Spring Beauty 2015
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Braids continue to be one of the biggest hair trends, but they’ve been updated. From the epic four-strand plait at Donna Karan to the all-over, slicked back braids at Giorgio Armani, they’re a great way to add individuality to your look. In fact, at Jeremy Scott, each model walked down the runway with a different variation—pigtails, mini braided crowns, and tiny, scattered ones that added an interesting touch to hair that was otherwise natural and essentially undone.
For skin, minimalism reigned supreme, with models rocking a dewy, natural look. In fact, at Marc Jacobs, models wore only moisturizer and nothing else. Statement brows are still in (so put down those tweezers) and now, anything goes when it comes to your arches. From dyed at Badgley Mischka to the ever-popular bleached brows at Haider Ackermann and Loewe, and of course, the piercing-adorned brows at Rodarte, your newfound time that’s been freed up by lack of skin makeup can be used to accessorize your eyebrows.
Click through for over 100 images of the top spring beauty trends of 2015, as well as some of our favourite products to achieve each look.
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Braids
Braids are still a thing, woven in a range of styles and shapes this season—from loose and dishevelled to tight and tidy.
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At Jeremy Scott, tiny braids were woven throughout models’ natural hair texture, while the braid was most definitely the main event at Suno, which saw models donning massive waterfall-fishtail hybrids.
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Statement Eyebrows
To bleach, or not to bleach? That used to be the eyebrow debate backstage. But James Kaliardos inspired a new question this season: Are they real
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or fake? “Some girls are really getting pierced,” he deadpans about the row of faux brow rings at Rodarte. “We’re using a strong anaesthetic, and they’re going to be a bit high while they’re walking [the runway].” At Badgley Mischka, arches were tinted pastel. (Light bulb: Hairstylist Kevin Murphy needs to make a Color Bug for brows.)
Historically on team bleach, Pat McGrath penciled on severe brows at Miu Miu, while at Prada, she created a sharp line that hovered above them, which was meant to have a hallucinogenic effect.
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Face Embellishments
It’s well-documented that Peter Philips loves a good arts and crafts project, but he wasn’t the only makeup artist stockpiling adhesive glue this season.
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Cellophane flakes decorated eyes at Monique L’Huiller; Tommy Hilfiger did temporary facial tattoos; and Tom Pecheux embellished models earlobes with liquid liner and glitter at Anthony Vaccarello. Still, Philips wins this round: The sky blue leather strips he fashioned as eyeliner at Fendi, laser-cut satin swooshes at Dior and painted lip rings at Dries Van Noten were best in show.
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Hair Accessories
Leather crocodile tails, seashell-studded tiaras and Spanish roses were just a few of the accessories tucked into hair this season. Hair may be heat
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tool-free and natural, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t accessorize your locks.
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Ponytails
Hairstylists always find new ways to reinvent ponytails. Take Eugene Souleiman: He crimped hair before tying it back to transform it from typical
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to tweetable. At Jason Wu, Lauren Bacall inspired the wavy tails. And at Gucci, Orlando Pita skipped products and brushes, using his own two hands to pull hair into a ponytail you’d see IRL.
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Must-Have Products
No matter which trend you’re inspired by this spring, these makeup artist-approved products will guarantee you master each look.
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From the perfect liners to your new signature red lipstick, these are the products you’ll keep going back to this season.
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Dewy Skin
Realness and individuality were major beauty messages this season, giving traction to a literal no-makeup makeup movement. “We only applied
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moisturizer. That is it. Period,” explains François Nars of the completely bare faces at Marc Jacobs.
Elsewhere, concealer and correcting primers were MVPs, while makeup palettes sat idle and artists were left wondering what to do with their leisure time. For the low-maintenance look at Rag and Bone, “Everyone’s like ‘That’s it? We’re done?’” says Gucci Westman.
Even so, back at Marc Jacobs, Nars wasn’t quite ready to put his feet up. “I’m still checking to make sure they have enough moisturizer.”
Hair and skin glistened this season. Complexions were made dewy with the help of brightening serums and highlighters, but clear gloss was the sheen maker of choice. Applied everywhere from eyelids to cheekbones, it was also brushed through brows at Thakoon, where models were meant to look like they had just taken a dip in the pool.
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Undone Hair
In line with the minimal makeup message, curling irons and styling products sat the season out, for the most part. Instead, hairstylists gravitated toward
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air-dried hair, respecting the models’ natural texture.
“We’re doing something real. It’s something everyone can do at home for once,” says Odile Gilbert of the product-free, finger-dried hair at Rodarte. Even Karl was on board with the blowout backlash, charging Sam McKnight with giving each Chanel model her own natural look to march in the designer’s mock protest.
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Red Lips
Makeup may have been minimal this season, but red lips still felt right. They ranged from low maintenance (at Topshop Unique, colour was
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diffused with fingertips to look kissed off) to high glamour (at Antonio Berardi the lacquered lips were inspired by Saran-wrapped flowers).
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Graphic Eyeliner
When a cat-eye just wouldn’t cut it, makeup artists reimagined the classic flick, opting to paint unconventional shapes and employing a mash-up
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of pencil, liquid and cream liners to achieve the desired results.
At Narciso Rodriguez, Dick Page used all three to make a “chunky wedge” that was Debbie Harry-inspired. “It’s not respecting the eye shape at all. It’s just scribbled on there,” he says. At Ann Demeulemeester, carbon smears were drawn on lids to make models look carefree and Coachella bound. While at Louis Vuitton, Pat McGrath used liner for cartoonish lashes.
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Doll-like Makeup
At Altuzarra and Rochas, Tom Pecheux and Lucia Pieroni referenced dolls that were more creepy than Cabbage Patch. Pecheux snipped false lashes
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and fastened a tuft in the middle of the upper lash line, while Pieroni made lashes clumpy and drew dots under the eyes. The world’s most popular doll served as inspiration at Moschino, where Pieroni mixed three different pigments for a custom pink Malibu Barbie would kill for.
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