The Haute Couture 2024 season did not disappoint when it came to incredible beauty looks. We take a look back at some of the key looks to inspire your beauty routine.
Chanel
For Virginie Viard’s Haute Couture Spring 2024 show, fresh-faced skin and minimal make-up. Ballerina-inspired ethereal beauty took centre stage with neutral brows (held with the house’s Longwear Eyebrow Gel) and pastel cheeks (using Chanel’s Baume Essential in “Lilas). In keeping with the theme, actor, house ambassador and former ballet dancer Margaret Qualley took centre stage in the show with bold brows, rosy cheeks and a fresh neutral skin palette. The latter was achieved using the house’s Les Beiges Water-Fresh Complexion Touch, Les Pinceaux de Chanel 2-in-1 Foundation Brush Fluid and Powder N°101, and Poudre Universelle Libre. To create a fresh and simple eye look, the team used the Chanel Les 4 Ombres 388 Éclat de Nuit paired with Le Volume Révolution de Chanel 10 Noir mascara. Meanwhile, a neutral lip was created using the Chanel Rouge Coco Baume in 938 Keep Cool and nails were treated to the frosted pink Le Vernis in the shade Skieuse.
Dior
Dior
Peter Philips, the creative and image director of Christian Dior Makeup, decided to keep things simple for the house’s Haute Couture Spring 2024 show. The make-up artist decided to focus on one thing every woman has tried at some point – the classic black kohl liner. In order to keep the focus clearly on the smokey contour of the eye (for which he used Diorshow on Stage Crayon 091 Black), he applied just a touch of balm on the lip (the house’s new Rouge Dior Balm in #000 Satin) and a subtle shade on the eyelid (Diorshow 5 Couleurs in 539 Grand Bal). Meanwhile, Dior’s lead hairstylist, Guido Palau created a subtle hairstyle to complement the look. Models wore their hair braided, in a low, subtle bun while there were touches of headwear – such as black velvet ribbon – signifying the fact that the hair bow trend is still going to be around for the new season and beyond.
Valentino
Valentino
Contrasting with the Chanel and Dior shows, Valentino created a theatrical bold lip look for the Haute Couture Spring 2024 collection. For creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli’s show, models stepped out wearing dark hues of red on the lip paired with barely their make-up and the hair worn in low buns – a clear sign that this hair trend will be around for 2024-2025. The house’s striking lip look was created using Valentino Beauty’s Rosso Valentino Refillable Lipstick, in shades which include Fearless Violet, (think deep berry with a satin finish and Underdressed Velvet, (which comes in a rich brick shade).
Giorgio Armani Privé
Giorgio Armani Privé
For the fabulous Giorgio Armani Privé Haute Couture 2024 show, the brand’s global makeup artist, Hiromi Ueda, created a wet-look deconstructed look for the hair, and a powerful watercolour palette for the eye. Discussing her choices for the collection, Ueda said “Since this couture collection is so expressive, we could create a more indulgent makeup look. We incorporated colours from the collection in a painterly eye look, with the shape inspired by the 1920’s. By keeping skin natural, makeup reflects the high-spirited feel of the clothes. The combination of different textures creates light and shadow on the runway”. To create an immaculate base, the make-up artist used both the house’s Luminous Silk Foundation and Concealer. Meanwhile, cheekbones were highlighted with the house’s Fluid Sheer in shade 2. For the theatrical eye look, the Armani Beauty Eye Tint in shades 50 and 56 were used for definition and shape along the socket line and outer corners. Then, Eye Tint in shades 12 and 8 were used to highlight the inner corners and brow bone. To complete the look, Lip Maestro was used in shade 201 and Lip Power in shade 403 to add dimension.
Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli
To bring Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparaliens to life, make-up artist Pat McGrath created otherworldly skin and a beautiful, tonal look personalised to each model. “It’s all about structuring the face with light to create a truly out-of-this-world effect,” says McGrath. Cream and powder highlighters were layered on the cheekbones for a mesmerising, multidimensional glow. Eyes were topped with a celestial gold-and-pearl shimmer and brows were lightened and toned. Cream blush was used in a divine rose hue to add a luminous wash of colour to the cheeks, while lips are drenched in shine with clear lip balm. For a select few Schiaparaliens on the runway, one ear was painted and covered in hundreds of dazzling crystals, creating the ultimate cosmic couture accessory. To create the unique look, the team structured the face with light cream and powder highlighters layered on the cheekbones for a mesmerising, multidimensional glow. McGrath then swept the Sublime Skin Highlighter onto the high points of the face and pressed the Highlighter + BalmDuo on top using a finger.
Fendi
Discussing the Fendi Haute Couture Spring 2024 show in the notes which accompanied the collection, Kim Jones said that he was inspired by the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld. “I was thinking about Karl Lagerfeld’s Futurism with Fendi…In the collection, there is a Humanism at the heart of this future; there’s the body, the silhouette within the silhouette, the person and the handwork of the couture. The collection is about structure and decoration, where the two become indivisible. I wanted an idea of precision and emotion at once.” This theme was reflected through a palette inspired by Minimalism for the house’s make-up for the show. There were neutral fresh natural faces on display, placing emphasis on the understated Haute Couture looks on the runway. Paired with dewy fresh skin, was chic, slicked-back hair by Guido Palau.
