LEVEL UP
ESPRESSO MAKEUP
WITH CHESTNUT
May 2, 2024 by Cat Quinn
First came Latte, then Espresso – and now it’s time for Chestnut Makeup to shine. With rich monochromatic browns and expensive brunette hair on the rise in beauty and fashion, it makes sense that we’d see a chestnut revival. But for M·A·C, chestnut never left.
“Lip Pencil in Chestnut has been legendary since the early 90s — it’s one of those colours that put M·A·C on the map,” says Terry Barber, M·A·C Creative Director of Makeup Artistry. “From early hip-hop videos to today, it’s a timeless classic shade that’s part of every new generation’s makeup staples and is constantly getting reinvented.” This month, that reinvention includes a brand-new product extension: M·A·CStack Mascara in Chestnut Stack. Like the lip colour, this chocolate brown mascara has all the makings of an icon. “With brown mascara, I usually think, ‘Why bother?’” says Barber. “But there’s a certain colour tone in this new Chestnut shade that does something quite magical. It brightens, it sharpens the whites of the eye and it intensifies any eye colour.”
Paired with juicy brown glossy balm and a soft smoky eye, the sultry makeup look goes way beyond neutral. “In addition to being an absolute timeless classic, Chestnut Makeup carries an attitude with it,” says Barber. “It just gives you a bit of swagger.”
“Lip Pencil in Chestnut has been legendary since the early 90s — it’s one of those colours that put M·A·C on the map,” says Terry Barber, M·A·C Creative Director of Makeup Artistry. “From early hip-hop videos to today, it’s a timeless classic shade that’s part of every new generation’s makeup staples and is constantly getting reinvented.” This month, that reinvention includes a brand-new product extension: M·A·CStack Mascara in Chestnut Stack. Like the lip colour, this chocolate brown mascara has all the makings of an icon. “With brown mascara, I usually think, ‘Why bother?’” says Barber. “But there’s a certain colour tone in this new Chestnut shade that does something quite magical. It brightens, it sharpens the whites of the eye and it intensifies any eye colour.”
Paired with juicy brown glossy balm and a soft smoky eye, the sultry makeup look goes way beyond neutral. “In addition to being an absolute timeless classic, Chestnut Makeup carries an attitude with it,” says Barber. “It just gives you a bit of swagger.”
M·A·CStack Mascara
155 AED
An endlessly buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
SHOP CHESTNUT MAKEUP
Why stop at the lips? Go for a full face of Chestnut Makeup for an elevated take on monochromatic makeup.
BEST-SELLER
Trade out your go-to black mascara for the brand-new M·A·CStack Mascara in Chestnut Stack.
M·A·CStack Mascara
155 AED
An endlessly buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
Chestnut Makeup elevates your neutral makeup look.
HOW TO GET THE TREND
LOOK 1: Pair a soft smoky eye with shades of M·A·C Chestnut for a sultry makeup look.
- Even skin tone with Studio Radiance Serum-PoweredTM Foundation.
- Line upper and lower lash lines using Eye Kohl in Teddy, smudging out with shade La Vida Mocha from the Connect In Colour Eye Shadow Palette: Future Flame.
- Define upper lash lines with Brushstroke 24-Hour Liner in Brushblack.
- Stack on infinite layers of M·A·CStack Mascara in Chestnut Stack, using tweezers to gently squeeze bottom lashes together for a spiked effect.
- Line lips using Lip Pencil in Chestnut, then smooth on Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick in Lower Cut.
Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation
250 AED
A buildable, weightless, 24-hour hydrating foundation that smooths texture, evens tone, and blurs the look of pores.
Connect In Colour Eye Shadow Palette: Future Flame
300 AED
A fiery 12-pan eye shadow palette with pigment packed colour in one-swipe for limitless chic to heated looks.
Brushstroke 24-Hour Liner
105 AED
A liquid eye liner pen with a precision brush tip that wears strong all day long for 24 hours.
M·A·CStack Mascara
155 AED
An endlessly buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
Lip Pencil
100 AED
An ultra-precise lip liner in a wide range of creamy shades designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick
115 AED
A plumping gloss stick that nourishes and conditions lips with translucent colour and non-sticky shine.
Pair the timeless Lip Pencil in Chestnut with a slick of Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick in Lower Cut for a juicy look.
Lip Pencil
100 AED
An ultra-precise lip liner in a wide range of creamy shades designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick
115 AED
A plumping gloss stick that nourishes and conditions lips with translucent colour and non-sticky shine.
Lip Pencil
100 AED
An ultra-precise lip liner in a wide range of creamy shades designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
M·A·CStack Mascara
155 AED
An endlessly buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
LOOK 2: Create a sultry makeup look with shades of M·A·C Chestnut.
- Even skin tone with Studio Radiance Serum-PoweredTM Foundation.
- Press Pro Longwear Paint Pot in It’s Fabstract onto lids.
- Stack on infinite layers of M·A·CStack Mascara in Chestnut Stack.
- Line lips using Lip Pencil in Chestnut, then tap M·A·C Locked Kiss Ink 24HR Lipcolour in Teaser onto centre of lips.
- Smooth on Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick in Lower Cut.
Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation
250 AED
A buildable, weightless, 24-hour hydrating foundation that smooths texture, evens tone, and blurs the look of pores.
Pro Longwear Paint Pot
110 AED
A long-wearing, blendable eye primer and/or cream shadow that can be worn alone or with other products and lasts for 24 hours.
M·A·CStack Mascara
155 AED
An endlessly buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
Lip Pencil
100 AED
An ultra-precise lip liner in a wide range of creamy shades designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
M·A·C Locked Kiss Ink 24HR Lipcolour
160 AED
A kissproof, transfer-proof and waterproof liquid lipstick with 24 hours of weightless wear and rich matte colour.
Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick
115 AED
A plumping gloss stick that nourishes and conditions lips with translucent colour and non-sticky shine.
Terry Barber, M·A·C Creative Director of Makeup Artistry, shares his perspective on the Chestnut Makeup trend.
