Fashion / Beauty, Issue 30

What’s big in new-season hair and make-up? We have the newest trends and the cosmetics that make them work. Words: Tracey Strange; Photos: Belinda Merrie.

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In the same way that you’d want your face to age – gracefully – beauty trends move gradually from season to season. Autumn 2010 is no exception, with the inclusion of long-standing favourites such as red lips and smoky eyes and the evolution of upcomers such as metallics, contouring and glitter. There are no major revolutions but, as always, beauty companies have developed counter-loads of covetable cosmetics, the majority of them easy to use and flattering to all. Here are the latest trends and some of the products that make them beautiful.

GOING GREY

Perhaps the biggest colour for the season, grey is fashionable on eyes, nails and (if you dare) lips. Its best application is in eye-shadow, where its very smokiness makes it both sexy and sophisticated. From silver to sooty, grey can be an everyday option or a dramatic definer for night. But for a different take on the smoky eye, big-name make-up artists are currently creating a more diffuse look by leaving off the liner, or by combining shades of grey and brown to give a slightly mousey effect.