Four trends to flatter all
From lilac eyes to the bob reborn, Rosie Green unveils the new looks that will suit you
The term ‘fashion victim’ could have been coined for my younger self. I had a 1980s Diana flick sprayed so solid with Silvikrin I risked lift-off in strong winds. In Madonna’s Jean Paul Gaultier era I couldn’t afford his corsetry, so I created my own look with girdles from the local ladies’ outfitters (which
I wore out-out). I plucked my eyebrows to oblivion and sported the Rachel cut in the 90s, while in the noughties I was at one with the hair straighteners.
The good thing about getting older, for me anyway, is no longer being a slave to new trends. Even if I like them I think carefully about whether they’d suit me before adopting them. And I know not to bother with some (sadly, putty nail varnish = corpse hands for me).
Now I can enjoy the frisson of new-season newness and the opportunity to change things up while still sticking to what feels right for my style. In celebration of this realisation, here is advice from the beauty pros on how to make the latest trends flattering for women who aren’t 20-something supermodels.
EYES
Lilac and blues are the shades for lids this season – and before this trend gives you Mrs Slocombe flashbacks, rest assured the latest iteration is fresh and flattering. Bobbi Brown global pro artist Amy Conway agrees: ‘These cooler tones can knock years off you and, in the same way blue-undertone lipsticks make teeth look whiter, pale lilacs, greys and blues on lids will brighten up the whites of eyes. My favourite take on this look is navy eyeliner, which suits all eye colours, skin tones and ages.’