The Best in Beauty at Paris Fashion Week

Clean girl's out, maximalism's in.

Ami Suzuki and Aya Suzuki of Amiaya attend the Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Fashion Month is a hallowed holiday for fashion and beauty lovers everywhere. It's a time when our favorite designers unveil new collections, legendary makeup artists create museum-worthy art on models' faces (like Pat McGrath's history-making makeup for Maison Margiela), and, of course, stylish attendees redefine street style with their innovative ensembles. This year's Paris Fashion Week is already rife with beauty inspiration in particular: Models and attendees alike are championing recent beauty fads like baby braids and ombré lips, and others are bringing new trends into the fold, like voluminous hair and bleached brows. Overall, the verdict among attendees seems to be that minimalism is out and maximalism—with all its bold colors, shimmering glitter, and blunt edges—is here to stay.

Ahead, the beauty moments at Paris Fashion Week that'll inspire you to go bold this season.

Bright-Colored Hair

Margaret Zhang wears light blue denim long trench coat, black sunglasses, outside Balenciaga, during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

Fashion blogger Margaret Zhang wore her lob in an electric blue shade that brought a pop of color and element of edginess to her otherwise classic, subdued look. Her thick black headband accentuated that contrast and tied her bright hair in with the neutrals dominating the rest of the ensemble.

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Ami Suzuki and Aya Suzuki of Amiaya attend the Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France.

Ami Suzuki and Aya Suzuki, who form the music duo Amiaya, often appear in matching fashion and beauty. The Stella McCartney show on March 4 was no different—the musicians arrived in matching fuschia bobs that matched their matte lipstick.

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Clara Berry, wears blue and red checked mini dress with puff shoulders, Vivienne Westwood pearl necklace, white and green Vivienne Westwood bag, outside Vivienne Westwood, during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 02, 2024 in Paris, France.

Model Clara Berry wore her hair bubblegum pink for the Vivienne Westwood show on March 2.

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Face Paint

US models and designers twin sister Shannon Clermont and Shannade Clermont pose ahead of the presentation of creations by Marine Serre for the Women Ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on March 4, 2024.

Sisters Shannon and Shannade Clermont wore Marine Serre's distinctive crescent moon insignia on their foreheads to the brand's show on March 4. The moons shone in glittery silver and were adorned with tiny gemstones to boot.

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Julia Fox attends the Mugler Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

We can always count on Julia Fox to bring the drama when it comes to her fashion and beauty choices. This time, she painted her face white, adding sparkly silver to her cheeks and the sides of her forehead for an extra dash of flair.

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Yseult Onguenet wears black Balenciaga leather jacket, outside Balenciaga, during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

Yseult Onguenet wears white face paint with striking black eye makeup and deep burgundy lipstick in a style reminiscent of glam metal band KISS.

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Braids for Days

Joan Smalls wears black oversize blazer, black trousers, black Balenciaga bag, black heels, gold earrings, outside Balenciaga, during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

Joan Smalls stuns in thin braids that fall down her back and past her waist. The elegant look perfectly balanced intricate details with a minimalist silhouette.

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A guest attends the Marine Serre Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France.

If Taylor Swift's recent hairstyles are any indication, braids are certainly back—a trend that we can see all over celebrity style and the streets of fashion week alike. This attendee took the style to new heights (or should I say lengths?), donning four thin braids reaching as far as her knees.

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French singer Davinhor Pacman poses ahead of the presentation of creations by Marine Serre for the Women Ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on March 4, 2024.

At the Marine Serre show on March 4, French singer Davinhor Pacman wore her braids in a towering style that lent her several extra inches in height. Because the look swept all her hair out of her face, it accentuated her high cheekbones, shimmery highlighter, and nostalgic ombré lip.

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Jyoti Babani, wears colorful mini bags in a ponytail, outside Hermes, during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 02, 2024 in Paris, France.

Fashion influencer Jyoti Babani wears fun, girly ornaments in a long braid down her back.

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Paola Locatelli wears cut out dress & Lily Chee wears white cut out top, denim jeans, bag outside Valentino during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

Paola Locatelli wears a voluminous, bleached bun offset by two long French braids at the front of her head.

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Blunt Bangs

Kiwi Lee Han wears white belted jacket, bag outside Valentino during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

Kiwi Lee Han is bringing back micro-bangs that go well with her equally blunt, ear-length blakc bob.

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woman with black hair and blunt bangs

Model Kozue Akimoto wears her bangs straight and hanging past her eyebrows, with the rest of her shiny black hair pulled back at the nape of her neck.

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Content creator Emma Winder wears shaggy black bangs with a short, layered hairstyle à la Joan Jett.

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Bleached Hair

Keiona Revlon attends the Marine Serre Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France.

Ahead of the Marine Serre show, popular French drag queen Keiona Revlon wore bleached hair with matching full, platinum brows. Her makeup, on the other hand, had a far darker color scheme, with deep brown lined, ombré lips and winged black eyeliner.

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A guest wears black lipstick, earring outside Chanel during the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2024 in Paris, France.

Platinum hair and black lipstick give this guest a striking, ethereal presence outside of Chanel.

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Deon Hinton is seen wearing a black suit, black jacket, black wide pants, black leather boots and a silver chain during the Amiri Menswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 18, 2024 in Paris, France.

Multidisciplinary artist Deon Hinton wears curls bleached at the ends, reminding us of the frosted tips craze of the late 90s and early 2000s.

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Micah McLaurin, wears grey coat, black leather gloves, Vivienne Westwood pearl necklace, outside Vivienne Westwood, during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024/2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 02, 2024 in Paris, France.

Professional pianist Micah McLaurin wears his hair in gently tousled, bleach blonde curls that contrast his dark, punk-inspired makeup.

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Gabrielle Ulubay
Beauty Writer

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. She has also written about sexual wellness, politics, culture, and fashion at Marie Claire and at publications including The New York Times, HuffPost Personal, Bustle, Alma, Muskrat Magazine, O'Bheal, and elsewhere. Her personal essay in The New York Times' Modern Love column kickstarted her professional writing career in 2018, and that piece has since been printed in the 2019 revised edition of the Modern Love book. Having studied history, international relations, and film, she has made films on politics and gender equity in addition to writing about cinema for Film Ireland, University College Cork, and on her personal blog, gabrielleulubay.medium.com. Before working with Marie Claire, Gabrielle worked in local government, higher education, and sales, and has resided in four countries and counting. She has worked extensively in the e-commerce and sales spaces since 2020, and spent two years at Drizly, where she developed an expertise in finding the best, highest quality goods and experiences money can buy.

Deeply political, she believes that skincare, haircare, and sexual wellness are central tenets to one's overall health and fights for them to be taken seriously, especially for people of color. She also loves studying makeup as a means of artistic expression, drawing on her experience as an artist in her analysis of beauty trends. She's based in New York City, where she can be found watching movies or running her art business when she isn't writing. Find her on Twitter at @GabrielleUlubay or on Instagram at @gabrielle.ulubay, or follow her art at @suburban.graffiti.art