Autumnal AESTHETIC

Melissa Nazareth studied the fashion runways for make-up and hair style ideas that you can incorporate into your looks this season. From the ubiquitous smoky eye and metallic shimmers to braids, buns and sleek pony tails.

While every person has a unique aesthetic, it helps to draw inspiration from the Fashion Week catwalks. In this feature, we present our favourite make-up and hair style trends spotted on the Autumn and Winter 2022/2023 runways. We also speak to experts who share their take on how to adapt these ideas for your daily looks.

Earthy tones such as warm greens, golden yellows and browns and orangey reds are the colours for this season – intense, rich and warm. One make-up trend that goes perfectly with this vibe is the smoky eye. While the look is most ideal for the evening, you can get away with a softer smoky eye during the day by swapping black with brown or grey. Spotted at Bora Aksu during London Fashion Week was the lived-in smoky eye. If you’re a make-up novice, lived-in means creating an illusion of the product having been on for a while. It’s achieved by smudging the product, which offers a more intense result. Zuhair Murad featured a sultry, smoky eye: nudes all over the eyes to add subtle depth and definition, nude onto the centre of the lids for an eye-widening effect and a soft brown wing, smudging the edges for a smoky, blown-out line. Make-up artist Maria Zhang says: “Smoky eyes are one of those staple looks that will always remain trending, in my opinion. I love using brown or even copper cream shadow sticks during the day for a quick and subtle day variation and pop on some darker tones to transition it into a night look.”