Much like the grand impact it has on street style, Paris Fashion Week is one of the biggest sources of bold beauty each and every year. To be fair, sometimes things are pushed too far with over-the-top makeup and hairstyles that upstage the clothes and not in a good way. Then there are those designers who prefer pretty much a clean slate by skipping any visible signs of makeup or hair products. The rest fall into that sweet spot where the fashion and the beauty work together, both striking in their own regard yet somehow managing to shine in concert. Fortunately, the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2024 beauty looks mostly fall into the balanced category.
The hairstyles certainly steal the show(s). Headbands clearly still have some unfinished business to take care of. Balmain didn't stick to black, however. Wide headbands came in black, sage and sand. Flashy gold bands help keep the headbands in place in the back. Meanwhile over at Ann Demeulemeester, chains wrapped around models' heads serve the same purpose. Loewe once again opted for bowl-cut wigs, this time boasting colorful patches up front. Valentino, Dries Van Noten and Germanier's slick hairstyles are an elegant step up from the still popular wet hair look. Ester Manas is trying to keep the scrunchie resurgence going, much to our relief, with ones bigger than the buns they cradled.
