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Coquette Beauty: Tik-Tok’s Hyper-Feminine Make-Up Trend
Nail the saccharine sweet look that’s all over Tik-Tok right now.
What started as a fashion aesthetic on TikTok last year (80 million views and counting) has now rippled into make-up too. First inspired by the on-screen looks of the Bridgeton cast, it has now been further fuelled by the summer release of Barbie with Margot Robbie in the titular role – in all her saccharine pink glory. The hyper-feminine aesthetic centres around lace, pastels, pearls and ribbons, and while the make-up look has followed suit with the same pretty palette and textures, it has also given it a fresh-faced twist. Here’s how to get the look.
Think natural skin, flushed cheeks, pretty washes of pastel tones, frosted finishes and pearly highlighters but with a flick of a winged eye and dramatic lashes (a la Lana Del Rey) to give it a modern, slightly tougher twist. It’s a romantic, youthful look that is universally flattering. Opt for cream textures, petal-soft shades and dewy finishes for a doe-eyed look.
Giving a flush of youth, this peony-pink Dior blush will bestow natural, pinched-cheeks colour to your spring complexion. Buy it.
If you’re looking for a pillowy, wash of colour, this balm-like blush with nourishing oils from Beauty Pie is a cheeky steal. Buy it.
Fool-proof, budge-proof and an intense colour pay-off: this brush-nib liner is great for a subtle flick to give eyes that coquettish, wide-eyed look. Buy it.
Dewy, glossy textures in pretty sheer pastels are a coquette staple. This rose nude from Fenty Beauty has a milky pearl texture for an ultra-gloss finish. Buy it.
If you’re dabbling in pastels for the first time, try out some colour washes across the whole lid in these clever watercolour pastels, that turn to a cream finish when you add water. Buy it.
A frosted pale pink lip is a coquette signature. The moisturising satin-finish formula stops it looking chalky, for a petal-pink pout. Buy it.
A youthful, lit-from-within skin finish – without a hint of contouring – is another key element of the coquette look. This pearly highlighter from Benefit is perfect on high points: cheekbones, bridge of nose and brow bone to define. Buy it.
With hydrating squalane and Aloe Vera, this lightweight tinted serum is perfect for achieving the coquette natural, dewy skin look. Buy it.
Pairing your pretty pastels with a bolder eye makes the coquettish look less girly and more feminine. A swipe of this ultra-black, volumising mascara will give lashes a wide, fan-like finish. Buy it.
By Lydia Mansi
February 2022
What Is The Coquette Look?
Think natural skin, flushed cheeks, pretty washes of pastel tones, frosted finishes and pearly highlighters but with a flick of a winged eye and dramatic lashes (a la Lana Del Rey) to give it a modern, slightly tougher twist. It’s a romantic, youthful look that is universally flattering. Opt for cream textures, petal-soft shades and dewy finishes for a doe-eyed look.
The 9 Products You Need
Dior
Backstage Rosy Glow Blush, £31Giving a flush of youth, this peony-pink Dior blush will bestow natural, pinched-cheeks colour to your spring complexion. Buy it.
Beauty Pie
Supercheek Cream Blush In Bare Blush, £12 (member price)If you’re looking for a pillowy, wash of colour, this balm-like blush with nourishing oils from Beauty Pie is a cheeky steal. Buy it.
Huda
Quick N Easy Precision Liquid Liner, £16Fool-proof, budge-proof and an intense colour pay-off: this brush-nib liner is great for a subtle flick to give eyes that coquettish, wide-eyed look. Buy it.
Fenty Beauty
Gloss Bomb in Fu$$y, £18Dewy, glossy textures in pretty sheer pastels are a coquette staple. This rose nude from Fenty Beauty has a milky pearl texture for an ultra-gloss finish. Buy it.
Revolution Beauty
Creator Revolution Hydra Pigment Palette, £7If you’re dabbling in pastels for the first time, try out some colour washes across the whole lid in these clever watercolour pastels, that turn to a cream finish when you add water. Buy it.
Charlotte Tilbury
Kim K Hot Lips Lipstick, £27A frosted pale pink lip is a coquette signature. The moisturising satin-finish formula stops it looking chalky, for a petal-pink pout. Buy it.
Benefit
Cookie Golden Pearl Highlighter, £28.50A youthful, lit-from-within skin finish – without a hint of contouring – is another key element of the coquette look. This pearly highlighter from Benefit is perfect on high points: cheekbones, bridge of nose and brow bone to define. Buy it.
Typology
Tinted Serum, £28.90With hydrating squalane and Aloe Vera, this lightweight tinted serum is perfect for achieving the coquette natural, dewy skin look. Buy it.
Maybelline
Lash Sensational Mascara, £10Pairing your pretty pastels with a bolder eye makes the coquettish look less girly and more feminine. A swipe of this ultra-black, volumising mascara will give lashes a wide, fan-like finish. Buy it.
By Lydia Mansi
February 2022
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Lydia Mansi
Lifestyle Editor
Lydia is an all-round lifestyle guru, tireless champion of women in business and our resident expert on beauty.
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