The 9 Best Beauty Looks From Spring ’15 Couture

The social media sphere was buzzing with excitement around John Galliano’s debut collection for Maison Margiela. Here in the beauty department, we were equally as exhilarated by Pat McGrath’s makeup for the show—which included Swarovski- and glitter-adorned eyes and complexions crystallized with jewels and jumbo pearls.

Cat-eyes were taken to new extremes at Versace, where McGrath crafted graphic feline shapes in cobalt and ebony.

Lids were also emphasized at Armani Privé, this time in more muted shades of champagne, blue, and metallic gold to match the collection’s serene bamboo motif.

Guido Palau reimagined the classic ponytail at Dior, inserting colorful or metallic links between models’ natural hair and back-grazing extensions. The end result was as mind-blowing as the show’s mirrored venue.

Ponytails got the couture treatment at Giambattista Valli, where Orlando Pita dressed them up with black grosgrain ribbon and polka-dotted veils.

Two’s a trend at Chanel, where black birdcage veils obscured shadowy maquillage reminiscent of Blade Runner. Poppy-red lips and chiffon blooms attached to the end of “childlike braids” by Sam McKnight added color and flair to Karl’s garden party.

Flowers were freshly picked for Valentino, where Palau tucked sprigs of baby’s breath and African violets into romantic crowns of braids backstage.

Jean Paul Gaultier reimagined the couture bride, sending Anna Cleveland down his catwalk balancing a tower of curlers and a cake topper.

Strands seemed to take flight at Alexis Mabille, where Odile Gilbert adhered ostrich feathers furnished by Maison Lemarié (the premier house for plumes and blooms) to models’ ponytails.

—Amber Kallor, Style.com