Best Beauty and Hair Looks of 2025
18 March 2025 | Words by PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival
All Festival hair & makeup was led by our official beauty & hair partners Lancôme & L'Oréal Professionnel.
Styling beauty and hair is a pivotal element in shaping the overall vibe of the final look you see on the runway. Whether it's sleek and polished or bold and experimental, these elements go beyond just complementing the garments, they help communicate the narrative of the designer’s collection and reinforce the identity of the brand.
We picked our top three beauty and hair looks from 2025 Festival runways, so you can recreate at home or get a closer look if you missed these details at the runways.
LANCÔME LOOK 1: NATIONAL GRADUATE SHOWCASE X EMPORIUM MELBOURNE
Whimsical and theatrical, the National Graduate Showcase presented a futuristic white powdered eye contrasted with a flicked, winged eyeliner to express the students’ innovative designs, paving the way for the future of Australian fashion.
PRODUCTS USED:
Lancôme Lash Idôle Flutter Mascara
Lancôme Genifique Ultimate Serum
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Day Wear Foundation
Teint Idôle Ultra Wear C.E Skin Transforming Highlighter
L'Absolu Rouge Lip Stick #888 Kind Of Sexy
LANCÔME LOOK 2: BACK IN BLAK RUNWAY
On the Back in Blak Runway curated by Mob in Fashion, the makeup accentuated the models’ features with strong pops of colour on the eyes and stark lip liners, playing into the bold artistry of First Nations designs.
PRODUCTS USED:
Lancôme Lash Idole Flutter Mascara
Lancôme Genifique Ultimate Serum
Lancôme Renergie Triple Serum
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Day Wear Foundation
Teint Idôle Ultra Wear C.E Skin Transforming Highlighter
Teint Idôle Ultra Wear C.E Skin Transforming Bronzer
LANCÔME LOOK 3: BLOCK PARTY RUNWAY X MELBOURNE. EVERY BIT DIFFERENT
An ‘almost’ smokey eye but with a twist. The black shadow looks incomplete, and that’s what made it so edgy for this runway.
PRODUCTS USED:
Lancôme Lash Idôle Flutter Mascara
Lancôme Genifique Ultimate Serum
Lancôme Renergie Triple Serum
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Day Wear Foundation
Teint Idôle Ultra Wear C.E Skin Transforming Highlighter
Hypnose Palette
L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL LOOK 1: NEW AGAIN RUNWAY
Hello extensions! Models rocked extra long hair elasticated throughout, playing into the runway’s purpose of reworking or repurposing an existing item and making it new.
PRODUCTS USED:
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Shampoo
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Mask
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Leave in Cream
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Oil
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo
L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL LOOK 2: GRAND SHOWCASE: STEVEN KHALIL
Hair was pulled back into a chic bun or ponytail to make the glamorous ballgowns and embellished necklines shine on their own.
PRODUCTS USED:
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Shampoo
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Mask
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Leave in Cream
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Oil
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo
L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL LOOK 3: NATIONAL DESIGNER AWARD X DAVID JONES
Loose hair strands pulled to the front of the model’s faces gave a messy, I-just-got-of-bed-but-still-look-cool type look.
PRODUCTS USED:
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Shampoo
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Mask
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Leave in Cream
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Oil
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo