Beauty
THE MAKEUP TRENDS FOR AUTUMN-WINTER 2026
By AR | On Monday 24 August 2026
From one season to the next, the must-haves evolve and makeup is no exception. Here’s a look at the beauty trends to embrace for a radiant fall 2026.
When it comes to trends, autumn 2026 has some lovely surprises in store. For the colder seasons, makeup becomes less flashy, deeper, and decidedly more rebellious. This season, opt for a slightly grunge look to significantly elevate your style. Here are 5 trends you absolutely cannot miss.
Grunge makeup, a rebellious touch to embrace
In contrast to the clean girl aesthetic, which has long dominated beauty trends, the grunge style is slowly making its comeback. However, both share an obvious commonality: minimalism. While the clean girl trend focuses on the art of makeup to achieve a no-makeup look, the grunge look leans towards a different range: that of looking like you haven’t removed your makeup from the night before.
Apply a slightly creamy dark pencil, like those from Victoria Beckham, along the lash line to enhance your gaze and in the inner rim. It's time to blend it all with your fingertip for a guaranteed messy effect! And add a touch of mascara to emphasize the lashes. The rockstar? That's you!
One product, up to three uses
What if everything you needed was contained in a single product that could be used on your eyelids, cheeks, and lips? In recent weeks, a lovely trend has emerged on social media: using just one product for everything.
Not only is this a clever way to significantly lighten your makeup bag, but it also ensures an effortless monochrome look! The simplest product to adapt? The blush! With beautiful peach or pink shades, blush is the perfect product to add color to your eyelids, cheeks, and lips.
The trick? Apply your blush high on your cheekbones to blend it with your eyeshadow. A lovely way to achieve a sophisticated look, finished with a touch of blush on the lips for an ultra-chic monochrome effect!
Another tip is the lipstick. There's nothing more stylish than transforming your lipstick into a multi-use product, especially since its creamier texture blends effortlessly. Clever.
Minimalism à la Zendaya for the Odyssey
It's hard to have missed the stunning look of actress Zendaya on the red carpet at the premiere of the film L’Odyssée in New York. Angelique, the actress appeared with a makeup look as fresh as a spring morning. The secret to this makeup? A glowing, flawless complexion, highlighted in just the right spots where natural light would add the perfect touch of radiance.
There’s no doubt this makeup has sparked a new trend: that of glass skin combined with a perfectly controlled complexion for a sun-kissed look and eyes left natural, without mascara. A natural beauty, in short.
To embrace the trend, it's essential to have perfectly hydrated skin that will be enhanced by a radiant glow in the areas where the face naturally shows sun-kissed marks with a bronzer Clarins, for example. A hint of highlighter for a glowing effect and a subtly tinted lip balm to bring your smile to life. Smile, you are naturally stunning!
Burgundy, the star color of autumn 2026
The standout color of autumn is undoubtedly burgundy. Season after season, this shade reigns supreme. The makeup trends for autumn 2026 place burgundy as a true star.
Whether on the eyes, on the lips , or even on the nails !
On the eyes, burgundy, this dark red leaning towards burgundy, can be worn as mascara for a discreet yet original and deep touch of color. Plus, burgundy mascara enhances all eye colors.
But burgundy also establishes itself as the reigning color for elegant lips, whether you choose a full-coverage lipstick or a lip pencil for an lip combo that is ultra trendy.
Eye maxxing, the makeup trend to embrace this autumn
Have you heard of eye maxxing? This trend focuses on enhancing your eyes with makeup in the opposite color on the color wheel. While the technique may seem a bit complicated at first, you'll quickly become pros!
It's very simple: just draw your makeup inspiration from the color opposite your eye color on the color wheel, since they are theoretically complementary colors.
So, if you have brown eyes, opt for blue, burgundy, or green to make your gaze shine.
If you have blue eyes: dare to go for orange or pink. Meanwhile, if you have green eyes, look towards burgundy, bronze, and gold shades.
Colored mascaras like those from Yves Saint Laurent, bold eyeshadows, or even eyeliner to enhance the color of your eyes, anything goes!
Eye maxxing, a radiant makeup look that is either natural or features beautiful burgundy tones, or even a single product for multiple uses, are the key makeup trends to watch for fall 2026. Five major trends that can be embraced one after the other for ever more radiant beauty looks.