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Beauty Trends for Wedding Season Based on Pinterest Predicts 2026
From layered fragrances to after-dark makeup, Pinterest’s 2026 beauty predictions feel right on time for India’s wedding calendar.
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Pinterest has just released its Pinterest Predicts 2026 report, and the platform’s data is pointing to three beauty shifts that will define the year ahead: from layered fragrances, to deeper after-dark glamour and a wave of iridescent, almost celestial makeup. What is interesting is how naturally these global predictions line up with what is already happening here.
With wedding season around the corner, Indian beauty routines are becoming bolder, moodier and more personalised, which makes the timing of this forecast feel almost tailor-made for us.
Across Indian cities, you can already see the signs. Guests are leaning into darker kohl and berry lips for evening functions. Makeup artists are reaching for chrome shadows and jelly-texture blushes because they catch the light beautifully during receptions.
The platform identifies three big trends: “Scents-on-Scents,” “Vampy Beauty”, and “Otherworldly Opulence.” Niche perfume searches are up 500 per cent, dark romantic makeup is up 160 per cent, and holographic beauty looks continue to climb.
If you are updating your trousseau, planning your winter makeup, or simply figuring out what to wear for a cousin’s sangeet, here is how the 2026 predictions translate into the Indian context.
Pinterest Beauty Trends 2026
Scents-on-Scents
Layering fragrances is officially the new beauty flex. And it makes sense here. India already has a long history with attars and perfume oils, so starting with a rose or musk base and adding a lighter spritz on top feels natural. The result is a fragrance that is personal, long-lasting and a bit unpredictable in the best way. For long wedding nights, it also means your scent evolves instead of fading halfway through the festivities.
Shop The Trend
Forest Essentials Intense Perfume Kesari - Oudh, Saffron & Lime
Intense Perfume Kesari - Oudh, Saffron & LimeForest Essentials
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Diptyque Tam Dao Eau De Parfum
Tam Dao Eau De ParfumDiptyque
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Raahi Dahn al Oud
Raahi
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Vampy Beauty
Pinterest is calling it “Vampy Beauty,” but in India, it reads as a Komolika vibe with an after-dark version of the kajal we have always worn. Think smudged black liner, deep berry lips, glossy black or oxblood nails and soft waves or a dramatic side part. It works beautifully with velvets, jewel tones, brocades and everything that shows up between cocktails and sangeets. It is glamour with a bit of bite.
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Kay Beauty Hydra Creme Lipstick in Proud
Hydra Creme Lipstick in ProudKay Beauty
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Safaa L'ƒclat Noir Dress
Safaa
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Chanel Le Crayon Khol
Le Crayon KholChanel
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Otherworldly Opulence
This trend is all about opalescent shadows, chrome finishes and jelly blushes that melt into the skin. Indian makeup artists love it because these textures photograph well and hold their shape under strong reception lighting. Paired with champagne-toned lehengas, pearl embellishments or silver sarees, this kind of glow feels atmospheric without being overly sparkly.
Shop The Trend
Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint
Cooling Water Jelly TintMilk Makeup
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Lakme Be-jewel Multichrome Eyeshadow in Midnight Metals
Be-jewel Multichrome Eyeshadow in Midnight MetalsLakme
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Kay Beauty Hyper Gloss Liquid Luminizing Highlighter in Rose
Kay Beauty Hyper Gloss Liquid Luminizing Highlighter in RoseKay Beauty
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