This week on Instagram was all about behind-the-scenes beauty. New York Fashion Week kicked off a month of backstage peeks, like Guido Palau’s close-up of model Sarah Brannon’s wildly stringy downtown crop under a studded hat for the Marc by Marc Jacobs show, and Mark Carrasquillo’s capture of the glittering gold-rimmed eyes he created for Reem Acra. Then, of course, there are other kinds of behind-the-scenes moments, like Miranda Kerr doing an off-duty yoga backbend on the beach (so that’s how she stays so toned!). Lena Dunham captured Emma Stone wearing a teased-out brunette Gilda Radner wig in honor of SNL’s fortieth anniversary special. The faux hair would have won Rita Ora’s approval: she Instagrammed a photo of sherbert-colored wigs in a private plane with the caption: “If you ain’t got a wig you can’t sit with us!” Luckily, we have the digital equivalent of a front row seat.

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Whether you’ve felt the sheer joy of spotting the first crocuses sprouting through the snow or are busy mentally shopping New York Fashion Week, the foreshadowing of the new season brings with it a fresh approach to beauty—and our Instagram feeds this week were teeming with inspiration for easy upgrades on everything from our makeup to our workouts. Joan Smalls showed off the subtle power of expertly contoured cheekbones and high-beam accents—a stealth move echoed by backstage makeup queen Pat McGrath, who softly sculpted models’ faces for the Kanye West x Adidas runway. Hair color looked bolder and brighter, turning up in shades of fiery red and sun-bleached blonde (hello, Lily Donaldson!). Meanwhile, Liu Wen had us looking forward to taking our workout outside again, while Drew Barrymore reminded those of us who’ve shunned the gym all winter that the best way to kickstart a new routine is with a few friends. Also offering food for thought, Amanda Seyfried made us rethink waiting until the warmer months to book our next seaside escape: If you were at the beach right now, wouldn’t you be jumping for joy, too?

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With the end of the London shows leading into Milan’s fall collections, this week’s best beauty Instagrams chronicled the shift from quintessential It Brit cool (see Topshop Unique’s rippling bohemian waves and barely there makeup) to a more Italian sense of femininity. For Anna Molinari’s final bow at Blugirl, makeup artist Val Garland created a fittingly glamorous pairing of sumptuous ruby lips and long thick lashes that seemed to announce the reign of evening nudes is coming to an end—a sentiment shared by Pati Dubroff, who posted a picture of a cat-eyed Dakota Johnson swiping on a saturated red for Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary fete. Also proving that looking your best is a labor of love, Karlie Kloss squeezed in a workout in her Milan hotel room between shows. Not that it was all about hard work: On a beach somewhere far, far away from the tents, Drew Barrymore rang in her forties with ocean-fresh waves, glowing skin, and a big smile. La dolce vita indeed.

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