The Most Popular Makeup Trends for Fall 2021

Believe it or not, fall is just around the corner with new makeup, beauty, and fashion trends to express yourself over zoom, at your outdoor functions, or just alone in the privacy of your own home (hey, it’s 2021, we’re not judging). This season combines some of the best features of previous trends, working them all together for something entirely fresh.

Instead of choosing between minimalistic or full coverage makeup, This fall will balance these trends into bold, effortless looks. Here are the biggest makeup trends for fall of 2021.

Bold Lipsticks

Put away your naturally pigmented lip balms and glosses and grab your boldest lip color. This fall, lipstick and lip stain products are making a major comeback. Bold and dark colors such as dark red, burnt orange, crimson, and plum will all be popular colors to wear this fall.

The key to drawing inspiration from or following this trend is to pair your bold lip with a neutral eye shadow and natural complexion. Avoid adding high coverage foundations and contours to this look. It’s about balance and focus. Instead, we’ll let our lips do the talking.

Inner Crease Eyeliner

Another new popular trend emerging this fall is inner crease eyeliner. While the past few years of makeup trends have concentrated on creating cat eyes, kitten eyes, and other accentuating designs, this fall will focus on the inner crease.

Similar to past makeup runaway looks from the 1960s, the inner crease liner uses two-toned graphic eyeliner to draw lines around the inner crease of the eyes between the nose. These creases elongate the eye from the middle of the face and pair perfectly with a nude or natural lip.

Blush Contour

A few years ago, contour products were some of the biggest competing products in the makeup industry. No makeup look was complete without an extensive contour shaping of the cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin. This fall, contouring will look a little different (can we just interject here with a hallelujah).

More and more makeup users are finding that blush serves as a better framing device for their faces. Blushes can make your skin look more vibrant, youthful, and awake compared to darker contours.

If you struggle to blend out your contour shaping, blush contour is an ideal trend to experiment with this fall.

Consider trying some of these biggest makeup trends for fall of 2021. While trends are sometimes overwhelming, remember to draw inspiration from these makeup looks, not anxiety, and to make them work for you as nothing is one size fits all.