Autumn/Winter 2017 Beauty Trends
A new - colder - season is upon us and and it's time to take stock and consider the key beauty looks, trends and tips from the autumn/winter 2017 shows. From the new groomed minimalism to the perfectly imperfect lip, see 10 of the major hair and make-up trends of the season here.
Perfectly Imperfect Lips
Tired of smudging your lipstick and having to constantly reapply it? Not a problem - several of the autumn/winter 2017 shows saw imperfect-looking lips being painstakingly created backstage for just that effect. At Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Val Garland cited "just-snogged" lips as the inspiration for the smeared, messed-up pouts, whilst subtly worn-in colour and diffused edges were on show at Giambattista Valli, Temperley London, Monse and Topshop Unique.
Cool-Girl Hair
Gently tousled, cool-girl hair is rarely far from the catwalks, but this season it was more prominent than ever thanks to Sam McKnight debuting his eponymous hair styling rangebackstage at the shows, including a texturising spritz called - you guessed it - Cool Girl. He used it to muss up the styles at Fendi, Dries Van Noten and Vivienne Westwood, whilst other hairdressers created similarly laid-back styles at the likes of Isabel Marant, Chloé and Alexander Wang.
Over-Liner
Bold, black eyeliner made its mark on the autumn/winter catwalks at all four fashion weeks, but Milan was where it really took hold. At Prada, Pat McGrath topped the smudgy black eyes with a flash of blue, at Marni kohl was drawn directly onto the waterline and at Versace it was applied in great swoops from the inner corners of the eyes to the temples. And don't even get us started on the gorgeously Sixties liner at Chloé...
Bleached Brows
Bold natural brows are going nowhere fast, but their bleached-out conterparts have also made a striking return this season. At Proenza Schouler, Diane Kendal created a monochrome look with barely-there brows, whilst unsaturated brows were paired with pastel eyeshadow at Mary Katrantzou and subtly "softened" for an almost pastel effect at Altuzarra.
