Beauty Trends

#CultBeautyTrendWatch: Why Peach Will Be This Season’s Hue

Just as the catwalks are awash with ruffles, make up is taking a turn for the ‘girly’ with peach coming out as the new ‘hue de jour’. Soft and decidedly feminine, this prettily pink-orange hybrid is gracing eyelids, lips and cheeks to grant a glow (and inspire warm, fuzzy feelings). It’s wonderfully romantic (escapism anyone!?) and suits almost every skin tone… so, take a bite of this cute beauty fruit with our edit of make up (and skin care) favourites…

{For eyes}

Create a ‘wash’ all over eyelids for an understated, beautifully brightening effect. Beauty Bakerie’s {EyesCream} in ‘Pancake’ is perfectly pale (and interesting), while Stila’s {Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow} in ‘Rose Gold Retro’ has a gorgeous foil finish and silver sequins for some evening glitz. 

Or channel Lily Collins’ gorgeous ‘Golden Globes’ look with a veil of Surratt’s {Artistique Eyeshadow} in ‘Poudre’ – a soft, matte peach that’s perfectly princess-worthy.

{For cheeks}

The most flattering flush, peach tones lend warmth to our sun-starved visages. Choose apricot blushers and honeysuckle highlighters to make it look like winter never happened…

For just-pinched-your-cheeks prettiness, apply Stila’s {Convertible Colour} in ‘Petunia’, or 3 Concept Eye’s {Creamy Cheek Stick} in ‘Sweet Apricot’ – blending with your fingers for a dewy glow. Then exaggerate cheekbones (and brighten your brow bones) with Laura Geller’s {Baked Gelato} in shade ‘Peachy Glow’ – a gold-flecked luminiser that complements all complexions.

{For lips}

Eliminate scales with TONYMOLY’s irresistible {Peach Lip Balm} then perfect your pout with a pretty peach stain. We’re besotted with Rituel de Fille’s {Enchanted Lip Sheer} in ‘Bittersweet’ for a wash of see-through pigment, or increase the intensity with Beauty Bakerie’s long-wear {Lip Whip} in ‘Love Palace’.

If you like cream with your peaches, try NudeStix {Lip and Cheek Pencil} in either ‘Love’ or ‘Soul’, or prepare to be smitten with {Charlotte Tilbury} {Hot Lips} in ‘Kidman’s Kiss’.

And don’t neglect your nails…

Slather your hands with TONYMOLY’s fuzzy {Peach Hand Cream} (an ADORABLE desk-side adornment), then paint your tips with Smith & Cult’s {Porn-A-Thon Nail Lacquer} – a provocative peach that’s the easiest way to embrace this burgeoning beauty trend.



Verity Douglas

Verity Douglas

Content Editor

Verity is our Content Editor and a Cult Beauty veteran. Currently on maternity leave, raising Cult Beauty’s honorary ‘word nerd’, Tabitha, she speaks fluent ‘beauty’ and loves nothing more than the marriage of language and lip balm (and cleanser and candles… ad infinitum). Nothing can stop her from quoting Nancy Mitford, treating herself to yet another Bella Freud candle for her desk or buying that pilgrim-esque collared or heavily fringed outfit she’s been eyeing. You can trust her to debunk widespread beauty myths and dispense invaluable advice with ease…