The Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, and More

From New York Fashion Week to last-ditch beach retreats, this week's best beauty Instagrams saw a meeting of all-out glamour and languid looks that perfectly embodied this transitional time. Candice Swanepoel and Joan Smalls kept it cool on a Manhattan rooftop, tossing manes—in slow motion, naturally—to further showcase sun-kissed skin that rivaled the partly-cloudy skies. The pull of sand-strewn landscapes was louder than that of the runway's front row for Laura Harrier, who suggested those who would get in touch with her send a raven to her clothing-optional stretch of craggy beach, as well as Marion Cotillard, whose desert steps were marked by a nude pedicure and feats of geology.

Back in the city, Gigi Hadid ramped up her makeup game with graphic black liner, a sleek mane, and pops of pink, an aesthetic echoed throughout Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's seemingly endless glam-lapse. And while Lizzo's indigo cat eye came with a heavy dose of truth, makeup artist Hung Vaango upped the ante on Selena Gomez's facade—wet-look waves, red lips, onyx-edged eyes—just in time for a similarly bold health announcement. Because when it comes to truth bombs, a wash of well-timed striking beauty can help enhance confidence and influence.