January 2023

PARIS — Natural beauty, begone. That was the stance of an increasing variety of fashion designers and makeup artists, who created makeup looks for the recent Paris Men’s Fashion Week catwalks, after seasons of no-makeup-makeup on guys. From the runways of Dior to Sulvam, Facetasm and Rains, more male models sported visible color cosmetics throughout the fall 2023 season that ended Sunday. Largely, this rise syncs with the swell of genderless fashion collections being presented. “Many of the shows focused on eye makeup, because while talking with each designer, I felt they were more comfortable having makeup on or around the attention, reasonably than on the lip or full makeup,” said makeup artist Kanako Yoshida. Peter Philips, creative and image director of Christian Dior makeup, said...