Somewhere between the realm of minimal makeup and a smoky eye lies this smudgy brown makeup look that at least one artist dubbed the "handsome" eye. At Dennis Basso (top left), Avon makeup artist Jamie Greenberg called it the "mocha latte Starbucks" eye. She added black gel pencil along the waterline to give it edge. At BCBG and Donna Karan (top right and bottom left), the look was soft and subtle with light brown shadow. At Sophie Theallet (bottom right), it took a darker turn and MAC makeup artists finished it off with a glossy sheen.
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Makeup Trend: Anything-Goes Eyes
Come spring, feel free to go a little wild with your eyeliner. (Extra points for using lipstick as liner.) Because there wasn't one clear trend or style, we're highlighting the versions that really wowed us. Clockwise from top left: At Peter Som, makeup artist Yadim used Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids Lip Color in Vibrant Mandarin on the inner corners of the eyes. The effect was war paint-esque, and definitely NSFW, but one of the coolest looks to hit the runways all season. There were sheer looks like the blue wash of Maybelline eye shadow we spotted at Dannijo. The double-winged white liner Maybelline artists created at Nanette Lepore felt fresh and modern. And for the adventurous makeup wearer, there's the blue cat-eye Kevyn Aucoin makeup artists created at Honor -- it would be just as gorgeous in a slightly more wearable navy color.
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Hair Trend: Ropey Braids
Braids have been going strong at Fashion Week for more than a few seasons now, but come spring, the trend will be ropier and more intricate than ever before. Clockwise from top left: At Marissa Webb, Tresemmé celebrity stylist Jeanie Syfu created a cool braided pompadour that featured an inside-out French braid. At Suno, hairstylist Odile Gilbert used Ké'rastase products to hold exaggerated fishtail braids in place. At Mara Hoffman, hairstylist Nick Irwin started with Catwalk by Tigi Transforming Dry Shampoo to give hair a matte texture. Then, he braided about half the hair, before wrapping the remaining sections around the braid for a "destroyed desert braid" effect. And at Donna Karan, hairstylist Eugene Souleiman needed an extra set of hands and Wella Stay Firm Finishing Spray to get the look -- he compared the cross-stitched braids to braiding keychains.
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Hair Trend: Sleek Ponytails
The sleek ponytail trend doesn't require much explanation. If you've got shine serum and an elastic, you're halfway there. While there were dozens of ponytails on the runways, some of our favorites included Opening Ceremony, Jason Wu, Alexander Wang and J. Mendel.
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Nail Trend: All Lined Up
Nail art isn't going anywhere -- whether it's at Fashion Week or IRL -- but the trends for spring are slightly toned down. Nearly identical clean white manicures with horizontal lines turned up at Erin Fetherston (top right) and Kate Spade (bottom left). Manicurist Gina Edwards used Kiss Products to create a gold stripe at Fetherston and Deborah Lippmann used polish from her own line to create a sharp black line at Kate Spade. Meanwhile, at Tibi, manicurist Jin Soon Choi drew dots in a line to look like stitches. And at Prabal Gurung, Choi used Sally Hansen polish (part of a collaboration with the designer) to draw horizontal stripes on a blank background.
According to the New York Fashion Week runways, the two biggest beauty trends for spring 2015 are basically invisible: bare makeup (some makeup artists went so far as to call it "grooming" the face) and undone, not-quite-wavy but not-quite-straight hair.
You can get ready in five minutes and be perfectly on-trend. It's great … except it's boring as hell. So we reread our notes (from more than 30 shows) and sifted through hundreds of recaps from hair, makeup and nail experts detailing other Fashion Week beauty trends. And, miraculously, we were able to find a few that involved a pop of color or glimmer of creative genius. These spring beauty trends may not be the biggest, but they'll be so much more fun to recreate.