Itβs true that the clothes on the runway at Australian Fashion Week have some serious sway on our wardrobes each season, but the same can be said about beauty.
The week-long event sets the agenda for hair and beauty trends in many ways: from the way we part our hair, to the colour we swipe across our lips, and even down to the shape of our eyebrows. So what have we learned from AFW 2024? Keep reading for the beauty trends weβre loving this year.Β
Natural Curls Get The Girls
Itβs time to break up with your straightener: natural curls reigned supreme on this yearβs runways.Β
At EM On Holiday and Liandra, hair had the kind of gentle bounce that comes from a dip in the ocean and not much else, while at Albus Lumen, locks were elegantly undone, as though models had simply run their fingers through them moments before taking to the catwalk.Β
Silver Steals The Scene
While chrome has enjoyed a resurgence in fashion, it was also the colour of the hour when it came to beauty at Australian Fashion Week β a trend foreshadowed by many of this yearβs international runways.
For his AFW debut, New Zealand designer Rory William Docherty added a touch of iridescence to the beauty look in the form of a silver winged liner, while at Albus Lumen, modelsβ whole eyelids were awash with a silver sheen, via a futuristic, cool-toned eyeshadow.
Anna Quan thought out of the box, dusting modelsβ eyes and forehead with shimmering silver, and Mariam Sediq took the obsession to a whole new level, sending one model down the runway covered in chrome body paint.Β
Heavy On The Eyeliner
Move over, clean girl. When it comes to going glam, weβre taking our cues from Michael Lo Sordoβs Resort collection, where heavy-handed eyeliner reigned supreme. Makeup novices, rest assured, this look doesnβt require a painstakingly intricate application. Instead, Michael Lo Sordo decreed an era of grunge glam that takes its cues from the effortlessly smudgy shadows and deep shades of the β90s.
Side-Part Supremacy
Gen Z have been touting the superiority of middle parts for years now, but this yearβs runways said differently. Models took to the runwayΒ at a variety of shows β from Rory Williams Docherty to Alix Higgins β with side parts in every variation, Sorry Gen Z, the designers have spoken.
Blurring The Lipstick Lines
If you love the look of bold lipsticks but tend to steer away from them for feat of smudging or blotting, this trend is for you. As demonstrated at Bec + Bridge the βblotted lipβ effect is in full effect this season. Think of it as though you applied your favourite red hue, before went out for a night of sipping cocktails and maybe even a few late-night smoochesβ leaving your pout looking effortlessly undone.