Fuchsia lips, glitter and bleached brows: Copenhagen Fashion Week defines Scandi style for 2026

Fuchsia on the lips, bleached brows and glitter swept across the eyes: Copenhagen Fashion Week, which took place during the first week of August, has delivered its beauty verdicts. And Scandi style, far from being confined to cool tones and pared-back looks, turned out to be far bolder than anyone expected.

Fuchsia and glitter, the new signatures of Scandi style

On the Copenhagen runways, one colour dominated lips with striking consistency: fuchsia. At Mr. Larkin, this intense pink slipped into a no-make-up look, almost understated, as though the colour were trying to melt into the skin. At Nicklas Skovgaard, by contrast, fuchsia was paired with a glass skin finish, that luminous, poreless effect that amplifies the face’s natural radiance. The contrast between a saturated mouth and translucent skin captures the balance at the heart of Scandi style: daring to wear colour without ever losing the thread of sophistication.

At Collina Strada, lips went one step further with glitter. Far from being a throwaway detail, this choice illustrates a strong trend: the mouth is becoming a space for experimentation, not just a finishing touch. Similarly, at Caro Editions, glitter migrated beneath the eyes, while at Malene Birger it was nestled into a cut crease for a graphic, precise effect.

Eyes that play with colour and shape

Eye make-up followed the same logic of contrast. At Mr. Larkin, a bright green eyeshadow was chosen to make brown irises pop, a simple but effective chromatic technique. For those who prefer a deeper register, the Royal Danish Academy offered an intense Klein blue paired with a vivid red lip. This combination, directly inspired by primary colours, plays on maximum contrast and gives the eyes an immediate, arresting quality.

The Royal Danish Academy also brought back skinny brows, those ultra-thin arches last seen in the 1990s. This unapologetic return to a past aesthetic is part of a broader move to redefine the codes of Scandi style by drawing on unexpected references. Meanwhile, at Marimekko, eyes went in the opposite direction with a smoky, intense, darkened look. The Royal Danish Academy also offered a graphic white liner, minimalist in form but powerful in visual impact.

• Fuchsia lips at Mr. Larkin, worn as part of a no-make-up look
• Fuchsia paired with a glass skin complexion at Nicklas Skovgaard
• Glitter lips at Collina Strada, glitter under the eyes at Caro Editions
• Bright green eyeshadow and deep Klein blue at Mr. Larkin and the Royal Danish Academy
• The return of skinny brows and graphic white liner at the Royal Danish Academy

Minimalism revisited, from Baum Und Pferdgarten to Mr. Larkin

Not everything was colour and shine. At Baum Und Pferdgarten, the lip look played the invisible card. A brown liner close to the skin’s natural tone, combined with a nude lipstick, creates the illusion of a bare mouth while subtly enhancing it. This gesture, minimalist in its execution, embodies what the Scandinavian woman so often seeks: a clean, polished result with no excess.

At Mr. Larkin, another take on the monochrome look caught the eye. Brows were bleached to match the hair colour, which was itself toned to complement a pale pink complexion. This face, conceived entirely within a single colour palette, finds its anchor only through a deep red lipstick. It is precisely this kind of balance, between uniformity and a single defining accent, that defines Scandi style in its most refined form.

What these trends actually mean for your beauty routine

These runway shows are not disconnected from everyday life. Every look presented in Copenhagen offers a concrete idea to make your own. Wearing a green eyeshadow to make brown eyes stand out, going for fuchsia on a carefully worked complexion, or simply using a nude liner to simulate a natural-looking mouth: these are accessible gestures, directly inspired by the catwalk. Scandi style, as it expressed itself this week, is not reserved for models. It offers precise tools, considered colour combinations and techniques that adapt to very different faces. From full-on glitter to bleached brows, every trend spotted at Copenhagen Fashion Week sketches out a Nordic beauty that refuses to choose between boldness and elegance.