For the fashion-obsessed, Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week is really just a cruel tease. You see all these amazing clothes and shoes, but you've got to wait 6 whole months to actually buy and wear them.
The beauty looks on the other hand? You can do all of those right now. Save the occasional unreleased lipstick or nail polish shade, you're able to try any hairstyle, makeup look, or nail art effect you want the second you see it. So while the fashion week trends you'll see here are technically for fall 2013, we think they're definitely worth wearing asap -- and not just because you can.
No, the real reason to try these fashion week trends now is because they're gorgeous. Think classic hairstyles with a twist, a makeup technique that'll transform your face, and nail art everyone can (and should) wear. Keep clicking to see our favorite trends for fall 2013.
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Sleek center parts
One of the most popular hair trends at fashion week is also one of the easiest to try. Just move your part to the center and break out the flat iron. It's that easy. Eugene Souleiman, Wella Professionals Global Creative Director for Care & Styling, created this look at the DKNY show. He suggests starting with Wella Professionals Thermal Image Protecting Spray, $13, throughout your hair. Then part your hair in the middle and use a round brush to blow dry.
For an extra-sleek look, follow up with a straightening iron and finish with Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray, $14, to keep the look in place. One tip: if you usually part your hair on the side, it may take a little time to train your hair to lie flat in a center part.
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Blue eyeshadow
This look got a bad rep after the '80s, but it's back -- and this time it's got a sophisticated twist. Blue shadow was spotted at Rebecca Minkoff and Jason Wu, and it's another trend that's easy to try at home.
For the Jason Wu show, Lancome makeup artist Diane Kendal used an indigo eyeshadow and purple eyeliner to create this winged out look. But if it's a little too dramatic for your taste, skip the wings and keep the shadow on your eyelids only.
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Studded nail art
Studs have been on everything from jackets to shoes this past year, and at the Kate Spade show manicurist Deborah Lippmann found yet another place to put them. After painting the models' nails a shade of pink, purple, white, or black, she glued a pyramid-shaped gold stud in the center of each nail, about 1/8 of an inch above the cuticle. You can pick up similar studs at a craft store to try the look at home.
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Two-textured hair
Hair that's straight or wavy from root to tip? So 2012. This fall it's all about mixing up your hair texture, as seen at shows like Derek Lam, Mara Hoffman, and Creatures of the Wind.
Kerastase stylist Odile Gilbert created this mix of straight and wavy for Creatures of the Wind and says if you want to try it, create a center part and use a three-barrel iron from the middle of your hair down to create that crimped effect. Then finish by running a shine serum through your waves to break them up.
If this look is a little too extreme for you, try keeping just the very top of your hair straight the next time you go for curls or waves for a tamer version of the trend.
For the fashion-obsessed, Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week is really just a cruel tease. You see all these amazing clothes and shoes, but you've got to wait 6 whole months to actually buy and wear them.
The beauty looks on the other hand? You can do all of those right now. Save the occasional unreleased lipstick or nail polish shade, you're able to try any hairstyle, makeup look, or nail art effect you want the second you see it. So while the fashion week trends you'll see here are technically for fall 2013, we think they're definitely worth wearing asap -- and not just because you can.
No, the real reason to try these fashion week trends now is because they're gorgeous. Think classic hairstyles with a twist, a makeup technique that'll transform your face, and nail art everyone can (and should) wear. Keep clicking to see our favorite trends for fall 2013.
