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KATIE WRIGHT looks back at 2018’s weirdest hair and make-up looks – from halo brow to glitter face
FOR most of us, trying something new in beauty might stretch to a different mascara, some false lashes or a new shade of lippy.
But in the world of Instagrammers and catwalks, there’s always something far more out there.
And 2018 has been no exception, with hair turned into vases and topped with flowers, and eyebrows covering the whole forehead among the looks that emerged.
As 2018 comes to a close, we take a look back at seven of the year’s biggest viral beauty trends... Glitter eyeshadow is always a festival favourite, so it was only a matter of time before people started covering their entire faces with dazzle dust.
We were still surprised to see models on the Preen AW18 catwalk with faces sprinkled with glitter.
No matter how hard you try, any make-up look that involves glitter is going to result in you finding flecks of the stuff for weeks to come – and for that reason alone, we can’t get on board with full-face sparkle. Yet another symptom of the Great Nineties Renaissance, coloured mascara was back in the shops and on the catwalks this year.
Navy blue and bottle green we could just about cope with but neon yellow, red and pink lashes, as seen at the Dries Van Noten AW18 show and all over Instagram? A step too | far. Can we go back to black now please? Hong Kong-based YouTuber Taylor R was inspired by Beyonce’s US Vogue cover, which featured an elaborate floral headdress, when she created her hilarious “flower vase hair”.
The look involves concealing an empty water bottle in a high ponytail, fashioning hair around it and then topping it off with an actual bunch of flowers.
With stems stretching high into the sky, this hairstyle is far from practical.
But browsing the #flowervasehair hashtag is such a delight that we can’t help but have a soft spot for this one. Just when you’d mastered the perfect contour, highlight and blush, the models at the Lulu Guinness London Fashion Week presentation sparked a trend for bright, “blown out” blush in less than subtle shades.
This 80s-inspired look sees blusher blended from the temples down to the cheekbones.
And while it looks fab on the catwalk, in real life, there’s a strong chance you’ll end up looking like you’re having a serious hot flush. The first weird eyebrow trend of the year came in February, when fishtail brows started trending.
The trend involved covering the real with hair concealer and drawing the tail on top.
This is nowhere near the strangest trend we’ve seen and on certain people it kind of works but others end up with a bit of a cartoon villain expression. Things started getting weirder the following month when the “halo brow” craze began, which involved extending the ends of your arches with a brow pencil to create a halo on your forehead.
Instagram sensation Hannah Lyne, who came up with the idea, said she was inspired by the fishtail brow look – but one meme described it as the beauty equivalent of ketchup on a roast dinner. OK, this one is actually really pretty but you have to be an expert artist to achieve it, because it involves painting a tiny, very detailed floral arrangement on your eyelids.
All power to those who have hands steady enough to ensure their floral eyeliner look doesn’t end up a smudgy mess but if that’s not you, don’t even think about attempting this intricate technique.