Wuthering Heights Beauty: The Romantic Trend Taking Over Lips, Cheeks and Hair
Soft-focus colour, windswept texture and a touch of gothic romance — this is beauty at its most poetic.
Wuthering Heights hits cinemas on February 13th, 2026
With Wuthering Heights already dominating conversation ahead of its release, the buzz feels less like a film rollout and more like a full cultural ripple. From Margot Robbie’s press-tour appearances — all windswept texture and flushed, storybook colour — to the haunting soundtrack snippets circulating online and even Charli XCX adding fuel to the frenzy with her unexpected nod to the film’s gothic romance, anticipation is building with every red-carpet moment. Beauty, naturally, is following suit. This isn’t period-drama polish or costume-coded glamour; it’s soft, storm-kissed romance. Think cheeks touched by the elements, lips blurred like a secret and hair that moves as if it has its own narrative. As hype swells, so does a new aesthetic: undone, emotive and irresistibly cinematic.
Cheeks: The Windswept Flush
Contour has taken a back seat; blush is the star. This trend centres on a fresh, windswept glow — colour placed low on the apples of the cheeks and diffused outward for a just-stepped-onto-the-moors warmth.
Makeup artist Patti Dubroff, who created Margot Robbie’s premiere look, summed it up perfectly: “It’s all about the blush.” Her tool of choice? Chanel’s N°1 Lip and Cheek Balm. On Robbie’s cheeks, she used these Chanel lip and cheek pots, blending Berry Boost and Red Camelia together on her hand before applying it to the cheeks creating a soft, emotional flush that reads skin-real rather than sculpted.
How to wear it:
Choose cream or balm textures
Blend with fingers, not brushes
Keep skin luminous, not matte
Lips: The Just-Bitten Tint
Statement lips feel too polished for this aesthetic. Instead, colour is pressed into the lips like a stain — sheer, balmy and softly blurred.
Think rose, berry and petal shades that enhance your natural tone rather than mask it. The effect should feel intimate, as though colour belongs to your lips, not your makeup bag. Dubroff used Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous in Intemporelle for Robbie’s Wuthering Heights premier look.
Key rule: if it looks applied, you’ve gone too far.
Hair: Undone, Romantic Texture
Hair follows suit with movement and softness. Loose waves, airy bends and slightly imperfect strands create that windswept, literary heroine finish. It’s not messy — it’s expressive.
Whether worn down in flowing texture or gently pinned back with subtle detail, the mood is always the same: natural, romantic, alive.
To recreate it:
Use a wide-barrel tong or braid damp hair overnight
Brush out curls for softness
Finish with a light mist of flexible spray
The Mood Behind the Look
The appeal of Wuthering Heights beauty lies in its restraint. It’s sensual but understated, nostalgic yet modern — a reminder that softness can be powerful. In a world of hyper-defined trends, this is beauty that breathes.
In short: flushed cheeks, whispered lips and hair with a story to tell.