How to pull of the trend for Sixties-inspired lashes

The runway has instigated a clumpy lash revolution

Jeremy Scott opted for individual falsies to create a look that gives a nod to Twiggy

When it comes to lashes this season there’s no such thing as a happy medium because, while barely-there minimalism remained present, it was the trend for lash maximalism that really reigned.

In particular, it’s spidery, stuck together, doll-like lashes that are having a moment.

Something that us beauty buffs have spent our lives avoiding, clumpy peepers are no longer the sign of an out-of-date formula or a poorly designed mascara.

Instead, a clump revolution on the runway has led to a complete three-sixty with the beauty world hailing the look of 1960s icons such as Twiggy and Diana Ross supreme.

On the catwalk, the lead protagonist this autumn was clear as Chanel presented an army of Space Age beauties.

Here, the brand referenced cult Sixties movie Barbarella as hair stylist Sam McKnight fashioned models’ locks in bouffant-like ‘dos; a look that sat perfectly alongside make-up artist Tom Pecheux’s cut crease liner and spaced out false lashes along the lower lash line.

I’m sticking with you: MSGM went with clumpy, stuck together lashes

It was a look that continued at Jeremy Scott and MSGM too but, while the former opted for fractured individual falsies, Miranda Joyce looked to ultra-clumpy, stuck together lashes, both top and bottom, at MSGM.

A more extreme version of the trend could also be seen at Emilio Pucci where make-up artist Inge Grognard applied heavy doses of mascara in white, green, blue, pink and orange. But, perhaps the most out-there of all came courtesy of Gareth Pugh, where post-apocalyptic ensembles were topped off with blacked-out bug eyes and long spidery lashes that extended to the brown bone.

Now, while the more severe takes should most definitely be left on the runway, translating this trend into real-life wear isn’t as daunting as you might think.

For modest impact, choose a thicker, darker mascara formula and coat your lashes in layers, wiggling the wand horizontally from root to tip.

Mac, 33 Lash, £11.50, Selfridges

But, if it’s full-on clumps you’re after continue by turning the wand vertically and use the tip of the brush to push the mascara on the tips of the lashes and group them together.

Either way, the key here is to keep the rest of your beauty look super-simple and be prepared to stock up on mascara a lot more frequently than usual.

Pixi, Large Lash Mascara, £14, Cult Beauty

Fleur de Force by Eyelure Individual Lashes, £6.95, Look Fantastic

Yves Saint Laurent, The Shock Waterproof Mascara, £23, Boots

Ardell Wispies Clusters, £5.49, Look Fantastic

Clinique Lash Building Primer, £14.50, Look Fantastic

Huda Beauty, Sasha Lashes, £15.50, Cult Beauty