CYBERPUNK UNDERCUT
Bella Hadid at the Marc Jacobs Fall 2022 show at NYC. The look was designed by hair stylist Duffy and special effects artist Noël Jacoboni.
By Helena Madonna
Glam has taken a sinister turn lately, have you noticed? While we consume content filled with AI and digital culture, movies full of sci-fi body horror and gothic romance, the beauty trends can't help but follow. Gore, slime, goo, SFX and extreme prosthetics are the new kit essentials and we're intrigued. Bodies are seen used as canvases to morph and distort rather than alter to perfection. Imperfections are now the central point of glam, something to celebrate rather than hide.
Trends in 2026 look to exaggerate features, make them bizarrely striking. The phobia of standing out amongst the crowd has vanished. If you're a born exhibitionist looking to shake up your everyday glam but feeling stuck on inspiration, hang tight. These looks are not for the faint hearted. They're made for those who have a flair for the bizarre. Fit for dramatised editorials, a theatrical runway, or the isle of your local supermarket.
PATCHY ON PURPOSE
Splotches, dots, lines of demarcation. The more, the better. Accidental colour work is hot. FKA Twigs behind the scenes for Gentle Monster.
HORNY SPACEBUNS
The space buns have been given a revamp, club kid weird yet wearable. Achievable with the right cut and a little rock hard gel.
RIBBED, FOR YOUR PLEASURE
The 90's crimped trend looks a little different here. A little weird, sleek yet bizarre. Finger waves with an alien exaggeration.
FRESH FROM THE PLACENTA
An AI generate image dew to the extreme. If hydration equals youth, does slimy resin equal born anew?
SABER TOOTH BANGS
A computer generated image by Bernardo Martins (figa.link). The Hime Bangs have evolved to something prehistoric. Temple tendrils that hang like fangs of a Saber Tooth Tiger. Hot in a Mad Max: Fury road, dystopian way.
SPIDER LILY SPIKES
An alien floral hybrid inspiration to elevate your flicked out bangs.
BUGONIA BALD
Nothing says sci-fi baddie quite like a clean shaven head. Smooth, free of texture. Eerily ethereal this look commands the room.
OTHERWORDLY SWIRLS
Otherworldly mother FKA Twigs sporting a spiral fantasy by hair stylist Louis Souvestre at the Schiaparelli show in 2025
DEFYING GRAVITY
Voluminous in an extraterrestrial way, a reimagined big blowout.
