# Overview Toronto's film festival showed consistent style choices across multiple stars: restrained, monochrome outfits paired with skin that reads like skin but with a luminous finish. Hair, nails and makeup favored shorter, touchable shapes and warm, natural tones rather than overtly sculpted or highly glossy trends.
# What to copy now
Cynthia Erivo and other red-carpet arrivals reinforced monochrome dressing. Erivo's Dior gown used heavy ivory floral tassels to create movement while staying within a single palette.
# Skin and makeup texture
Julianne Moore's prep regimen included Augustinus Bader's The Elixir and The Rich Cream, followed by Armani Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation, a touch of bronzer and blush, and Charlotte Tilbury's Pillow Talk lipstick in Fair for a petal-pink nude finish.
Naomi Watts showed a pared-back approach: a sleek chignon with a high-shine finish achieved using Gloss Miracle Oil and understated eye makeup paired with crushed-berry lips and cheeks. Her stylist's product choices emphasize simple, clean-beauty approaches.
Isabelle Huppert and Courteney Cox illustrated how a dramatic silhouette or polished black ensemble can be balanced with quiet, luminous makeup: soft rosy blush high on the cheeks, satin lipstick tones and minimal eye emphasis.
# Hair and nails
# Footwear and silhouettes Low kitten heels reappeared as a seasonal staple, paired with shift dresses and tailored looks. Several stars opted for minimalist silhouettes — all-black or all-white moments — letting texture, cut and accessories carry the look rather than heavy embellishment.
# Practical takeaways
- Try a shorter, slightly tousled bob or a smooth low chignon for an immediate update. Use a glossing oil for camera-worthy shine.
- For makeup, prefer a foundation with light blurring plus a slightly deeper stick contour to create subtle, natural definition.
- Adopt a satin-skin finish: luminous but not shiny, with bronzer and rosy-mauve lips to warm the face.
- Choose fingertip almond nails in a deep bordeaux for an on-trend polish colour.
- Swap very high heels for kitten heels to match the season's refined-but-comfortable footwear trend.
# Bottom line