20 Hair And Makeup Ideas To Steal From Fashion Week

It might be months before you can buy the clothes, but you can rock the runway’s best beauty statements starting right now. Try these 20 genius tricks to give your look an instant upgrade.
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Swap your black liner for blue.
At Rebecca Minkoff, Sarah Lucero for Stila Cosmetics lined models’ eyes with Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner in Cobalt, a new color for fall 2013 (try it now with the Indigo shade).
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Get fancy with this braided updo.
This hairstyle from Christian Siriano is actually easier than it looks: it’s just two fishtail braids crisscrossed and pinned at the back of the head. Antoinette Beenders for Aveda prepped hair with Aveda Pure Abundance Style Prep to give hair texture and grip.
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Lighten up your smoky eye.
“If you put a [light] color inside the waterline, like a cream, it will make the eyes look more open,” Val Garland explained of the chocolate brown smoky look she created at BCBG using Sephora Jumbo Liner in Dark Brown Matte.
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Add falsies to your lower lashes.
Sara Biria for Sephora PRO created this “Twiggy-inspired” eye by applying false lash clusters on the bottom and skipping mascara on the top lashes.
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Make over your cat eye with a rose gold hue.
At Creatures of the Wind, James Boehmer for Nars created this shimmering pink eye makeup look using the brand’s Alhambra Duo Eyeshadow, Nepal Shimmer Eyeshadow and Maldives Multiple
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Contour your eyelids.
Jerry Hall was the inspiration behind this smoldering, sexy look at Nicole Miller, created by James Kaliardos for MAC. The contour shade was a deep Scarab Green, new for Fall 2013.
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Try a dark berry lip stain.
If the dark lipstick trend is too harsh for your taste, try this softer version as seen at Derek Lam. Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux mixed brown, maroon and burgundy shades on models’ lips.
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Create perfectly imperfect texture with your flat iron.
To nail the second day look, apply L’Oréal Professionnel Volume Expand Leave-In Spray and True Grip Texturizing Powder, then braid your hair into three sections and press each braid with a straightening iron. That’s how hairstylist Joseph DiMaggio create this look for Timo Weiland.
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Make a statement with hairclips.
At Jason Wu, Odile Gilbert for Kérastase used metallic clips to dress up these updos. The hair itself looked way too complicated to attempt at home, but the idea of basic barrettes as statement accessories? Brilliant!
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Add shine to your statement shadow.
“Thakoon‘s winter collection is inspired by summer,” said makeup artist Diane Kendal for Nars. “We did a very dark midnight blue shadow, but to get that summer feel we added glitter on top.” To create a similar look, mix Nars Night Flight Eyeshadow, a shimmering black, with bright blue Outremer Matte Eyeshadow and top with gold glitter.
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Make your red lip pop with a hint of pink.
At Costello Tagliapietra, Maki Ryoke topped MAC Lady Danger Lipstick, a matte red, with MAC Pro Process Magenta Pigment blended through the center of the lip for “a play on color and added dimension.”
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Highlight your eyes.
To contrast the deep red lip at Kenneth Cole, Romy Soleimani for MAC gave eyes a pretty sheen using gloss on bare eyelids and applying MAC Pro Platinum Metal Pigment along the upper and lower lashlines.
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Rock a hot pink pout.
It’s a fact: everyone looks good in this lip color, as seen at Diane Von Furstenberg. The shade? MAC Chromographic Pencil in Process Magenta, applied by makeup artist James Kaliardos.
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Try a toasty brown lip.
Brown lipstick is back in a big way, and this caramel hue seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim is a cool alternative to red. Makeup artist Francelle Daly used Nars Lip Liner Pencil in Kenya, a copper-toned brown.
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Keep your ears warm with a ponytail.
We loved how the hair at Suno softened the face. Hair stylist Odile Gilbert used Kérastase Mousse Substantive to give hair the perfect texture.
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Make a statement with blue-violet shadow.
Use a mixture of pencil and powder eye shadow to create Jason Wu‘s colorful cat eye by Diane Kendal for Lancôme. (Here’s the complete step-by-step.)
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Style a tousled side chignon.
We loved this artfully messy knot at Tadashi Shoji by Rodney Cutler for Cutler Salons/Redken. To replicate it, prep hair with mousse and Redken Powder Grip 03 hair powder. Braid the lower quarter of the hair and twist into a bun, then pin the rest of the hair over it, leaving loose pieces out.
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Pair shiny lips with a glossy eye.
Ever use lip balm on your lids? That’s what Shiseido Artistic Director Dick Page did at Marc by Marc Jacobs, applying Benefiance Full Correction Lip Treatment over eyeshadow to create an “almost wet-looking” finish. And those glossy red lips? They’re a blend of two Shiseido Lacquer Rouge shades: Sanguine and Drama.
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Try a new tool.
Instead of applying gel liner with an eyeliner brush, use a clean, bent mascara wand like makeup artist Mally did at Tracy Reese. She used Mally Beauty Evercolor Silk Eye Defining System in Jet Black to create this cool, smudgy look.
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Dress down a gown with a messy chignon.
At Zac Posen, John Frieda Global Creative Consultant Luigi Murenu gave these knotted buns a “ruffled” texture by prepping hair with Luxurious Volume Volume Building Mousse and using a crimping iron on loose pieces.
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