The best celebrity make-up looks in May 2022: Dua Lipa, IU and more

In the days of old, there posed a certain untouchable quality to celebrity make-up. Exquisite beauty looks were reserved for the red carpet, and were pored over by cosmetics connoisseurs through paparazzi photos. Readers remained in the dark with regard to the inspiration or techniques behind each artfully-painted visage, and resorted to emulating them through their own prowess. Then arrived the age of social media.

The advent of Instagram has given our favourite personalities the power to control their own narrative, where they’re able to post up close-up photos and instructional-videos of their made-up miens. It is clear to see that once established barriers-to-entry have been cast aside, allowing for even beauty novices to pick up the intricate skills required to craft a celebrity make-up look. Make-up artists of today have gained a respectable amount of clout as well, whereupon several have amassed cult-followings thanks to their detailed tutorials coaching audiences on how to achieve a specific trend or makeup style.

And so, the sole question that remains is this: What are the best celebrity make-up looks you should know? Vogue aims to help you answer that question with a monthly curation of stellar beauty Instagrams; a series of photos hand-picked to help ease you out of a beauty rut as helpfully provided by our favourite faces from Hollywood, the K-pop sphere, and more.

In the month of May, we were served with a flurry of standout details from the red carpet—but what were the other beauty moments that made their mark? Leading the pack was a pairing of shimmering lids, smoked out with sultry liners, seen on the likes of Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa. A strong case was also made for a high-octane blush splash, sported by Krystal, Jeon Somi, and more. Feast your eyes on the assortment, below.