2015 Academy Awards Trends: Simple Updos, Smooth Styles & Red Lips

Low-key upstyles: Julianne Moore

Even if Moore hadn't taken home the Oscars for best Actress, she'd still be a winner in our eyes. Her low, side- part chignon and berry lips were the perfect amount of glam for her, and she looked stunning.  

Low-key upstyles: Jenna Dewan-Tatum

Jenna Dewan- Tatum updo stunned the redcarpet.  The actress, dancer, wife and mother stunned in a plunging white gown and kept her hair simple with a low lop and center part with just a bit of volume in the back.

Smoothed, shorter styles: Margot Robbie

Does Margot Robbie have bad beauty days? We aren't convinced that she does. The Australian stunner sported her still-trending lob smoothed and with a dramatic side-part.

Red lips: Emma Stone

Birdman actress and red carpet darling Emma Stone is certainly not afraid of color, and it pays off! Her red lips (and hair!) were perfectly complemented her green-hued, embellished dress (which, admittedly, is not something we would normally think of as working out well, but Stone proves us wrong).

Smoothed, shorter styles: Nicole Kidman

Take or leave her dress choice, but Kidman's smoothed lob was on-trend for the awards evening and had just the right amount of volume.

Color comeback: Chunky highlights on Reese Witherspoon

We've heard whisperings of chunky highlights coming back into favor, and Wild star Reese Witherspoon looks like she's on board. Her smoothed hair and center part accentuate the high-contrast color.

There was a lot of beautiful hair, makeup and fashion at the 2015 Academy Awards! Embellished dresses were not to be missed, and as a consequence of perhaps the super-glammed gowns and the less-than-ideal rainy weather, there were a lot of no-fuss hairstyles trending—but we didn't mind.

So much of being a stylist is knowing when you need to let something shine, such as a gorgeous dress or bold makeup, and it seems like a lot of behind-the-scenes stylists were doing just that. 

Take a look at the trends we noticed:

• Updos: Sleek, low-key upstyles
• Down styles: Smoothed, side-parted shorter styles
• Makeup: Red lips
• Color comeback: chunky highlights