Laura Kennedy on beauty: Look to the noughties for new season inspiration

Get ready for glittered eyeshadow, lashings of lip gloss and the return of the bob haircut

“There is more joy and variety in trends and an increasingly hopeful landscape of exploration that encourages you to take what you like and leave the rest” Pictured: Versace spring summer 22

Trends should never be taken too seriously. They are an aesthetic buffet – best enjoyed by taking what you really like the look of for the thrill of variety rather than consuming a bit of everything in the hope of getting your money’s worth. Every season, beauty trends vary from the ethereal or ridiculous to the pragmatic. They’re often bold. They’re sometimes far closer to art than something you might wear to work or to ...