As the days become shorter and our wardrobes slowly shift from summer brights to mocha-coloured knits, our make-up bag is following suit. From staying hydrated to mirroring the seasons, autumn’s biggest make-up trends are all about balance. Playing with bold eyes, autumnal shades and shimmering textures while prioritising polished skin is key to this season’s best looks.
Here’s what you need to know about the biggest autumnal make-up trends...
Iced latte lip M.A.C global senior make-up artist, Dominic Skinner, has coined a new term for a look that will seamlessly blend your autumn and summer palettes.
“The ‘iced latte lip’ uses a grey-brown deep lip liner and a honey-nude lip. It’s more milky and cooler than espresso as it’s got that grey hue,” he explains. The look is inspired by Nineties stars such as Victoria Beckham and Mariah Carey.
“Every time we change seasons there’s this reluctance to move from summer brights to winter darks,” says Skinner, a judge on BBC Three make-up competition show Glow Up. “I feel like people don’t want summer to end. This year especially, when summer shows up late, we want to drag it out.
So finding those summer tones that work in the cooler winter seasons [is key] – going for warm shades with cool undertones work really well.” Skinner argues that our make-up shouldn’t necessarily be beholden to the seasons. “We can drag out the summer by keeping the bronzer and bronze smoky eye, paired with a golden lip of t.