The Most Stunning Beauty Moments From The Fall Haute Couture Shows

For those craving a runway beauty fix in the five long months between the fall and spring show seasons, haute couture week always provides that visual feast. Taking place bi-annually in Paris, top design houses like Schiaparelli, Chanel, and Balenciaga present made-to-measure collections painstakingly crafted by their ateliers. With no details spared, their results are often the most creative, jaw-dropping, and dreamiest pieces of the year, many of which end up being worn by celebrities during award season. Of course, the hair and makeup created to complement the collections on the runways are equally fantastical. Case in point: the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025 beauty looks.

Starting the week off strong was Schiaparelli’s cinematic black and red lips paired with fresh dewy skin, which tied in the “past meets present” inspiration behind the collection. At Chanel, the hair and makeup were both subdued yet equally impactful. Models wore sleek twisted ponytails and diffused bronze smoky eyes.

Ahead, all of the beauty highlights from the Haute Couture F/W ‘25 runways in Paris.

Schiaparelli’s Statement Lips

If your heat-friendly minimal makeup looks are starting to feel stale, the matte black and red statement lips by Dame Pat McGrath for Schiaparelli will make you look forward to fall. “Daniel [Roseberry]’s Fall/Winter Haute Couture 2025-26 show was a study of black and white photography throughout history. It was all about time travel – going back into the past while feeling futuristic at the same time,” McGrath said in a statement. “We paired beautiful, luminous skin with bold, powerful lips — in black using our PermaGel Eye Pencil in Xtreme Black or red using Legendary Lip Liner in Elson.”

Iris Van Herpen’s Otherworldly Glow

Iridescent skin, care of strategically placed highlighter on models’ cheeks and brows, plus silver pigment on their cupid’s bows and inner corners of the eye, helped fully realize the ethereal theme of Iris Van Herpen’s latest haute couture collection. To achieve the ethereal look, makeup artist Andrew Gallimore used NARS’ Light Reflecting Luminizing Powder.

Chanel’s Clean Girl 2.0

Chanel’s fall haute couture show might have marked the end of a chapter ahead of ushering in new creative director Matthieu Blazy, but it signaled that certain beauty trends of the past few years are here to stay — with a fresh twist. Models wore slicked-back flipped ponytails, while makeup was minimal and glowy except for a hint of shimmery taupe eyeshadow (Chanel Les 4 Ombres in 308 Clair-Obscur) swept on their upper and lower lids. Consider it “clean girl 2.0.”

Iman Aiyssi’s ‘80s Glam

Choosing between a bold eye or lip is a dated beauty rule that’s meant to be broken. Just ask Imane Ayissi who sent models down the runway with frosted eyeshadow, cat-eye liner, and a blurred red lip.

Georges Hobeika’s Horned Updos

At Georges Hobeika, ‘40s-era victory rolls were taken to new heights. Models had two voluminous twists sitting at the top of their heads which created a horned effect.

Giorgio Armani Privé’s Cinematic Liner

Drawing inspiration from Old Hollywood makeup, double-liner stole the show at Giorgio Armani Privé. “The makeup look for the Giorgio Armani Privé Fall Winter 2025-26 show is inspired by an alluring, timeless glamour. The makeup is effortlessly elegant, timeless, and evocative of classic Hollywood beauty,” Armani Global Makeup Artist Hiromi Ueda said in a press release about the look. She defined the eyes with the brand’s Smooth Silk Eye Pencil in #4, Eye Tint in #99M and #12S, then applied a few coats of Vertigo Lift Mascara to the lashes.

Viktor&Rolf’s Extra Wispy Bangs

Wispy bangs might be considered a way to dip your toes into the world of fringe, but at Viktor&Rolf the style was extreme. The long, airy strands were in the models’ eyes and paired with brushed-out crimped hair to boot.

Ardazaei’s Draped Blush

Blush blindness doesn’t exist in the realm of Ardazaei’s Haute Couture runway. Instead of sweeping various baby pink, fuchsia, or lavender shades across the apples of the cheeks, models had it placed along the temples and high cheekbones for a draped effect.

Mia Kostov’s Crimped Hair

Despite the tight clutch the early 2000s has had on recent beauty trends, crimped hair hasn’t had a second coming. But, that’s all about to change, thanks to Mia Kostov’s runway. Models wore their hair with soft bends starting from the temples down. It mimicked the texture you end up after letting your hair air-dry in braids.