“You got that James Dean day dream look in your eye, and I got that red lip classic thing that you like” – Blank Space, Taylor Swift
“So when it’s cold and when it’s bleak, I simply rouge the other cheek” – A little more Mascara, La Cage aux Folles Soundtrack
“Love’s like a runway but which one do I love more? No emotional baggage, just big bags filled with Dior” Labels or Love, Fergie
“Put your makeup on, Get your nails done, curl your hair. Run the extra mile” – Try, Colbie Caillat
“Got a picture of you beside me, got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup” – Back for Good, Take That
“The moment I wake up, before I put on my makeup, I say a little prayer for you” – I say a little prayer, Aretha Franklin
Dear readers,
I know you might be confused as to why I chose to start this post with different song lyrics with seemingly nothing in common. At a first glance, it’s true, they don’t seem to share a common theme. However, when you take a closer look, you will realize that they share one common trait: they all have make-up references. This enigmatic beginning was just my way of emphasising how important make-up is; not only in the society we live in, but also to help boost our inner confidence. Cosmetics help us express ourselves, portray an image, and draw attention to our preferred features. In fashion, makeup (or lack thereof) is extremely important to bring to life a look and a vision a designer has in mind. Likewise, in the entertainment industry, makeup is equally as important and can even be used as a marketing strategy. For instance, Taylor Swift, and Kim Kardashian are known for having bright red lips and a perfectly contoured face, respectively. In cosmetics, trends are constantly changing, and because I’ve shown you my favourite looks and trends for Autumn/Winter 2015-16 from the four different fashion weeks (and because I’m not emotionally ready to let go of fashion month!) I thought I would also write a post on my favourite make up and beauty trends from different fashion shows. The purpose of this prevenient post is so that you get time to decide which one of the trendy colours looks best on you, so you have time to save up (because darling, we all know good makeup is $$ expensive), and because you might stumble upon one of the items or fashionable colours listed, on a sale! But don’t worry, I will also write a post on Spring Makeup Trends – just stay tuned! For now, discover my favourite AW 15/16 beauty trends straight from the runway, and start making plans for your next shopping spree!
1. Nude Healthy Look
Main take home message: skin is in. Looking healthy, and natural is super trendy right now so make sure you invest in a good facial cleansing pack, a hydrating moisturiser (with UV protection for daytime!), and foundation suited to your skin type, and a splendid blusher to keep you from looking too pale! The autumn/winter 2015 shows featured girls with perfect skin, lightly flushed cheeks and with a subtle shading – which are the ingredients to create the “Rich Girl Look”. This nude effect was seen in many of the shows, for instance Donna Karan, Balmain, and Stella McCartney.
2. Bold, Graphic, Beautiful
These looks presented on the runway let they eyes do the talking by leaving the rest of the face natural and fresh-looking. Depending on the event, you can inspire yourself by these different bold looks. For instance, if you’re up for a cool night out in town why not copy Chanel’s cat-eye look in matt shadow, and complement it with lightly pink-stained lips (3rd photo), or even go for a graphic but less extensive cat eye, done with a liquid liner (1st photo). If you are feeling more adventurous and want to manifest your wilder side, why not get inspiration from Dior (5th photo) and go for a colour-blocked eye by applying eye-shadow in a dark shade e.g. magenta, purple or blue, in a graphic shape and perfect your look with several coats of mascara! Similarly, if you are feeling artistic, slightly rebellious, and painfully cool, why not replicate the makeup seen at Fendi (4th photo)? The make-up genius behind this look, Peter Phillips painted stripes across the lids for a feathered appearance, and completed the look wit several layers of mascara. This is a look I’ll definitely be experimenting on myself in Autumn!
3. Doll-like lashes
Doll-like lashes were a prominent focus in many runway shows this season. In previous years the word mascara was almost forbidden and many make-up artists preferred the clean bare lashes look. This season however, the story is completely the opposite: mascara is back, big time. This doll-like look was seen in Giambattista Valli, Blumarine, Alberta Ferretii, amongst others. If you already use the doll-like look regularly and want to try something different and go that extra mile, you can either take MaxMara’s example and create a Marilyn Monroe look by applying pink lipstick and black eyeliner (6th photo), or apply slightly smudged black liner. If you are in a fun and creative mood you could attempt to copy Val Garland’s look for Mary Katrantzou and emphasising the lower lashes with a of of black liner in the centre (3rd photo). One of my favourite beauty trends was for Rodarte. Make-up artist James Kaliardos glued strings of time Swarovski crystals to models’ lower lash lines (5th photo). This was accompanied by a perfect skin, sheer eye-shadow and a flush of blush on the cheeks. I will definitely be trying this look!
4. Strong Groomed Eyebrows
Another big trend this season seen in many shows was groomed brows. In this segment I’ve just outlined my favourite and the strongest eyebrows, but you’ll notice that in the other trends featured in this post, a lot of the models also have groomed eyebrows. In some shows models also seem to have their brows brushed upwards…so that is something you might consider trying (I’ve certainly seen it in fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni). However, I strongly advise you to take a look at YouTube tutorials or get advice from your local make up store e.g. Sephora on how to emphasise your eyebrows without making them look unnatural – grow them out if you can from now until then!
5. Cheekbone Extraordinaire
This season was all about enhancing natural features. As with the eyebrow trend, a lot of the runway models had their skin contoured and sculpted in order to create a greater definition in the cheekbones! Lisa Butler created sculpted, natural look at Isabel Marant, using concealer only where needed. As I mentioned earlier Kim Kardashian is known for contouring her skin, click here to see how she does it! Alternatively, take a look at youtube tutorials to get a more detailed guide! You can complement you sculpted skin with nude, or slightly tinted lips with a similar shade eye-shadow.
6. Peach Time
In some runway shows, models walked down the runway with a peachy healthy look. At Chloé, Lucia Peroni created this heatlhy, flushed look by applying blusk on the looks with a small amount of colour on the lips, (1st & 2nd photo). At Pucci, Lisa Butler applied an orange-brown shade to the eyes and cheekbones for definition (3rd photo). A super cute trend was seen in the Topshop show where models look flushed and healthy with drawn-on freckles an lipstick on the cheeks and lips for a windswept look! Just be careful not to apply too much blush, you don’t want to look orange!
7. Smoky Cat Eye
Another trend on the runway was the smokey eye (here I combined it with the cat-eye and waterline liner looks seen). At Roberto Cavalli (3rd photo), models had black and silver liner smudged beneath the eyes to make it look like they slept-in (you’ve probably done this look before..only not on purpose). At Marc Jacobs and Diane von Furstenberg, models also had a smoky eye look as they walked down the catwalk. Similarly, at Versace, the world’s most wanted makeup artist, Pat McGrath applied black eyeliner all around the waterline (a trend also seen at Lanvin – 6th photo) smudged slightly for an imperfect finish; a look that was completed with heavy mascara. This season it was clearly all about the waterline kohl – a look that will guarantee give you an instant modern cool-girl effect. To play it up a bit, diffuse the kohl down through the lashes in a reverse smoke effect to give it that extra edge! Another cool trend that really never went out of style is the cat-eye flick. This was seen in Dolce&Gabbana (4th photo) as well as Oscar de la Renta (8th photo).
8. Berry Tinted lips
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Love this post! 🙂 So many makeup trends I can’t even keep up!!
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I know! I have another post on different makeup trends (spring!) if youre interested!
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Your sight is just amazing! I love your make up advice and feel very inspired. Keep up the rad work lovely<3
Kitty
xoxo
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Thank you christina! I will post spring trends soon!
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Can’t wait to read more of your posts
They are so beautiful ♡.♡
Kitty
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I love this …is really amazing keep the good work up
Love Wendy
And hey do not forget to keep blogging
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Thank you Wendy! Will do!
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Thank you ♡
Can’t wait to read more if your work
Kitty=^.^=
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Great makeup trends, I love that healthy look! 🙂
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Great post! Definitely a big fan of the nude healthy look =)
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Me too!
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Great post and very well detailed. I love cat eyes but now I am inspired to try out something new as well. Followed you on Bloglovin.
Love,
Synjini
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Thank you! Yes, let me know if you do try something from here!
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Great post and blog! Very well documented and detailed! will definitely try some of these looks (especially the cheek extraordinaire)!
Thanks for sharing this!
J
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Thank you! I will be posting the spring trends soon!!
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Wow, I love this post, it’s beautiful. I would LOVE to reblog it at some point soon if you don’t mind? Thanks, Jo x
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Hi! Yes of course feel free to re blog anything! I’ll be posting my spring trends soon too!!
Mimi
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Thank you so much Mimi! Looking forward to seeing your spring trends! Jo x
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This was such an amazing post! Your attention to detail is incredible and this post gives a lot of really cool makeup ideas! Also I adore how you started the post with lyrics! Great Post! Keep blogging! 😀
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Thank you!! I will post spring trends soon!!
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looking forward to it!
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I really like this blog post, must have taken you a while to research everything. Also love the layout, works really well!
Just A Fashion Blogger x
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Thank you! Yes it does take me some time to get all my research together!! Mimi
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I love your blog and this post!
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Lovely post! Berry tinted lips is my all-time favourite make-up look, it’s so easy to “dress” it up and down.
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Love this!!! I’m definitely rebloggin it 🙂
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Thank you!
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Hey Mimi,
Great post, just when I was going to get me a perfect red lip! Also going to stock up on berries 🙂
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And dont forget that cat eye!
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Putting on Makeup the correct way has always been an issue with me. Its an art, and some have it and some don’t. Im going to look into some of these techniques and give it a whirl.
thank you for sharing this useful information.
I love your Blogs!
shophomedecorandmore
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Let me know how it goes! And which is your favourite make up trend!
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Hi Mimi,
This is a great post! I really like the song lyrics when you begin to read the blog. Yes, I can’t seem to let go of Paris Fashion Week too! I definitely need to get some fashion staple items.
I think the peachy cheeks, berry lips and nude healthy look would suit me. (Not all at once!)
Knowing from experience, I have to be careful with bold, graphic line and smoky eyes, as I realised my eye shape differs to others. End up looking like a racoon! Hehe
Which looks do you prefer?
Definitely keep up the good work. Btw, McQueen at V&A is very very good 🙂
Love, June x
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Hi June! I love all these trends! I like to play with eye makeup so I will definitely try those smoky eye looks more often come fall! I love peachy vibes too, as well as berry lips! I also tend to do the ‘doll-like’ lashes look! I would be more catious doing the bold and graphic looks though!
Also, I am going to the V&A this weekend for the McQueen exhibition!
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Hi Mimi,
I’m so excited you are seeing McQueen this weekend. It is so busy even on the Friday afternoon I went! So many queues!
What time is your ticket? Have fun! Check out the behind the scenes video of them installing the exhibition at the entrance of the show 🙂
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Will do, thanks!
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Hi , Just checked out your blog. Its fantastic Keep up the good work, I enjoyed reading this post.
Love Kellie x0
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Thank you Kelly! I’ve also just created a profile on bloglovin! Are you on there?
Mimi
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Your Welcome , No sorry I’m not on bloglovin. Kellie
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Great post! It’s so interesting. I’m trying to get in the habit of wearing more makeup when I go out, so it’s great to get some inspiration from here! I normally just wear either lipstick or a tiny bit of eyeshadow. 🙂
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Thank you! The key is having great skin, so I recommend you invest in some quality products (after all your skin is something that stays with you for life!)
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I agree, I tend to use light moisturiser (oil free) and makeup because my skin doesn’t agree with heavy products.
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good choice!
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