Oscars Beauty Trends - Purple eyes, messy hair & more!

Posted Feb 23rd 2009 at 12:49PM by Laura Kenney (Subscribe to Laura Kenney's posts)

Filed under: Cuts & Style, Beauty, Hair, Celebrity, Makeup, Red Carpet

The Oscars are the culmination of the awards show season, which has kept our favorite celebrities in the public eye since early January (yay!).

We've been avidly watching for beauty trends, and have seen a few key ones emerge. Two of them - smoldering eyes and natural makeup, are tried and true red carpet favorites. But there a few key makeup musts that have emerged as must-wear trends for spring. Purple eye shadow, which makes all eye colors pop, is huge, as are bright pink lips and messy hair - either bouffant style or down.

Click through the gallery for shots from last night's Oscars red carpet first, followed by the trends from the rest of the awards shows.

2009 Awards Season Beauty Trends

TREND: PURPLE EYE SHADOW
Angelina Jolie
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

TREND: PURPLE EYE SHADOW
Natalie Portman
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

John Shearer/WireImage.com

TREND: PURPLE EYES
Amy Adams
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

TREND: NATURAL MAKEUP
Frida Pinto
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Jason Merritt/Getty Images

TREND: NATURAL MAKEUP
Kate Winslet
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

TREND: NATURAL MAKEUP
Robin Wright Penn
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

TREND: NATURAL MAKEUP
Meryl Streep
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

AP Photo/Amy Sancetta

TREND: NATURAL MAKEUP
Queen Latifah
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

AP Photo/Matt Sayles

TREND: MESSY HAIR
Jessica Biel
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

TREND: MESSY HAIR
Miley Cyrus
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
February 22, 2009

Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

Tags: beauty, messy hair, MessyHair, oscars, oscars-2009, oscars2009, purple eye shadow, PurpleEyeShadow, red carpet, RedCarpet, smoky eyes, SmokyEyes

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