As designers stitched together seams to define this season’s Fall-Winter vision, makeup artists and hairstylists did the same—using brushes and blow-dryers to shape beauty’s next statement. From indie sleaze’s slept-in hair to vibrant lids, metallic gazes, and asymmetrical glam, New York Fashion Week encouraged us to embrace the mess.
Skip the Comb
Drop the brush—NYFW says you don’t have to. Keep the bottom half of your hair frizzy with a side part à la Anna Sui, tuck it into your layers like 7 For All Mankind, or let your mane show its just-woke-up charm—as seen on the runways of Coach and Ralph Lauren. Either way, it’s a chic way to let your hair down.
Face the Statement
Choose your fighter: a vibrant color on the lids, a graphic liner, a swipe of overblush, or bold and glossy lips? Marc Jacobs delivered a masterclass—serving icy blue shadow, vampy red pouts, and a confident flush of blush.
Metallic Eyes
If bold color isn’t your thing, keep it cool with metallic liner instead. Take it from Anna Sui, whose models wore eyes lined in chromes and metallic hues—copper, gray, and bronze.
The Beauty of Asymmetry
“Eyebrows are sisters, not twins,” a popular saying goes to forgive uneven eyebrows. Technically, your eyes and lips are sisters, too. At Proenza Schouler, beauty was defined by intention in asymmetry—from mismatched liner to yin-yang–inspired lips.
This season, beauty asks for honesty—no longer perfection, symmetry, or restraint. It’s an embrace of individuality in all its imperfect forms. Because at the end of the day, beauty isn’t about getting it right; it’s about making it yours.
Featured Image and Photos: CAROLINA HERRERA, COACH, RALPH LAUREN, ANNA SUI, 7 FOR ALL MANKIND, MARC JACOBS, PROENZA SCHOULER (via Instagram)
Frequently Asked Questions
The standout beauty trends at New York Fashion Week F/W26 included slept-in, undone hair, metallic and chrome liner, bold statement lips, heavy blush, and asymmetrical makeup — seen across shows from Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, Coach, Ralph Lauren, and Proenza Schouler.
The slept-in hair look from NYFW F/W26 favors intentional undone texture — a side part with frizzy ends as seen at Anna Sui, hair tucked into layers as at 7 For All Mankind, or loosely undone volume from the Coach and Ralph Lauren runways. The key is avoiding over-styling.
Marc Jacobs’ F/W26 beauty looks featured icy blue eyeshadow, vampy red lips, and a heavy flush of blush — a maximalist take on statement makeup that combined bold color, graphic liner, and confident overblush in a single runway look.
Proenza Schouler’s F/W26 beauty looks centered on intentional asymmetry — mismatched liner applied differently on each eye and yin-yang-inspired two-tone lips. The look reframes imperfection as a deliberate aesthetic rather than an error to correct.
Anna Sui’s F/W26 models wore eyes lined in chrome and metallic tones including copper, gray, and bronze — a cooler, graphic alternative to bold color that anchored the season’s recurring interest in gilded and reflective eye detail.
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