All Of The Spring/Summer 2026 Beauty Trends We Spotted At NYFW

Light Lashes

For the Eckhaus Latta show, Lashify went with semi-transparent white lashes. “We spent a long time perfecting this translucent finish for the lashes, and when you see them on the models, they catch the light in a way that feels delicate and dreamlike," Isamaya Ffrench, who worked on the beauty for the show said. "It’s almost as if the lashes disappear, leaving behind just a subtle whisper of shape and shimmer that gives the look an otherworldly quality."

Backstage at Ulla Johnson on the Upper East Side, lead makeup artist Romy Soleimani shared that she was inspired by a tray of Kentshire jewelry that laid before her on one of the tests. From there, she was committed to gilding the lashes of the models for Spring/Summer 2026 show. She accomplished this by crushing Sisley Paris's Les Phyto-Ombres in Glow Gold, combining it with a mixing medium, and using a fan brush to lightly coat both the top and bottom lashes, as well as the lash line. For both shows, the result was an ethereal finish.

Exaggerated Hair

This season was all about doing the absolute most with hair. At Collina Strada, hairstylist Mustafa Ayanaz shared that hair hats began as a joke between him and designer Hillary Taymour. It was presented as a challenge that Ayanaz, without hesitation, accepted. The result was baseball caps with extensions and crocheted beanies.

At the Pipenco show, a model walked down the rooftop runway with structured hair standing straight up. At other shows, such as Grace Ling, the longer the extensions, the better. For Ling's Spring 2026 show, models had ponytail extensions that were connected to the head via silver daggers and ultra-long braids were pierced with shards of metal.

Impractically Long Nails

This was the season of extra long nails, some impractically so with pierced hoops, charms, and in the case of the Luar show, feathers dangling and attached. Nail artist Coca Michelle worked collaboratively with designer Grace Ling to ensure the nails reflected the show's theme "Future Relics". "From pierced details to the nails that are reminiscent of glass, every nail look was thoughtfully crafted and plays off the juxtaposition of the theme of the collection," Michelle shared.

For The Blonds' Spring/Summer 2026 Collection, Glitterbels' Annabel Maginnis and nail artist Jan Arnold aimed to transform the models' hands into extensions of the collection, so long charms and details were added to already extra long extensions.

Minimal, Glowy Makeup

With maximalist hair, nails, and eyelashes doing the work this season, makeup was kept simple. Minimal but with a seemingly effortless glow. For the Bach Mai presentation, the skin prep process began with a RéVive Skincare Brightening Face Mask which includes our favorite brightening ingredient, Vitamin C. For the Brandon Maxwell show, the Merit Great Skin Glow Serum was step one for a glow that looked like it came from within.