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Butterflies are trending in beauty and hot damn it’s pretty

Channeling Hilary Duff during her ‘Metamorphosis’ era

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Content Producer / March 30 2021

Autumn signals a time of year that’s all about shedding the old in order to make way for the new.

And so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the butterfly beauty trend has taken wing. After all, who better to take inspiration from at the moment than a creature that has made the art of transformation their life’s work?

Given the elegant drama these conspicuously coloured insects are known for, we’ll admit this is not necessarily the trend for the minimalists among us. But, we encourage you to embrace the creativity of it all, just like the eight butterfly-inspired beauty moments below...

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Whip out the eyeliner kids because it’s time to practice your freehand drawing skills...

Image credit: @cutcreaser

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Inspired by Dua Lipa’s custom Versace dress at the GRAMMYs, this look is giving us glitter butterfly fantasy vibes and we are obsessed.

Image credit: @rowisingh

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Eyeshadow and eyeliner not really your thing? Find some cute butterfly stickers at your local craft store for a 3D take on the trend.

Image credit: @sweetmutuals

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Get conceptual and play with abstract lines, shapes and proportions. And for the base? It’s all about amping up the glow and colour in your cheeks.

Image credit: @sayazawa.makeup

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Is it just us or do these lowkey lilac butterfly wings kind of resemble pressed flower petals?

Image credit: @anaellepostollec

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Loved the floating liner trend? This pastel ombre butterfly wing liner look is easy to recreate at home, all you need is a steady hand and liner in two or more shades.

Image credit: @nush.mu

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In case you didn’t know, yellow and grey were named as Pantone’s colour(s) of the year – we think you know where we’re going with this...

Image credit: @katrinlifestyle

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Don’t mind committing to having a few face tatts? We suggest channelling your inner 11-year-old and slapping a few temporary butterfly tattoos on your face because, well, why not? Life’s for living.

Image credit: @salemmitchell

Staying in the vein of the unusual... Here are 7 body washes that are anything but boring.

Main image credit: @rowisingh

Briar Clark

Briar is a Content Producer at BEAUTYcrew. Her 'down for anything' attitude has resulted in more than a handful of hair transformations, and she doesn't mind being used as a guinea pig for the industry's most unusual products and treatments. Her work has also appeared on Girlfriend and Beauty Heaven.