Eye candy, a scent with literary aspirations and a low-cost exfoliator you won’t be able to do withoutA nod to the 60s, yes, but being Prada, there’s a subversive twist: bleached eyebrows and trompe l’oeil eyeshadow. But let’s just talk lashes. Prep them with a primer – it helps...
A stunning (if impractical) way with eyes, smart scents and some matte lipstick you can’t do withoutWhen makeup artist Pat McGrath uses crystals and glitter (surely the most impractical of beauty trends) to create a heroine-worthy winged eye (as per the Valentino show), it becomes no-questions-asked desirable and every...
Eyeshadow flew off in a new direction on the Burberry catwalkWide slashes of pointed eyeshadow winged from the eyes of models at Burberry’s SS19 shows, which would have looked terribly dramatic were they not in gentle shades of bronze and taupe. Beige, for so long the safe option, whether...
Watch out for the radical new shades: but first get your buzz cutThese are not little girl pastels, the faded greens of pretty dresses and country wallpapers. Pastel shades at Marc Jacobs extended from the eyes and cheeks all the way to the hairdos, where bleachy pink dye jobs...
Get the sultry feline look with artfully smudged eye makeupIf you’re not so much leaping into the new year as dragging yourself grimly through the winter, then the dusty eye is for you. At Roberto Cavalli, models wore a feline eye with black liner across the top, and brown...
To make your lips the focus of your look, be as bold as you dareMatte red lips give a very different effect to a traditional lipstick – they feel more bold, more modern and slightly intimidating in the right light. At Rochas, makeup artist Lynsey Alexander made these “stamped-on”...
There is now an array of potions and powders that will give you that authentic dewy lookWe don’t call it shiny, we call it “dewy”, we call it “fresh”, we call it any word, really, to avoid connotations of sweat. Shiny skin (as seen at Off-White) must be meant, which...
This festive season there’s a party right at your fingertipsSometimes it’s hard to party, verb. Sometimes the weight of having to enjoy oneself in a room of virtual strangers, especially at this time of year when darkness falls at four, is just too much. Which is where the party...
Embrace the way the frosty weather makes our faces lookAh screw it, it’s winter, let’s embrace it. Let’s highlight the particular way the cold weather makes our noses red, the way the wind and rain leaves our eyebrows tortured, our cheeks ruddy. At Issey Miyake, models’ freckles were accentuated,...
Stay bright with icy eyeshadow and liner in silvers and whitesForget the smoky eye: this season’s bold party look is the icy equivalent, a wash of white shadow on the upper lid as seen on Kenzo’s catwalk. Go heavy if you dare, using your ring finger to blend or,...
