The Top Spring 2023 Makeup Trends Our Editors Love (2024)

Y2k shimmer can be polarizing, but oh-so-fun. To avoid looking like you raided a Claire’s, opt for dimension (as opposed to a one-note shade), like makeup artist Ash K. Holm did here on Hailee Steinfeld.

As always, Jodie Turner-Smith nails the assignment in a bronzy take on the look.

It may be a little extra, but Rita Ora's icy lipstick shows that the trend isn’t just reserved for eyes.

These eyeshadow gels contain real crystal powder for unbeatable glimmer.

This spring, expect a more subtle take on contouring. Also called the “Mary Phillips contour”—it’s a method popularized by Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner’s makeup artist that entails applying contour first, with concealer and foundation layered on top.

What contour? The look is barely there but still makes Bieber’s cheekbones pop.

Makeup By Mario’s contour stick is designed to dry down to a matte, complementary shade to your natural skin tone.

Models at Altuzarra served rosy cheeks and minimal makeup—but not no-makeup-makeup—on the runway. There's a distinction!

At Missoni, models looked natural but polished, with a slight flush on the cheek.

The makeup artists backstage at Altuzarra used this do-it-all complexion stick from Merit, the makeup company for minimalists.

Smoky eyes are a perennial trend, but they're major for spring. Makeup legend Diane Kendal and team created this modern version at Jason Wu using Jason Wu Beauty that includes an angular wing for a little extra edge.

Smoky eyes don't need to be done in shades of black and gray. We love this warmer take on the classic look.

Where there's smoke there's fire. In this case, with smoky eyes this intense—the only lip and nail look that can hold its own is a fire-engine-red.

With nine neutral shades, this shadow palette is perfect for creating both daytime and nighttime smoky eyes.

As seen at Christian Cowan, a heavy-handed, '80s-style blush application can elevate any makeup look in minutes. "It’s all about performative glamour,” designer Christian Cowan says in a statement. “It’s the place glamour's ability for self expression and its ability to hide our true identity intersect. The color story is more is more; layering blushes and berry tones to create a prismatic theatrical look.”

Blush was definitely not subtle at Etro, where it took on an almost video game-like quality.

Layering blushes requires two textures. Start with a cream formula, like this one from Smashbox, then set it with a powder in the same shade.

"My inspiration for this look is 90s beauty and style icon Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy," Sandy Liang SS23 lead makeup artist Carolina Dalí-Trites says in a statement. "It’s a modernized version of her effortless and minimalist makeup style. Satin skin that’s matte on the center of the face and glowy elsewhere, an effortless brown lip and natural brows." Dali used a range of ILIA products to pull the show's final makeup looks together.

The '90s color palette of browns, bronzes, and taupes doesn't have to feel dated when done in new textures and finishes.

With the soft smoky eye and muted lip, the look at Philipp Plein was '90s supermodel.