The best make-up trends from our autumn issue to try now

26 April 2023
By Fashion Quarterly

A popsicle pout sounds delicious, ombré cheeks look an absolute treat and frosted skin is the icing on the cake. These cosmetics trends ain’t a snack — they’re the whole damn meal.

Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

MAKE-UP LIZ HYUN HAIR WINNER OF THE 2022 L’ÓREAL PROFESSIONAL STYLE & COLOUR TROPHY KELLY MANU PHOTOGRAPHY HOLLY SARAH BURGESS

Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

Popsicle pout

Inspired by the sweet pink stain that lingers on your lips after you’ve cooled down with a raspberry ice-block, this look concentrates the colour in the centre of your pout, then fades as it graduates out to your lip line.

Fenty Beauty Poutsicle Hydrating Lip Stain in Strawberry Sangria, $49, and Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Glass Slipper, $42. Makeup For Ever Artist Color Pencil in Versatile Chestnut, $40. Caitlin Crisp ‘Charlie’ Blazer, $765. Jasmin Sparrow ‘Dandelion’ earrings, $500.
Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

Two-tone lids

The hardest part of this effect is drumming up the confidence to pull it off. To create it, you simply choose two eyeshadow shades, then apply one on your lids and one on your lower lash lines to give dopamine dressing a run for its money.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Pro Pigment Palette Vol 6, $130. Cos ‘Argan’ balaclava, $116.
Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

Frosted skin

Putting your complexion on show, this look goes heavy on the glow to make the high points of your face seem lit from within.

Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint, $62, and Cheeks Out Freestyle Blush in Cool Berry, $41. Nudestix Nudies Glow All Over Face Highlight in Bubbly Bebe, $65. Jasmin Sparrow ‘Homard’ earrings, $800. Rings from top right: Silk & Steel ‘Goddess’ ring $589. Mizuku ‘Pearl & Diamond Star’ ring, $1540, from Lulu’s Collective. Meadowlark ‘Solaire Band Wide’ ring, $459. Jasmin Sparrow ‘Torque’ ring, $460. Alison Lou ‘Heart’ ring, $2500, from Lulu’s Collective.
Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

Clustered lashes

Follow hairstylist Kelly Manu’s lead and team these volumised lashes with what she calls “a lived-in, messy, updo-topknot” that frames your face.

Milk Makeup Kush Mascara, $49. Huda Beauty Hoodie Flares #25 Classic false lashes, $29. Kowtow ‘Row’ top, $249. Lelet ‘Crystal Penelope’ headband, $370, from Colleen. Sorellina ‘Totem’ earrings, $3350, from Lulu’s Collective. Silk & Steel Theia’ ring (left), $199, and ‘Aphrodite’ ring, $179.
Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

Ombré cheeks

Swap subtly flushed cheeks for boldly brushed ones that see your chosen shade begin on your cheekbones and extend towards your temples, where it melds with a complementary colour.

Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush in Fuego Flush and Daiquiri Dip, $41 each. Gloria ‘X Large Cherry Silk’ scrunchie, $55, from Colleen.
Make-up Trends Autumn 2023 | Fashion Quarterly

Grungy eyes

Forget what you know about grunge — this look uses gentle metallics for a look that’s grunge-esque but more pretty than gritty.

Natasha Denona Retro Glam Eyeshadow Palette, $129. Fenty Beauty Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil Highlighter in How Many Carats, $75. Olivia Cashmore ‘The Orchid’ shirt, $495. Meadowlark ‘Dove Dot’ earrings, $219. Sorellina ‘Constellation Empress’ earrings, $6510, from Lulu’s Collective. Lee Jones Collection ‘Pearl Bonbon’ ring (left), $2600, from Lulu’s Collective. Jasmin Sparrow ‘Serge’ ring, $500.

STYLING AMBERLEY COLBY
ASSISTANT JOSIE SHARMAN
MODEL DAEJAH WARETINI AT N MANAGEMENT

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