The weather outside is still pretty spooky, but we’re coming in warm with some makeup to get rid of the cold. Fashion Week has returned for the Spring/Summer 2022 season, and with it many makeup inspirations. We sorely missed the backstage hustle and bustle, the latest innovations from our favorite designers and, above all, the beauty looks. As a reminder, this season, the creators are looking at the joy of being outside again. From smudged pops of color on lids to glowing skin and rosy cheeks, runways come alive with makeup looks from the best brands and MUAs in the business. Ahead, the biggest spring 2022 makeup trends from the runways, plus some bonus predictions of what’s to come, straight from the pros.
golden hour glow
For the Collina Strada garden exhibit, makeup artist Allie Smith wanted to recreate the sun-kissed glow that only comes from being outdoors. Smith worked with MAC to illuminate the skin all over, adding pops of glitter and color to the high points of the ears and hands. “Inspired by a fun day outside in a fairy garden,” Smith says. “Damp, sun-kissed skin and dazzling colors and textures adorning the ears and hands.”
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Euphoria The eyes
There is no doubt that Euphoria made a huge mark on eye makeup. We can also expect to see a lot more inspiration come to life as the weather gets warmer. “We’ll see a lot of fashionable and fun bold looks inspired by the iconic show,” says makeup artist Melissa Hurkman. Particularly bold graphic linings. “We will see many creative ways to play with the liner, not only with the shapes but also with the colors.”
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Two-tone lids
Sticking with the theme of bold eye makeup, Hurkman also predicts that painting each eye a different color will be a new way to use your shadow palettes. “Each eye has time to glow using a different bright color,” she says. “I created this look using green and purple.”
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Melt Cosmetics Amor and Mariposas Palette, $70, sephora.com
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pink highlighter
“We’re removing reflective shimmer for a shimmery, dewy, skin-like highlight this spring,” Hurkman says. “It will play into the fresh makeup looks you’ll see a lot this year.” She says adding the rosy highlight at the end of your makeup application will make people think you just had a HydraFacial appointment. “Don’t worry, if you have a lot of shimmery highlighters, try using them as eyeshadow,” suggests Hurkman.
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Refy Gloss highlighter, $26, sephora.com
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Contrast lips
“A contrasting lip, like a deep lip liner paired with a sheer lip gloss, will be everywhere this season,” Hurkman told ELLE.com.
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Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Pencil in Blackberry, $18, ulta.com
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Soft sculpted eyebrows
“There’s a distance from densely drawn brows that had sharp lines,” says makeup artist Fiona Stiles. “Brows are gently filled in, adding fullness where needed, then brushed in for a wilder, wilder feel. I like to use the Kevyn Aucoin Brow Pen for lightly sculpted brows.
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Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Brow Pencil, $26, nordstrom.com
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fresh face
Flawless skin was the star of Monse’s Spring/Summer 2022 makeup look, with Stila Global Beauty Director Charlie Riddle creating a perfect canvas for rosy cheeks, graphic liner and bold brows.
Bold Bronze
Glowing skin was also spotted on Prabal Gurung’s trail. Key makeup artist Sil Bruinsma referenced “tanned, sultry skin and neon highlights,” dabbing shades of lime green, cyan and magenta onto the inner and outer corners of the lids.
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MAC Cosmetics, bronzer, $35, ulta.com
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modern beginner
Jeremy Scott tapped NYFW beauty legend Kabuki to create MAC Cosmetics looks on Gigi Hadid, Precious Lee and Irina Shayk as they modeled pastel confections on the runway. “The collection is a witty juxtaposition of very ‘feminine’ garments made with nursery-like elements,” says Kabuki. “I was looking to strike a balance between innocence and sophistication with this makeup, a ‘beginner’ in other words.”
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MAC Cosmetics Frost Lipstick, $19, ulta.com
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Jewel-toned eyes
To create the perfect canvas, lead makeup artist Diane Kendal prepped skin with 111Skin before using Jason Wu’s eponymous beauty brand to create bold red lips and jewel-toned eyes. “We wanted to celebrate freedom and hope by adding radiance and life to skin with JWB Hydrating and Nourishing Priming Oil, while using a sheer foundation for effortless skin,” says Kendal. “On the eyes, we had fun and used the new Jewel Stick on the lid with springy shades like grassy greens and jubilant pinks and purples, then topped it off with the everyday lip mask. “
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Jason Wu Beauty Jewel Sticks, $16, jasonwubeauty.com
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face painting
Three eye-catching looks from MAC Cosmetics graced Thom Browne’s runway – theatrical outline, gray blocks and sculptural outline – echoing the artistry of the Spring/Summer 2022 collection.
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MAC paint stick, $22, maccosmetics.com
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90s nude lip
Christian Cowan brought a taste of the West Coast to NYFW with LA-inspired makeup. “’90s nudes and wrinkled lips, irresistible highlights, luxurious peach, golden tones,” says Isamaya Ffrench, Smashbox Cosmetics Principal Makeup Artist. “The collection is super bright, we wanted something to complement and tie it all together. It’s all quite glamorous, we want it to feel elevated and gorgeous, like it should.
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Smashbox Cosmetics Be Legendary Line & Prime Pencil, $19, sephora.com
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Beauty by the beach
Shiny azure lining, fiery cheeks and bronze skin starred in Chromat’s swimwear fashion show. MAC Cosmetics products were used to create an endless summer look.
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MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Blush, $30, ulta.com
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Natural
To create Oscar de La Renta’s all-natural makeup, brand ambassador and product and content creator Sofia Tilbury (niece of makeup mogul Charlotte Tilbury) used romantic hues like pink and nude to enhance the unique beauty of each model. “It was really important to Laura and Fernando that we celebrated each model’s individuality,” says Tilbury. “Oscar de la Renta’s latest collection was captured with NYC as the backdrop, and we enhanced each model’s natural beauty with glowing, internally-lit skin using Charlotte’s Magic Cream, a complexion Airbrush Flawless and custom lips.”
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Charlotte Tilbury The Matte Revolution Super Nudes Lipstick, $34, sephora.com
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