The Haute Couture Show Beauty Looks That’ll Make You Do A Double Take

With its breathtaking handmade gowns and celebrity-stacked front rows, Haute Couture Week is the exact type of spectacle that will jolt you from your mid-winter blues. Taking place bi-annually in Paris, ateliers like Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Chanel show their boldest, dreamiest, and most jaw-dropping collections where no details are spared when creating each piece. But the fantasy never stops at the clothing. Case in point: Dame Pat McGrath’s viral glass skin mask was born on the Maison Margiela Artisanal runway last year. As such, the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 beauty looks are ripe with mood board-worthy material.

For S/S’25 Haute Couture season, the overarching theme so far is classic with a dose of edge. At Christian Dior, both the hair and makeup had a punk element to it. The models’ spiky full brows were paired with braided updos complete with fanned-out feather Mohawks. Gold is another popular motif, with McGrath giving models glimmering bronzed skin at Schiaparelli.

Below, you’ll find all of the must-see hair and makeup moments from the Haute Couture S/S ‘25 runways. It’s only a matter of time before they inspire red carpet looks and internet beauty trends.

Giambattista Valli

For anyone who was concerned the hair bow trend was on its way out, Giambattista Valli is one of the handful of designers who are solidifying its relevancy in 2025. On the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 runway, the hair accessory was added to low ponytails with finger curls. The soft bronzy smoky eyes added to the retro glam feel of the beauty look.

Schiaparelli

“Bronzed, beautiful, glowing skin” was the focus at Schiaparelli, where Dame Pat McGrath gave models a healthy sun-kissed radiance using the Skin Fetish: Highlighter + Balm Duo from her line to sculpt the face. She tied the look together by adding a wash of shimmery gold eyeshadow from the Luminous Legends Dawn Divinity Eye Shadow Palette to the models’ lids. Hairstylist Guido Palau complemented the skin-focused makeup look by pulling the hair back into super sleek buns.

Christian Dior

Full, fluffy brows have gone from trend to beauty staple, so naturally the fashion house upped the ante with the spiky arches Dior Beauty Creative and Image Director Peter Philips created on models. To achieve the graphic look, he brushed the brows upwards and together to make gaps using Dior’s On Set Brow and Diorshow Brow Styler. Hairstylist Guido Palau complemented the clean yet edgy makeup with sleek braided updos featuring fanned-out feathers.

Imane Ayissi

All that glitters was gold on the Imane Ayissi runway which featured dramatic sparkly winged liner.

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