From “Touch Grass” Hair to “Dark Fairy” Glam—the NYFW Beauty Trends I’m Obsessing Over RN

Each season of New York Fashion Week, I (plus my fellow beauty editors) silently pray to the fashion week gods the glam will lean avant-garde. Don’t get me wrong—I do appreciate a simple beat that gorgeously juxtaposes a heavily embellished garment or powerful silhouette. But whenever a hair, makeup, or nail artist’s work pushes the limits and catapults me into their creative world, I’m head over heels.

This season’s beauty looks did just that. Cristian Siriano’s “dark fairy” glam made me want to channel my inner Maleficent. Alice + Olivia’s “romantic Parisian” hair had me itching to frolic in a field of wildflowers, as did Colina Strada’s “touch grass” tresses. Thanks to Nanushka, I’m inspired to don a (faux) lip ring. NYFW serves as a blueprint for the buzziest trends in the year to come, and after six days of dashing between shows to get the scoop from the forward-thinking artists themselves, the road map is clear: beauty in 2025 will be far from boring.