11 Winter Makeup Trends for 2022 and Products to DIY the Look

All my blush lovers, WYA?! High up near the temples, over the apples of the cheeks, along your cheekbones and brow bones—blush, blush, blush. Yup, heavy blush and flushed cheeks will definitely be a trend for winter 2022, so dust that blush wherever your heart desires.

Grunge makeup looks are the comeback of all ’90s comebacks (probs has something to do with all those “Teenage Dirtbag” videos), but this time around, the slept-in look has a bit more glam to it. The diffused wing on top and the heavy liner underneath the bottom lashes is the perfect New Year’s Eve makeup look since there’s a solid chance you will be sleeping in it at the end of the night anyway.

Blue eye makeup was huge on the fall/winter runways, which means you’ll continue to drool over looks like these through winter too. This iridescent, periwinkle wash of color is a less-intimidating way to take part in the blue eyeshadow trend (in case you’re getting horrible flashbacks of the powder blues in the ’00s).

Complexion vibes for winter 2022 are all about super-sharp soft contour. It’s so soft and subtle that you can’t pinpoint what it is exactly, but you know it looks good. Think: strategically placed concealer in a shade that closely matches your foundation, and the same goes for contour.

We saw lots of graphic winged eyes at the Anna Sui Fall/Winter 2022 show, but this season take it a step further and experiment with liner on your lips, too. The precise, outlined wings go perfectly with the diffused lined lips you’ve been seeing all over TikTok.

You knew it was comin’! What is winter makeup without the classic red lip? Still, if you want to try something different than the usual, go for a dark-brick shade, instead of a cheery cherry shade of red lipstick we’ve come to expect.

Part siren eyes, part smokey eyes, this winter makeup trend takes all your current favorites and melds them together to create one look you’ll want to wear all the time. Unlike the crisp lines required for a cat eye, this look features a soft, faded wing that even a beginner could attempt to DIY.

There was no shortage of lashes during shows at fashion week (peep the makeup at Brandon Maxwell Fall/Winter 2022), which could only mean one thing: They’ll be bigger than ever this season. Just like hairstyles change with the times, so do lash styles, and this winter you’ll see more of an emphasis on the outer edges for a fluttery, flared look.

No one ever talks about how hard it is to choose the right lip color to go with your eye makeup, or vice versa. Make it easy on yourself and keep it in the same fam. From the eyeshadow to the blush to the lipstick—everything matches perfectly, which is very Y2K but in a more modern way.

Tell me, what says “the holidays” more than Bella Hadid’s gold glitter eyeshadow and a bright-red lip? But unlike holiday looks in years past, this look is less about blinding people with loads of sparkles and more about highlighting the shape of your eye with flecks of glitter. It’s the perfect counterpart to a satin, bright-red lipstick.

Rhinestone eyes are still going strong for winter 2022, and mark my word, everyone will be wearing some variation of these cool-toned red lips and crystal-accented eyes soon enough. …It also doesn’t hurt that T.Swift pulled the vibe off so well.