This season, makeup trends lean more statement than subtle: Think bold lips (matte and glossy), ultra-flushed cheeks and iridescence wherever you want to sparkle. After several summers of barely there skin tints and no-makeup makeup, fall is giving us permission to have a little fun again. Runways and red carpets embraced color with confidence, from deep berry and brick-red lips with a velvety, blurred finish to blush swept high and generously across the cheeks. And the shimmer isn’t limited to your lids. Pearlescent highlights are landing back on the collarbone, Cupid’s bow and the inner corners of the eyes. Ahead, our favorite new luxe makeup to help you get the look.
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The brand’s cult-favorite setting powder now comes in three new tone-correcting shades, but maintains its signature 24-hour mattifying, blurring finish. Lavender Rose brightens fair-to-light skin; Mint Cloud helps cancel redness on light-to-medium skin; and Amber Peach neutralizes hyperpigmentation on medium-to-deep skin. The result is a natural-looking complexion that corrects as it sets—no extra steps required.
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The brand’s first-ever mascara is a tubing formula housed in a signature acid-yellow tube. Inspired by founder Fara Homidi’s favorite lash look, “lashes right out of the pool—starry-eyed and glistening,” the intensely pigmented, volumizing mascara comes in both black and brown, and actually helps darken lashes over time thanks to pink pepper extract.
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This iridescent jumbo pencil can be used anywhere on the face, adding shimmer to the eyes, cheeks and lips in seconds. A one-stroke glow machine, the formula blends white, yellow and rose golds into a universal illuminator that stuns on every skin tone.
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Available in 30 shades, this new foundation glides on like a luxe serum, delivering a medium-coverage finish that feels hydrating and breathable. But what sets it apart is what’s happening beneath the coverage: Advanced exosome technology and peptides work to support skin renewal and improve uneven tone, dullness and firmness. Founder Gucci Westman says it’s the liquid foundation she’s always dreamt of since she became a makeup artist.
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DIOR labs spent years perfecting the science behind this lipstick, which features an exclusive double-phase technology. Each of the 10 shades layers an “ultra-color” phase that locks pigment onto lips with a “soft blur” phase of perfecting powders, resulting in a no-transfer finish that somehow feels soft and comfortable, not stiff. It’s the rare matte lipstick that delivers extreme wear without the extreme dryness.
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The ultimate multitasker, this formula covers like a concealer, blends like a foundation and sculpts like a contour stick, all in one luminous, medium-coverage swipe. It wears up to 24 hours without creasing, hydrates with hyaluronic acid, and comes in 40 shades to suit nearly every skin tone and undertone.
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Your blush can be couture, too. This one has a super creamy texture that melts into skin for vibrant color payoff that lasts all day. All six shades, from Strawberry Seduction to Hot Mauve, are buildable and packed with pigment, so you can flush based on your mood. And can we talk about the gorgeous compact?
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The pH-adjusting makeup trend lives on with this new lip liner. The buildable formula reacts with your skin’s own chemistry for custom color and natural-looking definition. It also helps even out lips that have faded or thinned with age. There are two intuitive shades: To the Point, a white pencil that becomes a personalized pink, and On Edge, a graphite hue that becomes a pretty mauve. “The goal is a lip that looks like the one you remember, never overdrawn or obvious,” says founder Sarah Creal.
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This is the two-in-one lippie of our dreams: a soft-matte, long-wearing tint on one end and a hyaluronic acid–infused gloss on the other. Available in six shades, it gives you three ways to wear it: a blurred matte lip, a glossy finish or both layered together for head-turning dimension.
