The 8 Beauty Trends That Defined The Summer: From Pretty Plaits to Poppy Red Nails
In anticipation of the season ahead, here’s one last glorious look back at a summer’s most memorable beauty trends.
Even with fall’s promise of fuzzy sweaters, flushed cheeks, and serious makeup, it’s hard to say good-bye to summer’s sun-kissed skin, playful pops of color, and undone hair. So before we dig out our blow-dryers and sharpen our eye pencils in anticipation of the season ahead, here’s one last glorious look back at summer’s most memorable beauty trends.
Photo: Courtesy of Dree Hemingway1/8Bright Lips With Everything
A swipe of punchy color—in hibiscus pink, poppy, or hot coral—looked as right with a summer slip dress as it did with a swimsuit.
Photographed by Phil Oh2/8The High Ponytail
Whether smooth and straight or sea-sprayed and textured, bouncy ponytails were summer’s coolest way to stay, well, cool.
Photo: Courtesy of Florence Welch3/8Redheads
Strawberry blonde, rich auburn, and fiery copper—red hair in all its iterations was the statement color of the season.
Photo: Courtesy of Suki Waterhouse4/8Fresh-From-The-Shower Hair
Once a telltale sign that you’ve overslept, damp hair—paired with everything from a daytime tuxedo to an easy evening tank—made for a surprisingly wearable heat-wave strategy.
Photo: Courtesy of Madeline Poole5/8Poppy Red Nails
Short, not sweet—the most classic of manicures felt modern all over again. Our favorite shade of the season: Editorial nail whiz Madeline Poole’s limited-edition polish collaboration with Ginger + Liz in “Poole It Together.”
