Get a new look for the New Year Upgrade your hair and makeup for 2019 with fresh tips from the experts

Brows are big business in the beauty industry. After going skinny in the ’90s and Cara Delevingne-inspired full in recent years, this season it’s all about feathery brows. According to celebrity makeup artist and stylist Alvin Goh, “The look is to create a feathery brow effect with either brow gel or hair spray, combing the brow hair upwards. With this technique, you can do different variations, from mild to dramatic.”

“Hair is all about movement” in 2019, says Kim Robinson, hairstylist to the stars. “From ’70s revolutionary curls to softer beach waves on any length of hair, movement is a must.” His tips include using products that create separation, using curling irons of multiple sizes or styles, or considering new Korean permanent wave technology, which provides the same curls with less frizz for cleanse-and-go ease.

It’s clean skin and drama on the eyes this year for Chanel Temple, global makeup artist for Hourglass Cosmetics. “During New York Fashion Week, many shows embraced a natural-looking complexion but played up the eyes,” she says. You don’t need to be a beauty guru to know Hourglass’s Ambient Lighting Palette is a shortcut to that Instagram-filtered beauty in real life, and a little of Hourglass’ Scattered Light Glitter Eyeshadow is “a sophisticated way to wear glitter, at the office or on a night out.”

“This season is about building on the popular stained lip trend to emphasise the lips with shine, glitter and dimension,” says Shirley Wong, senior makeup artist at Nars. And the best part is you can create the look with products already in your arsenal. “After applying a base lip shade, layer a translucent powder to blur the colour and give the appearance of a lip stain, then add gloss to the centre of the lip and cupid’s bow to accentuate and plump,” she says.