Gothic glamor and icy manicure: 2026 trends that will leave men shocked and girls delighted

Minimalism is dead. No, seriously — he was buried in a velvet coffin, painted with plum lipstick and sung under neon lights. For five years we obediently walked around with a “clean” face, nude nails and straight tails. And guess what? We're tired of being boring.

2026 bursts into a social event like a vampire — in a corset, with coal smoky eyes and nails that shimmer like the surface of a distant planet. And if your boyfriend widens his eyes, it means everything was done correctly. Xrust.ru analyzes the trends that have turned the beauty industry upside down.

Gotkor: lace, veils and vampire chic

Pinterest has recorded a 100% increase in searches for “eccentric makeup”, and avant-garde makeup tutorials are being searched for 270% more often than a year ago. The clean girl aesthetic has officially passed the post. In its place came gothcore — and no, this is not a teenager with an earring in his nose at the entrance. This is Jenna Ortega at the Wednesday premiere, this is beige goth with Victorian silhouettes, these are dramatic eyes and porcelain skin.

Here's what the fashionista of 2026 has in her arsenal:

• Smoky eyes in wine and plum shades — no delicate peaches, only depth and drama
• Elongated “vampire” nails with chrome or opalescent coating
• Corsets, velvet, lace — not as a Halloween costume, but as an everyday wardrobe
• “Glitchy glamour” — two-tone lipstick, asymmetrical haircuts and shadows that seemed to “float”
• Icy palettes — milky bases, silver tips and the effect of frozen glass on nails

A separate story is cosmic aesthetics. Opalescent textures, holographic accents on the cheekbones, makeup that turns the face into a map of an unknown galaxy. The boundary between the earthly and the alien has completely blurred, and you know — it’s much more interesting to live this way.

The funny thing is that, in parallel with this madness, Pantone announced the color of the year Cloud Dancer — white. Clean slate. Apparently, to have something to draw all this splendor on. And manicurists are already actively combining milky bases with gothic accents: pearl rub plus black microlines, rhinestones against a background of ghostly nude.

At Xrust.ru we are sure: fashion has finally allowed us to be ourselves. If you want to be a space witch on Monday and an ice princess on Friday, go ahead. The main rule of 2026 is that there are no more rules.

Have you already tried something new? Or do you think this is too much? Let's have a vote in the comments — gothic glamor: “yes” or “no”?

Xrust Gothic glamor and icy manicure: 2026 trends that make men shocked and girls delighted