Numéro has spotted four makeup trends on the runways of the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Paris Fashion Week.
Four makeup looks spotted at Paris Fashion Week
Four major beauty trends stole the show on the runways the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Fashion Week. First, the glamorous look, then the natural glow, followed by an Eighties revival and, finally, a rather strange makeup look. Here’s an overview of these trends in pictures.
Offensive glamour, smoky eyes and sultry lips at Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier
Under the guidance of make-up artist Pat McGrath, an iconic figure in the world of beauty, Saint Laurent emphasizes the models’ faces with smoky eyes and a sensual, carefully drawn mouth for Fall/Winter 2026-2027. Equally fascinated by this wild allure, Duran Lantink entrusted Thomas de Kluyver to imagine the make-up looks of his Jean Paul Gaultier show. The latter created ultra-glossy parma lips to match a collection shrouded by Marlene Dietrich’s aura.
Rosy cheeks and luminous glow at Chanel, Dior, Miu Miu and Chloé
This season, Fashion Week celebrated minimalist beauty and simple, natural make-up looks. Whether at Chanel with Lucia Pieroni, at Dior with Peter Philips, at Miu Miu with Pat McGrath or at Chloé with Yadim Carranza – four major names in make-up – the moodboards flaunted with restraint and deliberate delicacy. The skin was almost bare to highlight a powdered and radiant complexion.
Graphic eyes, big lashes and flashy lips at Balenciaga, McQueen, Acne Studios, Celine, Mugler and Tom Ford
An unexpectedly retro spirit made its way onto the catwalk of many fashion houses this season. While Pat McGrath opted for fluorescent eyelids for a beauty look reminiscent of Grace Jones at Balenciaga, Lucia Pieroni revisited Twiggy-style lashes at Celine. Lucy Bridge, a regular collaborator of Tom Ford, brought iridescent lips back into fashion. As for Mugler, where hairstylist Anthony Turner and make-up artist Karin Westerlund worked hand in hand to create a relevant, striking dialogue between French twists and orange lips.
Alien make-up, frightening lenses, battered faces and scars at Rick Owens and Matières Fécales
Unsurprisingly, Rick Owens and Matières Fécales easily won the prize for strangeness. True to their respective aesthetic languages, the houses added black lenses, scarred prosthetics, dark-rimmed eyes, face tape and battered-looking faces on the silhouettes. At Rick Owens, these almost alien apparitions had Daniel Sällström‘s touch. The latter also created the beauty look for the McQueen show. At Matières Fécales, makeup artist Alexis Stone, the king of transformation, crafted hyperrealistic prosthetics for the models.