9 Chic Makeup Trends You'll Want To Try Before Anyone Else This Spring
Spring is finally here, and with it comes a refreshing shift with new spring nail trends and hair trends, but particularly so with the spring 2025 makeup trends. After months of deep, rich tones from winter, it's time to brighten up and embrace the new season’s makeup trends and breathe a fresh energy into our makeup.
And thankfully, 2025's spring makeup trends are both wearable and fun. From soft-focus skin to long-wearing lip stains and monochromatic makeup to graphic eyeliner, our social feeds, the runways, the data and the experts have spoken. This spring is all about effortless, radiant skin, playful accents to the eyes and innovative formulations that make our makeup go the extra mile. Think dewy skin, playful cream blushers, effortless lip oils and eyeshadow looks that you don't require a makeup artist qualification to replicate. It's fun, playful and easy makeup.
Whether you’re experimenting with graphic eyeliner or embracing the return of glossy lips, spring’s makeup trends are here to reinvigorate your makeup bag with a fresh energy. Ready to hit refresh on your makeup? Here’s everything you need to know about the biggest makeup trends for spring 2025, according to the data and makeup experts.
1. Fairytale Punk
Out of all the Spring/Summer 2025 beauty trends we saw on the runways, one leading look was ethereal skin juxtaposed with grungy, smudgy eyes. Yes, eyeliner is firmly back on the agenda as a leading spring makeup trend this year, according to Jamie Coombes, Dior makeup international pro artist. We're wearing it with paired-back skin—think skin tints or natural-looking foundation to keep the skin looking fresh and dewy while letting the eyes shine.
"This makeup look was showcased at the Dior Spring Summer 25 Haute Couture show, created by Peter Phillips, creative and image director for Christian Dior Makeup," says Coombes. "This beautiful spiky brow made the look flawless, with luminous skin using the Dior Forever Skin Perfect (£48), a soft nude rose blush using Rouge Blush Colour & Glow (£48) and Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil (£33) on the lips, creating a very soft, romantic, edgy look," he says.
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Victoria Beckham Beauty
Satin Kajal Liner
Dior
Dior Forever Skin Perfect
This foundation stick imparts skin with a dewy, second-skin finish—even Hailey Bieber uses it.
A sweep of a brow gel ensures brows are fluffy and full without detracting from the eyes. Merit's is a firm favourite of ours to bestow brows with a subtle tint while holding them in place.
2. Lip Stains
With Google searches for long lasting lip stains up over 5,000% in the past month, it's clear to see that lip stains will be big news for spring 2025, and it seems we're all currently looking for low-maintenance lip stains that can stay put all day, from your morning coffee to your evening dinner reservation. After many lip stains innovations coming out from Korea, there are thnakfully now several innovations to choose from in the UK. From the viral Wonderskin lip stain to the new NYX Lip IV Gloss Stains (£10) and Sacheu Stayn Lip Liner (£12), there are multiple ways to reap the benefits of lips stains, whether you want a lip liner that truly lasts all day or a bright lip that won't smudge, these formulas goes above and beyond with no top-ups required.
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NYX Professional Makeup
Lip IV Hydrating Gloss Stain
NYX's glossy stains impart a glassy sheen which stains the lips, so you can enjoy the colour payoff once the gloss has faded.
Wonderskin
Wonder Blading Lip Stain Peel Off and Reveal Kit
A favourite of the Who What Wear UK team, Wonderskin's lip stains truly go the distance. Simply apply the formula as a mask (it applies blue, but don't be alarmed—it wipes off) and once dry you can remove it to reveal perfectly stained lips. It comes in so many flattering hues too.
If you're wanting a long-wearing lip liner then look no further than Sacheu's, which applies and peels away for perfectly defined lips that lasts all day—perfect to combine with a lip oil for a low-maintenance look.
3. No-Makeup Makeup
Another trend Coombes predicts we'll see a lot more of is no-makeup makeup—and we're already on board with it. And as the days become brighter and longer, it only feels natural to switch to more lightweight formulas in our makeup bags. Plus, with the trend for no-mascara makeup taking off on TikTok, it seems we're bidding farewell to bold lashes for now.
"I use minimal products and moisture-packed skincare to create quenched, plumped, glowing skin," says Coombes, who says the key to ahcieveing this look is to apply product only where it's required to allow your skin to shine through. Think enhancing, rather than masking "Apply it where needed and pinpoint blemishes with concealer, enhancing your natural beauty with the lightest coverage," he says.
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Ilia
Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 30
The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 30 has a loyal fanbase for its magical ability to conceal redness, blemishes and dark spots while ensuring your skin still looks like yours, just better and dewy.
Summer Fridays
Dream Lip Oil
A lip oil adds just enough to your look to make your feel put together. I adore Summer Friday's formula which feels like silk on the lips and delivers long-lasting hydration with a subtle tint.
Lisa Eldridge
Pinpoint Concealer Micro Correcting Pencil
This look is all about letting your skin shine. Rather than applying a heavier concealer, use the Lisa Eldridge micro-concealing pencil, which allows you to be precise in your application for undetectable concealing.
4. Lip Sculpting
Alongside lip stains, we're also seeing the return of sculpted, contoured lip looks for spring 2025. Google searches for lip liners are up 31% and thanks to an influx of new lip launches, achieving a sculpted lip look couldn't be easier. If you want to cheat a fuller pout, then Rhode Peptide Lip Shape (£24) will give your lips a naturally contoured look with its soft and creamy formula. After something more long-wearing? Makeup For Ever Artist Color Pencils (£20) are popular for a reason, with Anywhere Caffeine and Endless Cocoa some of the most popular neutral hues for lining your lips. And if that wasn't enough, MAC's iconic Lip Pencils (£20) now comes in new '90s-inspired shades with a perfect nude for everyone.
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Rhode
Peptide Lip Shape in Twist
When I spoke to Hailey Bieber ahead of the Rhode Peptide Lip Shape launch, she told me that Twist was her favourite shade that she regularly wears paired with her Pocket Blush in Piggy (£24) as her go-to daily lip combo, and now I'm obsessed too.
Make Up for Ever
Artist Color Pencil in Anywhere Caffeine
Make Up For Ever's lip liners often sell out as soon as they're restocked, so act fast if you find them. The shade Anywhere Caffeine is a celebrity makeup artist favourite, and the creamy formula truly does last for hours on the lips.
When you want to find your perfect lip liner, you really cannot go wrong with MAC lip liners, which has a shade to suit every look and skin tone.
5. Monochromatic Makeup
Much how we've seen the fashion set wearing one colour head to toe, the same thing is happening for beauty for spring 2025, where according to Coombes we'll be matching our blush to our lip colour, and even our eyeshadow too. The overall result feels seamless and in springtime shades such as poppy and lilac, this is a pretty way to inject some colour into your beauty look
"Think single colours in vibrant corals, nudes, or soft pinks which are used to achieve a look that complements the skin tones," says Coombes. "The colour is harmoniously applied over the eyes, lips, and cheeks using creamy and/or fluid pigments. It is very smooth and creates a smooth monochromatic look." Look for creamy formulas that can be effortlessly be swiped onto cheeks and lips.
