New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026's Best Beauty Trends: Orange Blush, Chrome Nails & More

Notice a trend at New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026? The runways are full of beauty trends. Whether it’s a look we’ve been loving or a similarity spotted on multiple runways, there are certain styles we’re seeing a lot of this season. From hair to nails, no detail is overlooked on the runway, and you may just find guests and (viewers online) recreating the glam the very next day.

With so many shows and events packed into the week, you might have missed a few. That’s why our editors have been keeping track of the most prominent beauty trends spotted on the runways and streets during New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026.

Scroll on to see the most eye-catching beauty looks at NYFW.

Fitting for the season, orange blush gave models a sunkissed look on the runway. For Kim Shui, makeup artist Romero Jennings used MAC’s Pinch of Marrakesh, an orange brown. It’s the perfect subtle take on the trend for those who aren’t ready to commit to brighter shades. At Michael Kors, longtime makeup artist Dick Page brought the “fresh, outdoorsy” vibe with a warm tone and the lower placement nodded to the inspiration from Sharon Tate and Jane Birkin.

Lighter lips have been having a moment lately, with everything from baby pink to mocha mousse becoming new go-to shades. But it seems like we’re going to be upping the ante by going all out with gray lips. The unconventional lip color choice landed on the runways of Kim Shui, Lapointe, and Collina Strada.

To make a color pop, a small wash of the same color around the eyes will do the trick. This simple but effective hack was used on the runways of Collina Strada, House of Aama, and Allina Liu.

Blunt layers are here to stay! While longer layers ruled the first part of the year, it seems shorter cuts could have a moment. They certainly did at NYFW on the runways of Wiederhoeft and Area.

Taking things up a notch from “glazed donut” manicures, chrome nails are becoming more of a statement look this fall. Leaning into metallics, Grace Ling went for a long stiletto covered in charcoal gray with chrome all over. Lapointe enlisted the help of celebrity nail artist Naomi Yasuda, who designed metallic diagonal french tips with chrome finishes, to make the manicures pop.