It is the half -time brand of the New York Fashion Week and the mood is high – in several ways – behind the stage in Kim Shui’s Spring 2026 Show, 102 floors in the World Trade Center.
“It feels like she has New York City up here -” said Romero Jennings, who is working on a smoke -eyed “Renaissance Goddess” look for the show. “Everything in the world only feels a little gray, so we are as creative as possible.”
More from WWD
In fact, the backstage energy in the spring of 2026 brought shows that went beyond the usual hustle and bustle to prepare in the early hours before showtime while pura vida polished to take away.
“Christian [Siriano] Always try to annoy me: ‘Girl, Hive – I can do it faster than you,’ said hairdresser Lacy Redway, using Tresemmé to create the “liquid wave” on Siriano’s show in Macys Herald Square. “But we are in good condition.” (As if a playful “are we?” On the keyword when Siriano emerged from the rehearsal.)
The outstanding beauty topics This season was statement hair-vom unrest up to the ulta-or-or-satellite extremist long nails, body color and beyond.
“Subtily is not necessary in the state of the world in which we are currently. I want to feel something,” said the Mac artist Andrew Dahling-a newcomer of the fashion week who is known for his statement with Chappell Roan-backstage at Luars Spring 2026 presentation, where he has equipped sequiletts and aluminum fol Toil mink.
The feeling was divided into different commitment in the shows in different commitment. Here are the six top beauty trends of the New York Fashion Week spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear presentations.
Nail talk
Detailed nails were an important moment this season, chrome -plated sets at Christian Cowan (“You are Super Duper Maje,” said Cowan about the looks, which were made in partnership with Sally Beauty and Destroyer Diva) to “K” Imbossed claws in Kim Shui and Quill Talons in Luar.
“Anyone who comes from a Spanish household will understand that nails are one thing and have always been,” said Cowan, adding that the easter’s quality of the nails on the runway is part of his attraction. “I always like hidden details.”
Backstage in Luar, a model described her blue-feathered claws and then wrapped around a can of Coca-Cola as a marker of a “fantasy world”. The square tips were given by the local artist Naomi Yasuda and also appeared in glossy black, red, naked, yellow and metallic.
In Kim Shui, butterfly and fish net patterns, which were crowned with sparkling “K” brackets, with the kind permission of Kijibae and nail art, soy oh.
The mane
Also in Kim Shui, the agenda of the party girls in 2026 was in full swing, with the kind permission of hairdresser Jaylen Seng.
“Bad decisions make good stories and we want this girl,” said Seng, who used Redken products to achieve a Young-Wild-and-Free curls that was inspired by Diana Ross and Shuis’s natural textures.
“You know how to use a curling iron if you didn’t know how to use a curling rod? It is. We want it to feel real. What would you do if you sit in front of the mirror and prepare us to go out, and the Uber was here? That is the look,” he said.
In Anna Sui, Garren took her own references from Georgia O’keeffe and artist colonies of the 20th century for a Just-Done-gene bohemian ‘Do. “The point is that these artists looked so simple – they were afraid they came from when they were all advised. The Gibson hairstyle moved around and they let their hair down,” said Garren, the R+Co Bleu used on the models.
“You get the natural properties of long hair, but the roughness to be in the desert,” he said. “They all have a bit of Gibson up, but everything is published at the bottom.”
In the event of a resort, Oribe offered the interpretations of the 21st century of the 21st century hair trend from the middle of the 18th century-a “Bridgon” siren, if they want to head in carpentable curls and microcomes between the ringlet bun boxes.
Meanwhile, Stylist Mustafa Yanaz brought “Helmhaire” with caps and hats at Collina Strada, which were literally made from hair. The inspiration came directly from Collina Strada founder and creative director Hillary Taymour, who mentioned Yanaz a bit jokingly two months before the show.
“It’s a personal thing,” said Yanaz. “When I see a New Yorker, I see her with a hat, new balances and baggy pants.”
The hats, which were anchored with pens and Bumble’s Spray de Mode hair spray, came in neutral tones and a shadow from Pink.
Hair tables also performed in Luar, where models in golden caps made of spiral braids were dressed with friendly approval from Tresememé.
The manes did not stop here. Feathers appeared in two styles, the “royal feather” and the “Federnail”, which performed both feathers, which directed the back of rolls and behind ears such as peacocks.
Paint me like one of your fashion girls
In Theophilio, models received full-body treatment, from zealous hair to full body make-up. In particular, painted stripes that fell out under the modeled briefs under the lubricated briefs of a model contained, and also received iterations to other Looks, legs and torsos.
At Diotima, the hairstylist Joey George was and is looking for a look with fresh faces, low rolls and a delicate white colors along the hairline and forehead in Tokyo Global Creator Kanako Takase.
“The Diotima woman is a very sexy woman. She is absolutely a party girl who also runs a business, and she will work with a bit of residuum from the night before. And that’s okay,” said George.
A eyelash flash
Eyelashes were on the side this season.
In Eckhaus Latta, the make -up artist ISAMAYA FFRENCH has teamed up with a look with mere white eyelashes with a look, which achieved a ghostly effect.
“From afar, everyone shines their eyes,” said Freinch, describing the look as “ethereal”. “They are so sheer that they integrate into the natural eyelashes so that it creates a beautiful ombre eyelash.”
At Collina Strada, the eyelashes, also with the friendly approval of Lashify, were equally unique with living colors, including pink and lime green as well as an outstanding form.
“The fibers are angled so that they go up directly instead of all fibers,” said Lashify training manager Jillian Medics. “It will extend and move into the eye.”
Ffrench added: “Everyone has a nice little piece of colored wing at the end of their whip, that [either] Looks good with the color combination or is a little contrast [to what they are wearing]. “”
In Luar, Dahling glued into the waterline to look like eccentric glasses in Luar. The inspiration was taken from the Taíno culture in the Dominican Republic, where the creative director of the brand, Raul Lopez, comes from.
“I was inspired a lot of the masks and inner and the costumes that they have in the carnival, and I looked at some motifs, a few styles and the way they decorate themselves and dress,” said Dahling.
Skin of the mannequin
The hair may have grown up this season, but the skin became simple and deliberate.
“Because of AI, everyone is obsessed with skin,” said Jennings from Kim Shui and used Mac’s maccomed fluid highlights in the shadow double glams to throw an all-over face glow. “It is about creating this futuristic-looking complexion,” he continued, adding that the eye make-up contained smoky gray and black colors. “Part of the make -up is destroyed and part of the make -up is a clean goddess.”
In Sandy Liang there were also clean, dependent bases in full force, where the Stila-Kosmake-up artist Charlie Riddle brought the vision of the designer of a Chinese grandmother in the city center through minimal use of product.
“No foundation, a little concealer, just polished,” said Riddle. “I really wanted to separate it and have a little anime, but the Ready to everyday wearing.”
Under the Stila Cosmetics Pixel Perfect Concealer was the beauty of Joson’s Tikok viral Sunscreen. Sandy Liang previously worked with the brand and worked against the Tinted -Spf before the beauty of Josons Sephora strip train this summer. Riddle became a proof of the ongoing K-Beauty boom and also used eyelash extensions from South Korea instead of mascara.
A Glasible Renaissance was also the focus of the reorganization. With the help of Mac Studio Fix Foundation Fluid and a new Skinfinish Highlighter powder, the main artist Shamyn Hinchliffe spoke the complexion.
“I wanted to keep it perfectly imperfect. It’s a real skin focus,” said Hinnchliffe, who recognizes Skinfinish as a star product. “You can see the innovation. It is 85 percent skin care and it has no background. The pigment and the pearl are hung and reflects the light so beautiful.”
In order to achieve “mannequin skin”, Hinschliffe recommended a new iteration of the glass skin aesthetics and recommended to keep the base matt and add ski finish on the high points of the face.
Start gallery: Top Beauty Trends from the spring of 2026 New York Fashion Week Landsbahnen
Best of WWD
Register for the WWD newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.