When Kim Kardashian arrived at the Oscars 2025 after-party, it became clear we’ve reached the peak of no-makeup makeup and understated glam—especially when paired with classic high-drama red carpet gowns (or, as we lovingly called it on Oscar night, prom-core.)
Kardashian, once the queen of contour, has never looked quite as undone on a carpet as she did at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party Sunday night, pairing a purposefully crinkled and voluminous white Balenciaga gown with a sleek bun and a barely-there makeup look.
Sure, she wore taupe eye shadow with an inner-corner highlight, but her glowy skin was kept even, her brows lightly brushed, and her lips appeared to be treated with just a touch of nude liner and some gloss. Frankly, it might be my favorite Kim Kardashian glam look to date.
It seemed many celebs at the Oscars 2025 and its subsequent after-parties were attempting to evoke a similar illusion of effortlessness, including Kardashian’s sister, Kylie Jenner, and pop star Miley Cyrus, who softened her dramatic smoky liner with pale brows, natural-looking skin, and a touch of gloss on unlined lips.
“I got up at 6 a.m. so they could do my makeup in a way that looks like I didn’t actually do my makeup,” Scarlett Johansson joked while presenting the Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling, but that’s not really a joke, is it?
