2023 was the year of pink with Barbiecore. The hangover to Barbie pink will be red as we have begun to see it for fall 2023. It will continue to be important for spring 2024. For your eyes, as pictured, bold eyeliner shades will become important.

A classic red lip turned into a “revenge lip” at Alice + Olivia. Lead makeup artist and Executive Director of Global Beauty for Too Faced, Elyse Reneau shares that the look was inspired by the archetype of the modern 1960s swan.

Places that red are common, such as your nails and lips, will see a fun upgrade. For your nails, red shades will be coupled with short nails.

Reneau describes the red lip, that’s “dripping in juicy gloss” as a lip that’s “just for you and no one else.”

Put on your best leotard because balletcore beauty is here to stay. While your chingons and pale pinks continue to be important, the goal is to accessorize to amp up the look. For hair, ribbons were everywhere. We loved this corset braided bun at Christian Siriano, so much that we wrote about it here.

At Selkie, pink ribbon earrings were a fun way to play with the ribbon trend.

Sergio Hudson also dabbled in ribbon play, but focused on black ribbons and hair netting to make the look less ballet dancer and more boss b*tch.

Nails also played into balletcore, but updated you feminine mani (hello, Essie Ballet Slippers) with a chrome appeal.

Balletcore got an edge at 3.1 Phillip Lim, with a spiked ballerina bun that enveloped the power of a strong New York City woman.

If you want to be part of the mermaid world, you’re in luck. Like balletcore, this trend is also going nowhere. In fact, for spring 2024, it gets both a downgrade and an upgrade. You can go literal mermaidcore with blues, greens, and purples or play up the trend with asymmetrical eyeshadows, like we saw at Anna Sui.

For skin, mermaidcore focuses on dewy, hydrated, glowing skin while for makeup, it’s all about the eyes.

For hair, that wet, editorial look is an easy, less colorful approach, while still giving siren sexy. “Just before it drips is how far you could go for this seasons wet look, ultra wet, ultra slippery, ultra sleek, a near vinyl finish—the wetter the better,” states celebrity hairstylist Adam Reed, founder of Arkive Headcare.

For nails, Sandy Liang created bedazzled barnacles, by extending the mermaidcore look beyond the iridescent nail lacquer with perfectly placed sparkly jewels. We love.

Skin, skin, skin. It was the focus almost everywhere. Hyper-glowy skin makes a subtle statement.