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Welcome back to Beauty Marks: Vogue’s weekly edition of the best moments in celebrity beauty, from Vogue editors’ IG feeds, and all the glam of the fashion and pop culture landscapes. Each week, we curate the nail art to pin for your next nail appointment, new recruits to ‘Team Bob’, and major red carpet moments from the week’s most glamorous affairs. As always, it’s as much about celebrity beauty as it is about the makeup artists, hairstylists, and nail artists, as well as the creators crafting the trends you’re about to see everywhere.
This week in beauty, it was a tale of two extremes. On one hand, there was a return to the classics: immaculate bobs, neat ponytails, and refined, barely-there makeup moments. On the other, a decidedly more-is-more approach took hold, with technicolor eyes, supersized curls, and lips painted every shade from chocolate brown to crimson red. Kerry Washington and Gemma Chan made the case for understated elegance, while Lauryn Hill and True Whitaker embraced a more experimental streak. Elsewhere, Dua Lipa, Alexa Demie, and Nara Smith found their own sweet spots between the two.
Scroll through the week’s best of celebrity beauty and pop culture’s glam below, and head to the app to vote for your favorite.
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Kerry Washington
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Ella Rubin
A moment for Ella Rubin’s glam at the Academy Museum Gala. The Sterling Point star looked to Bryce Scarlett for her glossy brunette lengths, Emily Cheng for sheer skin and a softly diffused lip, and raspberry red nails care of Betina Goldstein.
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Photo: Instagram (@evaniefrausto)
Dua Lipa
A glowing New York minute for Dua, with a sun-kissed glow offset by cool-toned eyes by her go-to MUA Katie Jane Hughes and a high-shine side-parted ponytail by Evanie Frausto.
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Photo: Instagram (@marcmena)
Inde Navarrette
Poker-straight, mirror-shine lengths with a razor-sharp center part by Marc Mena, with fluttery, fanned-out lashes, softly sculpted cheeks, and a velvety rose-pink lip by Kayli Rachelle.
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Photo: Instagram (@charlotte_prevel)
Alexa Demie
Peter Lux swept Alexa Demie’s jet-black hair into a dramatic side part, letting the lengths fall neatly over one shoulder, while Charlotte Prevel brought definition to her gaze with smudged kohl, subtly winged liner, and a wash of earthy brown shadow. A sweep of cinnamon-toned blush beneath the cheekbones and a caramel-nude lip added warmth, which felt like a nod to the beauty signatures of the ’90s that Demie adores.
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Photo: Instagram (@jaime.creates)
Tru Whitaker
Jaime Diaz and David Calhoun embraced full-throttle glamour, with a voluminous cascade of tousled layers and wispy, piecey bangs that grazed her brows. The makeup centered on icy, iridescent blue eyeshadow swept across the lids and toward the temples, framed by thick, jet-black feline flicks and inky lower lash lines. A dusting of pink across the cheeks and a shimmering, mauve-brown lip completed the look.
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Photo: Instagram (@dianashin)
Megan Thee Stallion
Bombshell beauty came courtesy of voluminous, buttery-blonde curls and a sweeping, Old Hollywood-style fringe. Diana Shin dialed up the drama with champagne shimmer, feline liner, and brightened waterlines, amped up by peachy cheeks and a two-tone, overlined pink lip.
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Photo: Insatgram (@rena.calhoun)
Gemma Chan
Rena Calhoun styled Gemma Chan’s chestnut lengths into a low, neat ponytail, with a handful of loose, face-framing tendrils adding a touch of romance. Melissa Hernandez kept the complexion radiant with warm apricot blush, pearl lids, and feathery lashes, while a richly pigmented crimson lip compounded the classic feel.
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Photo; Instagram (@makeupbychelseax)
Lauryn Hill
Chelsea Uchenna created an electrifying clash of metallic turquoise eyeshadow for the icon Lauryn Hill, fuchsia pigment swept high onto the temples, and flashes of violet glitter. Kohl-rimmed eyes and lacquered, deep-plum lips heightened the drama, while a sculptural crown of tightly coiled curls brought some avant-garde edge.
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Nara Smith
Kendra Alia styled Nara Smith’s dark lengths in a half-up, half-down look, with a crisp center part and delicate, S-shaped tendrils framing her face. Dominique Della Maggiore complemented the romantic styling with hazy mauve blush, smoky winged eyes, and a plush, chocolate-lined pink lip with a vinyl-like finish.
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Anna Cafolla is American Vogue’s news editor, working across fashion, beauty, culture and living from London. Previously, she has worked at Dazed, Cosmopolitan, and ELLE, and has written for The Guardian, The Face, AnOther, and Conde Nast Traveller. She will hold you hostage until you agree to her restaurant recommendations. ... Read More