“The makeup is soft and gentle, like the sound of fuzz,” said makeup artist Fara Homidi backstage at Proenza Schouler, where she tapped shades of red onto lips for an “ombré volumized look where you can’t really see where it starts or ends but there is definition.” It’s a similar attitude that Charlie Riddle mentioned at Sandy Liang, where he used berry pink cream blush all over the face. “Everything’s diffused,” Riddle explained. “The cheeks, the eyes, the lips—everyone wants these soft-focus edges, and that’s what I feel like my clients keep asking for.” It’s a perfect technique for skin-care-forward makeup, like Taylor Hill’s dewy, flushed cheeks, eyes, and lips as she walked at Prabal Gurung, and on Bach Mai’s runway, where the subtlest berry-tapped lip was just enough for a collection the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist called “a really grounded sense of glamour.”

The New Hair Tuck

Last season, the Olsen tuck made its way from Khaite at NYFW to Paris’s Dior runway. This season the new hair tuck doesn’t rely on a high collar, rolled turtleneck, or XXL hair length. Instead? Simply tie your hair to your neck with a little scarf. We saw it first on Alex Consani at Calvin Klein, where Guido Palau’s chilled-out waves were wrapped securely to her neck with silky white fabric. For Brandon Maxwell’s 10-year anniversary show, the designer used the arms of fluffy sweaters to secure hair lengths, and at Maria McManus, Aveda SVP of global artistry Antoinette Beenders wrapped one model’s tousled texture with a fringed satin scarf. Then at Coach silk scarves and cut-up cotton tees made the look appear as attainable as it did urgent: Whatever the cool girl has on hand, grab it, tie it up, and go.