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London Fashion Week Spring 2022: The Best Hair and Makeup Moments From the Runways
This September, London Fashion Week was back IRL, and it was clear from the attendees in the front row and afterparty guest lists to the style seen outside on the streets that people were eager to get back into the swing of things (safely of course). After months of virtual events, many designers returned this season with live runway shows. Some of the collections explored important themes and ideas surrounding fashion’s role in climate change and social justice. Others showed nostalgia for the mod style of the’60s and free spirit of the ’70s. But what was crystal clear was that many of the designers just wanted to have fun and bring joy to not only the runways, but our wardrobes.
Nowhere was that joy and happiness more clear than in the hair and makeup looks that accompanied these collections. We saw childlike face paint at Paul and Joe, makeup that reminded us of summer holidays at Rixo, ears painted fuchsia (and decorated with flowers) at Chet Lo. Keep reading and you can see all our favourite spring 2022 beauty moments for yourself. We promise you won’t be able to keep yourself from smiling.
Swinging '60s at Paul Costelloe Spring 2022
A heavy fringe and face-framing layers felt very Twiggy-esque at Paul Costelloe’s spring 2022 show (a style created by hairstylist Cos Sakkas), a vibe that was amplified thanks to the matte blue shadow, spidery lashes, and crystals arrange in a half-moon shape along the brow bones.
Double-Decker Eyeliner at Rixo Spring 2022
Makeup artist Vincent Ford called the stacked winged eyeliner at at Rixo spring 2022 “a Bardot inspired cat eye flick that is timeless but modernised with a hint of blue, green, and pink.” To create the look, he drew the first wing right along the top lashes using the new Nars Climax Liquid Eyeliner. Once the black pigment dried, he then drew a second colourful line right along the first one. The colours he used include the Nars Matcha Eyeshadow (for the green), the Nars Thrill Blush (for the pink), and the Nars Outremer Eyeshadow (for the blue).
Sweet Face Paint at the Paul and Joe Spring 2022 Collection
The clothes in Paul and Joe’s spring 2022 collection were colour, whimsy, and vibrant floral prints – combined with ’60s-style silhouettes and layering. All of this was reflected in the makeup for the show, which consisted of sweet designs painted around the models’s eyes, including rainbows, clouds, a smattering of dainty pink flowers.
Sweet Face Paint at the Paul and Joe Spring 2022 Collection
A happy little cloud painted around the eyes of a model at Paul and Joe.
Colourful Grunge at Mark Fast Spring 2022
Makeup artist Pablo Rodriguez paid homage to the underground club scene with greasy, sooty eye shadow and a lacquered violet lipstick. “The inspiration was the morning after going clubbing,” Rodriguez, who is the directory of artistry at Illamasqua, said of the inspiration via press release.
Heavy Metals at Aadnevik
Gold shadow goes from sexy to subversive when it was taken all the up, into, and over the brows and blended until it had an antique, burnished effect at Aadnevik’s spring 2022 show.
Hair Sculptures at Labrum London
Labrum London designer Foday Dumbuya, who recently created the Olympic uniforms for Sierra Leone’s athletes, created a spring collection that blended British tailoring with West African-inspired prints and silhouettes. To compliment the collection, hair and wig specialist Johanna Cree Brown topped cropped wigs with towering turbans.
Sharp Angles at Eftychia Spring 2022
Obviously not for everyday, we love the edgy, exaggerated shapes drawn around the eyes at Green-born designer Eftychia Karamolegkou’s spring collection.
Berry-Stained Lips at Yuhan Wang Spring 2022
The subtle cool-red lip stains at Yuhan Wang were the perfect way to add a touch of colour on the face without clashing with the various floral prints and embroidered fabrics in the collection.
Half-Up Pin Curls at at Yuhan Wang Spring 2022
The models at Yuhan Wang with straight and wavy textures wore the front half of their hair in arranged in pin curls and decorated with flowers for a hairstyle that was equal parts romantic and quirky.