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The Hermès woman is too busy to look back. That’s what Gregoris Pyrpylis, creative director of Hermès Beauty, tells Vogue backstage at the fall 2025 show. “This season, she doesn’t have time to look around,” Pyrpylis says. “She’s focused, she’s determined, she’s moving forward.” In practical terms, that meant last season’s fresh-faced makeup was replaced by subtly smoky eyes on models with 100-yard stares at the Garde Républicaine.
It’s a look anyone can recreate at home, Pyrpylis says, explaining that he used a trio of Trait d’Hermès Eye Pencils in Brun Écorce, Brun Bistre, and Gris Graphite to achieve the look. “We smoked out the inner and outer corners for more of a structured eye, but left the middle clear save for some translucent powder, which stops the pigments smudging together.”
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Models’ skin, meanwhile, was given a matte texture (a trend this season) inspired by the wool felt that creative director Nadège Vanhée frequently deploys for the house’s signature horse blankets and coats, while lips were swept with Silky Lipstick Shine in muted shades—particularly Brun Sellier, which simply “looks like a shadow” and works on all skin tones. Nails, too, were kept simple, with Anatole Rainey developing a “wet-look” manicure using a simple coat of Rose Porcelaine Nail Polish.
As for the hair, stylist Gary Gill coaxed it back into hair falls and low ponytails with L’Oreal Infinium Pure Hairspray and his favorite Japanese brush. He was loosely inspired, he said, by horses’ tails—but also by the grit of the collection. It speaks to the “leather dandy” and the equestrian biker fits creative director Nadège Vanhée was sending down the runway. “It’s really about being assertive. It’s about strength. About being sexy and sophisticated—and just owning it,” Vanhée told Vogue.
“It looked really tough to me,” Gill says, reflecting on the boldly assured hair looks. “So I just wanted to make sure we kept that toughness.”
