There's Nothing Scary About Anya Taylor-Joy's "Spider" Lashes

Leave it to Anya Taylor-Joy to look nothing less than ethereal everywhere she goes. The Queen's Gambit star genuinely doesn't know how not to look chic—her "molten mani" was undeniably gorgeous, she somehow made pigtails look sophisticated, and her white-blonde hair made us stare when she walked the red carpet for the Golden Globes. Her latest appearance for Paris Fashion Week did nothing but follow this theme while also adding two big beauty trends to the mix.

While walking the red carpet and sitting front row at Dior's Spring/Summer 24 show with stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Jenna Ortega, Taylor-Joy came wearing doll lashes and cherry red lipstick. Not only did she wear fall's hottest color, she pulled off the retro-coquette lashes on everyone's moodboard.

Long, dark, and stylishly stuck together, her lashes formed structured spikes that opened up her eyes, making them look bigger and dreamier—which we didn't even think was possible.

Sometimes called Manga lashes or "spider leg lashes," this eyelash style first popped up in '50s babydolls and soon found its way onto '60s muses like Twiggy. Today, the style is having a resurgence thanks to K-pop stars and fashion muses Zendaya and Taylor Russell. 

"I have definitely seen more of a request for spikier doll eyelashes or the 'wet' lash look when it comes to applying lash extensions," Sara Edward Wayne, lash and makeup artist and owner of Outlaw Cosmetics, previously told us. "They're definitely having a moment… I feel like the anime trend, AI tools, and social media apps and filters have influenced bringing back this more animated look that had its moment in the '60s and '70s."

She adds that "doll lashes do a great job at really opening up the eye and adding a more youthful look," which is also why they are a go-to style for hyper-feminine coquette and balletcore aesthetics.

Taylor-Joy's makeup artist, Georgie Eisdell, paired the lashes with the more mature lip color to add contrast, and kept her skin matte and perfect. The actor's hairstylist, Gregory Russell, kept her hair slicked back with a black headband that matched her black dress perfectly, and she went jewelry-less in terms of accessories.

If you want to achieve the same spikey doll lashes as Taylor-Joy, "using false lashes is the best bet to achieve a more emphasized look," says Wayne, who recommends Outlaw Cosmetics Faux Mink Strip Lashes. "The lashes are texturized with up and down peaks to give you that spiky doll eye look while maintaining a soft and fluffy look."

However, if faux lashes are a little too much for you and you would rather just use mascara, "use only the tip of the mascara wand and paint small sections of the lashes in an upward motion to bring chunks of the lashes together." (We love Bakeup's Tarantulash Mascara for clumpy-on-purpose lashes.)."Then, using tweezers, gently compress sections of the tops of lashes together while separating other sections to create a textured look."