments in bright, primary colors were applied directly to the lids using just the ring finger to give the look a painterly, almost tribal effect.
AQUATIC
Acid greens, blues and yellows and their close relatives come to fore as the eye color choices of the season. At Issey Miyake, pigments in shades of Hi-Def Cyan and True Chartreuse were mixed with a water-base mixing medium to create a fluid liquid pigment which are then blown into straws onto the corner of each model’s eye to create an organic, free-glowing shape.
HOT CHERRY
Reds were the big number backstage this season. But unlike past seasons, the strong lip was worn with a bare face. Think red lipstick with a youthful feel. Skin is pared down and natural. Think an easy red pucker and not a grown-up glam look. At Zac Posen, the look was all about a well-groomed brow, bare eyes and a swipe of retro matte liquid lipstick in Quite The Standout.
BROKEN DOLL
Louise says that it is a very, very playful season as evidenced by the trend of distorted dolls, imperfect placement and haphazard application of makeup. It’s all about having fun! At Marni, it was all about the girl who went too far with lash extensions and serums. Not precise symmetry but free-spirited, pretty and cool.
THE FACE
This trend is all about male grooming, but on a woman. Not an arched brow but more of a boyish, unfinished look. At Emilio Pucci, it was a Kate Moss, David Sims, ’90s grunge cool. Very androgynous with bare skin and lived in eyeliner.
LUSTRE
This technically isn’t about minimalism per se. It is in fact about layering and massaging very specific light-reflecting products like Strobe Cream and Luna Cream Colour Base plus moisturizers and fine textured foundations into the skin, to create skin with glazed luminosity. It is shine with careful placement but with matte-ness in certain areas as seen on the runways at Ann Demeulemeester.
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