Every Major Beauty Moment From The Couture Runways

Eyelashes drawn-on with cartoonish flair. Electric pink blush draped from forehead to cheekbone. Earrings fastened to the ends of pigtails. The beauty looks at Haute Couture week in Paris are as daring as the Oscar-ready gowns, where even the humble ponytail can seem like a work of modern art. Here, the 11 hair and makeup looks we can't stop staring at from our favorite couture runways.

This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR US.

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1. Dramatic Lashes

Makeup artist Peter Philips is always serving up new ways to think about eyelashes at the Dior shows. At the spring 2018 couture runway, he used black and white liner to create exaggerated lash-like lines on both the top and bottom lashlines.

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11. The New Accessory

Inside-out braided pigtails at Alexis Mabille got a couture upgrade with the addition of chandelier earrings secured at the ends. Think of this style as the new go-to for women without pieced ears, or for those among us find earrings in our ears to be quite uncomfortable. Why should they go to waste when thy go go in your hair?

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10. Retro Updo

Teased, combed to one side, and secured loosely with pins—the hair at Armani looked like a retro, '60s hairstyle that had hit the party circuit the night before.

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9. Soft Edge

The pastel, watercolor-like eyeshadow and soft pink blush at Armani looked incredible with model Crystal Noreiga's voluminous natural curls.

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8. Rich-Girl Bedhead

This is what bedhead looks like if you just rolled out of bed at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée: fuzzy at the roots with silky bends framing your face.

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7. Graphic Lashes

A dramatic pair of false lashes usually calls for eyeshadow equally as bold: glitter, black eyeliner, you get the idea. Which is why we love the look at Armani's couture show. Segmented false lashes popped unexpectedly against a canvas of watercolor, sky-inspired eyeshadow hues.

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6. Back To The 80s

The '80s just won't end—at least as runway beauty is concerned. Draping had another moment on the Alexandre Vauthier, as seen on model Bella Hadid.

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5. Technicolor Underliner

At Iris Van Herpen, models walked the runway with slicked-back hair and almost no visible makeup other than a technicolor pop of neon underliner.

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4. Couture Ponytails

Hairstylist Sam McKnight is no stranger to bringing the humble ponytail into couture territory. To get the shape seen here, secure hair with an elastic and then mist the ends with a lightweight texture mist to add body and movement.

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3. Glossy Skin

The skin at Giambattista Valli had a mirror-like sheen—as if it had been highlighted and moisturized using Vaseline.

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2. Electric Rose

The models were wearing a bright, glossy-pink lip at the Chanel Couture show. Inspired by traditional French gardens, the lip added a modern touch to the otherwise feminine and delicate looks.

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