The 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards took place in New York City last night, gathering perfume innovators, newcomers and enthusiasts to honor this year’s recipients inside the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The event, organized by chief executive officer Linda G. Levy, included a sit-down dinner between a short cocktail hour and the awards ceremony, during which Ralph Lauren was officially inducted into the Fragrance Hall of Fame.
Guests echoed the event’s vibrant energy in their beauty looks, stunning in warm, glowy makeup and grandiose hairstyles on the baby blue carpet beforehand. Ahead, WWD breaks down the best hair and makeup moments from Laverne Cox, fashion designer Rebecca Moses, model Carolyn Murphy and more.
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Laverne Cox
Cox arrived at The 2025 Fragrance Foundation in a floral-inspired look with purple capitulums crawling through her braided ponytail. The 53-year-old actress, known for her unrivaled beauty aesthetics, dusted a sparkly purple shadow over her eyelids and dragged a brown shadow under her waterline.
Vera Wang
Vera Wang stepped out for the annual gathering with her signature straightened hair contrasting the billowing lace sleeves of her dress. Wang has worked with hairstylist Anh Co Tran in the past. However, it’s not known whether he was behind this look.
Teri Johnson
Teri Johnson, creator of the Harlem Candle Company, posed on the carpet for The Fragrance Foundation event on Thursday night with a messy updo. Her hair was twisted into a crown on the top of her head with two curled pieces framing her face. Johnson’s cheeks were bronzed and lightly blushed, while her lips were kept bare with only a touch of pale pink color.
Jackie Aina
Entrepreneur, YouTuber and makeup artist Jackie Aina did what she does best, smiling in a warm-hued makeup look that gave the illusion of an air-brushed visage. A silver shimmer was purposefully placed on the inner corners of her eyelids, while a rosy blush kissed her cheeks. Aina’s long blond hair was curled and parted to the side of her head.
Linda G. Levy
Levy arrived at her annual event sporting a brown bob and a bold red lip. The foundation president kept her face makeup to a minimum, only adding the thinnest layer of baby pink blush on the high points of her cheekbones.
Amina Kadyrova
Social media star Amina Kadyrova took a page from the 1960s beauty playbook, styling her dark brown bob in flipped curls that bubbled around her face. Kadyrova’s makeup look was clean and natural, using earth-toned eye shadow and the slightest bit of peach-colored blush.
Carolyn Murphy
Murphy pinned back her dirty blond hair in a teased bun with only a few strands purposefully falling out. Her blue eyes popped next to her bronzed cheekbones and black mascara.
Rebecca Moses
Moses played with textures in her beauty aesthetic on Thursday night, tucking her dark hair behind her ears to make her long feather earrings look like extensions. Moses’ blue-gray eye shadow was juxtaposed with a deep red lipstick that matched the color of her nails.
Tiff Benson
The Fragrance Society founder stunned at the annual event in New York City, matching the yellow tones in the carpet backdrop to the bright shimmer stamped on the inner corners of her eyelids. Meanwhile, a misty brown shade in her crease added a bit of dimension to her overall visage.
