As the fashion season arrives in Paris, we pick out the biggest beauty trends from the Milan runways to try for spring-summer 2023.
The penultimate Fashion Week of the ‘Big Four’ fashion capitals (now underway Paris), Milan Fashion Week spring/summer 2023 came to an end on September 26. Even among the other Fashion Weeks, Milan is known to lead the pack with respect to the development of its runway designs. Needless to say, we don’t need to talk about the wet effects on hair and natural skin, in the purest Milanese style, as protagonists in the runway shows. These hairstyle and make-up trends are omnipresent on the Milanese catwalks, season after season.
Most of the beauty looks we’ve seen so far were kept fairly neutral, with little touches of interest for makeup minimalists who like a little change. Moving away from the classic and towards more abstract concepts, atypical touches of colour were also trending. From the glamour and extravagance in Moschino’s makeup to the slightly wavy hair with a Grunge feel on the Fendi runway, there were plenty of beauty trends worth trying, all of which we detail below.
Moschino: High Shine-Impact Makeup & Hair
For the Spring 2023 collection, the brand and makeup legend Kabuki constructed a classic take on glamour and extravaganza. Models wore immaculate skin, smoky eyes, and red lacquered lips (glossy). As regards hair, Kabuki opted for a more subdued style: a sleek bun kept neat with a generous slick of gel. Some models wore balloon animals on their heads; others had giant earrings on.
Max Mara: Neutral Colours Lips
Creative Director Ian Griffiths took cues from 1930s female intellectuals on the French Riviera, evoking feminine modernity with a neutral colour palette into its pieces. Models wore swimming caps in neutral colours while keeping their beauty looks simple and natural, with a tinge of coral lipstick which definitely helped to define the whole look.
Fendi: Grunge Makeup & Hair
For the Spring 2023 season, Creative Director Kim Jones have taken inspiration from the ‘90s, reinterpreting them as the skin being kept nude and eyebrows “made to be a bit bushier on most girls” while adding satin finishes. Besides, silver makeup has also been present added to the model’s eye ade – a modern grunge must-have trend to copy this season.
As regards hairstyle, the brand opted for soft, blown-out waves – soft middle parting, letting the hair frame the face and the natural but modern makeup.
Prada: False Eyelashes
Creative Directors Miuccia Prada & Raf Simons opted for striking beauty details that stood out on the Prada Spring-Summer 2023 runway. Makeu-up artist Pat McGrath applied thick, false and custom-mad eyelashes onto models’ upper eyelids that “represents reflections of creative freedom,” said Pat. They were so long and straight that they fanned over the eyes, “draped with garments of custom faux lashes with intentional shape and placement. Paired with undetectable radiant skin and a nude lip, this look redefines what it means to add a faux lash,” Pat added.
Alberta Ferretti: Elegant & Glowing Makeup/Hair
The brand opted for wet hair looks “dedicated to dynamic and expressive woman” – especially that slicked-back hairstyle. Glowing complexion was the star inspo for the makeup looks we saw on the runway of Alberta Ferretti.
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