Get the look from London Fashion Week: beauty trends 2015

THIS September at London Fashion Week, there was some serious rule-breaking backstage. Unconventional beauty looks became the talking point; think purposefully-placed perspiration on faces and perfect hair with added unruly kinks.

Feeling rebellious? Read on for a touch of anarchic spring/summer 15 beauty.

INSTA FRECKLE: Faux freckles are nothing new backstage. They’re the instant signifier of youth and freshness, but this season the tan and make-up teams went dotty for them.

At Preen, MAC’s Val Garland dabbed on freckles using five different shades of eyeliner, for a convincing sun-kissed effect.

St Tropez’s skin-finishing squad continued the dot-to-dot randomising on the body, calling it the ’beachside freckle tan’

GLITTER BUG: It’s never too early for a disco backstage. It was a case of all that glitters at House of Holland before the sun had even set, with models’ eyelids and nails coated in the sparkly stuff.

The theme was status-seeking groupies, and MAC’s Lucia Pica described the look as “somewhere between Debbie Harry and The Runaways”.

Chunky, silver MAC Pro glitter was applied densely to eyelids and diffused with a brush for a lived-in look.

Nail artist Sophy Robson echoed the hi-shine, by layering glitter over a baby pink polish on fingernails and toes, inspired by one of the holographic sandals in the collection.

KINKY HAIR: Sometimes, perfection lies in the imperfection.

Take the ruler straight hair with a twist at Thomas Tait. Perfectly straight and strict from the front with a centre part, the back unexpectedly featured a ’crease’ midway down the lengths to hint at architectural foundations.

The 3D kink effect was achieved using a ruler horizontally underneath the hair, clamped firmly with straightening irons.

Duffy says: “Taking inspiration from one of the key silks in Thomas’ collection, we decided to add the crease to the otherwise sleek style – it’s a progressive look with an underlying easy elegance.”

SWEAT CHIC: Let the Indian summer continue, because sweat is where it’s at for next season. Wet-look hair is a common fixture backstage for a sleek look, but at Teatum Jones, the concept extended to skin.

MAC’s Andrew Gallimore painstakingly applied droplet-look stickers onto models’ hairlines to mimic beads of sweat on the skin. The dripping-with-sweat vibe extended to hair, with textured cornrows created by Bianca Tuovi for Bumble and Bumble. Bb. Gel was painted into the partings to create extra shine and definition. Perspiring just got cool.

LILAC MUSE: Punchy colour is what you come to expect from designer Matthew Williamson’s clothes, but this season, it was all about dramatic purple eyes.

The look was centred on lilac lids for a nod to ‘70s glamour.

Make-up maestro Charlotte Tilbury for Benefit, used pinky-purple cream eyeshadows washed across the eyelids: “My vision was hibiscus flowers bursting from eyes, as if they were bejeweled and bathed with a gorgeous pink light.”