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NYFW Spring 2027 Backstage: Lash Mania and Orange-Red Lips Lead

Orange-red lips at Michael Kors, painted lashes at Kim Shui and blush overload at Christian Siriano defined NYFW's spring 2027 backstage makeup looks.

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NYFW Spring 2027 Backstage: Lash Mania and Orange-Red Lips Lead
NYFW Spring 2027 Backstage: Lash Mania and Orange-Red Lips Leadseanrnicholson / Openverse

The takeaway

  • M.A.C makeup artist Romero Jennings took false lashes to new heights at Kim Shui; some models wore lashes painted on the lids
  • "This makeup concept is inspired by the effortless mood of spring and summer," says Bobby Wang, global pro artist for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, on Son Jung Wan
  • Orange-red lips appeared at Michael Kors on Alex Consani, plus at Rachel Comey and Verdavainne; a hot pink version showed at 7 For All Mankind

Orange-red lipstick turned heads at Michael Kors, and M.A.C artist Romero Jennings glued false lashes to new heights at Kim Shui. Those two moments frame the makeup story of New York Fashion Week's spring 2027 season.

Harper's Bazaar Beauty catalogued the backstage looks across roughly 20 shows. Five distinct directions emerged: sculpted neutrals, the orange-red lip, a pop of yellow, lash mania and heavy blush.

Sculpted neutrals anchored the season. At Son Jung Wan's spring show, artists built contoured, sun-kissed peachy tones. "This makeup concept is inspired by the effortless mood of spring and summer," says Bobby Wang, global pro artist for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. "Built around radiant, healthy skin and a sun-kissed post-holiday complexion, it evokes a delicate glow, as though warm spring sunlight rests gently upon the skin."

At Tibi, the palette shifted to brown. "For Tibi we created a windswept, Western-inspired beauty in shades of brown—a diffused terracotta-cocoa wash on the eye, a brown Kajal pencil and a single coat of mascara for definition, full, defined brows, warm mocha cheeks and lips in Pot Rouge Velvet Matte," says Cassandra Garcia, a Bobbi Brown global artist. Wiederhoeft sent models out in a glossy eye-and-lip combination in beige and tan.

The orange-red lip surfaced at three shows. Model Alex Consani wore the bright shade at Michael Kors, paired with minimal makeup and no mascara. The same color appeared backstage at Rachel Comey's spring 2027 show and at Verdavainne. At 7 For All Mankind, a hot pink version of the trend recalled the early- to mid-aughts.

Yellow made an unlikely appearance. At Michael Kors, the shade looked "gorgeous and painterly washed across the lids," per the report. Rynshu offered a graphic variation: a stripe of yellow eyeliner.

Lashes took center stage. At Magda Butrym, mascara-coated lashes were deliberately clumped together for a graphic effect. At Kim Shui, Jennings pushed false lashes to extremes—and models without glued-on lashes wore lashes painted directly on the lids, an eyeliner trick the report calls genius. Libertine also went false-lash-heavy backstage.

Statement eyes thrived without mascara. Area mixed black and white liner, drawn in a sharp line at the inner corners and through the waterlines. Sergio Hudson went retro-mod with a cat-eye and floating liner. Grace Ling focused on a smoky eye.

Blush Blindness closed the trend list. The report calls blush overload "the defining look of our current makeup moment" and states plainly: the more blush, the better. Conner Ives showed a pink flush on the cheeks, Cult Gaia brushed pink across the apples of the cheeks, and Christian Siriano endorsed the more-is-better approach on his spring 2027 runway.

For brands and artists, the season's takeaway is clear: skin-first neutrals coexist with maximalist lashes, bold liner and saturated cheeks—giving retailers multiple entry points into spring 2027 color stories.

Source: Harper's Bazaar Beauty

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