Pmore than a simple awards ceremony, the blue carpet of Princess of Asturias Awards 2025 it is the stage where trends are defined. And while illustrious figures such as Mario Draghi and Serena Williams received the awards, the gazes of the experts were all focused on the Spanish royal family. This year, it was the most powerful style lesson that dictated Letizia of Spainwho surprised everyone with an apparently minimalist hairlook but with an incredible scenic impact: one ponytail with an immediate lifting effectwhich archives months of more sober looks and marks the new beauty trend for autumn.
Letizia of Spain, the lifting effect ponytail
Spectacular in her usual black dress (this time designed by Sybilla)the queen amazed at the Campoamor Theater with a hairlook that breaks with the recent past. After months of faithfulness to loose hair with a central partingchosen, according to experts, to project a more institutional image and less exposed to superficial interpretations, Letizia of Spain returns to glamour. He does it with one high, sleek and perfectly inclined taila very clean crop that optically tightens the features, giving a real “lifting effect” to the look.
Letizia of Spain’s beauty look at the 2025 Princess of Asturias Awards (Photo by Mike Chicorro/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
Bronze make-up for Letizia of Spain
The queen’s beauty look was a masterpiece of sophistication. The hairstyle, which camouflaged the elastic with a lock of hair, he deliberately left his white hair visiblea natural detail that is now distinctive and very chic. The make-up was centered on bronze tones that are particularly flattering on her: a terracotta brown smokey eye, mascara applied on both the upper and lower lashes to open up the look, and a volumizing gloss to complete everything.
Leonor of Spain: cherry-colored smokey eye for the Princess of Asturias
Next to the queen, too Leonor of Spainwho holds the title of Princess of Asturias, confirmed her status as a beauty icon. In addition to her long wavy hair, the heir to the throne showed off the season’s strongest make-up trend: smokey eye in cherry tones. A modern, warm and intense choice, which beautifully enhanced her blue eyes.
Leonor of Spain and the Infanta Sofia at the Princess of Asturias Awards 2025 (Jesus Briones/IPA)
Sofia’s romantic semi-harvest
The boldest of the three, theinfant Sofiashe focused on an ultra-feminine hairstyle: a relaxed and romantic semi-harvestwith front locks left free to softly frame the face. The detail to copy is the “knot” with which he joined the sections of hair, an artisanal trick achieved with a simple transparent elastic band. Like her sister, Sofia also chose cherry make-up, with satin lips matching her Miphai dress and an impeccable manicure clean.
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