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Simple, sexy, naive and sultry: the make-up trend for fragile girls is on a triumphant march marked by nostalgia

Simple, sexy, naive and sultry: the make-up trend for fragile girls is on a triumphant march marked by nostalgia

Oct 11, 2024 4:41 PM IST

Finding the aesthetic that suits your body type and face shape is a difficult task. However, the makeup trend for fragile girls is very flexible in this regard

Matte looks are functional. Shiny looks are fun. Speaking of the latter, we have a new aesthetic girlie on the market that we’re ready to adopt for the fall months. Say hello to the fragile girl! By the way, in this age of strong, independent women, “fragile girl” isn’t really a label that many would be drawn to. But that’s exactly why the world of beauty and aesthetics is so tempting! Everything gets a new face, including words like fragile. “Fragile” here does not mean “easily broken or damaged”. It has been completely redesigned to immerse you in a translucent, transcendent light. Literally. Kissed by the stars. That’s the atmosphere we’re aiming for.

The latest trend on the market: makeup for fragile girls (Photos: Pinterest)

So what exactly is the makeup trend for fragile girls?

The focus of using the fragile girl aesthetic is to place a lot of strain on the eyes, albeit with a gentle hand. Think lots of shimmer, but the lightest tones. We’re talking whites, pearl tones, light golds and bright pastels – anything is possible as long as the pigment catches the light. Additionally, forego your tried-and-true cut and fold rules and the acceptable boundaries of where your eyeshadow line should end. A sprawling, blurry image of a cat’s eye, a stroke of your eyeshadow brush lightly hitting the brow bone – it’s all playable. For the ultimate fragile girl look, targeted emphasis on the inner corner of the eye is of utmost importance. Pull it out to the edge of your nose and add a few additional strokes of shimmer. The goal is to give you a feline touch, but very gentle. If you’re a maximalist girl and this seems a bit too subtle for you, you’ll be happy to know that rhinestones, a few or even a lot, are fair game for the fragile girl aesthetic.

How did the fragile girls trend come about?

The Fragile Girl trend is actually an evolution of the Cold Girl makeup trend as well as the entire Frozen makeup craze that has hit the beauty scene. The foundation of cold girl makeup was to add a sense of sheerness and sheerness to your products, with blush adding the only pop of color.

In the same vein, frozen makeup played a strong role with icy tones built up to make the eyes pop, which had a much more dramatic effect. Imagine a much more sophisticated version of the popular ice blue eyeshadow from the ’90s. As Y2K core as it gets. The fragile girl trend is the perfect middle ground between the two and has now embedded itself in the collective consciousness of all make-up girls just in time for the cozy autumn months.

Ready to redefine fragility with some shimmer?