Black Eyeliner Gets the Dior Haute Couture Treatment

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Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Spring 2024 haute couture collection for Christian Dior—which hit the runway in Paris on Monday—was a celebration of aura and shine. Moiré fabric lent a luminous quality to the meticulously crafted trench coats, jackets, trousers, and red-carpet-ready evening gowns. In terms of beauty products, one might think a collection devoted to catching light would take the form of dewy cheeks or glossy hair. Instead, Dior subverted expectations with the coolest black eyeliner look, a touch of lip gloss, and the on-trend addition of a ribbon in the hair.

Black eyeliner isn’t new to Dior’s runways. It was seen most recently at the house’s haute couture and Spring/Summer 2023 shows, and has become a staple of Chiuri’s beauty aesthetic. What makes the Spring 2024 haute couture eye look different is that it appears only on the lower lash line and waterline, and it is also far more dimensional than just a swipe of a liner pencil like the Diorshow On Stage Crayon Kohl Liner. Artists were seen layering the deepest chocolate shade from the Diorshow 5 Couleurs in 539 Grand Bal to the lids, which added a bit more texture. Smoky but never messy, this is a makeup look that is equal parts refined and hot, both classic and cool.

The rest of the makeup look was easy: defined brows, fresh skin, and a swipe of gloss that could have very well been the must-have Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil, a favorite of the TikTok generation’s.

And fear not: The hair bow trend isn’t going anywhere. On the Dior runway, black ribbon was tied across the hair like a headband, and secured in a bow at the nape. The rest of the hair was pulled into a low braided chignon. This was the perfect effortlessly feminine touch—and a call to action to start saving every piece of black ribbon you encounter ahead of spring.

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