After the simple proposition of minimalism that reigned last season, A/W13 is less straightforward. More moody. More mysterious and layered with feeling. This makeup has life.

Find out which popular Fall/Winter 2013, 14 hairstyles will go with these seasonal makeup looks —> HERE!

What feels contemporary now is less made “up” and more made “down” (both in terms of the mood and the lived-in finish). A tired shadow. A smaller lip. An arch-less brow. A wind-burned cheek. A pallid skintone… Artists are working with imperfections, and feeling the beauty of them all. Here is the latest M·A·C A/W 2013 recap.

As in seasons past, M·A·C has identified four trends:

· Reb-Elle: A tougher feel to makeup is omnipresent for AW13 and nowhere more evident than with this season’s anarchistic black eye. Liner and shadow have dropped any sense of sexy smokiness and picked up a rebellious streak that is unconventional, anti-glamour and attitude-driven.

· Spiritual-Eye: Tired, spooky and haunted. An ethereally wistful mood characterized by brooding shadowed eyes and constituted by clouds of greyed tones. These eyes are emotively shaded, not sensually smoked, and even more moving for their emergence on porcelain skin.

· Au-Currant: The unanimous proposal for a colored lip this season? Red. Set against a pallid complexion these looks capture a new take on crimson that is underpinned with an intimation of mystery, melancholy and the macabre. Gothicism in its truest, most poetic sense.

· Prespex-Tive: It’s a new way of revisiting the monochrome effect. Focusing on the way skin picks up light; chalky matte, balmily waxen or with a dewy glow – and often within the realm of a singular face.

Nude lips. Bold brows. Clean skin. Check out 4 M·A·C Spring/Summer 2013 makeup trends —> HERE!

The fundamental idea is an absence of pigment in the complexion, sculpting with actual light rather than artificial shade. The use of texture and color to achieve dimension is elevated in a unique, mesmerizing way.

What do you lovely ladies think of these A/W 13 makeup trends from M·A·C? What look will you be trying out this fall season?

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