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Top Color Beauty Trends From the Fall/Winter 2021 Runways

Citrusy, sparkly, bold, and loud; these are fall's favorite beauty colors. 

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Versace Fall/Winter 2021

After a long 18 months behind the mask, the Fall/Winter 2021 season heralded the return to visibility with bright colors, geometric shapes, and light-catching metallics. One exhausted from trauma, the post-vaccine world leans into a campy playfulness—encouraging us to peacock in a reemerging world. Courrèges played with gems, taking the Euphoric trend to a pared-back simple application for rookie make-up aficionados. At the same time, Versace’s usage of blue, metallic, extended wing eyescapes pandered to the fearless (and skilled). 

An interesting entanglement of time, both past and future, found its way to the runway—possibly a reflection of pandemic escapism. Ferragamo’s science fiction-inspired runway sent down a parade of fully body-painted/semi-nude silver models, and Giambattista Valli's tangerine accented, black and silver eye looks gave us glimpses of extra-terrestrial, all while incorporating three of the most prominent color trends into a single look. Counter to galactic futurism, brands such as Vivienne Westwood, Paco Rabanne, and Erdem leaned into retro-inspired beauty, taking us on a journey from the 1920s silent-film era to Andy Warhol’s The Factory in 1980s New York. Blush in highly pigmented tangerine popped up, while black geometric liner plucked from The Queens Gambit made its runway return. And, lastly, diamond body embellishments racked up a designer following—signaling to invest in quality eyelash glue for at-home precision placement. In general, drama ruled, while subtlety was largely left behind. 

What once was the season for muted terracotta reds and simple pencil brown liner has been turned on its head. It’s all about loud, singing from the streets, embracing our most eccentric instincts—not necessarily about precision, this Fall is all about experimentation. 

Tangerine

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Vivenne Westwood Fall/Winter 2021.
Dries Van Noten Fall/Winter 2021.
Mame Kurogouchi Fall/Winter 2021.
Maison Mai Fall/Winter 2021.
Paco Rabanne Fall/Winter 2021.

Diamond

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Courreges Fall/Winter 2021.
Daniela Gregis Fall/Winter 2021.
Blumarine Fall/Winter 2021.
Burberry Fall/Winter 2021.
Christian Cowen Fall/Winter 2021
Coperni Fall/Winter 2021.

Blue

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Versace Fall/Winter 2021
Kiko Kostadinov Fall/Winter 2021.
Altuzarra Fall/Winter 2021.
LBV Fall/Winter 2021.

Metallics

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Giambattista Valli Fall/Winter 2021.
Salvatore Ferragamo Fall/Winter 2021.
Prada Fall/Winter 2021.
Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2021.

Black

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Erdem Fall/Winter 2021.
Chanel Fall/Winter 2021.
Dior Fall/Winter 2021.

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