Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The 30 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Year

Photo: Courtesy of Solange

Each week on Vogue.com, we share our favorite recent Instagram beauty moments, tracing our favorite top models, It Brits, makeup artists, and more as they announce hair color transformations, snap fitness inspirations, and wait for their face masks to dry. With every photo shared, the beauty trends of the year become that much clearer—so why not pause to take a quick backwards look?


Ushering in a new wave of selfie fitness stars and mindful meditators, 2014 brought with it strong bodies and daily chants, as demonstrated by Toni Garrn’s well-executed tree pose, Gisele Bündchen’ s three-day vow of silence, and Karlie Kloss’ s leggy, athletic leap for joy on her 22nd birthday. Have health and happiness ever seemed more synonymous?


When it came to hair, dramatic yet playful dye jobs brought some whimsy to front row regulars—Lena Dunham debuted her mod bowl cut in a striking white blonde, while Linda Tol showed off a pale, powdery new shade of blue. Highlights gave way to the monochromatic single process, which manifested itself in high-impact tones of platinum, red, and black (best captured in hairstylist Esther Langham’s backstage photograph). When it came to slicked-back, fresh-from-the-shower hair, model of the moment Suki Waterhouse made a case for ditching the blow-dryer, and Solange Knowles single-handedly set the wedding bar for 2015 with her cloud of nuptial curls shot through with a cascade of white flowers.


This was the year of skin care—as witnessed through fresh, glowing complexions and universal face mask mania, which touched everyone from January Jones to Lady Gaga, who de-puffed on the go. Bold uses of pigment took a backseat on the face but they turned up on the palms of Jourdan Dunn and Stella McCartney, who posted their witty, light-hearted doodles. Here’s to putting your best hand forward in 2015!


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